Kimi Raikkonen says he's confident with the initial feeling he's gained with the Ferrair SF71H on the first day of pre-season testing at Circuit de Catalunya. read more »

Sebastian Vettel is "confident" Ferrari's new SF71H will be a "good" car, but how good remains to be seen. read more »

Mercedes are confident Lewis Hamilton will sign a new contract with the team and are hopeful the new deal will be announced in 'a few weeks'. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg filled with confidence heading into the new F1 season as Renault reveals its new R.S.18 car. read more »

McLaren chiefs have revealed they're confident that new engine supplier Renault will provide an engine that is both powerful and reliable to compete with. read more »

After his "steep learning curve" of his maiden F1 season, Lance Stroll is confident Williams can produce a competitive car for 2018. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles says he's confident Pirelli’s 2018 tyre compounds will open up Formula 1 races this year. read more »

Williams boss Paddy Lowe is confident any fears around F1’s new Halo protector will be over by the first two races. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo thinks Red Bull should be able to capitalise on the limited changes to Formula One's rule book to challenge Mercedes and Ferrari for victories in 2018. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is confident Red Bull has got itself where it needs to be to fight with Formula 1 favourites Mercedes and Ferrari regularly this season read more »

McLaren F1 chief Brown quietly confident of the team's chances heading into 2018 after linking up with new engine supplier Renault. read more »

For the first time in three years McLaren's expectations ahead of the new Formula One season are based on facts rather than hope, according to race driver Fernando Alonso. read more »

Despite not yet having signed a new contract with Red Bull, Daniel Ricciardo expects to be given equal status with Max Verstappen in 2018. read more »

Zak Brown insists McLaren is confident heading into the 2018 season despite their new engine suppliers, Renault, having multiple engine-related issues during 2017. read more »

McLaren can expect a much-improved campaign this season with Fernando Alonso confident they can be "very, very competitive" racing Renault engines. read more »

Although Renault had a torrid time in the latter half of last season with the reliability of their power units, McLaren are confident they've taken measures to resolve it. read more »

McLaren technical director Tim Goss is confident the team has overcome architecture issues surrounding the switch to Renault engine. read more »

McLaren technical director Tim Goss is confident his team has successfully overcome packaging headaches caused by Renault's engine architecture without having to... read more »

Deputy Team Principal Claire Williams is excited by the line-up of Sergey Sirotkin and Lance Stroll in 2018, feeling both can have strong results for the team. read more »

Ross Brawn has sent a warning to Ferrari after its latest Formula 1 quit threats and if confident the sport can survive if the Italian manufacturer exited. read more »

Valtteri Bottas will take a lot of positivity from his 2017 performances, feeling he learned something from every race, and will head into 2018 with much more confidence. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is confident Lewis Hamilton will not announce a shock retirement from Formula 1 like the Brit's former team-mate Nico Rosberg. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says contract talks with Lewis Hamilton are going well and is confident his star driver won't walk out of the team without giving notice. read more »

Haas' Kevin Magnussen says the feel of the squad's VF-17 on Saturdays did not suit his driving style through 2017, though is confident of addressing the issue… read more »

Mercedes engine boss confident German outfit's power unit will break 1000bhp barrier this season. read more »