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 »

Sebastian Vettel is confident that Ferrari "can do something" to challenge Mercedes at the Australian Grand Prix, despite a sizeable gap in Friday… read more »

Toto Wolff concedes Mercedes' gap to the rest of the field appears to have shrunk ahead of the new Formula 1 season getting underway in Australia. read more »

Honda chief Yusuke Hasegawa admits he is more worried by the Japanese manufacturer's performance deficit to its rivals than its reliability problems over pre-season... read more »

Sebastian Vettel got to within two tenths of Valtteri Bottas' morning benchmark of 1:19.705 as Ferrari and Mercedes continued to impress in Barcelona. read more »

Pirelli racing manager Mario Isola has said that the simulation values they have received suggest that the gap between cars will become bigger. read more »

Renault's chief technical director Bob Bell believes they are heading in the right direction to match Mercedes in terms of its engine power. read more »

Fernando Alonso is taking a cautious mindset into the 2017 season due to McLaren's "brutal gap" to the front in recent seasons, though he is refusing to rule out... read more »

Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost says if Mercedes' rivals are not able to close the gap with their engines then the FIA should take matters into their own hands. read more »

Ross Brawn would like to revisit the idea of introducing a budget cap in Formula One in a bid to control spiralling costs and close the gap between the teams read more »

Red Bull technical chief Adrian Newey is optimistic that Renault has made a "good step forwards" with its power unit, as the partnership bids to close the gap… read more »

According to former Formula 1 boss Ross Brawn, small teams should be offered more financially so they can close the performance gap on t he bigger teams... read more »

Renault's Cyril Abiteboul has revealed that the French manufacturer aims to continue its ascent in the engine department as the company is preparing a completely new... read more »

Christian Horner believes Red Bull's engine supplier Renault has the potential to close the gap to Mercedes to a manageable amount next year. After winning four titles in... read more »

Eric Boullier is confident McLaren-Honda can make more significant strides in 2017 after progressing from ninth to sixth this year. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was again fastest in the second practice session at Abu Dhabi, but this time with much less of a margin. As Nico Rosberg narrowed the gap to 0.079s, so did... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari was "pushing at the maximum" in Brazilian GP Friday practice, despite ending the first day well off the pace of Mercedes read more »

SAO PAULO -- Lewis Hamilton topped the second practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix as the Mercedes and Red Bull drivers failed to improve on their best times from the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton finished Friday on top in Brazil, but Nico Rosberg closed the gap during Practice Two. read more »