Formula One's dominant force Mercedes is confident that its new challenger, the W09 is an 'awful lot quicker' after the team pushed hard during the designing... read more »

The Australian is confident Aston Martin Red Bull Racing can go into the new season aiming to challenge at the front of the field. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is confident the Ferrari could have set a faster lap time during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya if it wanted to. read more »

Marcus Ericsson confident Sauber has re-joined F1 midfield group read more »

Fernando Alonso is not concerned by McLaren's breakdowns in the second test and feels confident enough to race in Australia if it was "tomorrow". read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is confident Red Bull will be "much closer" to F1 rivals Mercedes in 2018, having recorded the fastest ever time around Barcelona's Circuit de... read more »

After setting a new Circuit de Catalunya track record on Wednesday Daniel Ricciardo predicted Red Bull will be hot on the heels of Mercedes and Ferrari at the Australian Grand... read more »

Toro Rosso's Brendon Hartley says Honda has "definitely delivered" on its pre-season hopes of producing a competitive and reliable Formula 1 engine for the 2018... read more »

Pierre Gasly is confident Toro Rosso's new engine partner Honda can keep silencing its critics after a positive opening week to 2018's pre-season. read more »

Force India's Otmar Szafnauer feels confident drivers Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon are past the "conflict stage" of their partnership as F1 teammates. read more »

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 »