An optimistic Jenson Button says McLaren's car feels "positive" at the Bahrain GP after the team finished an unexpected third-fastest on Friday. read more »

Sebastian Vettel may have seen his Bahrain F1 Grand Prix practice end early, but remains optimistic of closing the gap to Mercedes. read more »

Honda has confirmed that Fernando Alonso will receive a new power unit for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, following his sizeable accident at the season-opening race in... read more »

Christian Horner says the opening round of the 2016 F1 season could be a sure sign that both Red Bull and the sport are in for a good season read more »

Felipe Massa optimistic Williams can have strong start to 2016 read more »

Felipe Massa says he is pretty optimistic heading to Australia for the F1 2016 season opener and is hopeful he can start the new season like he did twelve months ago read more »

Kevin Magnussen is optimistic that Renault will be able to compete for the points-paying positions when both he and the team return to action in Australia next… read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he hopes the new Ferrari SF16-H has made the jump to catch the dominant Mercedes but stresses the team must be patient read more »

Although he admits that testing results provide little hard evidence, Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost appears quietly confident ahead of the 2016 F1 season. read more »

Esteban Gutierrez says his new Haas F1 squad expected problems as it adapts to the sport and is optimistic it can catch up on lost ground read more »

McLaren director of engineering Matt Morris maintains the outfit is "definitely ahead" compared to where it was in 2015, despite a disrupted final day of testing in... read more »

Ferrari has launched its 2016 Formula 1 challenger with which it hopes to dethrone Mercedes and return to the top of the pecking order. The car, which was unveiled online, will... read more »

Valtteri Bottas is optimistic that Williams will be able to fight for Grand Prix victories in 2016, after releasing images online of its FW38 on Friday. Bottas has taken eight... read more »

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo feels Renault can close the gap on Mercedes and Ferrari, but says he will keep his expectations modest just in case read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari has the potential to get closer to Mercedes this year but says it is too early to make predictions ahead of the first race of the season in... read more »

Jean Todt will meet with F1's engine manufacturers on Monday to discuss power units, hopeful that a cost-cutting solution can be found... read more »

Jean Todt is optimistic F1's power unit manufacturers will put forward acceptable proposals that negate the need for a cheap engine alternative. Ferrari's decision to... read more »

FIA president Jean Todt is hopeful F1's engine power battle will be resolved following Monday's meeting of the sport's Strategy Group. read more »

Both the ACI and ACM are optimistic that a new deal to keep F1 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza will be signed by the end of the month. read more »

Mario Illien admits Renault faces a challenge to bring its power unit up to speed in time for its full return, but is optimistic progress will be swift. read more »

Mario Illien, the head of Ilmor Engineering, which has been assisting Renault with power unit development, is optimistic that the manufacturer will feel engine… read more »

Haas team boss Guenther Steiner says the outfit is hoping to finish inside the top 10 when it makes its Formula 1 debut in Australia. Haas will join the sport this year after... read more »

Toto Wolff is not ruling out Ferrari taking another significant step forward for F1 2016, but is optimistic that Mercedes can maintain its advantage. read more »

Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene is optimistic that the squad will be able to end Mercedes' recent period of Formula 1 domination next year, after a much… read more »

Renault's Cyril Abiteboul is optimistic that an announcement regarding the takeover of the Lotus squad can take place as early as next week. Renault signed a letter of... read more »