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Seriously though, I'll be gentle to start with.
Worst thing you can do, really, is to be too gentle. In order for the various parts to bed in properly (particularly the piston rings and cylinders) you need to have a reasonable amount of load on the parts. If you granny it too much the rings won't seal properly, you'll be down on power and oil consumption will go up.
Stick to the guidance in the manual by all means, but the best thing to do is just drive it normally. Don't labour the engine, and try not to spend the first week bouncing it off the red line, but other than that just drive as you ordinarily would.
Brommers
@Velocio
Thank you all, I hear all your advice and will heed it well.
Meaning I'll go in the slow lane and drive as if I'm elderly and fear speed will tear my body apart on the way up to Leicester, and will absolutely hammer it and "drive it like ya stole it" on the way back.
Seriously though, I'll be gentle to start with.