Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas only has eyes on adding to his first Formula 1 win in Sochi two weeks ago.

Some had begun to question if the Finn was becoming the number two at the world champions after events in Bahrain, however, holding off Sebastian Vettel to take the checkered flag was his way of an emphatic answer, no. 

Now, as the sport returns to Europe, Bottas insists only being in a position to repeat that success every weekend will do. 

"It would be stupid not to go for the win – that is going to be the only goal in every race," he told the BBC.

"It is always possible and what is so exciting this year is going to every race I know there is an opportunity for the race win."

Explaining how he intends to achieve that goal, he added: "The main thing for me is to keep doing what I'm doing and focus on my own thing.

"You need to believe in yourself and know you can be at a competitive level but the main thing is really just keep going and work hard and focus on your own job.

"And my job is to drive the car as quickly as possible. There are many details that go into that but that doesn't change whatever the situation is, whoever is the team-mate."

There's also no doubt that achieving that first victory in Russia has given the 27-year-old a major lift.

"It does make a difference," he said, "and it is always a confidence boost when you have a good result and many times you can carry on that momentum.

"I feel the main momentum at the moment is how I have been able to improve every single qualifying and race, and I want to keep that, improving all the time."