Kimi Raikkonen says the gap to pole position is still too big despite qualifying in second place for the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Fernando Alonso believes Ferrari still needs to improve its F138, despite qualifying third for the Chinese Grand Prix, after mixed results with its Shanghai upgrades read more »

Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel has described a challenging first day to his Chinese Grand Prix weekend, with the German feeling uncomfortable about the gap to... read more »

Felipe Massa has likened the performance gap between Pirelli’s Soft and Medium tyre compounds to driving completely different cars, but feels optimistic that Ferrari... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits the gap to the quickest cars was "a little bit bigger than I'd like" after practice for the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Red Bull is too far from the pace for his liking at the end of Friday practice for the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Jenson Button says it will be "very encouraging" for McLaren if it can be fighting for victories within the next few races read more »

Not long ago, McLaren’s 2013 campaign was in tatters, as the famous British team refused to rule out scrapping its new car and putting the 2012 machine back into... read more »

The performance gap between the medium and the soft compound in China is expected to be between 0.5s and 0.6s per lap. read more »

Ross Brawn has downplayed Mercedes' chances of repeating last year's Chinese GP win, saying there is "still a gap to close"... read more »

Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn says the outfit must not become complacement after a promising start to the 2013 season, insisting that constant upgrades need to be applied to... read more »

Jules Bianchi has been the surprise of 2013 so far, easily outpacing his team-mate Max Chilton and out-qualifying and out-racing both Caterhams in Australia and Malaysia. The... read more »

Our season has started well, perhaps better than we expected, however we're fully aware that there is still a gap to close and that we must keep up the pace of development. read more »

Sebastian Vettel is intent on finishing his Malaysian GP as he begins it, a feat he did not manage to achieve last time out in Australia... read more »

Sergio Perez says the Australian Grand Prix has shown McLaren what is required to close the gap to the front-runners this season read more »

Marussia boss John Booth says the team will work hard to keep closing the gap to the midfield teams heading to Sepang this weekend read more »

Sauber chief designer Matt Morris was surprised by the gap between the leading teams and the midfield during the Australian Grand Prix weekend. read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes it is only a matter of time before Mercedes close the gap to the front runners... read more »

Lewis Hamilton finished his first race for Mercedes AMG in fifth place today whilst team-mate Nico Rosberg had to retire his car following an electrical problem on lap 27.... read more »

Marussia believes that it is possible to get within striking distance of the back of the Formula1 midfield pack this season after showing promising pace during the Australian... read more »

Sebastian Vettel may still be in a league of his own, but Kimi Raikkonen believes Lotus have closed the gap to the front-runners... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says it was "hugely satisfying" to close the gap to Red Bull during Friday's practices for the Australian Grand Prix... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen thinks that Lotus is closer to the front than it was this time last year - but concedes that Sebastian Vettel is clearly ahead. read more »

2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix Second Practice Classification Pos Driver Team Time/Gap Laps 1  Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing Renault 1:25.908 33 2  Mark Webber... read more »

The faces of Red Bull chiefs became notably "worried" as the winter pre-season period wrapped up recently. That is the claim of Marc Surer, a former F1 driver turned... read more »