Sebastian Vettel is optimistic Ferrari are on the way to providing a “real challenge” to Mercedes, even though he admits the world champions were too fast for them in China. read more »

Polewinner Lewis Hamilton, a frustrated Nico Rosberg and optimistic Sebastian Vettel meet the media after qualifying for the F1 Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is hopeful that Red Bull can challenge Williams during the Chinese Grand Prix and reverse its difficult start to the 2015 campaign. Ricciardo, who collected... read more »

McLaren are optimistic they are on target for the first Q2 appearances of their new Honda era after Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button were both impressed by the MP4-30’s form... read more »

Felipe Massa has blamed a stalled rear-wing for his free practice two spin which saw him miss the second half of the session after making contact with the tyre wall. The... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is in optimistic mood heading to the Chinese Grand Prix, confident that Ferrari can continue its strong start to 2015 at just about any venue on the F1 schedule. read more »

Jenson Button remains optimistic that McLaren and Honda can close the gap to their F1 rivals, continuing with further development at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Jenson Button admits McLaren are unlikely to fight for points in the next two races, but he is optimistic about their chances once they hit Europe... read more »

McLaren Honda saw its cars disappointingly retire from the Malaysian Grand Prix with power unit issues. The team though saw much better pace, allowing both cars to fight with... read more »

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 »