The FIA have closed a loophole in the rulebook which allowed teams to add more oil into their cars for qualifying, giving them more performance. read more »

In its latest bid to stymie teams' use of oil burning as a means of increasing performance, the FIA has issued a fresh directive aimed at closing a qualifying loophole. read more »

The FIA has introduced a further clampdown on improving performance via oil burning by expressly forbidding Formula 1 teams from replenishing oil systems during qualifying read more »

Formula 1 world champion Mercedes finally turned its W09 into a winner in Baku, but knows it needs to understand its car better to extract more performance from the tyres read more »

Fernando Alonso believes his Azerbaijan Grand Prix was the best race of his long Formula One career -- an "unrepeatable" performance none of his rivals would have... read more »

Renault boss believes that as performance converges, engines are unlikely to play a major part in Daniel Ricciardo's plans for 2019 and beyond. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says understanding the 2018 Mercedes car will be just as important as the development race if he is to overturn the performance deficit to Ferrari. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen took a second place finish in a subdued performance in Azerbaijan, which involved first-lap contact. read more »

Renault Formula 1 drivers Carlos Sainz Jr and Nico Hulkenberg admitted they were surprised to see Force India dominate the midfield battle in Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying read more »

The Williams Formula 1 team is not under the illusion it has made the progress its Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying performance suggests, according to chief technical officer... read more »

Charles Leclerc's early F1 experiences have taught him to opt for an understeering balance to extract the best performance from his Alfa Romeo Sauber read more »

Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin both feel Williams are making a step forward after an encouraging performance in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »

Williams pair lifted by improved performance in Baku read more »

Lewis Hamilton says the Mercedes Formula 1 team changed "pretty much everything" to transform its car's performance after Friday practice for the Azerbaijan... read more »

The Dane finished eighteenth in FP1 but improved to ninth in FP2 on Friday around the Baku Street Circuit. read more »

Sebastian Vettel took the blame for his lacklustre performance in Friday practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but is confident he can still challenge for pole position in... read more »

Max Verstappen has opened up on his headline-grabbing performance at the Chinese Grand Prix and feels he only needs small changes to his approach to upcoming F1 races read more »

The Danish driver says that Haas are in much better shape in comparison to last season, but still have improvements to make. read more »

Renault will be hoping to extract more performance from their RS18 as boss Cyril Abiteboul confirmed updates are coming to both Baku and Spain. read more »

McLaren will bring new parts to their MCL33 in Baku, but Fernando Alonso is expecting points, not a podium in the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »

Fernando Alonso is keeping his expectations in check over McLaren's prospects at this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.  read more »

Fernando Alonso is not expecting McLaren's latest upgrades to deliver a dramatic step in performance at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the team looks to the following round... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has conceded that Mercedes have "lost performance" since the season opener in Melbourne, but believes the Silver Arrows can bounce back. read more »

Force India believe they have made "good progress" in terms of the performance of their car and feel it is only a matter of time before they get back in the points. read more »

Williams has put its early-season struggles down to deficiencies with its car and not its driver line-up. read more »