Although Daniel Ricciardo is hoping Red Bull's updates narrow the deficit to Mercedes and Ferrari, he admits Red Bull will remain third. read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne: Chassis gains still noticeable despite power deficit read more »

Lewis Hamilton is refusing to think about the title fight with Sebastian Vettel so early in the season despite an early deficit in the points standings. read more »

Sergio Perez believes Force India is pulling "big miracles" to continue scoring points given its pace deficit to its main Formula 1 rivals read more »

Fernando Alonso talks up his McLaren chassis, saying it would be capable of top five results with a different power unit. read more »

Fernando Alonso says Honda's power deficit cost McLaren 2.5 seconds per lap on Sochi's straights during qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix. Alonso qualified 15th... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he is "staying positive" about Red Bull's prospects in 2017 despite a sizeable deficit to pole position at the Russian Grand Prix. Red… read more »

Fernando Alonso claims McLaren is losing 2.5 seconds per lap on the straights of Sochi due to the power deficit of his Honda Formula 1 engine. read more »

Daniel Ricciado says a half a second improvement in deficit to pole between China and Bahrain was a shock and could lead to further gains read more »

Another race and another retirement for Fernando Alonso, and more concerns about the power deficit of Honda compared to their rivals. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo "genuinely thought" Red Bull had a chance to win the Bahrain Grand Prix in the early stages as he and teammate Max Verstappen stalked the leaders.... read more »

Fernando Alonso was left perplexed by the extent of his power deficit in Bahrain, which ended with his third retirement in as many races. The Sakhir race -- home of... read more »

Fernando Alonso says McLaren-Honda's straight-line speed deficit was "amazing" as he attempted to battle with rivals during the Bahrain Grand Prix. Alonso… read more »

Fernando Alonso 'frustrated' by 'amazing' performance deficit read more »

Fernando Alonso described Honda's power deficit in Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix as "impressive" after another frustrating race for McLaren read more »

Down on power and up on his frustration levels, Fernando Alonso says he has "never raced with less power" after being unable to defend in Sunday's Bahrain GP. read more »

Fernando Alonso suggests Stoffel Vandoorne was lucky not to start the Bahrain Grand Prix such was the speed deficit to McLaren-Honda's rivals. read more »

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel conceded he was "a bit down" after witnessing the deficit to rivals Mercedes during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Vettel… read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that Red Bull does not have an "overnight" fix for its deficit to Mercedes and Ferrari, with the team "looking for more than a… read more »

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen admit Red Bull still doesn't fully understand the reasons for its current deficit to Formula 1 rivals Mercedes and Ferrari, or how to... read more »

Fernando Alonso was left pleasantly surprised with 13th on the grid in China, something he put down to pushing like a "big animal" -- more specifically, an elephant... read more »

Christian Horner is confident Red Bull can out-develop its rivals in 2017 and says a comparison to 2016 shows why the team should not be worried about its current deficit to... read more »

Carlos Sainz trusts Renault's Canadian upgrade will cut top-speed deficit read more »

Having assessed the genuine race pace of the front-runner, Christian Horner believes Red Bull has a half-second deficit to Mercedes and Ferrari read more »

McLaren is bracing itself for a tougher time at the Chinese Grand Prix, with Formula 1's longest straight set to expose the true power deficit that Honda has read more »