BARCELONA, Spain -- The Mercedes drivers will watch a series of previous Spanish Grand Prix starts, including the 2016 clash between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, as part of their pre-race briefing at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Valtteri Bottas will line up ahead of Lewis Hamilton on the grid on Sunday, with Sebastian Vettel third and Max Verstappen fourth. At the last round in Azerbaijan the Mercedes pair went wheel to wheel through the first few corners before Bottas emerged in the lead.
After the race, Hamilton admitted he was too nice to Bottas at the start and on Thursday vowed not to give his teammate as much space again.