WATCH: Bottas' heavy shunt in Melbourne qualifying

Valtteri Bottas saw his hopes of starting the 2018 Formula 1 season with a win go up in smoke as he wrecked the back-end of his Mercedes in qualifying. Lewis Hamilton broke the Albert Park lap record to seal pole position, but his team-mate had a difficult time of it, and could face grid penalties after this heavy crash in Q3.

While @LewisHamilton stormed to pole in Melbourne, things didn't quite go to plan for his @MercedesAMGF1 teammate... ???? ????#AusGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/7V8jZapP6b — Formula 1 (@F1) March 24, 2018