Formula One kicked off where it left off last season with Mercedes at the top of the timesheets. Lewis Hamilton was clearly fastest in the first session of the year, half a... read more »

Lewis Hamilton heads teammate Valtteri Bottas in FP1, as world champions make early switch to ultrasofts. read more »

Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vettel, Felipe Massa, Lance Stroll, Valtteri Bottas and Estaban Ocon speak to the media ahead of the first race of... read more »

The second part of today's press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Felipe Massa, Esteban Ocon and Lance Stroll. read more »

Part 2 of the Thursday press conference in Melbourne included Valtteri Bottas and rookie driver Lance Stroll. read more »

In a new format, Thursday's FIA press conference was split into two parts with Lewis Hamilton in the first and his new team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, in the second. read more »

This is Valtteri Bottas' big chance to prove he is an F1 champion-in-waiting... we consider whether he won't need to wait too long. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is another who believes that Ferrari will be 2017's dark (prancing) horse. read more »

Valtteri Bottas accepts he starts the 2017 Formula 1 season under pressure to prove to Mercedes and the paddock that he deserves his place at the champion team read more »

Ahead of his Mercedes race debut, Valtteri Bottas is confident the team will allow him to race teammate Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Who will be world champion? Will Valtteri Bottas win a race? Who will come out on top at Red Bull? The Sky Sports F1 pundits give their predictions... read more »

Valtteri Bottas won't rule out challenging for victory on his Mercedes debut as he looks to get his 2017 F1 campaign off to a strong start. read more »

Toto Wolff impressed by the growing partnership between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas ahead of the new F1 season. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has said he is going to be in for a "difficult year" trying to beat Lewis Hamilton, but believes he is "capable", read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits he faces a "difficult year" as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate but is ready for the challenge facing him at Mercedes. read more »

Although David Coulthard says Valtteri Bottas has the opportunity to show he's "exceptional", he feels the Finn is just not on Lewis Hamilton's level. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has laid praise on new Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas while giving out a small dig to former team-mate Nico Rosberg read more »

How does a Formula One driver train for a new and far more physically demanding season? Valtteri Bottas takes you behind the scenes at his winter training camp in Finland to... read more »

Red Bull chief Christian Horner predicts Valtteri Bottas to be immediately on the pace against Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes read more »

Mercedes has opted for a bold new approach to clutch paddle design on its 2017 F1 car, in a bid to help Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas make better starts this year read more »

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley thinks 2017's revamped cars "perfectly" suit the driving style of the returning Felipe Massa. Massa reversed his decision... read more »

Valtteri Bottas has warned Lewis Hamilton he ll be watching his new Mercedes team-mate very closely in order to find any extra advantages read more »

Although Valtteri Bottas edges Lewis Hamilton in testing, the Finn concedes that he's on a "steep" learning curve and won't panic if his team-mate is faster... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he "won't panic" if Lewis Hamilton is quicker than him at the start of the 2017 season, admitting that he faces a steep learning curve at… read more »

Valtteri Bottas 'won't panic' if Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton is quicker read more »