McLaren have become the first Formula 1 team to launch their new car for the 2021 season as they bid to further close the gap to the front - now with Daniel Ricciardo and... read more »

James Key believes Ricciardo is more than capable of filling the gap created by the departure of Carlos Sainz Jr. at McLaren. read more »

McLaren is confident the gap to Mercedes can be closed although team principal Andreas Seidl has warned the turnaround will not be instantaneous. read more »

Mattia Binotto fears Ferrari may go another season without a race win, the team boss acknowledging that the Scuderia will struggle to close their deficit to Mercedes. read more »

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has conceded the gap between Ferrari and Mercedes will be too great to overhaul for race wins this year despite a brand new power unit... read more »

McLaren technical director James Key says the "determined" Daniel Ricciardo can fill the "gap" Carlos Sainz has left. read more »

Imola officials hope the circuit's 'stopgap' return to the Formula 1 schedule turns into something more permanent. read more »

Closing the gap to the top of the field was more important for McLaren than finishing P3 in the standings, says CEO Zak Brown. read more »

Andreas Seidl says it will take McLaren "some years" before it can bridge the "huge gap" to Mercedes and return to fighting at the front of the F1 grid. read more »

The Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi may have been a dead-rubber in the title fight, but the battle for third in the constructors' remained a major storyline read more »

Williams driver George Russell is "confident" the team can leapfrog Haas and Alfa Romeo in the standings next year after closing the gap to the rest of the field in 2020. read more »

Red Bull says its 2021 Formula 1 car, the RB16B, will effectively be 60 per cent of its 2020-spec package, as it bids to close the gap to leaders Mercedes. Red Bull finished a... read more »

Despite claiming its best Constructor's Championship result since 2012, Andreas Seidl has warned McLaren against complacency, while admitting it will take "some... read more »

McLaren Team Principal Andreas Seidl has warned that it "must not get carried away" despite enjoying its strongest Formula 1 campaign in eight years. McLaren was... read more »

McLaren principal Andreas Seidl doesn't see any way for his team to catch Mercedes at the top of Formula 1 in 2021. read more »

Christian Horner feels Red Bull had to "trust the facts opposed to emotion" in replacing Alexander Albon for 2021 after he failed to cut the gap to Max Verstappen read more »

Andreas Seidl has quelled expectations McLaren will be front-runners in switching to Mercedes power in 2021. read more »

McLaren is still years from closing the gap to Formula One champions Mercedes and runners-up Red Bull despite enjoying its best season since 2012, according to team principal... read more »

Signing off on 2020 with a third place in the standings, Andreas Seidl has ruled out McLaren chasing down Red Bull for second next season. read more »

Max Verstappen and Red Bull's dominant Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale flourish will inspire the team to bridge the gap to champions Mercedes for F1 2021 read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has suggested that organisers of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could experiment with different layouts in the wake of an unenthralling end to the 2020 season.... read more »

Mercedes says its decision to run its Formula 1 power units as conservatively as possible in Abu Dhabi does not explain the gap to Red Bull in Sunday's race read more »

McLaren is braced for a fightback from Racing Point in Abu Dhabi despite giving itself the "best opportunity" to overturn the gap for third in the Formula 1... read more »

Sebastian Vettel said it is mysterious that Ferrari have by far the biggest pace gap between their drivers of any team on the grid. read more »

Lando Norris admits the small gap to pole in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying "took me by surprise", but was not solely down to his fresher Formula 1 power unit read more »