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 »

Sebastian Vettel is under no illusions that Mercedes are the quickest team in Formula 1 and have a "three or four tenth" gap to Ferrari - but Lewis Hamilton disagrees. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says it's too early to accurately provide a figure for the performance gap between Mercedes and Ferrari in 2018 read more »

Sebastian Vettel claims the gap to pace-setter Mercedes is around four-tenths of a second. read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits his early lead of the 2018 F1 world championship does not disguise the current pace supremacy Mercedes hold over Ferrari. read more »

Despite a double points haul in Melbourne, Nico Hulkenberg believes Renault are even further behind F1's leading trio than they were last season. read more »

Lewis Hamilton had the "extra tools" needed to keep clear of Sebastian Vettel had the Mercedes Formula 1 team not misjudged the gap it required during the Australian... read more »

The Finn will start the opening race of the new season from the front row, although he was more than six-tenths of a second shy of Pole Position. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has labelled Lewis Hamilton's pole position lap at the Australian Grand Prix as an "outlier", saying the gap his driver held over the... read more »

He may be starting the Australian Grand Prix from the front row of the grid but Kimi Raikkonen is far from satisfied with Ferrari's early season qualifying pace. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says despite the significant qualifying gap between Mercedes and Ferrari there are still plenty of unknowns he hopes to use as opportunities in the 2018 F1 opener. read more »