Fernando Alonso is "really excited" for his "crazy" home race, while Stoffel Vandoorne is hoping McLaren can turn valuable data into a positive performance. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is hoping Red Bull's upgrade can get them closer to the top, while Max Verstappen reflects on a year with the team. read more »

Guenther Steiner is hoping that Haas will be able to pull away from the tight midfield with their new upgrades due in Barcelona. read more »

Vettel is hoping that Red Bull's upgrades in Barcelona will move them closer to the front of the grid and open the championship up into a three horse race. read more »

A ninth and eleventh place finish in Sochi was not what Williams were hoping for on Sunday, with both Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll losing track position due to punctures and a... read more »

The Belgian will start at the back of the grid on Sunday thanks to his engine change grid penalty, and is hoping some luck comes his way in order to move forward. read more »

The Finn hopes to have a stronger car during Sunday's Russian Grand Prix than in qualifying, and is hoping to get ahead of the Ferraris. read more »

Formula One's drivers are split on the Shield cockpit protection device the FIA is hoping to introduce for the 2018 season. This week the decision-making Strategy Group... read more »

Williams head to the Sochi Autodrom hoping for a good race at what has proven to be a happy hunting ground in the past. read more »

The double points finish of 2016 is looking unlikely this year, with McLaren hoping that both cars can at least see the chequered flag. read more »

McLaren and Honda are working tirelessly to turn their fortunes around. They will be hoping for a weekend free of unreliability, as enjoyed on the second day of testing. read more »

Renault's engineers understand why their car is lacking race pace and are hoping to fix the issue in Russia with a series of updates led by a new front wing. In Nico... read more »

Romain Grosjean thinks Haas have established a "good baseline" for success this season, while Kevin Magnussen is hoping for another strong showing in Sochi. read more »

Kevin Magnussen is looking forward to returning to Russia, where he has finished no lower than seventh place in his two previous races there. read more »

Mercedes is hoping for further progress with understanding its tyre issues on day two of the Bahrain Formula 1 test following hints of progress with its weak spot on Tuesday read more »

Valtteri Bottas is hoping that his pole position in Bahrain is the first of many after getting the better of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Both Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez are looking forward to the Bahrain Grand Prix, bolstered with the arrival of new car upgrades. read more »

Daniil Kvyat is braced for a difficult qualifying session, while Carlos Sainz is hoping this year will be third time lucky for him. read more »

Fifteenth in China was not what Marcus Ericsson was hoping for, but the Sauber driver is already focused on this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

With further developments coming in Bahrain, Force India are hoping to bag a double points-haul at the Sakhir circuit. read more »

Romain Grosjean will be hoping Pascal Wehrlein is back in the driver's seat of the Sauber in Bahrain after suffering from both of Antonio Giovinazzi's spins. read more »

After qualifying ninth for the Chinese Grand Prix, Daniil Kvyat is hoping for even better on Sunday. read more »

Seventeenth on the grid was not what Romain Grosjean was hoping for during qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Max Verstappen is pinning his hopes on a wet Chinese Grand Prix after a technical problem led to him dropping out in the first qualifying phase on… read more »

Having reverted to last year's MGU-K following reliability concerns, Renault are hoping to have the 2017 version back in the cars "as early as possible." read more »