Mercedes boss Toto Wolffhas claimed he did not approach Max Verstappen to drive for the team due to a promise he made to Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton left the Mercedes team at the end of last season for a move to Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton will start the Australian Grand Prix from eighth on the grid, but Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has offered an intriguing theory about Ferrari's pace

Lewis Hamilton’s relationship with his new Ferrari team was pressure tested in Australia, where he finished a disappointing 10th on debut, and was frustrated by a bad strategy that cost him a potential victory,