Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Team will introduce second specification of their M10 EQ Power + power unit which is expected to finally break the magic 1000 HP barrier.

Mercedes secured the front row lockout for the fourth time in the first five races this season and set themselves for the record breaking fifth consecutive 1-2 at the start of the season - where have Bottas and Hamilton built a key advantage ahead of Ferrari and why it could me omnious for their rivals before the next race in Monaco?

Sebastian Vettel complained that Mercedes's dominance is 'so boring' and he doesn't think of just last four races this year as Mercedes was dominating most of the time in the last five years.

Mercedes brought a new front wing to China, but FIA was not happy with the design of new endplates so the world champions had to modify their new wing before the first free practice session.

Mercedes have secured two 1-2 victories in the first two races of new 2019 F1 season, but like other Ferrari competitors they have left Bahrain very worried about their gap on the straights - the Ferrari engine had power advantage which wasn't present in the first race or in pre-season testing.

World champion Lewis Hamilton says the 2019 Honda F1 engine is within 10 horsepower compared to Mercedes and Ferrari and expects Red Bull to be more dangerous than last year.

Lewis Hamilton took the record eighth pole position in Melbourne after defeating team-mate Valtteri Bottas in his last qualifying attempt while Max Verstappen split the Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc in fourth place for Red Bull.

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were surprised with Mercedes advantage over their competition in the first qualifying session of the new 2019 F1 season in Australia and believe that it's a consequence of a better understanding of the car and its settings since the pre-season testing in Barcelona.

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in the third free practice session for the Australian GP, but Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc got closer to the world champion and finished second and third fastest for Ferrari ahead of qualifying.

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in the first free practice session of the new 2019 F1 season in Melbourne, where he was less than a tenth of a second ahead of Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc.