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 »

Ferrari's Pat Fry admits that mistakes were made at the start of 2012 that prevented the Scuderia from being a match for Red Bull and McLaren. read more »

It is all too easy in the days before the new cars hit the race track for the first time to talk up hopes of the forthcoming Formula 1 season read more »

Jules Bianchi has admitted that it has been 'a little bit difficult' over the winter break, with the Frenchman still waiting on a decision from Force India as... read more »

Following reports he was the favourite to secure the other Caterham race seat, Vitaly Petrov's manager actually sounds far from optimistic. German reports had suggested... read more »

Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez has heaped praise on 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen and defended Romain Grosjean ahead of the 2013 season read more »

Marussia are confident that the work carried out in McLaren's wind tunnel last season and over the winter will pay off in 2013 as they look to gain ground on the midfield.... read more »

Despite a poor finish to their campaign, Nico Rosberg insists Mercedes have taken massive strides in 2012 and that next year will be even better. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is cautiously optimistic Toro Rosso can move up the grid in 2013 with the arrival of James Key as technical director read more »

Fernando Alonso is optimistic over Ferrari's chances of making a stronger start to the 2013 campaign, having endured a difficult approach to the Melbourne season opener... read more »