The midfield runners got their time in the sun at Interlagos on Sunday as late drama presented some big opportunities. read more »

SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team, struggled with qualifying at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix, as the midfield battled tightened. Sergio Perez came out on top at the team as he... read more »

We now need to do our best to maximize our opportunities to score points with both cars tomorrow, in what we expect to be a tight midfield battle. read more »

It's always a very close qualifying session here and unfortunately we ended up at the lower end of a pretty evenly-matched midfield battle. read more »

We knew this was going to be a tough circuit for us but there were just less than two tenths covering the entire midfield and we are at the end of it. read more »

In the dry this afternoon, as usual the gaps in the midfield were very small. Clearly, we have some work to do and overnight we'll be trying to improve both our qualifying... read more »

Lando Norris says McLaren's superiority against its midfield Formula 1 rivals looks greater than it really is because qualifying has hidden some of its problems read more »

Daniel Ricciardo claims that his midfield battles since joining Renault have helped improve his racecraft. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says dropping into Formula 1's midfield pack has helped him hone his racecraft in 2019, especially during the chaos of opening laps. read more »

Renault Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo says he has honed his lap one racecraft through being involved in the fraught midfield battle with Renault in 2019 read more »

The last few races have shown progress, but we know we still have some work ahead of us to get back to the front of the midfield. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he is "really encouraged" by Renault's performance at the United States Grand Prix as he finished as the top midfield runner. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo admits it is unlikely that Renault can overcome McLaren in the battle for midfield supremacy in F1 2019.  read more »

The focus now switches to ensuring that we are well prepared for tomorrow's race in order to maximize our opportunities in what we expect to be another exciting midfield... read more »

We're in the thick of the midfield battle and the six points we scored in Mexico have helped us close the gap on fifth place to just nine points. read more »

Carlos Sainz hopes McLaren's disappointing Mexican GP will be a "one-off" after F1's leading midfield team suffered a baffling loss of pace - and a botched... read more »

Having to start on the soft tyres definitely compromised our race as we had to stop earlier than the other midfield runners to try and make the two-stop strategy work. read more »

Jenson Button does not believe Lewis Hamilton would remain in Formula 1 if he found himself dropping from the front of the grid, as Button did in the latter stages of his career. read more »

Lewis Hamilton would quit Formula 1 if he was having to run in the midfield, that's according to his former team-mate Jenson Button. read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says his side must "leave nothing to chance" in its quest to seal fourth place in F1's midfield battle. read more »

Romain Grosjean reckons that having split-screen coverage of Formula 1 races would enable fans to keep an eye on the midfield battle as well as what is happening at the front. read more »

Following recent criticism of a lack of coverage for midfield runners in Formula 1, Romain Grosjean has suggested a split-screen broadcast. read more »

Now sixth in the championship and clear as F1's leading midfield runner, Carlos Sainz feels he has never driven better. read more »

Carlos Sainz has established himself not only as Formula 1's midfield king in 2019, but as one of its most outright consistent performers - a true smooth operator. read more »

Frustrated with the lack of TV time devoted to F1's midfield battle, McLaren have held "several talks" with F1's bosses. read more »