Martin Whitmarsh concedes McLaren are facing a few challenges on the track, but he is "feeling comfortable" about the squad's long-term future... read more »

There is always a buzz before the start of the new season, but the excitement at Marussia is more upbeat than usual... read more »

An altogether more upbeat Ferrari team is heading for this year's Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Ferrari Technical Director Pat Fry has delivered an upbeat assessment of their pre-season testing programme but cannot say whether they will be in the hunt for victory at next... read more »

Williams Technical Director Mike Coughlan was upbeat about his team’s prospects for the Australian Grand Prix following the conclusion of winter testing in Barcelona.... read more »

Pastor Maldonado has delivered an upbeat assessment on the substantial bodywork and exhaust changes Williams rolled out onto the FW35 on Saturday in Barcelona. read more »

With the first pre-season test of 2012 done and dusted, Lotus are feeling pretty upbeat about their 2013 challenger... read more »

Sebastian Vettel reckons Red Bull are in very good shape after completing a successful Jerez test... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he leaves the first winter Formula 1 test of 2013 feeling more comfortable with Red Bull's reliability than he had 12 months earlier. read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne is confident that Toro Rosso will be more of a force in 2013. read more »

Esteban Gutierrez described his first day of winter testing as ‘positive’ as he finally got the chance to sample the Sauber C32. Gutierrez completed 110... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg expects Sauber to be in the competitive mix this season after describing the laptimes as being "like qualifying" at times during testing. read more »

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is upbeat after his first day of testing in the F138. Massa completed 64 laps in Jerez and was sixth fastest. “The first impression is... read more »

Nico Rosberg refused to be downbeat after Mercedes suffered an electrical issue at Jerez on Tuesday, with the German having to end his day prematurely. The 27-year-old says he... read more »

Lewis Hamilton looks ahead to the 2013 F1 season - and revisits his chance of success - during an appearance at Mercedes HQ in Stuttgart. read more »

Lewis Hamilton cut an upbeat figure as he visited Mercedes headquarters in Germany - and was more optimisitic about the F1 season ahead. read more »

Robert Kubica admits that he would love to return to Formula One, but for now is concentrating on more achievable goals... read more »

António Félix da Costa was the man behind the wheel of the Red Bull F1 car as Abu Dhabi Young Driver testing began on Tuesday. Fresh from his double win... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was surprisingly upbeat at the end of the 2012 F1 Indian GP, even though he missed out on a podium position and is also effectively out of the running for the... read more »

Luiz Razia is upbeat about the progress he is making in talks with Formula 1 teams about 2013 race seats read more »

Despite a host of rumours which have linked Pastor Maldonado to another team for 2013, the Venezuelan has expressed his desire to stay at the Grove-based outfit next year. The... read more »

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso says he has a strong chance of winning the title despite the challenge of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel. read more »

HRT didn't have the best of races, but the positive part was that Pedro De La Rosa managed to get close to Pic and Petrov towards the end of the race after earlier... read more »

Lewis Hamilton expressed his disappointment after setting only the ninth fastest time in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton was upbeat on Friday, but a set-up... read more »

Caterham issued a press release on Saturday. That might not sound like ground-breaking news, but the team had actually stopped keeping the world's media up-to-date about... read more »