Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has ruled out any prospect of dropping Valtteri Bottas during the course of the current 2021 F1 season.
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Practice Two for the Spanish GP ahead of Valtteri Bottas, with Max Verstappen only ninth for Red Bull.
Valtteri Bottas outpaced Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton amid a competitive start to the Spanish GP weekend at Barcelona.
Lewis Hamilton believes he is only leading the F1 2021 championship because Red Bull are "making a lot of mistakes".
Tune in to Sky Sports F1's Thursday preview show from Barcelona as we look ahead to round four of the Formula 1 season.
Valtteri Bottas has rubbished the report that he could be replaced by Mercedes during the 2021 Formula 1 season, calling it "bull****".
In 2016, Max Verstappen broke F1 records by pulling off a Spanish GP win on his teenage Red Bull debut. Five years on, he's back as a title challenger.
In 2016, Max Verstappen broke F1 records by pulling off a Spanish GP win on his teenage Red Bull debut. Five years on, he's back as a title challenger.
Find out all the key Sky Sports F1 live broadcast times to watch the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon.