The world champion had arrived in Mexico City well aware that Red Bull would likely have the edge, with its car and engine package having proved so good at the high-altitude... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says his deficit to Max Verstappen during practice for Formula 1's Mexico City Grand Prix is purely down to Mercedes' speed versus Red Bull. Hamilton... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has explained why he faces a yawning deficit of half-a-second to title rival Max Verstappen heading into qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix. read more »

Ferrari's power unit disadvantage is "not so dramatic" any longer, according to Mattia Binotto, after introducing updated components. Ferrari suffered a sizeable... read more »

Mattia Binotto thinks Ferrari have reduced their engine performance deficit to Mercedes with their upgraded power unit. read more »

Lewis Hamilton insisted that a two-tenths deficit to Max Verstappen in United States GP qualifying was the best he could manage as he rued another shift in F1 title momentum in... read more »

Sergio Perez topped FP2 in Austin as Red Bull clawed back their gap to Mercedes, with Lando Norris putting himself second fastest. read more »

Toto Wolff says that after Lewis Hamilton lost points to Max Verstappen in Turkey, the deficit is mostly offset by what the Red Bull driver lost in Russia. read more »

After reducing the deficit to McLaren in the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari say their "clear objective" is to overhaul them and into P3. read more »

While he was not happy with his P5 finish in Turkey, Martin Brundle said the added deficit to Max Verstappen is "not the end of the world" for Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Lewis Hamilton leaves Istanbul with a six-point deficit to title rival Max Verstappen after a fifth-placed finish at the Turkish Grand Prix, a race that saw tempers flare... read more »

Yuki Tsunoda admits he has been left "quite confused" by his pace deficit to AlphaTauri Formula 1 teammate Pierre Gasly during Friday practice at the Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Yuki Tsunoda conceded to being "quite confused" over his performance deficit to AlphaTauri team-mate Pierre Gasly at the Russian Grand Prix. Gasly finished second... read more »

McLaren boss Andreas Seidl says the squad's Italian Grand Prix 1-2 is the "best motivation" but warned that it cannot get carried away with the success. Daniel... read more »

Falling from a 32-point lead to an eight-point deficit "won't affect" Max Verstappen as eight points are "peanuts" says Giedo van der Garde. read more »

Otmar Szafnauer believes Aston Martin have clawed back the deficit created by new aerodynamic regulations this year but conceded the best the team could hope for is fifth. read more »

After being soundly beaten by Red Bull at the two events in Austria, Mercedes looked to cut the pace deficit to its title rival by introducing its final updates for the W12 car... read more »

Toto Wolff says any team still pushing hard on 2021 car developments will need a "magic wand" to overcome their 2022 deficit. read more »

Lando Norris admits McLaren's deficit to Alpine after Friday practice in Hungary is "pretty big", however he didn’t count out his team's chances for the... read more »

All new car regulations coming for 2022 have meant a lot of teams have already abandoned work on improving their current challengers in a bid to ensure that they are not left... read more »

Esteban Ocon says the gap between him and Fernando Alonso has been "too big," but is struggling to understand the reason for it. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says he recognises the need for his team to approach the 2021 Formula 1 title fight with a different mindset after years of domination. Mercedes... read more »

After a difficult outing at the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend left Hamilton trailing Max Verstappen by 32 points in the drivers' standings, the world champion is in no... read more »

Lewis Hamilton suspects Mercedes' final planned upgrade package for the W12 will not be enough to bridge their deficit to Red Bull. read more »

While teammate Lando Norris secured a career-best front row start at the Red Bull Ring, Ricciardo endured a more difficult time as he failed to make it out of Q2 and ended up... read more »