Although Paddy Lowe is expecting a fierce battle behind F1's top three teams, he is hoping that a "step change" in performance can keep Williams in the hunt. read more »

Williams is determined to put an end to its recent slide in performance, with deputy team principal Claire Williams saying it must improve on last year's championship... read more »

Williams say they have no concerns that their inexperienced driver line-up will affect their performance in 2018 as they unveil their new car. read more »

Haas F1 team owner Gene Haas has tasked his outfit with closing the gap in performance it has to Ferrari to just 0.5 in 2018.  read more »

Gene Haas has tasked his Formula One team with closing its gap in performance to Ferrari to just 0.5s per lap this year. read more »

Teams will have some scope, although it is limited, to gain a performance advantage with Halo; that's according to McLaren's chief of aerodynamics Peter... read more »

McLaren believes Fernando Alonso's increased workload from his World Endurance Championship commitments will help him find new levels of performance in Formula One... read more »

Renault expects its chassis' performance deficit is too "substantial" to beat its Formula 1 customer teams Red Bull and McLaren this season, but wants to match... read more »

McLaren’s Peter Prodromou says the installation of the new Halo safety device will provide short-term chances for performance jumps in F1. read more »

McLaren's chief aerodynamicist Peter Prodromou says the Halo opens up opportunities to gain aerodynamic performance as well as having some obvious downsides. read more »

Paddy Lowe says that Lance Stroll's inexperience cost the team points at the start of the 2017 season read more »

Ahead of their first season with Renault power, the McLaren F1 Team has confidence in their new engine suppliers, with Zak Brown admitting they would accept some failures if... read more »

Drivers will find that this year's Pirelli tyres will show a noted difference in performance depending on the number of laps they have covered. read more »

Sergio Perez knows a strong performance in 2018 will help determine whether he will get a seat with one of the three big teams for 2019. read more »

Former Formula 1 and current TV commentator Karun Chandhok says teams can't hire based on past performance in the wake of Kubica's missed opportunity read more »

Formula 1's team of specialists tasked with shaping the future direction of the championship are focusing on improving three areas of car performance read more »

With preparations for 2018 well underway, we followed the race team to Sandhurst to find out how they’re working with McLaren Applied Technologies to optimise their... read more »

Sergio Perez admits his performance in the 2018 Formula 1 world championship is crucial in determining whether he will get another shot with a big team read more »

McLaren chief Zak Brown says the operation can expect a "substantial difference" in performance this season amid its alliance with new power unit partner… read more »

Red Bull Racing looks set to change its pre-season philosophy on the back of some disappointing season starts in recents years. Dr. Helmut Marko, involved with Red Bull even... read more »

Esteban Ocon is determined to remain focused on his job at Force India during the 2018 season despite receiving a good progress report from Mercedes. read more »

Cyril Abiteboul felt Renault 'played with fire' in order to find extra performance from their power unit in 2017, which came at a cost to their reliability. read more »

Renault admits it "played with fire" by chasing extra performance from its 2017 Formula 1 engine through the season, at the expense of reliability read more »

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley says Felipe Massa could not have ended his Formula 1 career any better than with his two strong races in Brazil and Abu Dhabi read more »

Pascal Wehrlein says his best races with Sauber were overlooked because of the team's lack of performance in the second half of the season read more »