Jean-Eric Vergne believes he can return to the top 10 for the first time since the first round of the year in Australia after he qualified in ninth place for the Chinese Grand... read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is hoping to be in a position to take the fight to the Red Bull drivers during the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Pastor Maldonado has accepted the blame after crashing out of the second practice session at the Chinese Grand Prix. It was not a good Friday for the Venezuelan as he suffered... read more »

Pastor Maldonado admitted he was "a little optimistic" on his exit from the track after putting his Lotus in the pit lane entrance wall during FP2 read more »

Sebastian Vettel is optimistic Red Bull will be able to recover from their midfield grid positions in the Bahrain GP after problems on his car in qualifying compounded Daniel... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is optimistic about another Mercedes F1 success this weekend, even if he says the team still has work to do in Bahrain.     read more »

Sauber Team Principal Monisha Kaltenborn says that she is optimistic about her squad's chances this year but remains unhappy about the Swiss outfit's... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen remains optimistic that Ferrari can right the problems that stymied him in Sunday's Australian F1 season-opener.     read more »

Jules Bianchi has suggested that battery problems cost him six laps of the 2014 Australian Grand Prix, but remained optimistic that Marussia can bounce back in... read more »

The Sauber F1 Team had to be satisfied with 12th for Adrian Sutil and 13th for Esteban Gutierrez. The Team was able to gain a lot of experience during the race, required to... read more »

Nico Rosberg joins Lewis Hamilton in proving Mercedes' strong pace in Australia, but admits there are other concerns to distract him... read more »

Pastor Maldonado is refusing to let his naysayers get him down as he gears up for the start of his Lotus career... read more »

Sebastian Vettel insists he is not writing off his chances of winning a fifth successive world title despite enduring a difficult pre-season campaign. Vettel and Red Bull... read more »

Williams enter the season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne full of optimism at a circuit enjoyed by its drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas, who aim to back up... read more »

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso are both hoping to secure, at the very least, a podium finish as they head into the opening race of the season. Whilst Ferrari... read more »

Pastor Maldonado is feeling optimistic ahead of the start of the 2014 F1 season and he believes the Lotus E22 has ‘huge’ potential. read more »

Toto Wolff has downplayed criticism about the new-look Formula One, adamant fans will be "pleasantly surprised"... read more »

Max Chilton can't wait to get going in Melbourne, optimistic that Marussia F1 can spring a surprise in 2014.     read more »

Marussia F1's Jules Bianchi believes that the team has the potential to move forward as problems continue to affect the opposition ahead of... read more »

Jules Bianchi believes that Marussia can move up the Formula 1 grid this season. Bianchi made his Formula 1 debut for the team in 2013 and achieved a best result of 13th. The... read more »

Vijay Mallya is confident that Force India will enjoy one of its best seasons yet following an encouraging pre-season test. The Indian co-owner promises there is more to come... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo was "much more optimistic outlook" after Red Bull completed its strongest day of pre-season Formula 1 testing yet in Bahrain. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo admits Friday's largely trouble-free day in Bahrain has gone a long way towards boosting morale at Red Bull Racing... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo's optimism grew further after the second day of the third and final pre-season test in Bahrain. read more »

Having fallen foul of a reliability glitch, Nico Rosberg says he is optimistic but not confident of Merc being "bullet proof" for Melbourne... read more »