Mercedes pilot Lewis Hamilton has insisted he remains 'optimistic' for the 2013 F1 Belgian Grand Prix, despite a rather woeful start to the... read more »

Paul Di Resta is optimistic Force India have arrived in Belgium with a better understanding of Pirelli's revised tyres and can keep McLaren at bay in the... read more »

Marussia sporting director Graeme Lowdon has hailed the team's 2014 engine deal with Ferrari saying it gives them reason to be "quietly optimistic"... read more »

Giedo van der Garde is approaching this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix in a positive frame of mind, having recorded his best result of the season in Hungary last time out. read more »

Eric Boullier says he is optimistic of keeping Kimi Raikkonen for 2014 - if Lotus can keep the Finn happy     read more »

Eric Boullier believes Lotus have a great chance of holding onto Kimi Raikkonen for next year's Championship... read more »

Lotus team principal Eric Boullier says he is optimistic that Kimi Raikkonen will stay with the team next season. Raikkonen joined Lotus at the start of 2012, having spent two... read more »

Russian officials remain optimistic their debut grand prix will go ahead next season despite missing a deadline to submit their application to join the 2014 Formula 1 calendar. read more »

Mercedes AMG team principal Ross Brawn had outed himself extremely optimistic for the remainder of the season after his team has won three of the last five races. read more »

Sauber F1 team principal Monisha Kaltenborn has said she is 'optimistic' about what the squad can achieve in the second half of the... read more »

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh says that he hopes to end the team's 20-year collaboration with Mercedes on a high, and is excited for for the arrival of Honda in... read more »

Despite Jenson Button filing to progress to Q3 in qualifying at Hungary, McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh said that the team was optimistic that they'd made a step... read more »

Romain Grosjean remains optimistic that he can be a factor in the Hungarian Grand Prix, but admits tactics and tyres will be as important as... read more »

Nico Rosberg is optimistic the new tyre construction this weekend has aided Mercedes' degradation issues, but is still expecting a tough race on Sunday in Hungary read more »

Jenson Button remains optimistic about McLaren's progress, despite not making it into Q3 during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix read more »

Charles Pic is in high spirits heading into the weekend after a promising start for Caterham at the Hungarian Grand Prix read more »

Sauber drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez were both optimistic about the team’s chances in Hungary this weekend after Friday’s running in Budapest read more »

Red Bull stamped their authority on the Hungarian Grand Prix during opening practice but nearest pursuer Romain Grosjean is optimistic Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber... read more »

Jenson Button is optimistic McLaren has taken a step forward after practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix read more »

Felipe Massa is optimistic the sweltering conditions forecast for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix will boost Ferrari's hopes of a strong showing, even if he... read more »

Nico Prost completed his second day of testing in the Lotus E21 as the third fastest driver to conclude the 2013 Silverstone Young Driver Test. Completing 83 laps, Nico ran... read more »

Despite ongoing financial concerns, Peter Sauber is optimistic that his eponymous F1 team will survive beyond the end of 2013.     read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Pirelli’s tyres are ruining his shot at the 2013 title. “I’m not really thinking about the championship now,” said... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is optimistic that the Lotus will prove more suited to the Nurburgring than it was to Silverstone this weekend, but does not expect to be in the pole fight. read more »

Max Chilton is optimistic of a better race performance in his home race, after struggling in qualifying at the British Grand Prix.     read more »