Get An Inside Look At Mercedes-AMG’s 24-Hour F1 Factory

The video, titled The Night Shift, shows that while things get quiet when the sun goes down, the factory is very much alive, and even the receptionists are on duty. The first port of call is in the Composite Clean Room at 12.30 am, where one of the Mercedes-AMG F1 engineers explains a few things. First, there’s a two-hour handover between shifts where all hands are on deck, making sure that there is never a time when someone isn’t working. He also explains that during this changeover, he’ll start work on the carbon composite suspension components, before moving to chassis development. The night shift starts at 8 pm and ends at 6.30 am the next morning.