Lewis Hamilton says former Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg was just trying to make headlines when he suggested inconsistency was his biggest weakness.
Rosberg, who beat Hamilton to the 2016 world championship before retiring, told Sky Sports this week that the four-time world champion "has these periods where he is just not on it". The German said any driver who wanted to beat Hamilton to this year's title would have to capitalise on those moments.
Hamilton brushed off the remarks at Thursday's press conference in Melbourne.
"I think I've proved that that's not the case last year," he said, referring to the nine wins he claimed on route to the 2017 title.