Esteban Ocon: Every point crucial in tight F1 midfield battle read more »

After being tipped to impress by the paddock in 2018, Haas team boss Günther Steiner admits he feels "cautiously optimistic" ahead of the season-opener in Australia. read more »

After the test, we can say we're in the midfield, and hopefully in the top half of the midfield. We are cautiously optimistic. read more »

Mercedes are the latest to be impressed by Haas' showing at pre-season testing and think they could be firmly in the midfield mix. read more »

Franz Tost believes Toro Rosso's new alliance with Honda will propel the team up the grid in the 2018 season. read more »

Renault expects five-team scrap for F1 midfield supremacy read more »

Marcus Ericsson is confident Alfa Romeo Sauber's improvements over the winter will allow the team to move into F1's midfield pack.  read more »

Eric Boullier says judging F1's midfield is "more complex this year than ever", but is impressed by the progress made by both Renault and Haas over the winter. read more »

Force India showed up in winter testing with a VJM11 car that looked very similar to its predecessor. Underneath, it really is a new car, but the limited number of changes did... read more »

While it may look a little predictable at the very top of Formula 1, there looks to be a fiercely-contested midfield battle this season. But who will come out on top? read more »

Sauber will take inspiration from Force India as they look to return to F1's midfield, but Fred Vasseur acknowledges that it "won't be in one year or two... read more »

Sergio Perez is unsure whether Force India will be leading the F1 midfield pack at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Following ESPN's analysis of the battle brewing between F1's top three teams, we take a look at how the midfield is shaping up after two weeks of testing at the... read more »

Although Brendon Hartley concedes that this year's midfield battle will be tough, he sees no reason why Toro Rosso can't target points in Melbourne. read more »

Mixed fortunes for a number of the F1 midfield runners leaves a clouded picture heading to Melbourne, writes Luke Smith. read more »

Pierre Gasly lifted by pre-season gains, sure STR in F1 midfield group read more »

The Canadian completed sixty-seven laps on Thursday, and expects the midfield battle to be closer in 2018 than it was last year. read more »

Marcus Ericsson confident Sauber has re-joined F1 midfield group read more »

Sergio Perez does not believe Force India are currently occupying their usual fourth place spot in Formula 1 and a big improvement is needed for the season opener at Australia. read more »

Sergio Perez believes Force India needs a "good step" for the Formula 1 season opener, as the Mexican reckons the team is not currently leading the midfield pack read more »

Frederic Vasseur insists Sauber need a big jump in performance in 2018 to fight in the midfield, and insists most of this will need to come from the aerodynamic department. read more »

Our preview of the 2018 season continues with last year's midfield pack: Force India, Williams, Renault and Toro Rosso. read more »

The gap between Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull compared to the rest of the Formula 1 field was down to them doing a better job in 2017, and was not down to the regulations,... read more »

FIA director Charlie Whiting believes that the overall lack of overtaking in 2017 is down to the gulf in class between teams and nothing to do with the regulations. read more »

McLaren and Renault will jump midfield in 2018 - Romain Grosjean read more »