Felipe Massa admits that he did not expect Ferrari to wait as long as it did before making a decision on his future - but had already changed his mindset anyway. read more »

Venezuelan racer Pastor Maldonado is optimistic of a competitive showing in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Maldonado crashed out of the race in Brazil last season but... read more »

Nico Rosberg is optimistic that Mercedes can end its 2012 Formula 1 campaign on a relative high in Brazil this weekend after being encouraged by his pace in Friday practice. read more »

Bruno Senna reveals that he remains optimistic about remaining in F1 next season, despite looking likely to lose his seat at Williams to Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Although he is highly optimistic of staying with Lotus for the 2013 F1 season, Romain Grosjean admits that he is yet to put pen to paper. The Franco-Swiss driver rejoined the... read more »

McLaren are optimistic they can close the gap to Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship at the final race of the season in Brazil this weekend. The team currently sit... read more »

With Pastor Maldonado starting from tenth place and his team mate Bruno Senna on the row behind him, Williams are optimistic they can get both cars home in the points in Texas. read more »

Kamui Kobayashi is increasingly optimistic that he will hang on to his Sauber seat for the 2013 Formula 1 season read more »

McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are optimistic the new United States GP track will be a success. read more »

Fernando Alonso has said that his sole aim is scoring fourteen more points than Sebastian Vettel in the final three races. Alonso qualified in seventh place in Abu Dhabi.... read more »

After final practice we were probably feeling quite optimistic of getting at least one car into Q3, but it seems that the cooler conditions this evening didn't play into... read more »

Nico Rosberg is in an optimistic mood despite admitted that his Mercedes team lacks pace. Mercedes has failed to score a point since the Singapore Grand Prix in September and... read more »

McLaren finished second and third quickest to Sebastian Vettel in Friday evening practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Both Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button were left feeling... read more »

McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe has said he is 'optimistic' the team won't have issues with the soft tyres in Abu Dhabi read more »

Fernando Alonso is adamant he's "very optimistic" about his chances of claiming this year's World title despite Ferrari lacking a race winning car... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted it was impossible for him to take the fight to Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull in qualifying at the Indian Grand Prix but he is more optimistic about... read more »

The second running of the Indian Grand Prix got underway in straightforward fashion for Scuderia Ferrari. In the three hours of free practice, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa... read more »

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is optimistic ahead of the Indian Grand Prix read more »

While most are already writing up the latest pages in the history books, convinced that Sebastian Vettel is heading for his third successive title, a feat only two other... read more »

India will mark the first time that Romain Grosjean has raced the coandă exhausts on the Lotus E20. The Frenchman, who qualified and finished seventh last time out in Korea,... read more »

Michael Schumacher admits he may have been optimistic in believing he could win an eighth world title on his comeback to F1. read more »

GP2 runner-up Luiz Razia is optimistic that he can progress his racing career in 2013 with a move up to Formula One. The Brazilian racer finished behind Davide Valsecchi in... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi faces an uncertain future and has hinted that Sauber’s performance in India might not be too noteworthy. The Japanese driver revealed that points... read more »

Fernando Alonso may have finished on the podium in the Korean Grand Prix, but he relinquished the lead of the championship for the first time since the European Grand Prix in... read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is "very optimistic" he can win the drivers' title despite losing the lead for the first time since June. read more »