Renault Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul says one of his biggest 2019 difficulties has been managing a "communication crisis" caused by his optimism not being matched... read more »

George Russell was lapping faster than Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton at points during Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix as he matched his best result in Formula 1. read more »

As running commenced around the streets of Monaco, Lewis Hamilton proved fastest in his Mercedes. The Brit however was closely matched by Max Verstappen and team mate Valtteri... read more »

Niki Lauda passed away on Monday, leaving behind a legacy in Formula 1 matched by few if any.  read more »

Mercedes and Ferrari looked more closely matched on race pace than one-lap pace, but will it be enough to challenge for victory? read more »

Mick Schumacher was forced to settle for sixth place in the Bahrain sprint race, despite taking his first Formula 2 pole position for the race. Luca Ghiotto matched Charles... read more »

Lewis Hamilton matched two all-time Formula 1 records held by Michael Schumacher and took one for himself by taking pole position for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday. The... read more »

The second free practice session at Melbourne saw the Mercedes cars edge ahead of the field. After a very tightly matched FP1, both Mercedes had a comfortable 8 tenths ahead of... read more »

Lewis Hamilton topped the first F1 practice session of the new season as Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull proved very-closely matched in the early froes of the Australian GP weekend. read more »

Whether they can match Mercedes for pace this year is another question, but Red Bull have matched their launch date – the RB15 is here. Red Bull are still a relatively young... read more »

Michael Schumacher forever changed the DNA of Ferrari with his title-winning dominance in the early 2000s, according to former Scuderia chairman Luca Di Montezemolo. Schumacher... read more »

Formula 1 legend Alain Prost is unsure if Lewis Hamilton will maintain the same motivation for a title fight in 2019 after besting Sebastian Vettel once again this season.... read more »

Mercedes' director of digital engineering Geoff Willis played down the difference between his team and the arch rival Italian squad Ferrari, suggesting that the two squads... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes he effectively matched Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the end of Italian Grand Prix qualifying and only lost time because he had no tow read more »

Mercedes are braced for a "closely matched" fight against Ferrari in Sunday's Belgian GP with title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel starting out from... read more »

Toro Rosso hasn't matched rivals' gains - Pierre Gasly read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is looking for his new contract to match the "value" he feels he brings to Formula 1. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes F1's leading three engine manufacturers are evenly matched, despite his team's dominant performance in France. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the performance between Formula One's three leading engine manufacturers is now "pretty close''. read more »

The Renault Formula 1 team is nearly ahead of its target having trebled its points haul from the first seven races of 2017 and almost matched that season's total already read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne insists he is "very closely matched" to McLaren F1 teammate Fernando Alonso, despite being out-performed so far in 2018. read more »

The McLaren driver talks about his battle with team-mate Fernando Alonso, believing that he is making progress in his second full season in Formula 1. read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne: McLaren F1 drivers 'very closely matched' in 2018 read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne has said the stats between himself and team-mate Fernando Alonso do not tell the "full story" between the McLaren duo. read more »

F1 2018 has so far been dominated by three teams and three drivers in a fiercely competitive start to the season - but the midfield battle has been just as intense with... read more »