Valtteri Bottas: The W11 is "the weapon that we are going to be using this year"

Mercedes have revealed their W11 and will hope that it is fast enough to continue the team's domination of the sport. Valtteri Bottas will be the first driver to take to the track a bit later on today and the Finn is looking forward to getting in his new car for the first time.

"I am excited!" Bottas said on the Mercedes launch. "Getting back to driving a Formula 1 car and driving this new car and seeing how it handles and how the engine feels is exciting because this is going to be the weapon that we are going to be using this year.

As it is only a shakedown, the team is limited to how much running they can do today, however, Bottas believes they will be able to tell if they have a fast car or not.

Bottas is set to take to the track at 11:00 and Lewis Hamilton will get a turn later on in the day.