Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is convinced he has the best driver line-up on the grid in Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen.
Ricciardo and Verstappen were the only drivers other than the Mercedes pairing to win a race last year and Red Bull heads into 2017 keen to take advantage of F1's new regulations. Horner is confident his two drivers will be able to get the most out of the team's new car and expects them to push each other again this year.
"We've probably got absolutely the most exciting driver pairing on the grid," he said. "It's so exciting to see the development and evolution of Max Verstappen, just as he's growing in experience and confidence and age at the heady age of 19 this year. And Danny Ricciardo for me was the driver of the year last year. He put in some phenomenal performances, right at the top of his game, his confidence is high.
"So I think the dynamics between the two drivers is great, they're going to push each other incredibly hard - which is great from a team perspective - and I couldn't wish for two better, more motivated drivers in our cars."
Asked about his drivers' main strengths, Horner also gave an insight into the relationship between Ricciardo and Verstappen.
"The main strengths of Max and Daniel hopefully this year is their neck because there is going to be a lot more G force this year! But they're both ferocious racers. Their race craft on a Sunday afternoon, I don't think there are any drivers out there that are better overtakers than our two guys. Tremendously dedicated, enjoying what they do, they love what they do.
"You can see they really revel in being grand prix drivers. They're having fun along the way, there's sort of a big brother/little brother mentality going on, they live in the same apartment block. It's a great pairing for us to have in our line-up."