The Force India driver is ready for the first round of the 2018 F1 season. read more »

Red Bull believes a 0.5-second deficit to favourite Mercedes at the Australian Grand Prix will be enough for it to be in the hunt in the 2018 Formula 1 season read more »

Sergio Perez is convinced the gap to F1's leading three teams has shrunk heading into 2018.  read more »

Christian Horner believes that Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton are the favourites for the 2018 Formula 1 season, but hopes that Red Bull can close the gap. read more »

Max Verstappen reckons if Red Bull can close the gap to Mercedes to just "three tenths" in qualifying, they'll have a fighting chance in the grands prix. read more »

While Carlos Sainz concedes that Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull will be the pace-setter, he says it is up to Renault to close the gap and challenge for fourth. read more »

Max Verstappen says closing the qualifying gap to Mercedes is key to Red Bull's chances of beating the world champions to race wins in 2018. read more »

Renault driver Carlos Sainz says he would put money on the times between Formula One's teams opening up in the remaining three days of testing despite a tight spread on... read more »

Toro Rosso believe Honda's engine is closer in performance to former supplier Renault's than has been believed and the Japanese firm could wipe out the gap as early... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg reckons if Renault can halve the gap to F1's leading trio, they will have a good shot at fourth place in this year's championship. read more »

Renault's Cyril Abiteboul has outlined the French manufacturer's goals for the 2018 F1 season heading into year three of its plan. 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 »

Haas F1 Team becomes the first F1 team to reveal their 2018 Formula 1 car ahead of the season, the VF-18. The American team aims to close the gap on the top teams this year... read more »

Haas F1 team owner Gene Haas has tasked his outfit with closing the gap in performance it has to Ferrari to just 0.5 in 2018.  read more »

Gene Haas has tasked his Formula One team with closing its gap in performance to Ferrari to just 0.5s per lap this year. read more »

Although Sauber believe they could close the gap on F1's big teams if they had the same budget, team boss Fred Vasseur admits a cap could prove a potential... read more »

Although Fernando Alonso outscored Stoffel Vandoorne last season, Zak Brown reckons the car played a big role in that as McLaren-Honda often only had one update available. read more »

The gap between Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull compared to the rest of the Formula 1 field was down to them doing a better job in 2017, and was not down to the regulations,... read more »

Although Force India beat them to fourth place by more than 100 points, Williams reckon the gap between the two teams was "not much." read more »

Sahara Force India F1 Team is focusing on closing down the gap between the top three teams in F1, rather than defending it's fourth place position in 2018. read more »

Kevin Magnussen admits it is frustrating that Formula 1's top three teams have such a massive advantage over the rest of the grid. read more »

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Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn has ruled out using “artificial” performance levellers to close the gap between the teams but did highlight his growing concern about the... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says his Red Bull car set up is “nearly identical” to Max Verstappen’s despite the significant gap between their qualifying performance in Abu Dhabi. read more »

Sebastian Vettel was left surprised by the gap to Mercedes in qualifying as he settled for third on the grid for 2017's finale. read more »