Sebastian Vettel: Gap to Mercedes bigger than expected read more »

Sebastian Vettel has conceded he was a little surprised by Mercedes' pace in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel says the gap to the Mercedes drivers in Bahrain Formula 1 qualifying left him "a bit down" after he could only manage third on the grid 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 »

Carlos Sainz Jr has bemoaned the fact that the midfield are so far off the pace compared to the leading trio of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull. read more »

While the midfield battle has intensified, Carlos Sainz laments the ever widening gap to the leaders. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull has not been the "king team" of aerodynamics for the last few years, something he feels is demonstrated by its gap to Mercedes and... 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 »

Focus on... Advantage Ferrari A year ago, they big question ahead of each grand prix weekend was how big the gap would be between Mercedes and the rest of the field. There were... read more »

Chinese Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton says the final stint of the race was an example of "what racing is all about" because he and Sebastian Vettel were exchanging... read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits it was "a real shame" to see Sebastian Vettel prevent him from completing a Mercedes lockout of the front row in China by just 0.001s -- the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas was just one-thousandth of a second away from matching his bet F1 qualifying result in China on Saturday. read more »

SHANGHAI, China -- Daniel Ricciardo says the Red Bull's lack of rear downforce is visible when comparing on-board footage of his laps with those of the Ferrari and... read more »

Max Verstappen thinks Red Bull may be as much as a second down on Ferrari and Mercedes, but is sure that the gap can be closed in the coming races. read more »

Max Verstappen has admitted that Red Bull will need to close "quite a big gap" if it is to challenge Ferrari and Mercedes during the 2017 season. Verstappen… read more »

Max Verstappen: Red Bull faces 'quite a big gap' to Ferrari/Mercedes read more »

Max Verstappen is "quite confident" that Red Bull can close the gap to Ferrari and Mercedes to within a second in the upcoming races. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo believes Mercedes is still the team to beat in 2017 and says Red Bull can only hope to close the gap to the world champions and Ferrari at the Chinese Grand... read more »

Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley hopes Formula 1's new owner Liberty Media will address the "worrying" gap between the top three teams and the midfield read more »

Haas boss Guenther Steiner says he is unsurprised by the margin between the 'big three' and the rest of the field... and speculates it will only get larger. read more »

Max Verstappen says Red Bull can improve in lots of areas after finishing fifth at the Australian Grand Prix, though he was "surprised" and encouraged by how close he... read more »

FIA president Jean Todt says he is "nervous" ahead of the Australian Grand Prix that the gap between Formula 1's teams this year will rob fans of a spectacle read more »

After qualifying fifth on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen feels his Red Bull Racing team have work to do in order to close the gap to Mercedes and Ferrari. read more »

There are no points given out after qualifying and the 2017 championship has only just begun, but having Sebastian Vettel on the front row in the SF70H, with a gap to pole down... read more »

Lagging behind Lewis Hamilton in Friday's second practice in Melbourne, Valtteri Bottas admits it is a "big gap" but not one that has his worried. read more »