An impressive winter testing suggested Haas could be the new leader of the midfield pack and Friday in Melbourne went some distance in proving that theory. read more »

Carlos Sainz fears Haas has produced a small performance jump on the rest of the F1 midfield as he looks to reel in the US team at the 2018 opener. read more »

The Team Principal hopes Haas can be challenging in the upper midfield this year. read more »

Esteban Ocon: Every point crucial in tight F1 midfield battle read more »

After being tipped to impress by the paddock in 2018, Haas team boss Günther Steiner admits he feels "cautiously optimistic" ahead of the season-opener in Australia. read more »

After the test, we can say we're in the midfield, and hopefully in the top half of the midfield. We are cautiously optimistic. read more »

Mercedes are the latest to be impressed by Haas' showing at pre-season testing and think they could be firmly in the midfield mix. read more »

Franz Tost believes Toro Rosso's new alliance with Honda will propel the team up the grid in the 2018 season. read more »

Renault expects five-team scrap for F1 midfield supremacy read more »

Marcus Ericsson is confident Alfa Romeo Sauber's improvements over the winter will allow the team to move into F1's midfield pack.  read more »

Eric Boullier says judging F1's midfield is "more complex this year than ever", but is impressed by the progress made by both Renault and Haas over the winter. read more »

Force India showed up in winter testing with a VJM11 car that looked very similar to its predecessor. Underneath, it really is a new car, but the limited number of changes did... read more »

While it may look a little predictable at the very top of Formula 1, there looks to be a fiercely-contested midfield battle this season. But who will come out on top? read more »

Sauber will take inspiration from Force India as they look to return to F1's midfield, but Fred Vasseur acknowledges that it "won't be in one year or two... read more »

Sergio Perez is unsure whether Force India will be leading the F1 midfield pack at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Following ESPN's analysis of the battle brewing between F1's top three teams, we take a look at how the midfield is shaping up after two weeks of testing at the... read more »

Although Brendon Hartley concedes that this year's midfield battle will be tough, he sees no reason why Toro Rosso can't target points in Melbourne. read more »

Mixed fortunes for a number of the F1 midfield runners leaves a clouded picture heading to Melbourne, writes Luke Smith. read more »

Pierre Gasly lifted by pre-season gains, sure STR in F1 midfield group read more »

The Canadian completed sixty-seven laps on Thursday, and expects the midfield battle to be closer in 2018 than it was last year. read more »

Marcus Ericsson confident Sauber has re-joined F1 midfield group read more »

Sergio Perez does not believe Force India are currently occupying their usual fourth place spot in Formula 1 and a big improvement is needed for the season opener at Australia. read more »

Sergio Perez believes Force India needs a "good step" for the Formula 1 season opener, as the Mexican reckons the team is not currently leading the midfield pack read more »

Frederic Vasseur insists Sauber need a big jump in performance in 2018 to fight in the midfield, and insists most of this will need to come from the aerodynamic department. read more »

Our preview of the 2018 season continues with last year's midfield pack: Force India, Williams, Renault and Toro Rosso. read more »