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 »

The midfield battle will continue to be tight until the end of the season, so it's crucial that we keep giving our drivers the best chance at scoring points each weekend. read more »

McLaren are likely to remain embroiled in the midfield battle throughout the remainder of 2019, according to Carlos Sainz Jr. read more »

McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl warns his squad not to assume its position as leaders in the F1 midfield read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is a man reborn in the F1 midfield this year after switching from Ferrari to Alfa Romeo. Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell join Glenn Freeman to assess how he has... read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says his team is targeting to move clear of F1's midfield in 2020. read more »

Renault is the team under the most pressure to bridge the gap between Formula 1's midfield and the big three teams, but this year its progress appears to have stalled and... read more »

McLaren team principal Zak Brown is not yet convinved that they are 'best of the rest' as fourth-placed team behind the elite trio of Mercedes, Ferrari, and McLaren. read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr thinks McLaren's progress in the 2019 Formula 1 season so far will still not be enough to pull it clear of the midfield read more »

Even though McLaren are quickly establishing themselves as the fourth-best team in Formula 1 with their performances in 2019, Carlos Sainz doesn't think they can break... read more »

Despite challenging the midfield runners in Hungary, George Russell described the race as "back to reality" for Williams. read more »

It is a long run to T1 and we will try to build on our qualifying position at the start of the race and then fight with the midfield. read more »

The benefit of adding an extra race to next year's calendar is "close" according to Racing Point's Otmar Szafnauer, with further expansion expected in the... read more »

Pierre Gasly went quickest in the second free practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix in front of his team mate Max Verstappen. Ferrari drivers only finished in the... read more »

Romain Grosjean was an excellent sixth in Qualifying for the German Grand Prix, but the Frenchman hopes the race pace of his VF-19 will enable him to fight for points on Sunday. read more »

Romain Grosjean feels it is a good thing he can top the F1 midfield pack with the Australian Grand Prix-specification Haas car. read more »

Claire Williams hopes the "extraordinary" effort that her Formula 1 team has made to bring its latest upgrade at the German Grand Prix can help it close on the midfield read more »

Carlos Sainz says F1's midfield not having a shot at third place come Sundays shows that the sport has a lot to do to "improve the competition and entertainment". read more »