Ross Brawn and Norbert Haug both believe that with a stronger Michael Schumacher and a faster car, 2011 can be a very good year for Mercedes Grand Prix indeed. read more »

Sebastian Vettel is optimistic about his chances of securing a maiden F1 title in Abu Dhabi after closing the gap to Fernando Alonso in Brazil... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he remains optimistic that he can clinch the drivers' title after winning the Brazilian Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel is remaining cautiously optimistic, insisting it was too soon to declare Red Bull the favourites for Sunday's Brazilian GP... read more »

Renault again had a mixed Friday as Robert Kubica was fairly happy with his car, although he is convinced they still need to do a lot of work on the car. Vitaly Petrov had... read more »

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber declared themselves cautiously optimistic about Red Bull's chances at Interlagos after finishing first and second in both practice... read more »

Jan Paul ten Hoopen, manager of GP2 driver Giedo van der Garde, is hopeful that the Dutchman will be able to sign up for a full-time Formula 1 race seat with Virgin Racing for... read more »

F1 2010 team-mates and countrymen Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher believe Mercedes Grand Prix has every reason to be optimistic ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. read more »

McLaren might have 'only the third-fastest car' as the F1 2010 title battle nears its conclusion, but Lewis Hamilton is optimistic the team can outwit arch-rivals Red... read more »

"We have had a run of strong results recently, considering our relative performance position, and I am optimistic that we can continue the recent trend at the last two... read more »

Nick Heidfeld is still optimistic about securing a race seat with one of the more established teams next year... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is optimistic that he is still in the world championship hunt thanks to his second place in the Korean Grand Prix, although he admitted that McLaren needed to... read more »

Michael Schumacher believes that the Korean Grand Prix has a good chance of restarting after red flags flew just seven minutes into the Safety Car-started race on Sunday... read more »

McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button insist they can get something from the Korean GP despite qualifying setbacks. read more »

Mark Webber is optimistic about his chances of adding another win to his tally this weekend, after setting the fastest time in Friday Practice at the new Korean International... read more »

World Championship leader Mark Webber set the pace in Korea on Friday and therefore heads into the weekend after setting what is currently the fastest ever lap on the brand-new... read more »

Nico Rosberg says a looming reshuffle of staff at Mercedes GP has left him optimistic that the team can enjoy a good step forward in pace in 2011 read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is 'excited and optimistic' about his title chances, as he thinks McLaren has learned the lessons from its recent setbacks read more »

McLaren says it needs a 'good, clear session' of Friday practice in Korea to get fully up to speed with its latest upgrades and be sure that they are ready to race... read more »

Jenson Button believes his tyre strategy for the Japanese Grand Prix is a sensible gamble, with the world champion the only man in the top 10 choosing to start on the harder... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is optimistic that his Friday practice crash at Suzuka will not disrupt his Japanese Grand Prix weekend too much, and that McLaren will still be able to run its... read more »

Vijay Mallya admits that he is well aware just how pivotal the upcoming races are for Force India - but insists he is optimistic about the Silverstone-based squad's... read more »

Championship leader Mark Webber says he is 'optimistic' about Red Bull's chances at Suzuka - but he refuses to underestimate the threat of a resurgent Fernando... read more »