 On 13 September 2017, Mercedes yakazivisa kuti Bottas aizova kutyaira navo zvakare muna 2018 mwaka. Bottas akatanga mwaka zvisina kunaka muAustralia, kwaakadonha muQ3 uye akapiwa nzvimbo shanu grid chirango chekuchinja gearbox yake semugumisiro, zvichireva kuti aizotanga nhangemutange ari panzvimbo yechi15; mutambi wake Hamilton akatanga nhangemutange kubva padanda. Mumakwikwi aya, Bottas akawana nzvimbo yechisere, achibatsirwa nemotokari yakachengeteka uyewo achidarika motokari shomanana panzira yakaoma kudarika motokari. 