India, March 17 -- Mercedes-AMG's Valtteri Bottas wins the first grand prix of 2019 in Australia, ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen.
The brand new Formula 1 season kicked off in Australia with Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes-AMG taking an authoritative win, ahead of his teammate and reigning champion Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen.
In the qualifying, Mercedes were comfortably ahead of their main rivals Ferrari and Red Bull, but it was Hamilton who grabbed the first pole position of the season, while Bottas took the second spot on the grid, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Verstappen lining up behind in 3 rd and 4 th spots, respectively. Come race day, Bottas made a cracking start and...