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 »

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 »