Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg topped final practice ahead at the Australian Grand Prix, but Ferrari continued to show signs it has closed the gap at the... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he hopes the new Ferrari SF16-H has made the jump to catch the dominant Mercedes but stresses the team must be patient read more »

Ferrari have closed the gap on Mercedes, Williams may get swallowed up in a packed midfield and McLaren 'probably hid' behind Honda last year. read more »

Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko reckons the outfit can challenge for third position in the Constructors' Championship, as the team bids to close the gap to… read more »

Ferrari's 2016 car is capable of closing the gap to Mercedes on the evidence of winter testing, according to Sebastian Vettel. read more »

Jolyon Palmer admitted the difference between the Renault Formula 1 engine and the Mercedes the team used last year was clear during Barcelona testing this week read more »

James Allison praises the efforts of the Ferrari team as it looks to bridge the gap to Mercedes with the SF16-H read more »

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo feels Renault can close the gap on Mercedes and Ferrari, but says he will keep his expectations modest just in case read more »

Gap to Red Bull will give us a benchmark to aim for - Renault read more »

Renault says the role engine specialists Ilmor is playing in closing the gap to Mercedes and Ferrari has been overplayed in the media. Since the introduction of the current... read more »

Red Bull Racing's Adrian Newey says the squad is likely to lose more ground to Mercedes and Ferrari this season and that the best-case scenario will be to maintain the gap read more »

While closing the gap to Mercedes and Ferrari would be a great achievement for Williams this season, Claire Williams says keeping Red Bull behind would be even better. read more »

Claire Williams says fending off Formula 1 rival Red Bull and cutting the gap to Mercedes and Ferrari would represent a real achievement for her team in 2016 read more »

Williams' Deputy Team Principal Claire Williams believes that the squad faces the "hardest piece" of its revival as it attempts to close the gap to… read more »

Ahead of his first season in F1, Jolyon Palmer reckons having his own car rather than driving a team-mate's will allow him to close the gap to Pastor Maldonado.. read more »

Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne has declared the team has its eyes firmly set on leapfrogging Mercedes in time for the 2016 opener in Melbourne. Ferrari closed the gap to... read more »

Jenson Button has urged McLaren to follow Ferrari's lead and close the gap on Mercedes in Formula 1... read more »

McLaren-Honda will continue with its "size zero" approach to packaging its power unit next year. Honda's return to Formula One this year has been marred by... read more »

Former Ferrari driver Mario Andretti reckons the team is capable of cutting the gap to Mercedes and challenging for world titles next year, given the gains it… read more »

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley says the team is encouraged by the "significantly different" car it plans to unveil for 2016. Williams finished third in the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes that the changes made to the set up of the Mercedes car have contributed to the shrinking of the gap between him and Nico Rosberg. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says he could finished closer to the Mercedes drivers than he did after returning to the podium at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Raikkonen ended a frustrating... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has labelled his 2015 campaign "pretty average" as he comes into the final round of the season with just two podiums to his name. Ferrari's... read more »

There was a four-year gap between Johnny Herbert's second and third Grand Prix wins. Is this a record? asked Malcolm Davies You're right, there was four years and two... read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes still has the edge on Ferrari with power units but admits recent gains has seen his rivals close the gap read more »