Mercedes has ground to make up on Ferrari after pre-season testing, with Hamilton fearing the gap could be as big as half a second. read more »

Valtteri Bottas insists there is nothing "fundamentally wrong" with Mercedes' 2019 car, but says it is "a fact" that Ferrari are quicker. The Finn was... read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has revealed its first estimation of the performance gap between the five different compounds of tyres it is running in 2019 read more »

Formula 1 2019 begins in earnest on Monday with the first of eight days of winter testing at Barcelona, as Mercedes' rivals look for any early clues they've closed... read more »

Renault says it has made a "substantial" step forward with its 2019 engine as it bids to close the gap to Formula 1's top three teams read more »

Renault is avoiding setting fixed targets for the 2019 F1 season but expects to continue its progression and close the gap to the top three.  read more »

Renault set themselves the target of closing the gap with the top three teams as they unveil their 2019 car at their Oxfordshire factory. read more »

Renault has revealed the new RS19 Formula 1 car that it hopes will allow it to close the gap to the top three teams in 2019 read more »

Esteban Ocon has tipped the Formula 1 team to close the 'gap' to Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull this season. read more »

Romain Grosjean fears the gap between top F1 teams and the rest will remain too large to give more teams chances to win before 2021 read more »

Sauber aren't keeping an eye on Formula 1's midfield, rather Frederic Vasseur says they are judging themselves against the sport's top teams. read more »

Failing to obliterate the gap to Formula 1's top three teams, Renault's executive director Marcin Budkowski says their 2018 progress was "inherently worse"... read more »

McLaren CEO Zak Brown is confident that the departure of Fernando Alonso in 2019 will not hamper the team's development through the season. Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris... read more »

Pascal Wehrlein has confirmed talks with Ferrari over a 2019 development deal and says working with the Scuderia would be a "very good opportunity". Former Mercedes... read more »

Ex-Force India driver Esteban Ocon believes the rebranded Racing Point team can close the "massive" gap to the top three. read more »

Racing Point can be the team to close the performance gap to F1's big three teams, according to Sergio Perez.  read more »

Ex-Force India driver Esteban Ocon has tipped the new-look Formula 1 team to close to "massive gap" Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull enjoy over the midfield. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has backed Maurizio Arrivabene to return Ferrari to its former glories, having overseen the Scuderia's return to title contention in recent years. Ferrari... read more »

Renault believe they can "close the gap" to F1's leading three teams in 2019, claiming developments for next season look "very promising". read more »

Haas team boss Guenther Steiner believes that to start the 2019 season, the gap between the top three and the rest will be bigger. read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner wants to "reserve judgement" on the 2019 F1 rule changes but fears performance gaps could grow read more »

Convinced it had the 'best of the rest' chassis, Renault is focussing on engine development as it targets gap to front runners. read more »

Max Verstappen and the team into title contention next year. read more »

The gap between F1's leading teams and the midfield is "unacceptable", according to sporting chief Ross Brawn.  read more »

Williams have hired Nicholas Latifi as their reserve driver for 2019, filling the gap left by Robert Kubica's promotion to the race team. Latifi was previously affiliated... read more »