Lewis Hamilton believes his Mercedes Formula 1 team needs "drastic improvements" in straightline speed to compete with Ferrari at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton says it was important for him to gain a good result in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix after his engineers worked tirelessly to make sure his car could... read more »

Tost talks up the similarities between new Red Bull teammates Albon and Verstappen, believing the Anglo-Thai racer is "mentally strong enough" to compete with... read more »

Toyota has confirmed that Fernando Alonso will continue to test its Hilux off-road racer, which the Japanese manufacturer says "is expected to compete in the next Dakar... read more »

Fernando Alonso and Toyota Gazoo Racing are to join forces in the upcoming months for a series of tests with the Toyota Hilux, the car that is expected to compete in the next... read more »

Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey has revealed that a cost cap is preventing new teams from being able to compete in the sport. read more »

McLaren team boss, Andreas Seidl admits that the only way his team can hope to take on the big three is by the introduction of a budget cap. read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl believes that McLaren can eventually compete with Mercedes, Ferrari, and Red Bull - but only when the 2021 budget cap is introduced. read more »

McLaren principal Andreas Seidl believes the budget cap is the "only way" McLaren can compete with the top three again. read more »

Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur says every team in the midfield battle is "pushing like hell" to compete with McLaren, who are currently the 'best of the... read more »

Alfa Romeo principal Frederic Vasseur hopes a series of upcoming updates will help the team catch and compete with McLaren. read more »

Frederic Vasseur saw both Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi score points in Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, the first time in 2019 both cars made it into the top ten on... read more »

We put two cars in the points for the first time this season and we showed again we can compete towards the front of the midfield. read more »

Max Verstappen says Honda's upgraded power unit is still not enough to compete with Renault in terms of top-level power, leaving Red Bull short in their attempts to... read more »

Martin Brundle reckons that, even though Mercedes have won every single race so far in the 2019 Formula 1 season, they still can be even faster, and believes they are... read more »

Max Verstappen says that, although he appreciates the continued support from his Dutch fans, many of whom will be in attendance at the next race in Austria, their cheering will... read more »

Max Verstappen insists that Honda need to step up in their development of the Red Bull engine as the team needs more power to compete with Mercedes and Ferrari - like they did... read more »

Alexander Albon will compete in his first Canadian Grand Prix this weekend fresh off the back of his best ever result last time out in Monaco. read more »

We had a busy race today, but it made for some enjoyable racing as we were able to compete genuinely with both Alfa Romeo and Racing Point. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is certain he would not still be racing in Formula 1 had he not taken two years out to compete in rallying read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen believes he can't compete with Mercedes, but has set his sights on beating Ferrari at the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »

Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul has denied ever saying that the French team had the infrastructure and power to potentially compete with the top three elite teams of... read more »

Former Formula 1 driver and championship runner-up David Coulthard reckons that the pressure of performing for Ferrari is different for Charles Leclerc than it is for Sebastian... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says a lack of pressure to compete with team-mate Sebastian Vettel made his first Red Bull season "very easy". read more »

The Checkered Flag recently sat down with the CEO of Rich Energy, William Storey to discuss why the energy drinks firm wants to compete against and beat Red Bull, how it... read more »