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 »

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 »