Valtteri Bottas has admitted there is currently no heat in the rivalry with his new Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.
In the past few years, the relationship between Hamilton and the now retired Nico Rosberg was strained at best and at times notably acrimonious.
However, triple world champion Hamilton said in Barcelona when asked about his new pairing with Finn Bottas: "There are no games. I like that.
"I feel we already have a better working relationship than I ever had with any teammate."
When asked about Hamilton's comments, Bottas responded: "It's very nice of him to say, but it's too early.
"It's only testing, so we've only worked together for a few days. But in general it was a good start."
Indeed, Hamilton said that he has not even looked at Bottas's telemetry data yet - a subject he routinely raises as a point of contention.
"I have not looked at all at his data. Maybe when we go to the first race I will, but so far no," the Briton is quoted as saying by Finland's MTV.
The first grand prix of 2017 takes place in Melbourne on March 26.
