JUST THE BEGINNING

Valtteri Bottas is back at Mercedes-AMG for season 2025 – but the man with the Aussie mullet is just one cog in a giant machine.

Lewis Hamilton has left, Kim Antonelli has arrived, George Russell is the new team leader and Bottas is the reserve driver and hoping for at least one race start.

The Silver Arrows squad - even with carbon-fibre black bodywork - is looking to build on an up-and-down season in 2024 and cement itself as a contender for race wins through all 24 race weekends in 202.

It's a dream, perhaps, but you can watch it here: