It was not until the switch to the Medium compound saw Marcus Ericsson able to get closer to the midfield pace than they were able to on the Soft compound. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says Renault is proving its credentials as the head team in the intense midfield scrap after a strong Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Overall, the race pace is there and we can see that we can get in the fight within the midfield. We still have some improvements to make for qualifying. 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 »

Renault need to bring new parts to races quicker than they thought, with a competitive midfield battle emerging read more »

The midfield pack might be close, but Force India has every intention of reclaiming their position as the best of the rest sooner rather than later. read more »

The Mexican is still awaiting his first points of 2018 but feels Force India are heading in the right direction with the development of their VJM11. read more »

Marcus Ericsson says Sauber is no longer solely focused on just trying to survive in F1 and can compete with its midfield rivals.  read more »

Anticipating a close fight to lead the midfield pack in Formula 1 this year, Sergio Perez admits he was surprised by Toro Rosso's pace and consistency through the Bahrain... read more »

Hulkenberg finished sixth in today's Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Tonight's results suggest we are moving in the right direction with both drivers showing competitive pace in the very close midfield battle. read more »

Eric Boullier knows the competition will be tough in the midfield ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix read more »

Sergio Perez says it's important for the team to have a clean weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix, in a bid to keep up with the midfield competition. read more »

Fernando Alonso believes McLaren can "forget" about its midfield rivals and target Red Bull over the coming Formula 1 races read more »

Sauber is pushing design boundaries as it attempts to catch its Formula 1 rivals in 2018 with evolutions of its "aggressive" new car concept read more »

Haas shocked the F1 paddock with its midfield-leading pace in Australia, but Kevin Magnussen says there is no guarantee it will carry over to Bahrain. read more »

Toto Wolff believes Mercedes' advantage over the midfield has shrunk in the off season as shown by Valtteri Bottas' troubles in overtaking in Melbourne. read more »

The Frenchman will start his first Australian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after an error on his final quick lap in Q1 put paid to any chance of advancing into Q2. read more »

Kevin Magnussen hopes Haas can maintain its current level of competitiveness after winning the midfield battle in qualifying in Melbourne. read more »

Kevin Magnussen says Haas can stake a claim to be the fourth fastest team on the 2018 F1 grid after topping the midfield in qualifying for the Australian GP. read more »

Australian Grand Prix practice star Romain Grosjean would find it "amazing" if Haas's position in "no man's land" between Formula 1's big... read more »

Fernando Alonso says Haas will act as the early season benchmark for McLaren, following an impressive start to F1 2018.  read more »

An impressive winter testing suggested Haas could be the new leader of the midfield pack and Friday in Melbourne went some distance in proving that theory. read more »

Carlos Sainz fears Haas has produced a small performance jump on the rest of the F1 midfield as he looks to reel in the US team at the 2018 opener. read more »

The Team Principal hopes Haas can be challenging in the upper midfield this year. read more »