F1 hopeful Davide Rigon eventually got to make his F1 debut with Ferrari during a one-day session at Vairano. read more »

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel is hopeful he will be stronger this season now he has won the world championship, although he knows it won't be easy to defend his crown. read more »

Mercedes GP is hopeful that it will be in 'reasonable' shape by the time the season starts in Australia - despite the struggles it has faced so far in early testing. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says his McLaren car's main issue is a lack of downforce, although the Briton is hopeful the team will be able to sort some of its problems before the start... read more »

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone remains hopeful that a place can be found on the 2011 calendar for Bahrain, following last week's decision to cancel the event. read more »

The Bahrain royal family are still hopeful the postponed Bahrain Grand Prix can be slotted into the Formula One calendar later in the season read more »

Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug is hopeful the Brackley-based outfit has made a step forward. read more »

Williams has a very competitive car and will enjoy a strong season if it manages to develop it quickly, according to technical director Sam Michael. read more »

The Bahrain Grand Prix has been called off due to unrest in the Gulf country and organisers are hopeful it will be rescheduled for later in the year... read more »

Paul di Resta is hopeful there is more to come from his Force India team, after admitting early testing of the new car has not been easy. read more »

Bernie Ecclestone is to monitor over the weekend the hourly change to the political unrest in Bahrain before making a decision on next month's race... read more »

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is now more 'hopeful' the F1 2011 season opener in Bahrain will go ahead as planned. read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has expressed his latest thoughts over the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, which he had anticipated being cancelled should the country’s violent unrest... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone says he is more hopeful that the Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead despite continuing protests in the country. Several people have been killed read more »

Bernie Ecclestone insists he is becoming more hopeful that the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix will be able to go ahead as planned, and that the political situation in the... read more »

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone remains hopeful the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in March will go ahead despite unrest in the country. read more »

Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner is hopeful that the season-opening Bahrain GP will go ahead as planned... read more »

Frank Williams says his team is hopeful the new FW33 car unveiled on Tuesday will help the British squad take a step closer to the leading outfits in 2011. read more »

Sauber Technical Director James Key has given newbie Sergio Pérez the vote of confidence and has said he is hopeful the Mexican will be just as successful this season... read more »

Ferrari Formula 1 reserve driver and GP2 title hopeful Jules Bianchi has criticised F1’s testing ban, which prohibits teams from running on any circuits with any driver... read more »

Vitaly Petrov is hopeful he will enjoy a stronger a second season in Formula 1 following a tough maiden campaign in 2010. read more »

While India looks likely to have at least one home driver on the grid when it hosts its inaugural race later this year, Jonathan Summerton remains hopeful that he might line up... read more »

Nico Hülkenberg has re-iterated that he is 'hopeful' he will be able to continue racing in the FIA Formula One World Championship next season. The 23-year-old has... read more »

Michael Schumacher reckons Mercedes Grand Prix will be able to make a ‘powerful leap forward’ in 2011 and he is hopeful the Brackley-based team will again be able to battle... read more »

Karun Chandhok will look to shake off the cobwebs and kick-start his campaign for a Formula One drive in 2011 by testing for GP2 teams in Abu Dhabi this weekend read more »