Red Bull is confident it has "definitely" closed the gap to F1 rivals Mercedes and Ferrari heading into the 2019 season.  read more »

Daniel Ricciardo thinks that Renault must develop their car quicker over the course of the season if they are to have any hope of potentially bridging the gap between... read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons Formula 1's midfield has closed the gap to the top three teams, saying they are "within half a second or maybe less". read more »

Despite the headline-grabbing 0.003s gap between Ferrari and Mercedes on the final day of testing, a closer look at the data from pre-season still gives the Italian team a... read more »

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 »