Fernando Alonso thinks McLaren and its midfield rivals could benefit from the close fight developing at the front of the grid in Formula One this year. read more »

Although McLaren hold down fourth in the championship, Kevin Magnussen believes it is Renault who are the strongest midfield team with Haas also up there. read more »

Renault is looking to move to the front of F1's 2018 midfield fight with the introduction of chassis upgrades at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix  read more »

Renault technical director Bob Bell is confident they will remain in the mix to be the best of the rest come the end of the season. read more »

Midfield teams will struggle to break the podium dominance of the top three this season, according to Ross Brawn. read more »

Ross Brawn says "it looks highly unlikely" that any of the midfield F1 teams will be able to challenge for a podium due to the performance gap to the top three teams read more »

It was not until the switch to the Medium compound saw Marcus Ericsson able to get closer to the midfield pace than they were able to on the Soft compound. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says Renault is proving its credentials as the head team in the intense midfield scrap after a strong Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Overall, the race pace is there and we can see that we can get in the fight within the midfield. We still have some improvements to make for qualifying. read more »

Sergio Perez believes qualifying eighth on the grid for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix proves Force India is slashing the gap to its midfield rivals. read more »

Renault need to bring new parts to races quicker than they thought, with a competitive midfield battle emerging read more »

The midfield pack might be close, but Force India has every intention of reclaiming their position as the best of the rest sooner rather than later. read more »

The Mexican is still awaiting his first points of 2018 but feels Force India are heading in the right direction with the development of their VJM11. read more »

Marcus Ericsson says Sauber is no longer solely focused on just trying to survive in F1 and can compete with its midfield rivals.  read more »

Anticipating a close fight to lead the midfield pack in Formula 1 this year, Sergio Perez admits he was surprised by Toro Rosso's pace and consistency through the Bahrain... read more »

Hulkenberg finished sixth in today's Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Tonight's results suggest we are moving in the right direction with both drivers showing competitive pace in the very close midfield battle. read more »

Eric Boullier knows the competition will be tough in the midfield ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix read more »

Sergio Perez says it's important for the team to have a clean weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix, in a bid to keep up with the midfield competition. read more »

Fernando Alonso believes McLaren can "forget" about its midfield rivals and target Red Bull over the coming Formula 1 races read more »

Sauber is pushing design boundaries as it attempts to catch its Formula 1 rivals in 2018 with evolutions of its "aggressive" new car concept read more »

Haas shocked the F1 paddock with its midfield-leading pace in Australia, but Kevin Magnussen says there is no guarantee it will carry over to Bahrain. read more »

Toto Wolff believes Mercedes' advantage over the midfield has shrunk in the off season as shown by Valtteri Bottas' troubles in overtaking in Melbourne. read more »

The Frenchman will start his first Australian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after an error on his final quick lap in Q1 put paid to any chance of advancing into Q2. read more »

Kevin Magnussen hopes Haas can maintain its current level of competitiveness after winning the midfield battle in qualifying in Melbourne. read more »