Mercedes did not participate in the Netflix F1 series “Drive to Survive” as rivals Ferrari also opted out, but they may appear in the season two.
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‘New Bottas’ reminds Wolff of 2008 Bottas
2019 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas’s emphatic win in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix recalled a championship triumph from much earlier in his career.
Bottas becomes 60th different driver to lead the championship
2019 Australian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onValtteri Bottas is the 60th different driver to lead the world championship. Here are more stats and facts from the Australian Grand Prix.
Hamilton and Bottas were told not to push for fastest lap
2019 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff said his drivers and their engineers defied his instruction not to chase the bonus point for fastest lap in the Australian Grand Prix.
Vote for your 2019 Australian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2019 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2019 Australian Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
Bottas: “F*** off” radio remark was spontaneous
2019 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas explained the meaning behind his spur-of-the-moment post-race remark: “To whom it may concern: F*** you.”
Bottas dedicates Australian GP victory to Whiting
2019 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas has dedicated his victory in the Australian Grand Prix to FIA race director Charlie Whiting, who died on Thursday.
Bottas stuns Hamilton with crushing Melbourne win
2019 Australian Grand Prix summary
Posted onValtteri Bottas won the Australian Grand Prix in dominant fashion as Mercedes started the new season with a one-two finish.
Mercedes drivers “blown away” by car’s improvement
2019 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas say they did not expect to qualify so far ahead of Ferrari for the Australian Grand Prix.
Hamilton takes sixth consecutive Australian GP pole
2019 Australian Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onLewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the sixth year in a row for the Australian Grand Prix as Mercedes swept the front row at Albert Park.
2019 Australian Grand Prix grid
2019 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton leads a Mercedes sweep of the front row of the grid for the Australian Grand Prix, with Sebastian Vettel third.
Pictures: Every F1 driver’s helmet for the 2019 season
F1 pictures
Posted onAll 20 drivers have revealed their helmet designs for the 2019 F1 season. Find pictures of them all here.
F1 drivers present and past pay tribute to Whiting
2019 F1 season
Posted onCurrent and past Formula 1 have paid tribute to FIA race director Charlie Whiting, who died today.
DRS will do more to aid passing than new front wings – Bottas
2019 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas believes the increased power of the Drag Reduction System this year will have more of an effect on racing than changes to the front wings.
Bottas unsure if Mercedes will be in contention for victory in Melbourne
2019 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says Mercedes are still trying to solve balance problems with their W10 and isn’t sure if they will be contenders for victory from the first race of the season.
‘I don’t want to be in that situation again’: Bottas vows to come back fighting in 2019
2019 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says the disappointment of last season “nearly made me angry” that he hasn’t achieved his goal of winning the world championship in six seasons of F1.
Ferrari are fast whatever their fuel load is – Bottas
2019 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says Ferrari’s testing times look strong whatever fuel loads or engine modes their rivals are running.
First pictures: Mercedes W10 revealed
2019 F1 season
Posted onMercedes has revealed the car it hopes will secure a sixth consecutive sweep of the Formula 1 world championship titles.
Hamilton wants no repeat of Sochi team orders scenario
2019 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he doesn’t want to experience a repeat of last year’s Russian Grand Prix, where team mate Valtteri Bottas was ordered to let him win.
Hamilton and Mercedes succeed in their toughest challenge yet
2018 F1 season review: Mercedes
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Mercedes faced their strongest opposition yet from Ferrari in 2018, but were more than equal to the challenge.