Fernando Alonso believes as long as he improves his finishing record for this season he has a good shot at walking away with the World title... read more »

McLaren, the perennially optimistic team full of enthusiasm, is beginning to show signs that it may be cracking under the immense pressure of a disappointing start to the 2013... read more »

Ferrari chief designer Nikolas Tombazis has given his team's performance this year just "6 out of 10" but is optimistic it will still be in the fight for the... read more »

While he is reasonably optimistic ahead of the start of the European season, based on the opening four races Ferrari Chief Designer, Nikolas Tombazis, rates the team's... read more »

Paul di Resta hailed the Bahrain Grand Prix as his "strongest" race to date after finishing fourth, just two seconds adrift of the final podium position. The Force... read more »

Ferrari number one driver Fernando Alonso has said he is 'optimistic' for the Bahrain Grand Prix after qualifying in third place.     read more »

At Caterham the mood was rather optimistic after qualifying with both drivers reasonably happy with how they did in qualifying. Furthermore, the updates on Pic's car... read more »

It was reasonably straightforward to interpret this qualifying session and the good start positions we now have mean we are optimistic for tomorrow's race. read more »

Jenson Button is optimistic that both he and McLaren team-mate Sergio Pérez will be able to record points finishes in tomorrow's Bahrain Grand Prix, with the... read more »

Fernando Alonso drew plenty of positives from Saturday afternoon's qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, despite falling behind Mercedes rival Nico Rosberg and... read more »

Felipe Massa bucked the norm in Bahrain on Saturday as the Brazilian opted to qualify on the hard tyres despite his rivals being on the mediums... read more »

Romain Grosjean is optimistic of a strong showing in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix after a positive start with a new chassis read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniel Ricciardo expressed their optimism following practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Vergne was twelfth in second practice, two places ahead of... read more »

Force India team principal Vijay Mallya believes his team’s previous form at Sakhir gives them reasons to be optimistic for this weekend’s Bahrain Grand... read more »

Fernando Alonso's victory in China and his second place in Australia have left him in a very optimistic mood with regards his title chances this season. The Spaniard took... read more »

Fernando Alonso is optimistic for the rest of the season after securing his first victory of the Championship in China... read more »

Sergio Perez remains optimistic about his chances of scoring points in Shanghai, despite starting from twelfth on the grid.     read more »

Nico Hülkenberg was in a positive frame of mind after qualifying tenth on the grid for Sunday afternoon's Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International... read more »

Felipe Massa has likened the performance gap between Pirelli’s Soft and Medium tyre compounds to driving completely different cars, but feels optimistic that Ferrari... read more »

Ross Brawn is optimistic that Mercedes will be in a position to continue its front-running form at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, with the Brackley-based outfit... read more »

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn is optimistic his squad can once again challenge at the right end of the grid in China this weekend... read more »

Kimi Räikkönen is hoping that a series of car upgrades will boost Lotus’s chances at the upcoming Chinese Grand Prix, with minor modifications being... read more »

Nico Rosberg says he has 'a positive feeling' ahead of next weekend's Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, with the German... read more »

Giedo van der Garde is optimistic that Caterham can regain supremacy in its back-of-the-grid battle with Formula 1 rival Marussia read more »

Paul di Resta is optimistic Force India will be able to stay ahead of McLaren at next weekend's Chinese GP - although admits holding position thereafter will be tough. read more »