The team hopes they are able to challenge from the start this year, rather than playing catch up for the rest of the season. read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne and Fernando Alonso head to Melbourne buoyed by the team's new relationship with Renault, hopeful for a competitive season for McLaren. read more »

Toro Rosso's Brendon Hartley says Honda has "definitely delivered" on its pre-season hopes of producing a competitive and reliable Formula 1 engine for the 2018... read more »

Seemingly running without any engine issues, Franz Tost has declared that Honda's power unit is doing a "fantastic" job. read more »

Max Verstappen is convinced Red Bull is more competitive now than it was 12 months ago, but he is refusing to judge where it will be in the pecking order come the Australian... read more »

Claire Williams believes that the only way to make Formula 1 more competitive is to add budget caps read more »

The latest edition of The Autosport Podcast looks beneath the headline lap times to draw some conclusions about the competitive order heading into the 2018 Formula 1 season read more »

The gap between Haas and Ferrari needs to reduce significantly if the American outfit wants to be truly competitive in 2018. read more »

Zak Brown is hoping for rapid decisions on F1's 2021 rules package as he sees a more competitive sport as a result of them. read more »

After his "steep learning curve" of his maiden F1 season, Lance Stroll is confident Williams can produce a competitive car for 2018. read more »

Gene Haas reckons Haas' 2018 F1 car needs to get "within a half-second" of Ferrari in order to be competitive this season. read more »

Haas: One second per lap gain needed to be competitive read more »

On 25 January it was announced that the Force India and Sauber teams have withdrawn the complaint they lodged with the European Commission on the subject of anti-competitive... read more »

Nigel Mansell says there is "something wrong" with F1 when a team like McLaren cannot be competitive after a tough spell with former engine partner Honda. read more »

McLaren racing director Zak Brown believes "outstanding" IndyCar drivers Scott Dixon and Josef Newgarden would be competitive in Formula 1. read more »

Zak Brown adds his thoughts to the debate regarding IndyCar drivers making the switch to F1, believing both Josef Newgarden and Scott Dixon could be competitive in grand prix... read more »

Having lodged a complaint to the European Commission in 2015, both teams have redacted their views after Liberty Media's first year in charge. read more »

Force India and Sauber have withdrawn their complaint to the European Union regarding anti-competitive practices in Formula 1. read more »

Force India and Alfa Romeo Sauber withdraw joint complaint to the European Commission raising concerns on anti-competitive practices in F1. read more »

Force India and Sauber withdrawn their complaint against anti-competitive practices in the sport of Formula 1, saying they are "encouraged" by dialogue with Liberty... read more »

McLaren can expect a much-improved campaign this season with Fernando Alonso confident they can be "very, very competitive" racing Renault engines. read more »

Sauber rookie Charles Leclerc is expecting his new team to be in a much more competitive position this year now that it has access to an up-to-date supply of Ferrari engines. read more »

Robert Kubica had enough opportunities to prove he was capable of making a competitive racing comeback in Formula 1 this season, says Karun Chandhok read more »

Fernando Alonso admitted that the United Autosports Ligier he will drive in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, needs more pace in order to be competitive in the race. read more »

Red Bull chief Helmut Marko believes Honda will start delivering a competitive power unit much sooner than the rest of the paddock expects. read more »