Fernando Alonso says Ferrari feels "much more optimistic" after he secured second place in the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber say there are reasons to be optimistic in spite of slipping back during the Australian Grand Prix. Vettel and Webber locked... read more »

Toro Rosso leave Australia with an optimistic feeling about its car, despite a somewhat disappointing result at the Grand Prix. Jean-Eric Vergne drove well but could not get... read more »

Felipe Massa believes Ferrari have given him a much stronger car to work with in 2013 although he has played down the importance of the pre-season testing times read more »

Lotus technical director James Allison gives his feedback from winter testing, why he’s optimistic about the season ahead and tells us where he sees the competition. With... read more »

Lotus F1 pair Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean are both feeling optimistic ahead of the 2013 F1 season opener in Australia read more »

Ferrari ace Fernando Alonso looks ahead to the new 2013 F1 season and the opening race this weekend in Australia read more »

While fans and pundits alike ponder who really has the edge, heading into the first race weekend of the season Fernando Alonso tips Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull as the pace... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen optimistic that a title challenge isn't out of the question as the new F1 season gets underway in Australia read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is optimistic Lotus can have a strong start to the Formula 1 season in Australia this weekend despite admitting testing was not as smooth as the team had hoped for read more »

Bob Bell is cautiously optimistic ahead of the new season as he says Mercedes have a "better understanding" of their W04... read more »

Red Bull's Mark Webber is expecting an ultra-close start to the 2013 Formula 1 campaign, explaining that he has seen 'a lot of quick cars' throughout... read more »

Lotus is heading into the 2013 Formula 1 season confident it has a car capable of fighting at the front, but equally aware the battle for victory is going to be more intense... read more »

Ferrari was back on track today in testing, this time with Fernando Alonso behind the wheel of the F138. Alonso made his first outing this year today and lapped 110 times... read more »

Niki Lauda says Mercedes can now fight the top three teams in 2013, despite their woes last season which saw them finish fifth in the constructors' championship. The... read more »

Despite enduring a number of issues during his two days behind the wheel of Marussia's new MR02 chassis at Jerez, Luiz Razia has been left with a predominantly positive... read more »

Although Lewis Hamilton won't guess as to where Merc are in the pecking order, he is optimistic about his team's progress... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has given a cautiously optimistic assessment of his new Mercedes during pre-season testing. read more »

Romain Grosjean admitted that he is feeling optimistic at the potential of the Lotus E21 having been "a bit cautious" on Tuesday read more »

Marussia hope their new car for the 2013 season will lift them off the back of the grid. read more »

Marussia unveiled their MR02 in the Jerez pitlane on Tuesday morning just minutes before pre-season testing got underway at the Spanish track... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has described himself as a much more confident driver this year, with the Australian hoping to draw on the experiences from his first full Formula 1 campaign.... read more »

Sauber Team Principal Monisha Kaltenborn is confident that Sauber is in a strong position to build on its success of 2012, during which the Swiss team secured four podium... read more »

An optimistic tweet from Giedo van der Garde has raised speculation that he could be confirmed as Caterham's second driver before the weekend. read more »

Lewis Hamilton is optimistic about his move to Mercedes, but says that it is going to be more of a marathon than a sprint - and that he's not expecting miraculous... read more »