“It’s obviously good having a partner who has a very good understanding of their own chassis, aerodynamics because then you can just improve the model and make it more accurate. It’s changing the simulation within the software that allows us to go from circuit to circuit and, also, testing certain scenarios.

“So, we don’t just test a lap of Barcelona, we can simulate launches which are quite specific. There’s quite a lot of performance to be had there. At the start of the year, we’ll do a lot of the basic testing, like does the pit lane speed limiter work? We’ll go through testing all the fail safes in the sensors.

“The software is programmed to work in a certain way but, until you actually try it, there’s always a chance that something could come up that you haven’t anticipated. So, a lot of the dyno use is just proving out a lot of the theory that, with track time being so limited, you can’t really afford to try at the track.”

The different factories focus on different areas of power unit development, with Sakura more on the evolution and testing of upgrades, and the final checks and race preparations taking place in the United Kingdom.

“The main focus for us, here in Milton Keynes, is race by race simulation, supporting the team and supporting the trackside crew,” Martin explains. “There is, also, another dyno in Sakura, which has the same capability. So it has the same gearbox and blower system and we work in tandem together.

“Both dynos, before an event, will have a certain number of tasks that they need to achieve for preparation for that race. It’s good cover because if we do have a problem our side or they do have a problem in Japan then we’re still able to achieve the targets, because the race event never moves. You just need to have all of your answers by the time you get there.

“You’ve also got the time difference. We get some answers in Japan before we get the answers over here and, then, that might generate more questions and then we’re able to potentially answer the questions during the day. So between the two dynos, you’ve kind of got 24-hour running because of the offset time difference.”