Melbourne, March 17 -- Mercedes team Formula One (F1) driver Valtteri Bottas won his first champion in the Australian Grand Prix held in Melbourne on Sunday afternoon.
"Everything felt so good, I had everything under control and it was so good today. I'm going to enjoy today," said the 28-year-old Finn after beating his teammate and pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton by 20.886 seconds.
It was the fourth time in as many years that Hamilton has taken pole position in Australia only to finish second.
Bottas rocketed out of his grid slot to head Hamilton by the time they reached Turn 1 and kept the advantage till the end of the game. Melbourne's emphatic victory witnessed his fourth F1 winning since he joined the Mercedes in 2017. He also claimed a ...