Rubens Barrichello may be feeling optimistic about his chances of remaining at Williams but he is not the only Brazilian in the mix... read more »

Vitantonio Liuzzi may not have been confirmed at HRT for 2012 but the Italian remains optimistic about his future with the beleaguered Spanish squad. read more »

Dec.20 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has admitted an "overdose of optimism" as Ferrari looks to bounce back and win the world championship in 2012. The normally-cautious... read more »

Mark Webber is "very, very optimistic" that he will have a better season in 2012 than he did this year read more »

Mark Webber says he is very optimistic he will have a very strong 2012 Formula 1 campaign on the back of a difficult year this season. read more »

Formula 1 team principals are optimistic that enough common ground can be reached to save the Resource Restriction Agreement (RRA), ahead of crunch talks to decide its future... read more »

Michael Schumacher was left in high spirits after the first two practice session for this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with the German driver optimistic over the... read more »

Fernando Alonso believes Ferrari can be optimistic of a stronger-than-expected Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following a promising start on Friday. read more »

Jenson Button is extremely optimistic that McLaren will be able to challenge for a sixth win of the 2011 season in Abu Dhabi next weekend. The Woking squad is yet to claim a... read more »

Sauber are optimistic that the tyre problems which gave them quite a few headaches in India won't be an issue at next weekend's Abu Dhabi GP... read more »

Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg are confident of another strong result as Mercedes heads to Abu Dhabi next weekend. The silver arrows enjoyed a promising afternoon last... read more »

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is feeling positive ahead of the inaugural Indian Grand Prix, even if he will have to start from fifth place. read more »

Team Lotus drivers Kovalainen and Trulli qualified for 20th and 21st positions on tomorrow's grid for the Indian GP. The team is rather pleased about their performance... read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes his chances of achieving the win in India are good despite his three-place grid-slot penalty... read more »

Lewis Hamilton said he remains optimistic about his Indian Grand Prix chances having gone second fastest in qualifying - which translates to fifth on the grid when his yellow... read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes dust will be the 'story of the weekend' in India, although he is optimistic things will be better by race day. read more »

McLaren are optimistic of claiming the first non-Red Bull pole position of the 2011 Formula 1 season after heading the final practice session in Korea on Saturday morning.... read more »

Mercedes GP has the potential to turn the fight at the front of Formula 1 into a four-horse race next season, providing it can hit the ground running with its new car at the... read more »

Michael Schumacher enjoyed a strong race in last year’s inaugural Korean Grand Prix and the German, who is now only three points behind Mercedes team-mate Nico... read more »

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says he is optimistic that the Anglo-German team can achieve its 'ambitious' 2012 goals. The Mercedes outfit hasn't been in... read more »

Lotus Renault GP duo Vitaly Petrov and Bruno Senna go into the business end of the F1 2011 Japanese GP weekend confident of a top-ten performance after a strong showing during... read more »

Williams has made a breakthrough with understanding its troubled 2011 car, and hopes it can deliver an improved performance in Japan, says its new chief operations engineer... read more »

After producing a lap that he described as '120 per cent' and his 'best of the whole year' in qualifying, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso is optimistic he... read more »

Toro Rosso’s Sébastien Buemi has vowed to remain upbeat ahead of Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix, despite being eliminated from the second stage of... read more »

Jarno Trulli has acknowledged that Team Lotus' hopes of contending for points in 2011 was a little too ambitious. read more »