Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas says he is far from overawed with his qualifying performance in Melbourne, despite sealing his best-ever grid position at Albert Park and getting within 0.3s of what would have been his first Formula One pole....
There was a familiar look to the top of the timesheet as the 2017 F1 season burst into life in Australia on Friday afternoon, with Lewis Hamilton leading new team mate Valtteri Bottas in a Mercedes one-two.
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport completed 135 laps – just over 628km - of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Tuesday, as 2017 pre-season testing continued in Spain with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas taking turns at the wheel of the F1 W08 EQ Power+
2017 challenger christened W08 EQ Power+, launched exclusively online to fans in innovative 360 degree live broadcast during 100 km Filming Day in Silverstone, UK.
Formula One Infiniti Red Bull Racing finished the season with a double-points haul; Daniel Ricciardo crossing the line in sixth and Daniil Kvyat tenth. Scuderia Toro Rosso featured strongly in the 55-lap race but ultimately finished out of the points with Carlos Sainz 11th and Max Verstappen 12th.* Infiniti Red Bull Racing ends the season […]