Mercedes has been left "surprised" by the 0.5s deficit to F1 rivals Ferrari during Chinese Grand Prix qualifying, concedes Valtteri Bottas.  read more »

Sebastian Vettel is satisfied with the progress Ferrari has made in Bahrain, after the Scuderia ended Friday practice 0.5s clear of F1 rivals Mercedes.  read more »

Romain Grosjean reckons Gene Haas' target of his team being within half a second of Ferrari is achievable. read more »

Heading into the first race of the season Red Bull believes it is half-a-second off Mercedes pace. read more »

Red Bull believes a 0.5-second deficit to favourite Mercedes at the Australian Grand Prix will be enough for it to be in the hunt in the 2018 Formula 1 season 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 »

Pirelli: F1 lap times should be 1.5s quicker in 2018 read more »

Lewis Hamilton heads teammate Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes duo edge out Ferrari pair by 0.5s. read more »

Max Verstappen claims Red Bull is losing 0.5s a lap to Mercedes and Ferrari in Brazil. Despite Lewis Hamilton spinning out of qualifying in Q1, qualifying remained a tight... read more »

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Lewis Hamilton edged Kimi Raikkonen by 0.262s to top Friday's afternoon practice session, which saw the top five drivers covered by 0.5s.... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says Ferrari was never in realistic contention for victory in Sunday's British Grand Prix and concedes Mercedes was simply quicker. Having been beaten to... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he was energised by the home crowd as he stormed to a joint-record fifth pole position at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. Hamilton was in a league... read more »

SILVERSTONE -- Lewis Hamilton turned in a stunning lap to beat the Ferrari drivers to the quickest time in qualifying for the British Grand Prix by 0.5s, though he could well... read more »

0.5s quicker than the nearest opposition, on harder rubber, Mercedes duo sets formidable pace in opening session at Silverstone. read more »

SPIELBERG, Austria -- After what he called a "messy" qualifying, Kimi Raikkonen said could not be disappointed to be starting the Austrian Grand Prix from third... read more »

Lewis Hamilton topped both Friday practice sessions at the Austrian Grand Prix, setting a new lap record in the morning before improving again by nearly 0.5s in the afternoon.... read more »

Max Verstappen is impressed by Red Bull's rate of improvement as he slashes the margin to the front in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Analysing the figures after four races, Mercedes reveals 5s lap time improvement may not be possible. read more »

McLaren driver Fernando Alonso has continued his criticism of power unit supplier Honda, believing the MCL32 is giving away 2.5 seconds per lap on the straights… read more »

Fernando Alonso claims McLaren is losing 2.5 seconds per lap on the straights of Sochi due to the power deficit of his Honda Formula 1 engine. read more »

Christian Horner believes Red Bull is 0.5s off the battle between Mercedes and Ferrari but is confident the RB13 has the development potential to catch up. Red Bull had a... read more »

Christian Horner believes Red Bull is closer to Ferrari and Mercedes than the Australian Grand Prix suggested and says the team only needs to find 0.5s to make 2017 a three-way... read more »

Max Verstappen says Red Bull is not on the pace of Mercedes and Ferrari at the Australian Grand Prix after finishing Friday practice in fifth and sixth. Verstappen was nearly... read more »

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton maintained his perfect start to 2017 by again setting the benchmark pace in second practice at Albert Park. Hamilton, who... read more »