Max Verstappen expects Mercedes will overhaul McLaren as Red Bull's closest rival at this weekend's Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Lando Norris says he expects "the obvious four cars" to be at the front of the Bahrain Grand Prix grid, in spite of his eye-catching performance on Friday. Norris... read more »

Valtteri Bottas is predicting Formula 1's title battle to be the closest it has been in years after Red Bull showed an impressive turn of pace in Bahrain winter testing. read more »

Although there was some hope for a close fight between Mercedes and Red Bull coming into the qualifying session, the Anglo-German team proved once again too fast for its... read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits he does not know where Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton found time over him during Q3 in Bahrain. Bottas was Hamilton's closest challenger in the... read more »

The team had a setback in the Constructors' Championship at the last race in Istanbul, where our closest competitors scored well, we need to return quickly to the form... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has insisted he does not feel "awkward" racing hard against his future team McLaren - and is bidding to finish 2020 on a high by helping Renault come... read more »

AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost has insisted Daniil Kvyat's fourth-place finish in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was "not lucky" as the team proved it now has a... read more »

There's not a lot to say. We are where we are usually. We're fighting with our closest opponents, and that's what we do. Tomorrow in the race, maybe we can get... read more »

While Lewis Hamilton's bid to become Formula 1's all-time record race-winner and Mercedes vs an improving Red Bull are likely to headline this weekend's... read more »

McLaren says it "strongly believes" its new Formula 1 aerodynamic package is exactly what is needed to fightback against its closest rivals, despite Carlos Sainz... read more »

Eifel GP qualifying was the latest sign of a pattern that is keeping Mercedes on its toes as Red Bull came the closest it has all year to inflicting a Saturday defeat on its... read more »

Should F1 adopt a two-day race weekend format? The drivers had their say after qualifying during an condensed Eifel GP weekend... read more »

The 1964 Formula 1 season was one of the closest in world championship history. Remarkably, Autosport decided to rank the drivers before the three-way fight for the title... read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets ahead of surprise closest rival Daniel Ricciardo in a crash-heavy Russian GP first practice, while Lewis Hamilton finished down in 19th on... read more »

We were just a couple of tenths shy of Mercedes but it was one of the closest sessions this year and hopefully we can race well from there. read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped the final practice session at Monza, with McLaren's Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris his closest rivals. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas kept Mercedes firmly in front in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the 70th Anniversary race in Silverstone. Lando Norris... read more »

Lewis Hamilton's remarkable victory at the British GP has launched him into a large lead in F1 world championship, and it is one his closest rivals reckon will prove too... read more »

Despite being their closest challenger, Max Verstappen was some way off Mercedes in qualifying, but he expects to be closer in the race. read more »

The controversial Racing Point car emerged as Mercedes' closest rival at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but qualifying suggested Lewis Hamilton and co. are going to be almost... read more »

Racing Point, not Red Bull, seemed to emerge as Mercedes' closest challenger ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix. Deeper analysis of Friday practice suggests Red Bull is... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes build a commanding advantage in FP2 for the Austrian Grand Prix as Racing Point emerges as its closest rival on a troubled day for Red Bull Racing read more »

Mercedes are wary that Max Verstappen is likely to be their closest rival when the 2020 Formula 1 season finally gets underway next month. The Red Bull-owned Spielberg circuit... read more »

While Formula 1's championship battle last year was not the closest in history, the season did produce a series of sensational races read more »