Ferrari need to get their act together, and fast, to prevent the Formula One championship becoming even more of a private Mercedes battle than it already looks. The sport's oldest, most successful and glamorous team flattered to deceive again in Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, while Mercedes celebrated their fourth successive one-two finish.

Ferrari have to start delivering, says Lewis Hamilton

Valtteri Bottas won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday to retake the Formula One world championship lead from team mate Lewis Hamilton after a stunning fourth successive one-two finish for Mercedes.

Valtteri Bottas wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas snatched pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday in an incident-packed qualifying session that saw Mercedes lock out the front row and Ferrari favourite Charles Leclerc crash out.

Valtteri Bottas takes Baku pole after Charles Leclerc crashes

Championship leader Valtteri Bottas pushed Sebastian Vettel off the top of Friday's timesheets to end the opening day of practice for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix with the fastest time for Mercedes.

Formula One: Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas tops Sebastian Vettel to go fastest in Chinese GP practice

From Flying Finn to charging Bull, here are major takeaways from Australian Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes with the fastest lap on Sunday and in the process achieved a Formula One first, while also ignoring team instructions to play safe.

Fastest lap point helps Valtteri Bottas make F1 history

Valtteri Bottas capitalised on a late pitstop to upset his world champion team mate Lewis Hamilton and clinch the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday.

Valtteri Bottas wins Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes

Valtteri Bottas kept up his hopes of ending the year on a high after setting the fastest lap in practice for Formula One's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday.

Valtteri Bottas puts Mercedes on top in Abu Dhabi practice

Valtteri Bottas of Finland (Mercedes) claimed pole position for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday, his second pole of the 2018 Formula One season, ahead of British teammate Lewis Hamilton and Germany's (Ferrari).

Bottas claims second pole in 2018 ahead of Hamilton, Vettel at Russian GP

Earlier F1's American owners announced removal of the long-standing practice of using grid girls in the lead-up to F1 races

Valtteri Bottas welcomes 'grid kids' move in F1

Valtteri Bottas won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. finishing ahead of world champion Lewis Hamilton with Sebastian Vettel taking third

Formula One: Bottas wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas denied quadruple world champion team mate Lewis Hamilton the final pole position of the Formula One season on Saturday, leading a Mercedes one-two in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying

Formula One: Bottas denies Hamilton final pole of 2017

Valtteri Bottas allowed himself a roar of delight on Saturday when he claimed pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix after Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton had crashed out of contention

Formula One: Bottas shines on a troubled day for Mercedes and Hamilton

Bottas, in a Mercedes, jumped into the lead from third in the grid and never ceded his place

Russian GP: Bottas staves off Vettel challenge for maiden win

Bottas clocked a best lap of one minute and 28.769 seconds in the final seconds

Formula One: Bottas ends Hamilton run for first career pole

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