Lewis Hamilton had his first taste on Friday of the Mercedes car that he hopes will make him Britain's first four-time Formula One world champion this season.
The 31-year-old joined German team mate Nico Rosberg at a wintry Silverstone circuit for a filmed promotional day ahead of official pre-season testing that starts in Barcelona on Monday.
Between them, they covered 98.2km in the session run behind closed doors. Under Formula One rules, teams are allowed to do a maximum of 100km outside official testing on designated filming days.
Rosberg, whose disappointment at finishing overall runner-up for the second year in a row was tempered by ending the season with three successive race wins, had first go in the F1 W07 hybrid and sounded positive.
"It was a good feeling to start with. I felt at home straight away. I could push as if I raced Abu Dhabi yesterday so a good beginning," he told Sky Sports television, referring to last season's final Grand Prix.
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