The FIA is optimistic some Formula 1 teams will report any early loopholes in the 2021 technical regulations rather than exploit them, but not for "charitable" reasons read more »

Alfa Romeo Racing remain optimistic ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix after not getting the result they would have liked in Austin. read more »

Max Verstappen was optimistic about his team's pace after Friday running and believes they are not as far behind Mercedes as the time-sheet may suggest.  read more »

With Renault set to consider its future in Formula 1, Cyril Abiteboul is hopeful the board will approve the continuation of its works programme. read more »

Williams says that its race pace is a step up from the performance it showed in qualifying for the Mexico Grand Prix. read more »

Abiteboul optimistic Renault will remain in F1 post-2020 read more »

Renault Formula 1 team boss Cyril Abiteboul is "optimistic" his parent company will sign the new Concorde Agreement and commit to the championship beyond 2020 read more »

George Russell believes Williams has made great progress throughout the 2019 F1 season and is optimistic about the team's chances heading into next year. read more »

Renault will be hoping to avoid the mistakes it made this year after making a recent breakthrough with its car, giving Ricciardo optimism. read more »

Ferrari remain optimistic despite losing out on the win to Mercedes in Japan. read more »

Valtteri Bottas remains optimistic after a Mercedes 1-2 in Sochi, despite the challenge presented by Ferrari. read more »

We are optimistic and looking forward to Suzuka, where we will hopefully be back in the points with both cars. read more »

Lewis Hamilton is optimistic Mercedes "maximum" performance over race weekends can help tip the balance back in their favour in what has turned into an absorbing... read more »

It's tough in this heat but the entire team in the garage and on the pit-wall did a great job. It makes us very optimistic for the races ahead. read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits Ferrari have not been fast enough in F1 2019 - and is not optimistic of finding a "silver bullet" to catch up with Mercedes. read more »

Red Bull Racing drivers Pierre Gasly and Max Verstappen remain cautiously optimistic about their 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix prospects after the former topped Friday's... read more »

Red Bull remain optimistic at Silverstone despite an opening day that left the Milton Keynes squad with mixed feelings. read more »

Lance Stroll is hopeful that Racing Point will start to move up the F1 order with performance upgrades. read more »

Carlos Sainz says he has been "pleasantly surprised" by McLaren's form since joining the team at the start of 2019 - and is optimistic they can maintain momentum... read more »

Mercedes has revealed the cooling problems that made its Austrian Grand Prix "painful" were a legacy of the fundamental design of its Formula 1 car being too... read more »

Mercedes 'too optimistic' with radiator size amid cooling woes read more »

An air pressure line problem left Sebastian Vettel at the back end of the top 10 in qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. read more »

Toro Rosso's Albon optimistic ahead of his first Formula 1 outing in Austria. read more »

Toto Wolff optimistic ahead of Austrian GP following poor 2018 result. read more »

Racing Point team boss Otmar Szafnauer believes that the team can have its best weekend of the 2019 season so far in Canada. read more »