Valtteri Bottas enjoyed an impeccable race at Melbourne, starting his season with 26 points after also recording the fastest lap of the race. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen... read more »

After a win-less 2018 campaign, Valtteri Bottas came out fighting in Melbourne on Sunday, taking an easy victory ahead of Lewis Hamilton in Mercedes' first 1-2 of the season. read more »

It was one of the most familiar stories in Formula 1 in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton took Saturday honours in Melbourne for the sixth consecutive... read more »

Toto Wolff says Mercedes do not expect to hold their strong advantage over Ferrari into too many races following the Australian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas... read more »

Lewis Hamilton converted Mercedes' dominance into pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, as pre-season favourites Ferrari were blown away by the reigning champions... read more »

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel. read more »

Valtteri Bottas had to settle for second in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Valtteri Bottas was left "blown away" by Mercedes' performance after dominating qualifying for the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.  read more »

Mercedes' advantage over Ferrari in Australian Grand Prix qualifying was a "real shock" to Lewis Hamilton, while his team-mate Valtteri Bottas admitted he was... read more »

Lewis Hamilton pips Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas to pole position at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Formula One steering wheels are immensely complex pieces of kit, but what do the different functions, buttons and dials do? Valtteri Bottas and Evan Short explain all... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner described the Mercedes W10 as appearing "stiff and difficult to drive", despite Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas ending... read more »

Valtteri Bottas suspects Ferrari's pace remains a threat to Mercedes despite dropping back on the timesheet in FP2 at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas completed a solid opening day for Mercedes in Australia but believes other teams have yet to show their full potential. read more »

Lewis Hamilton sees no reason for Mercedes to change their driver line-up beyond 2019. After going through 2018 without a win, Valtteri Bottas' place alongside the... read more »

Mercedes were one-two in Free Practice 2 with Lewis Hamilton ahead of Valtteri Bottas as they lay the challenge down to Ferrari read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas secured a very comfortable 1-2 in the second practice session ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton pips Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes pulls clear read more »

Valtteri Bottas is, for the first time in six years, going into a Formula One season illness free. read more »

The smart money says Ferrari and Mercedes will fight for victory at the opening race of 2019. A Melbourne victory for either of Sebastian Vettel or Lewis Hamilton's... read more »

The easing of driver weight rules for the 2019 Formula 1 season means this is the first year that Valtteri Bottas has not had a long illness during the winter read more »

Valtteri Bottas has returned to the F1 paddock with a steely determination to hit back in 2019 following a tough sophomore campaign with Mercedes, but will a... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes someone who holds a big advantage over the driver behind will be tempted to pit and take risks to earn Formula 1's revived fastest lap bonus point read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes has already made improvements to its 2019 Formula 1 car after declaring Ferrari to be the pre-season favourite during testing read more »

Lewis Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas has made clear that he no longer wants to be cast in a support role at Mercedes. read more »