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 »

Valtteri Bottas was back in the zone, but a perfect score was exclusively reserved for one midfield runner in the Japanese Grand Prix driver ratings. read more »

Marginal gains vital in midfield scrap - Alfa Romeo read more »

Although we head to Suzuka with an increased lead over our midfield competitors in the Constructors' Championship, we are mindful that we still have work to do to lock... read more »

Emerging as F1's regular midfield leader, Carlos Sainz isn't getting bogged down by three zero scores in the four races back since the summer break. read more »

Sergio Perez: Racing Point back in mix with midfield leaders read more »

A frustrated Carlos Sainz Jr has criticised Formula 1's television direction over the lack of airtime midfield teams receive and thinks drivers will "take... read more »

It's very close in the midfield with a tenth here or there making a huge difference. read more »

Leclerc sets the pace in final practice, as midfield battlers, from 8th to 16th, are covered by just 0.477s. read more »

"It looks, as always this season, very close in the midfield and we'll have to work very hard to maximise our performance tomorrow. read more »

Racing Point will bring a significant upgrade package to the Singapore Grand Prix which it is hoped will return them to their spot at the front of the midfield. read more »

The Formula 1 midfield battles rages on in front of a typically passionate and colourful Italian support. In the end it's a race of mixed fortunes for the team, with... read more »

Max Verstappen said it felt like his Formula 1 rivals "almost stood still" in the incident where he damaged his Red Bull at the start of the Italian Grand Prix read more »

Esteban Ocon's move to Renault for 2020 after missing out on a drive at Mercedes is official. While it's a step down for the Frenchman in terms of competitiveness to... read more »

The 2020 drivers line up will begin to take shape, at least the midfield part, at Spa with Renault expected to announce Esteban Ocon on Thursday. read more »