Just five days ago, Pastor Maldonado brought Williams its first victory since 2004 and his career-first win in Formula 1. Since then, the Venezuelan has travelled back to the... read more »

Williams believes it has the pace to genuinely fight at the front of the Spanish Grand Prix - even though it concedes victory will be hard read more »

Paul di Resta: “It has been quite a difficult weekend so far trying to get the car dialled into the circuit. In fact, it was only during the my final qualifying run... read more »

Sebastian Vettel remained optimistic about his race chances despite qualifying in eighth for the Spanish Grand Prix read more »

Fernando Alonso is optimistic that he can improve in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday after finishing practice two in 14th position at Barcelona, 1.201 seconds behind... read more »

On the back of his second place finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen is optimistic that his Lotus team can again be a force in Spain read more »

Fernando Alonso isn't expect major gains in Spain after admitting his F2012 wouldn't feature any 'major upgrades'. Ferrari are set to introduce their new... read more »

Charles Pic looks forward to a familiar circuit as Formula 1 returns to Barcelona this weekend. The Frenchman made his debut in the sport earlier this year and is now excited... read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons he stands a good chance of taking his first Spanish Grand Prix victory next weekend at the Circuit de Catalunya read more »

Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher could be a threat for pole and victory this weekend, according to a more optimistic Ross Brawn. read more »

Felipe Massa is optimistic that he will have "nice race" in Bahrain and score a "good number of points" for Ferrari... read more »

Apr.16 (GMM) Despite winning in Malaysia last month, Fernando Alonso is expecting a miserable weekend in Bahrain. On the back of his surprise Sepang victory, the Spaniard... read more »

Fernando Alonso admits that next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix could be the worst yet for the struggling Ferrari team. read more »

Force India driver Paul di Resta finds himself down on the eighth row of the grid for the Chinese Grand Prix, but is still confident of fighting for points come the race. read more »

When Felipe Massa arrived in Sepang this morning, he was probably in an optimistic mood. After all, he had qualified just a few places behind his team mate and was showing a... read more »

Michael Schumacher was optimistic that Mercedes could carry its qualifying form into the Malaysian Grand Prix after securing his best starting spot since returning to Formula 1... read more »

Michael Schumacher is cautiously optimistic that Mercedes has improved its long run pace in Malaysia, but admits he doesn't know if it is quick relative to McLaren and Red... read more »

Reproduced with kind permission of the FIA Drivers – Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso), Sergio Perez (Sauber), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes),... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa is optimistic that improvements to his HRT car should help the team qualify for this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix. read more »

Force India didn't have the greatest race at Autralia, but with Malaysia just around the corner, the team is nonetheless optimistic about its chances there. With teams... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says post-race analysis has helped him pinpoint why he slipped back in the Australian Grand Prix, leaving him in a far more optimistic frame of mind heading into... read more »

Leading Formula 1 teams are optimistic that talks to frame a new Concorde Agreement with Bernie Ecclestone are progressing in the right way, amid talk that some competitors... read more »

Charles Pic is optimistic he will be able to qualify for the Australian Grand Prix despite the lack of significant running on Friday. read more »

Michael Schumacher topped the timesheets in Australia on Friday, signalling a promising start to Mercedes’ 2012 Formula 1 season. This year, the Brackley squad has... read more »

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso remains optimistic of challenging for the title, despite a difficult winter test for the team. read more »