Lewis Hamilton admitted he was relieved to be almost four tenths down to Max Verstappen in Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying - as he thought the margin might be "double". read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes was "definitely closer than expected" to Red Bull despite finishing adrift of Max Verstappen during qualifying for Formula 1's... read more »

While he's still unsure of the pecking order going into the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is sure Formula 1's midfield teams have reduced the... read more »

Ferrari slumped to its worst season for 40 years in 2020 as the team struggled with both a draggy car and a poor performing power unit, making its straight-line speed a... read more »

With the new budget cap now in play, Haas boss Guenther Steiner says his team are spending 10% less than the other teams, rather than 100%. read more »

Ferrari is confident its new SF21 car will not suffer from the same straightline speed deficit this year that hurt its form so much in Formula 1 last season read more »

Ferrari is set to recover "a large part" of the power unit deficit that blighted last year, according to Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur. read more »

Ferrari is expected to recover a "large part" of its power deficit in Formula 1 this year, reckons Alfa Romeo team principal Fred Vasseur read more »

Alfa Romeo team boss Frederic Vasseur believes Ferrari will recover a "large part" of the power deficit that it encountered during the 2020 season. Ferrari suffered... read more »

Williams driver Nicholas Latifi believes his strong race performances were masked by his deficit to team-mate George Russell in qualifying. read more »

Despite the freeze on engine development in 2022, F1's manufacturers have agreed to address the deficit if anyone is "out of kilter". read more »

When Ferrari was unable to upgrade its power unit throughout last season, it was stuck with a major deficit all year. With an engine freeze rule in place for this season,... read more »

Mattia Binotto fears Ferrari may go another season without a race win, the team boss acknowledging that the Scuderia will struggle to close their deficit to Mercedes. read more »

Haas driver Mick Schumacher has revealed he is "not scared" by his new team's recent struggles ahead of his debut campaign in Formula 1 read more »

Mercedes says its decision to run its Formula 1 power units as conservatively as possible in Abu Dhabi does not explain the gap to Red Bull in Sunday's race read more »

George Russell admits he's "gutted" to have missed out on his first career pole position by just 0.026s, as he was beaten by Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas... read more »

Valtteri Bottas felt he extracted the maximum from his Mercedes F1 car in qualifying despite being beaten to pole position by teammate Lewis Hamilton once again. 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 »

Charles Leclerc had "absolutely no explanation" for being six seconds off the pace in qualifying for the Turkish GP. read more »

Charles Leclerc says he has "absolutely no explanation" for his and Ferrari's lack of pace during qualifying for Formula 1's Turkish Grand Prix. Leclerc had... read more »

On this day 13 years ago, Kimi Raikkonen completed a dramatic turnaround to become Formula 1 world champion for Ferrari. In Autosport's 25 October 2007 issue, ADAM COOPER... read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the team's straightline deficit at the Russian Grand Prix was "skewed" by Honda's power unit running out of battery... read more »

Haas’ Romain Grosjean says his startling deficit to the rest of the field following Friday practice at Sochi is "too big to be true". Grosjean ended the second... read more »

Lewis Hamilton turned the tables on Mercedes F1 teammate Valtteri Bottas to claim pole position at Mugello, despite lagging behind the Finn throughout practice. Here's how... read more »

Valtteri Bottas completed a clean sweep of Tuscan Grand Prix practice sessions but his deficit over Max Verstappen was just 0.017s. Bottas, who fronted both of Friday's... read more »