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 »

Fernando Alonso is optimistic that Ferrari's gentle tyre use could give the team the edge over Red Bull in race conditions despite being outpaced by Sebastian Vettel... read more »

Felipe Massa says the combination of tyre compounds and circuit characteristics makes him optimistic for the Singapore Grand Prix read more »

Renault may have endured a challenging 2011 campaign after falling away from the podium-finishing pace that it started the season with, but team principal Eric Boullier says he... read more »

HRT team boss Colin Kolles is optimistic that his squad could be more of a threat to nearest rivals Virgin and Lotus in Singapore as it introduces upgrades read more »

Rubens Barrichello is remaining optimistic of salvaging points from a so far ‘difficult weekend’ for the Williams squad, admitting that his team has been... read more »

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton remains 'optimistic' for the F1 2011 Italian Grand Prix, even though Sebastian Vettel blitzed the pack today in qualifying and was... read more »

Jenson Button is optimistic over his chances of challenging for victory at Monza tomorrow afternoon, despite explaining that third place will be a ‘tricky’... read more »

Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi refuses to use the term 'slump' to describe the Swiss team's recent form, and is optimistic it can continue to battle Force India... read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes Saturday could see the first non-Red Bull pole position of the 2011 season after the McLaren driver set the quickest time in read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is confident of a strong performance in this weekend's Italian Grand Prix off the back of his Formula Renault 3.5 victory at Monza in May. read more »

Fernando Alonso proved unstoppable, be it in qualifying or the race, at last year's Italian Grand Prix. The Spaniard is now optimistic of pleasing the ever-adoring Tifosi... read more »

Force India duo Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta are both optimistic that the Silverstone-based team can enjoy another strong points finish at this weekend’s Italian... read more »

Nico Rosberg is confident that Mercedes stepped up its performance in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. Furthermore, the German is optimistic that the car’s... read more »

Mark Webber remains optimistic of a good result to crown a weekend in which he celebrated his birthday and announced a new Red Bull contract. read more »

Sebastian Vettel's pole position performance at the Belgian Grand Prix may have shown that Red Bull Racing remains the team to beat, but his rivals are optimistic that the... read more »

Nico Rosberg is upbeat over his chances of recording a strong result in tomorrow’s 44-lap Belgian Grand Prix, explaining that his car is ‘working well in... read more »

Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari was left in a positive mood following Friday's pair of 90 minute practice sessions at Spa-Francorchamps, explaining that his STR6 is... read more »

German driver Nick Heidfeld tells BBC Sport that he is confident he can get his Renault drive back after starting legal action. read more »

McLaren are optimistic they will be in a position to challenge Red Bull during qualifying at the next two races... read more »

Sauber Technical Director James Key believes his team will be able to bounce back after a difficult race in Hungary, with drivers Kamui Kobyashi and Sergio Pérez... read more »

Karun Chandok says he's optimistic that Team Lotus will allow him to compete at his home race, the Indian GP, which will make its Formula read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is driving stronger than ever at Ferrari, explaining that his skills have developed further at the Maranello-based squad. The Spaniard believes a rating... read more »