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 »

Felipe Massa has spoken about a recent visit he made to see Michael Schumacher in hospital ahead of the Bahrain pre-season test. The Brazilian is good friends with the German,... read more »

Between the Jerez and Bahrain tests, Felipe Massa visited Michael Schumacher in hospital in Grenoble and says "I always try to be... read more »

Williams was unable to complete more than five laps on the opening day of the second test in Bahrain, but Felipe Massa is still optimistic it is in good... read more »

Renault are now confident that the problems which plagued their new power unit during the opening test in Jerez are now behind them. The French supplier endured a nightmare... read more »

Some feel that team boss Stefano Domenicali is one of several key players at Ferrari on borrowed time, however the Italian remains optimistic. read more »

Robin Frijns is optimistic that he will be able to secure a Formula 1 race seat by the 2015 season. read more »

Mercedes have downplayed suggestions that they are the early favourites but are "cautiously satisfied" after the first pre-season test... read more »

Renault Sport F1's deputy managing director Rob White doesn't believe the new V6 engines will result in a slower laptime compared the V8 engines. Some had feared the... read more »

Sergio Pérez is optimistic that his home country of Mexico will return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2015. read more »

After failing to win the Constructors' Championship in the last five years, Ferrari "need to deliver" in 2014, according to Fernando Alonso... read more »

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn has said he is optimistic the outfit will continue to progress next season. read more »