Skip to content

Lewis Hamilton v Valtteri Bottas: Who'll win out at Mercedes in 2017?

Watch the Sky F1 pundits' views and have your say in the poll!

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player

The Sky F1 team look at whether Valtteri Bottas can challenge Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton

Ahead of a 2017 Formula 1 season packed full of intriguing sub-plots, one question remains particularly tantalising: How will Valtteri Bottas fare against Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes?

For the first time since he joined Nico Rosberg at Brackley in 2013, Hamilton is pitched against a new driver on the other side of the garage.

While Hamilton, with three World Championships and 53 race wins, is a proven front-runner, Bottas has yet to sample race-winning machinery, although has finished on the podium nine times and is yet to be outscored by a team-mate in his four seasons of F1.

But how will the 27-year-old perform in his first season at Mercedes?

We put that question to Sky F1's Damon Hill, Anthony Davidson and Johnny Herbert, and you can watch the former drivers give their views in the video above.

You can then have your say in the new team-mate duel at Mercedes in the poll below!

Watch the Australian GP, the first race of the 2017 Formula 1 season, live only on Sky Sports F1 this weekend and in incredible Ultra HD for the first time! The race begins at 6am on Sunday. Check out all the ways to watch F1 with Sky Sports - including a NOW TV day pass for £6.99!

Also See:

Sky customers can now upgrade to Sky Sports and get 12 months for just £18 per month. Upgrade now!

Around Sky