Mercedes releases teaser shots of new car

The shots it issued on its website gave little away, but did reveal the nose design.

Rather than featuring the thumb stub seen on cars unveiled by Williams, Sauber and Renault so far, the Mercedes nose features a more rounded end and its overall design appears to be quite narrow.

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are due to pull the covers off the W08 tomorrow, during a filming day at the British Grand Prix venue.

The photos also offered glimpses of the wings, bargeboards and engine cover.