Hamilton: Bottas one-two different to Rosberg

Lewis Hamilton says securing a one-two with teammate Valtteri Bottas is different to with Nico Rosberg due to the better working relationship he has with the Finn.

Rosberg retired at the end of 2016 after winning the drivers' championship, with the relationship between Rosberg and Hamilton having become strained over their three years fighting each other for wins. Bottas replaced the reigning champion and finished second to Hamilton in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix, with Hamilton saying their first one-two together feels different to others he has had.

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"It's always a great thing for a team to achieve a one-two, it's always special," Hamilton said. "I think experiencing it with Valtteri is definitely different. I think the chemistry Valtteri and I have is different. I think the working environment we've both experienced this year is on a complete other level, on a professional level that's been above any other year that I have experienced.

"That obviously comes from Valtteri's maturity and how the team also works with us, to give us a fair platform to fight. As I said on the podium, it's our first one-two, it's solid, solid points for the team.

"I'm sure Valtteri will say he didn't enjoy his qualifying, because he was rapid in Monaco for example but it's very difficult with the car we have at the moment. I know he is going to have many more wins to come and I hope that when he has those wins I am able to back him up and get those points for the team."

And Hamilton attributes the result in Montreal to the work ethic at Mercedes, saying the team made no mistakes at any stage when setting up the car for him.

"This weekend we were really happy with the work we did, the guys did such a great job in terms of where we began and the small incremental steps that we made. We really made no fault in the direction of the settings.

"Just before qualifying, it was nine minutes until qualifying and I was still at my desk at my laptop still working, thinking I had an hour still until qualifying. My engineer left and then I was in the room on my own, I was in and out quick, I was so happy that it worked and it paid off the way it did."