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Johnny Herbert believes that Mercedes could well be dominant again in the upcoming Formula One season - because they fired up their new car for the new season before the turn of the year.

Driver-turned-pundit Herbert, who raced 165 times in F1, was in Barcelona for pre-season testing, where hopes that there will be a lot more competition for Mercedes this season were fuelled.

McLaren and Ferrari in particular impressed to hint that they could be a real threat to the Silver Arrows in 2022.

But Herbert believes Toto Wolff's team will still lead the pack and thinks they 'could have a dominant car again' having won all of the last eight Constructors' Championships.

"I hear there was a 2022 car fire-up at Mercedes just before Christmas," Herbert said to Motorsport Magazine.

"That's how far it seems they