Bottas on title rivals: "It's still too early to say"

It has been a fantastic start to the start of the season for Valtteri Bottas after he picked up another win in Baku, but the Finn has insisted that it’s too early to decide his title rivals.

The Mercedes driver is ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton by one point, a significant improvement on last season where he failed to win a race. The pair have a healthy lead over their rivals with Ferrari struggling for consistency and Red Bull in transition.

Despite his early success, the Finn is not ruling anyone out of World Championship contention.

"At this point in the season, it's hard to say, I think they all have the potential to fight for the title,” Bottas said in an interview on motorsport-total.com.

"It's still too early to say that only one rider is the title rival,” he added.