Although Fred Vasseur is "fully convinced" Charles Leclerc is up for the F1 challenge, he says the rookie must be given time to adjust. read more »

Lewis Hamilton expects Mercedes to face a stiff challenge from Red Bull in 2018, and he also expects another strong campaign from Ferrari. read more »

Max Verstappen doesn't believe McLaren or Renault will challenge Red Bull this season, saying their focus is firmly on the teams "ahead." read more »

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says Red Bull could pose a "real challenge" to four-time reigning champion outfit Mercedes this season read more »

Red Bull needs to be within 0.3s of Mercedes' one-lap pace in order to challenge for victories during the 2018 Formula 1 season, according to Max Verstappen.  read more »

After setting a new Circuit de Catalunya track record on Wednesday Daniel Ricciardo predicted Red Bull will be hot on the heels of Mercedes and Ferrari at the Australian Grand... read more »

The halo represents not just a structural challenge to the teams to incorporate it onto their cars, but it has opened up new aero development paths too read more »

The greater the challenge the greater the satisfaction insists Lewis Hamilton as he admits to wanting a more level playing field. read more »

Eric Boullier says McLaren did not take any shortcuts with the chassis design of its MCL33 2018 Formula 1 car despite the challenge of incorporating the new Renault engine read more »

The creation of a chassis that could accommodate the halo has been challenging for the teams. read more »

While Cyril Abiteboul acknowledges that taking on Red Bull and McLaren with the same engine is an "extra challenge" for Renault, it is, he says, also extra motivation. read more »

Renault will measure its performance against the success of its customer teams in 2018 as it continues to build towards its target of a full championship challenge in 2020. read more »

Cyril Abiteboul says Renault is “motivated” by the prospect of fighting customer F1 teams Red Bull and McLaren in 2018. read more »

Max Verstappen has heaped praise on Lewis Hamilton, but said he would prefer to have a "real challenge" for the World Championship rather than "win it easy"... read more »

Jérôme Stoll says that Renault are on track to improve on their 2017 season, and will soon be able to challenge for race wins. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says that he wants to challenge four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton as his team-mate during some stage of his career. read more »

Lando Norris will be left to focus on his Formula 2 championship challenge and his reserve driver roles with McLaren in 2018. read more »

Video: Max motivation: Sumo knockout challenge read more »

Daniel Ricciardo thinks Red Bull should be able to capitalise on the limited changes to Formula One's rule book to challenge Mercedes and Ferrari for victories in 2018. read more »

With not many rule changes this season, Daniel Ricciardo sees no reason why Red Bull cannot pick up where they left off in 2017 and challenge Mercedes and Ferrari for race wins. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is backing Red Bull to beat Formula 1 rivals Mercedes and Ferrari to titles in 2018. read more »

Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that the limited resources at Force India and the relatively late introduction of the Halo gave the team some headaches. read more »

McLaren boss Zak Brown believes Formula One's teams and manufacturers face a big challenge if the next cycle of regulations is not agreed upon during the coming season. read more »

Adopting the Halo Formula 1 cockpit protection system has proved to be "a significant challenge" for reigning world champions Mercedes, according to technical... read more »

Fernando Alonso believes McLaren is in a strong position to challenge for regular podiums and race victories during the 2018 Formula 1 season, following the Woking-based... read more »