Daniel Ricciardo says it's painful to see the pace gap between Red Bull and Mercedes during qualifying having felt he extracted the maximum performance from his RB14. read more »

Fernando Alonso declared himself "happy" with qualifying P8 in an upgraded MCL33, but noticed the gap to the top is still not closing. read more »

After qualifying in 6th for tomorrow???s Spanish Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo said the gap to pole was ???disheartening???. read more »

While Renault can legitimately claim to be the 'best of the rest' behind Formula One's big three teams Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes this season, the gap to the... read more »

Honda will continue their development programme to close the gap to their engine rivals after a tough weekend in Azerbaijan. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he "tried...It just didn't work" after botching a move for the lead in Baku that saw him drop to fourth. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has no regrets about his failed attempted overtake on Valtteri Bottas which saw him drop from second to fourth in the closing laps of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton is relieved Mercedes has managed to cut the deficit to Ferrari after struggling through much of practice in Baku. read more »

Max Verstappen expects Ferrari and Mercedes to close the gap to Red Bull in Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying read more »

Renault chief technical officer Bob Bell admits the French squad is "disappointed" by the gap to F1's leading three teams in 2018 read more »

Renault was outsmarted by Formula 1's big teams over the winter and is "disappointed" it has not made a bigger step, says chief technical officer Bob Bell read more »

Renault technical director Bob Bell admits to being disappointed at the gap to leading three teams. read more »

Renault says 'substantial' engine upgrades will close gap to frontrunners read more »

Ross Brawn says "it looks highly unlikely" that any of the midfield F1 teams will be able to challenge for a podium due to the performance gap to the top three teams read more »

Renault believes the upgrades planned for its Formula 1 engine this season will be worth more lap time than it is currently giving away to Mercedes and Ferrari read more »

McLaren say they are struggling to understand why their cars lack pace and are planning key updates. read more »

The 2007 world champion didn't enjoy the 2018 Chinese Grand Prix, despite finishing third and closing the gap to his championship leading team-mate. read more »

Sergio Perez believes qualifying eighth on the grid for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix proves Force India is slashing the gap to its midfield rivals. read more »

Mercedes has been left "surprised" by the 0.5s deficit to F1 rivals Ferrari during Chinese Grand Prix qualifying, concedes Valtteri Bottas.  read more »

Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari's half-second advantage over Mercedes was a surprise during qualifying for the Chinese GP but holds concerns ahead of the race read more »

Sebastian Vettel has hailed Ferrari's "unbelievable" pace after sealing a sublime pole position at the Chinese GP and admits he is surprised by the gap to Mercedes. read more »

As the #PayMeToo movement hits F1, Kate Walker looks into the story behind the gender pay gap in the sport which, at first glance, looks shocking. read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes the pressure is already on for him to close down the 17-point gap to World Championship leader Sebastian Vettel. read more »

F1 chief Ross Brawn says despite the fresh injection of action in Bahrain after a difficult 2018 opener he feels he was "watching two grands prix" read more »

Kevin Magnussen is hopeful that Haas can close the gap over the weekend read more »