Three one-twos to start the year with - supposedly - the second-fastest car should act as a reminder to Mercedes' rivals of the standard they need to reach. read more »

Lewis Hamilton lauded Mercedes' "fantastic" Chinese GP as he put an end to his early-season startline problems to claim the race win and world championship lead. read more »

Max Verstappen says being surprised by late overtakes by his Formula 1 rivals prompted him to block Red Bull team-mate Pierre Gasly at the end of Chinese Grand Prix qualifying read more »

Max Verstappen was left fuming at his rivals after being denied the chance of a final flying lap in Chinese GP qualifying. read more »

Max Verstappen accused rival Formula 1 drivers of behaving like "wankers" after failing to make start a lap before the end of the final part of Chinese Grand Prix... read more »

Max Verstappen says that Red Bull looks to have closed the performance gap to Formula 1 rivals Mercedes and Ferrari at the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari's pace around China is competitive, but is wary that they still have homework to do to remain ahead of their rivals. read more »

Lewis Hamilton will be wearing a colour normally associated with Mercedes rivals Ferrari at the Chinese GP - red. read more »

McLaren may not have the fastest car in the midfield right now, but Lando Norris feels the team is doing a better job than its rivals. read more »

Sergio Perez believes Racing Point have fallen behind their midfield rivals despite scoring points in Australia and Bahrain. read more »

Criticism from rivals for links to Ferrari wouldn't be so fierce if the team wasn't performing, argues Steiner. read more »

McLaren has made a positive start to the 2019 Formula 1 season, exceeding its own expectations in the first couple of races. Its results have been flattered by the... read more »

Guenther Steiner is still smarting over the constant criticism of Haas' customer team status, saying rivals wouldn't care if they were bottom of the log. read more »

Gunther Steiner thinks Haas would have no critics if it was "at the bottom" in Formula 1 because that is where he thinks rivals expected the team to be read more »

Red Bull is seeking a "magic password" to unlock more performance from its 2019 F1 car and match rivals Ferrari and Mercedes.  read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari's pace during the Bahrain Grand Prix proves Mercedes were right to say they were behind their rivals. read more »

We need to stay calm and concentrated, as our rivals will be trying to make our life difficult tomorrow. read more »

Mercedes is lacking straight-line speed compared to F1 rivals Ferrari in Bahrain, according to team boss Toto Wolff.  read more »

Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost, dismisses unrest over B-teams, saying rivals should simply do a better job. read more »

After dominating both practices both Vettel and Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto are wary of rivals pace in Bahrain. read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari has more pace yet to "unleash" as he targets putting pressure on F1 rivals Mercedes in Bahrain.  read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons Honda's F1 engine has closed to within 10bhp of power unit rivals Mercedes and Ferrari.  read more »

Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost has hit back against complaints from Formula 1 rivals about teams exploiting the rules to forge closer ties with bigger outfits and manufacturers read more »

Honda's Formula 1 engine is now with 10bhp of main rivals Mercedes and Ferrari, reckons world champion Lewis Hamilton read more »

Mercedes dominated the season-opening Australian GP but Lewis Hamilton feels this Sunday’s race in Bahrain will be a lot closer. Ferrari looked the team to beat after... read more »