The first pre-season tests of the 2012 Formula 1 season will start in Jerez, Spain on February 7, but the recently rebranded Marussia F1 Team will not be there. Delays in the... read more »

Fernando Alonso refused to make predictions about how he thinks his team will perform this season, but he is happy with what he's seen of the new car thus far. read more »

Fernando Alonso has refused to speculate on how Ferrari will get on this year and he reckons they won t know the 'full worth' of the team s 2012 car until Malaysia or... read more »

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 »