Ferrari are hopeful Sebastian Vettel's Malaysia GP gearbox can be used again and they can avoid a costly grid penalty at this weekend's Japanese GP. read more »

Christian Horner is happy with the team's best qualifying result of the season so far, and is hopeful the team will finish well tomorrow. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is happy with his qualifying result and hopeful for tomorrow's race - but may still do a rain dance with Vettel read more »

Red Bull struggled to compete with Ferrari in the dry, but Max Verstappen hopes some overnight tweaks can put him in the mix for victory in Malaysia. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he needs to "work harder" after recent struggles and is hopeful of adding more victories to his name over the final six rounds of the… read more »

McLaren Rookie Vandoorne heads to Malaysia on the back of a seventh place finish, he is however, realistic about his chances in the upcoming race. read more »

Renault Formula 1 academy driver Jack Aitken hopes the French manufacturer will organise further F1 outings following his test at Jerez last week, when he "deserves it" read more »

Jolyon Palmer is looking to end his Renault career on a high note, hopeful that a strong finish to this season will see him secure a place on next year's grid. read more »

Although Lewis Hamilton admits Mercedes' weaknesses won't be eradicated with the W08, he is hopeful that they will be come next year's car. read more »

With McLaren having resolved their engine situation, dropping Honda in favour of Renault, Fernando Alonso is hopeful of securing a new deal with the Woking team. read more »

Honda's motorsport boss Masashi Yamamoto believes McLaren is a "systematic" company which can struggle to adapt to change, and is hopeful Toro Rosso will be… read more »

Pierre Gasly 'hopeful' of Malaysia debut if Carlos Sainz moves to Renault read more »

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier hopeful of getting a 2018 engine deal announced soon as talks with Honda and Renault continue. read more »

The German is hopeful Ferrari can challenge Mercedes at the front of the field this weekend in Italy. read more »

Red Bull junior driver Pierre Gasly says he is still hopeful of making the step up to Formula 1 with Toro Rosso next year, as he waits for news over his… read more »

Pascal Wehrlein is hopeful his performances in 2017 are enough to prove his deserving of a grid spot in 2018 read more »

Force India's chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer has revealed he is hopeful Sergio Perez will sign a new contract ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. read more »

Formula 2 leader Charles Leclerc is tipped motorsport stardom - but his rapid rise has come despite great personal loss read more »

Ferrari is hopeful of avoiding power unit-related penalties over the second half of the season, despite both its drivers being on the limit with… read more »

Paul di Resta is hopeful that his performance during the Hungarian Grand Prix has opened the doors to a potential return to Formula 1 in the future. read more »

Red Bull junior Pierre Gasly says he is still hopeful of landing a 2018 Formula One drive with Toro Rosso. In theory, Gasly should be next in line for a Toro Rosso drive if a... read more »

Ferrari's technical director Mattia Binotto revealed in the Friday afternoon's FIA press conference that his team is adamant to survive the season with the maximum... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is optimistic that he will be in the mix for pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix, after topping both of Friday's practice… read more »

Red Bull junior Pierre Gasly says he is still hopeful of securing a 2018 Formula 1 seat with Toro Rosso, despite indications that Daniil Kvyat will partner Carlos Sainz Jr again read more »

Fernando Alonso is hopeful that McLaren-Honda can enjoy a "trouble-free weekend" at the Hungarian Grand Prix, in order to grab points at a venue where less… read more »