Fernando Alonso says Honda's power deficit cost McLaren 2.5 seconds per lap on Sochi's straights during qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix. Alonso qualified 15th... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he is "staying positive" about Red Bull's prospects in 2017 despite a sizeable deficit to pole position at the Russian Grand Prix. Red… read more »

Fernando Alonso claims McLaren is losing 2.5 seconds per lap on the straights of Sochi due to the power deficit of his Honda Formula 1 engine. read more »

Daniel Ricciado says a half a second improvement in deficit to pole between China and Bahrain was a shock and could lead to further gains read more »

Another race and another retirement for Fernando Alonso, and more concerns about the power deficit of Honda compared to their rivals. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo "genuinely thought" Red Bull had a chance to win the Bahrain Grand Prix in the early stages as he and teammate Max Verstappen stalked the leaders.... read more »

Fernando Alonso was left perplexed by the extent of his power deficit in Bahrain, which ended with his third retirement in as many races. The Sakhir race -- home of... read more »

Fernando Alonso says McLaren-Honda's straight-line speed deficit was "amazing" as he attempted to battle with rivals during the Bahrain Grand Prix. Alonso… read more »

Fernando Alonso 'frustrated' by 'amazing' performance deficit read more »

Fernando Alonso described Honda's power deficit in Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix as "impressive" after another frustrating race for McLaren read more »

Down on power and up on his frustration levels, Fernando Alonso says he has "never raced with less power" after being unable to defend in Sunday's Bahrain GP. read more »

Fernando Alonso suggests Stoffel Vandoorne was lucky not to start the Bahrain Grand Prix such was the speed deficit to McLaren-Honda's rivals. read more »

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel conceded he was "a bit down" after witnessing the deficit to rivals Mercedes during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Vettel… read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that Red Bull does not have an "overnight" fix for its deficit to Mercedes and Ferrari, with the team "looking for more than a… read more »

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen admit Red Bull still doesn't fully understand the reasons for its current deficit to Formula 1 rivals Mercedes and Ferrari, or how to... read more »

Fernando Alonso was left pleasantly surprised with 13th on the grid in China, something he put down to pushing like a "big animal" -- more specifically, an elephant... read more »

Christian Horner is confident Red Bull can out-develop its rivals in 2017 and says a comparison to 2016 shows why the team should not be worried about its current deficit to... read more »

Carlos Sainz trusts Renault's Canadian upgrade will cut top-speed deficit read more »

Having assessed the genuine race pace of the front-runner, Christian Horner believes Red Bull has a half-second deficit to Mercedes and Ferrari read more »

McLaren is bracing itself for a tougher time at the Chinese Grand Prix, with Formula 1's longest straight set to expose the true power deficit that Honda has read more »

 The Sauber F1 Team has confirmed that Pascal Wehrlein will not race in the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday and will be replaced by Antonio Giovinazzi.  Wehrlein, who crashed... read more »

Following the first two practice session of the season, Red Bull Racing claims they find themselves where they expected to be. The team believes they are lagging behind both... read more »

Honda working on new power unit to solve performance deficit read more »

Honda F1 chief Yusuke Hasegawa says the manufacturer is slightly "scared" of its performance deficit compared to its rivals, following a troubled build-up to… read more »

Honda chief Yusuke Hasegawa admits he is more worried by the Japanese manufacturer's performance deficit to its rivals than its reliability problems over pre-season... read more »