Max Verstappen has insisted his qualifying lap for the Styrian Grand Prix was not "perfect" despite taking pole position at the Red Bull Ring. read more »

Valtteri Bottas moved to play down his relative lack of performance, and a peculiar pit lane spin, during second practice for the Styrian Grand Prix. Bottas finished the second... read more »

Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski says, despite Fernando Alonso's P6 finish in Baku, the team still have a deficit to their rivals on a Sunday. read more »

Alpine has outlined that it is looking into why its race pace has not been consistent with its qualifying performance across the opening rounds of the 2021 Formula 1 season.... read more »

We have work to do to understand our race pace deficit and it's something we're actively investigating. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he is searching for answers after a slump in performance throughout the course of Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. Bottas struggled for... read more »

Valtteri Bottas states he has "no clue" where he is lacking pace around the Baku Street Circuit after he ended Saturday's qualifying session in 10th place. The... read more »

Ferrari have moved closer to Mercedes in terms of engine power, but are reportedly now the leader on the charging side. read more »

Verstappen was able to move into the lead of the F1 drivers' championship for the first time in his career on Sunday by dominating the Monaco Grand Prix, scoring his... read more »

Valtteri Bottas said an "annoying" snap at Turn 10 cost him more than his 0.13s deficit to pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton at the Spanish GP. read more »

Team principal Otmar Szafnauer is keen to hold talks with the FIA to understand the procedures of its legislature - and although the political saga will continue to rumble on... read more »

After just two rounds of the 2021 season Valtteri Bottas already faces a 28-point deficit to team-mate and World Champion Lewis Hamilton. That isn't necessarily a surprise... read more »

The Italian outfit spent much of its effort over the winter focusing on an all-new engine design aimed at overcoming the power deficit that hurt its form in 2020.It was clear... read more »

Mercedes says it is wary that the high-speed sections of upcoming circuits Imola and Portimao could mean it is further adrift then where it was in Bahrain. Mercedes trailed Red... read more »

Ferrari have clawed back some of last year's deficit, but Mattia Binotto says they are still "lacking in all areas" including the engine. read more »

Mercedes has to face up to a Red Bull team that is "just quicker", according to its trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, in spite of its victory in Bahrain.... read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff reveals how his side is "losing a little bit on the engine side" to their Honda-powered rivals Red Bull.  read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has outlined that the team's deficit to Red Bull Racing has been accentuated by the W12 suffering from engine derates in Bahrain. Red Bull's... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted he was relieved to be almost four tenths down to Max Verstappen in Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying - as he thought the margin might be "double". read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes was "definitely closer than expected" to Red Bull despite finishing adrift of Max Verstappen during qualifying for Formula 1's... read more »

While he's still unsure of the pecking order going into the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is sure Formula 1's midfield teams have reduced the... read more »

Ferrari slumped to its worst season for 40 years in 2020 as the team struggled with both a draggy car and a poor performing power unit, making its straight-line speed a... read more »

With the new budget cap now in play, Haas boss Guenther Steiner says his team are spending 10% less than the other teams, rather than 100%. read more »

Ferrari is confident its new SF21 car will not suffer from the same straightline speed deficit this year that hurt its form so much in Formula 1 last season read more »

Ferrari is set to recover "a large part" of the power unit deficit that blighted last year, according to Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur. read more »