Ron Dennis is optimistic that McLaren-Honda will find itself in a much stronger position when the Formula 1 paddock arrives in Europe in May. The renewed… read more »

Jenson Button was in an optimistic mood following Friday practice in Malaysia after seeing McLaren make a step forward from its dismal Australian Grand Prix pace read more »

Despite remaining almost three seconds off the pace, McLaren are optimistic they are closing in on the midfield pack after a small but significant improvement in Friday... read more »

Manor Marussia team boss John Booth is optimistic that the outfit will experience a "more typical race weekend" at the Malaysian Grand Prix, after its troubles… read more »

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo returns his focus to the Malaysian Grand Prix and says he is 'optimistic' he will enjoy better fortunes in Sepang. read more »

Jenson Button says it's no surprise that McLaren fill the back row of the Australian Grand Prix grid for Sunday's race. The Briton qualified 17th, whilst team-mate... read more »

Despite having to shoulder the testing burden for Williams, Valtteri Bottas ended the opening day of the 2015 F1 season in optimistic mood. read more »

McLaren endured another difficult day at the office in Melbourne on Friday, but the team have vowed to battle on and iron out their problems... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is frustrated to be playing catch up after missing FP2 at Albert Park, but is optimistic he can get up to speed for qualifying read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he is hopeful that he can save one of his four engines after technical problems blighted his preparation for the Australian Grand Prix. Ricciardo... read more »

Former champion Kimi Raikkonen remains optimistic Ferrari has made a big step forward ahead of the 2015 F1 opener in Australia. read more »

Ahead of their first race with Merc power, Lotus are hoping the engine combined with an improved chassis will see them fighting for points... read more »

Lotus head into the new season full of optimism according to technical director Nick Chester who is confident the Lotus E23 is a major step forward when compared to last years... read more »

Toto Wolff is refusing to get carried away about Mercedes' pre-season form ahead of the 2015 F1 season, but admits he is 'optimistic'. read more »

Nico Rosberg focuses on set-up work on the medium tyres, but remains the quickest driver of all as F1 pre-season testing comes to a conclusion. read more »

A happy Nico Rosberg says he is optimistic about Mercedes’ 2015 prospects after setting the fastest laps of the two Barcelona tests. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg was the busiest driver on day three in Spain, completing 158 laps of the Circuit de Catalunya in his new VJM08. read more »

Romain Grosjean says he is pleased with Lotus' progress after setting the quickest time on the final day of the second pre-season test at the Circuit de... read more »

Fernando Alonso says he has reason to be optimistic about the season ahead, despite McLaren's troubles during pre-season testing. Although racing director Eric Boullier... read more »

McLaren's pre-season troubles are an expected consequence of the extreme design philosophy used by designer Peter Prodromou according to Ron Dennis. The MP4-30 has been... read more »

Toto Wolff says that he is hopeful Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton can thrash out a new deal before the first round of the season begins in Australia next month. Hamilton's... read more »

McLaren's racing director Eric Boullier proved relieved to have seen the MP4-30 more than 30 laps today and is optimistic that when things go well, the team will be... read more »

Pastor Maldonado is optimistic that the Lotus F1 team will be able to banish the memories of last season after an initial run in the new E23 at Jerez. read more »

Pastor Maldonado says he is optimistic over Lotus' potential after he enjoyed his first day of running in the squad's new E23 Hybrid. Maldonado endured a difficult... read more »

Nico Rosberg isn't ruling out Ferrari entirely, but he seems confident that the Italian outfit won't be challenging Mercedes often during the 2015 season. The German,... read more »