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Valtteri Bottas believes Mercedes is "not miles clear" of the Formula 1 field despite teammate Lewis Hamilton's dominant display for much of the Australian Grand Prix race weekend, with the Finn anticipating a close championship battle.

The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded. Lewis Hamilton continued to lead the way for Mercedes in Melbourne on Friday by topping the second Formula 1 practice session of the day at Albert Park, edging out Red Bull's Max Verstappen in the final standings.

Valtteri Bottas is hopeful that Mercedes will overcome its struggles on the softer tyre compounds experienced through Formula 1 pre-season testing heading into this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

  Lewis Hamilton is excited by the prospect of a more open fight at the front of the Formula 1 field in 2018, believing that Red Bull could be a "real challenge" in the fight for both world championships.

Mercedes managed to make a pace gain of one-quarter of a second simply by redeveloping the sidepods on its new Formula 1 car for the 2018 season, according to technical chief James Allison.

Lewis Hamilton says there are "no more excuses" for Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Valtteri Bottas to be competitive through 2018 as he gears up for his second season with the team.

Valtteri Bottas is aiming to put more pressure on Formula 1 teammate Lewis Hamilton during their second year as teammates as Mercedes through 2018, claiming that the four-time world champion is beatable across the course of a season.

Valtteri Bottas believes he is under less pressure heading into his second Formula 1 season with Mercedes than in his debut campaign with the team last year, but acknowledges more may be expected of him through 2018.

After the season of his life so far, can Lewis Hamilton capture his fifth Formula 1 world title in 2018?

Mercedes has become the latest Formula 1 team to confirm its car launch plan ahead of the 2018 season, with an official unveiling set to take place at Silverstone on February 22.

Lewis Hamilton has stressed Mercedes cannot afford to stand still in the Formula 1 development race ahead of a possible four-way fight for the championship in 2018.

Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes Formula 1 team are “a million times closer” than they were 12 months ago after clearing the air following his bitter rivalry with Nico Rosberg, according to squad chief Toto Wolff.

Lewis Hamilton has called on Formula 1 officials to shore up security measures in the future for the Brazilian Grand Prix after a number of his fellow Mercedes team members were robbed at gunpoint on Friday night.

A Mercedes team minibus was robbed at gunpoint while leaving Autódromo José Carlos Pace on Friday night, with members of the Formula 1 team on-board losing valuables but suffering injuries.

Lewis Hamilton has stressed he has no plans to "do the easy thing" and retire from Formula 1 like former Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg after winning his fourth world championship on Sunday in Mexico, setting his sights on adding more titles to his haul.

Valtteri Bottas says he knows where he went wrong with the setup on his Mercedes Formula 1 car for second practice on Friday in Mexico after dropping from first to sixth on the timesheets, with the Finn taking confidence from his early pace.

Lewis Hamilton is not letting himself think about the result required in this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix to clinch a fourth Formula 1 world title despite the odds being heavily in his favour following his victory in Austin on Sunday.

Valtteri Bottas was left frustrated after tyre struggles through the closing stages of the United States Grand Prix cost him a possible podium finish, with the Mercedes Formula 1 driver eventually crossing the line fifth.

Mercedes has been crowned Formula 1 constructors’ champion for the fourth consecutive season after moving into an unassailable lead in Sunday’s United States Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas says he "definitely not happy" with the current gap to Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Lewis Hamilton, wanting more than the two wins and two pole positions he has achieved this year.

Mercedes threated to release Formula 1 drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton from their contracts at the height of their rivalry in 2016 in a bid to stop on-track clashes, according to non-executive chairman Niki Lauda.