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Sorry, I can't let this go just yet.

Man those are some seriously gleaming nashers...

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Red Bull went to hipster HQ for the reveal of their car last week, hiring out a warehouse in London's Brick Lane.

Once again the car is predominately dark blue with prominent yellow along with the bull logo, all complimented with that super matt finish I mentioned earlier.

All good stuff but more importantly, how white are Daniel Ricciardo's teeth in the above picture!?

Out goes Daniel Ricciardo in the sleek-looking Red Bull. Loving the matt finish on the RB12.

Good to have you on board Jim!

F1 journalist Dan Knutson in Barcelona: "Lewis Hamilton was the first driver out on track as the first of the two four-day tests began. 

"It had rained briefly about an hour previously, so the track was a bit damp, and Hamilton was on Pirelli’s intermediate rain tyres."

Well hello there Renault, good to see you back!

Black is the new black as far as Renault are concerned, with a splash of yellow on show.

Don't worry if you are not too keen, because the definitive 2016 colours will be unveiled ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix next month.

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Let's be honest, the Mercedes' crew could have spent the last few months cruising around the Mediterranean, returned to work for the first time a couple of hours ago and still put a championship winning car on the grid.

They've had a winning formula for the last couple of years and, as expected, there's no radical changes to the W07 hybrid they launched on Sunday, instead a number of "mini revolutions" in design.

"While the car may look very similar to its predecessor from the outside, underneath there are quite a lot of mini-revolutions that make up an overall evolution for the new season," says Mercedes technical chief Paddy Lowe.

Having me rambling on all day on my lonesome is no good for anyone, so please feel free to get involved. 

Which car do you think looks the best so far? Also, as an excuse to crank up the nostalgia, what is/was the best ever looking Formula 1 car?

Let us know via #bbcf1,, external text in 81111 (UK only) and have your say on the BBC Sport Facebook page.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer

“Almost everyone is expecting 2016 to be a fight between Mercedes and Ferrari, with well-founded hope that there may be a genuine two-way title fight. The first such battle, in fact, since 2012. 

"Mercedes and Ferrari have both already briefly run their cars - the world champions at Silverstone on Friday and Ferrari in Spain on Sunday. Their lap times through the course of the next eight days - four this week and four next - will be pored over for clues as to how they compare. 

"On this first day, the men behind the wheel are the two who would most likely do battle should the team be evenly matched - Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. It is a fight many would like to see.”

The circuit is open and testing is a go! No hanging about from Lewis Hamilton, he wants to see what his championship-winning team have got for him this season and he blasts straight out in Mercedes' W07.

Right then, time for the real reason we all got up super early this morning, a nosey at the 2016 livery.

First up, the United States' first Formula 1 car in 30 years - Haas' VF16. Lots of grey, red and black on show. Thoughts?

Before we crack on with a look at what the cars look like, here's who will be in the cockpits today.

Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel

Williams: Valtteri Bottas

Red Bull: Daniel Ricciardo

Force India: Alfonso Celis

Renault: Jolyon Palmer

Toro Rosso: Carlos Sainz

Sauber: Marcus Ericsson

McLaren: Jenson Button

Manor: Pascal Wehrlein

Haas: Romain Grosjean

My oh my, where do we begin? 

Drivers should be taking their new wheels out for a spin around the circuit in just over 10 minutes, but the Circuit de Catalunya has been busy since before dawn this morning as teams pull the covers off their cars. 

Most teams have already completed their 2016 livery launches prior to arriving in Barcelona, and we'll have a closer look at all of them over the course of the next hour or so, but let's take a look at what the gathered media have been treated to so far this morning.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer

“As dawn breaks in northern Spain, the pits and paddock at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya are packed with people all feeling a sense of nervous anticipation, tinged with excitement. 

"Ten of the 11 Formula 1 teams have new cars all ready to go, and probably by the end of this first day - certainly by the end of this first test on Thursday - all will have at decent sense of what kind of season 2016 will be for them. Not that they will be falling over each other to tell the wider world. Some will naturally be more nervous than others. 

"There will be cloak and mirrors, caginess, perhaps even a bit of dissembling. But F1 2016 starts here.”   

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Eighty-eight days since the flag came down on the 2015 season, the Formula 1 circus is on the road once again.

Holidays have been had, training has been done, and a glimpse of what the beasts of 2016 will look like has been provided by the majority of the team. 

The first race of the season may be a month away but today is when we get to see the drivers and cars in action, and have a good old natter about it all. 

Let's go pre-season testing.