The 2021 title rivals had differing views on the decision to drop a DRS zone at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

For some teams, the removal of the fourth DRS zone made no immediate difference. But for others - notably Aston Martin - it led to some last minute scrabbling around to change... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is hopeful McLaren's rivals are not "sandbagging" after both he and Lando Norris finished in the top 10 in practice for the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

2021 Formula 1 title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen shared a joke about the FIA's reminder relating to a ban on wearing jewellery during on-track sessions.  read more »

World Championship leader Charles Leclerc believes his Ferrari team will be at a disadvantage compared with rivals Red Bull at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Ultimately pole was secured by Red Bull's Sergio Perez with new tyres, but that was not the case for his immediate rivals.Pirelli Formula 1 boss Mario Isola says that it... read more »

Alpine felt a little blindsided by the rule change, arguing that it gave rivals a cheap fix. read more »

F1's move to ground effect designs this season triggered headaches in early testing with most outfits suffering from their cars bouncing down the straights.Several teams... read more »

Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto says the early F1 2022 frontrunners are "much better prepared" than previous years to fight for the title although the team are still wary... read more »

Andreas Seidl admits McLaren's rivals have done a "better job" with their 2022 cars, saying the Woking team needs to "strike back". read more »

Kevin Magnussen believes Haas' "intimate" structure allows issues to be addressed quicker than its large-scale rivals. read more »

George Russell has revealed Mercedes is "working day and night" to find solutions to the W13's deficit to rivals Ferrari and Red Bull. read more »

As the American-owned outfit bids to build on its strong start to the season, it knows that rivals will be working hard to bring developments to their own cars.But team boss... read more »

Red Bull could lose Pierre Gasly to one of their rivals should they not promote him back to the main team from AlphaTauri before the end of his contract, according to Helmut Marko. read more »

Fernando Alonso has commended Renault 2022 Power Unit, stating it is now "in the ballpark" with its rivals. Ahead of the 2022 campaign, Renault completely reworked... read more »

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has conceded the team is suffering a double deficit to F1 rivals Red Bull and Ferrari and has "quite a lot to... read more »

Mercedes says that it is making use of the margin it has to rival teams behind in the Formula 1 pecking order to get on top of its issues with the W13 car.  The Brackley-based... read more »

The Red Bull driver led the opening 14 laps of the Saudi Arabian GP but saw his race wrecked by a safety car period just one lap after his pitstop, when Nicholas Latifi crashed... read more »

Mick Schumacher's rivals have called the Jeddah circuit the "most dangerous on the calendar" following his Q2 crash. read more »

Alpine principal Otmar Szafnauer is urging the FIA to act and ensure that Formula 1 remains a level playing field. read more »

Mercedes' straight-line speed deficit to Formula 1 rivals Ferrari and Red Bull at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was related to drag levels, believes Toto Wolff. read more »

The German manufacturer endured a challenging season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with its W13 no match for Ferrari and Red Bull around the Sakhir track.But as well as... read more »

Despite struggling for pace, Mercedes managed to salvage a 3-4, after capitalising on fierce rivals Red Bull double DNF-ing at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

George Russell admits Mercedes' deficit to its rivals may grow in the Bahrain GP as they continued to struggle with porpoising. read more »

Ferrari saw its engine performance take a significant hit in 2020, leaving its works squad and the customer outfits, Haas and Alfa Romeo, on the back foot compared to their... read more »