Andrea Stella remains "optimistic" about Daniel Ricciardo's future with McLaren, praising his driver's continued positivity with the team. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is "optimistic" over Mercedes' prospects in Hungary as he chases a record ninth victory at the event. No driver in Formula 1 history has... read more »

After seeing Max Verstappen lead FP1 for Red Bull, Valtteri Bottas headed up a sweep of the top two places for Mercedes in second practice at the Hungaroring.Bottas pipped... read more »

Charles Leclerc loves to be optimistic, but does not believe it would be realistic to expect a Ferrari victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »

Charles Leclerc reckons Ferrari is unlikely to be able to challenge for victory at Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix despite coming close to a win at Silverstone. read more »

Toto Wolff optimistic of the chances for his team in the main race at the 2021 British Grand Prix read more »

Toto Wolff found it "annoying" that Mercedes lost pole in sprint qualifying, but is nevertheless optimistic about the main race. read more »

Charles Leclerc is not going into the British GP with podium expectations, but will jump on any opportunity which presents itself. read more »

F1 race director Michael Masi has suggested fans could be in for a pleasant aesthetic surprise when the Russian Grand Prix switches to Igora Drive. read more »

Mercedes are feeling "optimistic" about their chances at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, with updated bodywork set to be on the car next weekend. read more »

Charles Leclerc knew he was taking big chances with his attacking moves at the Austrian Grand Prix, but he had no other option. read more »

Charles Leclerc says he was "pretty angry" about Sergio Perez's stern defensive manoeuvers in Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix, but admitted that his... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo admits to being surprised at finishing a lowly 15th in FP2, feeling that he's actually made a step forward. read more »

Lewis Hamilton is optimistic Mercedes have made improvements to their car in their attempt to tackle Red Bull in this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, although was not... read more »

Toto Wolff has promised Mercedes is "fired up" for a world championship battle and was "optimistic" after seeing Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas topping... read more »

George Russell is optimistic of scoring his first points for Williams after narrowly missing out on Q3 at the Red Bull Ring, but he will now have a top-10 start on Sunday. read more »

Toto Wolff is cautiously optimistic of "better fortunes" to come for Mercedes back at a traditional racing circuit at Paul Ricard. read more »

Fernando Alonso expects another challenging weekend in Azerbaijan but warned 'anything can happen' on the Baku streets. read more »

Dutch GP sporting director Jan Lammers is optimistic of Zandvoort being filled to capacity upon its return for 2021. read more »

The Monaco Grand Prix is notoriously hard to overtake, Max Verstappen will be very content with a second place start but Sergio Perez will be wanting to make up for a fairly... read more »

Fernando Alonso has spoken positively about his prospects for the Monaco Grand Prix with Alpine showing improved pace of late. read more »

Fernando Alonso has conceded Alpine F1 was "too brave" with its one-stop strategy in the Spanish Grand Prix, but has defended the team for its risky approach. read more »

Fernando Alonso said Alpine's "very optimistic" race strategy backfired in Barcelona, leaving the double World Champion in P17 at the end of the race. read more »

Although Haas' goal this season is to avoid P10, Mick Schumacher says the team is "optimistic" and "motivated" to score points, and make it into Q2. read more »

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is optimistic for the future of the series with "many investors" knocking on his door. read more »