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 »

McLaren had another difficult Saturday during which both drivers got stuck in Q2, qualifying in 11th and 14th places. Jenson Button however is especially optimistic as his car... read more »

Felipe Massa believes he has a "good chance" to remain at Ferrari beyond the 2013 season... read more »

McLaren test driver Oliver Turvey is optimistic that his straight line outing at the Idiada motorsport complex on Tuesday will boost the team's British Grand Prix... read more »

We have a couple of small upgrades so we're optimistic that we can be fighting for our usual position inside the top ten. read more »

"Although the race in Montreal was disappointing, I still feel that it wasn't a fully accurate reflection of where we are as a team," says Jenson Button,... read more »

Pirelli boss, Paul Hembery says he is confident that the tyre manufacturer will remain in Formula One next season.     read more »

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso qualified 6th in today's difficult qualifying session but he is optimistic there is progress possible in the race. Felipe Massa... read more »