A method for hot forming a structural component in a multi-step apparatus , said multi-step apparatus comprising a lower body , a mobile upper body , a mechanism configured to provide upwards and downwards press progression of the mobile upper body with respect to the lower body , and a press tool configured to draw a blank, the press tool comprising: upper and lower mating pressing dies , each pressing die comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and the upper pressing die is connected to the upper body and the lower pressing die is connected to the lower body, and further comprising a cooling tool upstream from the press tool , the cooling tool comprising upper and lower cooling dies comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and the lower cooling die is connected to the lower body and the upper cooling die is connected to the upper body, the method characterised by comprising: providing a blank made of an Ultra High Strength Steel (UHSS) coated with an aluminium-silicon coating; heating the blank to above an Ac3 temperature; cooling the complete heated blank in the cooling tool to a temperature between 600 - 800°C at a rate of between 50 and 300°C/s; and drawing the blank in the press tool and transferring the blank between the cooling tool and the press tool, wherein a temperature of the blank in the forming tool before forming is in a range of 550 - 650 °C. a lower body , a mobile upper body , a mechanism configured to provide upwards and downwards press progression of the mobile upper body with respect to the lower body , and a press tool configured to draw a blank, the press tool comprising: upper and lower mating pressing dies , each pressing die comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and the upper pressing die is connected to the upper body and the lower pressing die is connected to the lower body, and further comprising a cooling tool upstream from the press tool , upper and lower mating pressing dies , each pressing die comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and the upper pressing die is connected to the upper body and the lower pressing die is connected to the lower body, and further comprising a cooling tool upstream from the press tool , the cooling tool comprising upper and lower cooling dies comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and the lower cooling die is connected to the lower body and the upper cooling die is connected to the upper body, upper and lower cooling dies comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and the lower cooling die is connected to the lower body and the upper cooling die is connected to the upper body, the method characterised by comprising: providing a blank made of an Ultra High Strength Steel (UHSS) coated with an aluminium-silicon coating; heating the blank to above an Ac3 temperature; cooling the complete heated blank in the cooling tool to a temperature between 600 - 800°C at a rate of between 50 and 300°C/s; and providing a blank made of an Ultra High Strength Steel (UHSS) coated with an aluminium-silicon coating; heating the blank to above an Ac3 temperature; cooling the complete heated blank in the cooling tool to a temperature between 600 - 800°C at a rate of between 50 and 300°C/s; and <EOS>