Mercedes believe Ferrari's straight-line speed has made the difference so far at the Bahrain GP - but Lewis Hamilton remains optimistic they can still challenge in Sunday... read more »

Williams driver George Russell is optimistic of improvement at the fallen giants, but conceded that it will be a "long-term process". read more »

As various stakeholders prepare to meet next week to outline F1's future, Toto Wolff feels "optimistic" of a breakthrough being made in establishing the 2021... read more »

Though he expects "fireworks", McLaren boss, Zak Brown insists he is "optimistic" that the teams will accept the proposals for F1 post-2020, but admits his... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes that "momentum" is growing for productive talks between Formula 1 teams, Liberty Media, and the FIA to finally make progress on... read more »

Racing Point's Sergio Perez is "more optimistic than he used to be" over the Mexican Grand Prix's future in Formula 1. read more »

Overall, the qualifying was a good one. The team is optimistic and collaborating well. We will push to bring home the first points of the season tomorrow. read more »

A decision not to go for a second run backfired for Red Bull as Pierre Gasly qualifies a lowly 17th in Australia. read more »

Red Bull's Pierre Gasly says his Q1 elimination was down to an over-optimistic strategy with the team going for a single run. read more »

Ferrari's new management is making Formula 1 sporting chief Ross Brawn more optimistic that a revolution in prize money and budget regulations can be pushed through read more »

Ferrari leave Barcelona on Friday night having proved they had the fastest car over two weeks of pre-season testing. read more »

Max Verstappen remains optimistic despite afternoon mishap. read more »

Helmut Marko says that Ferrari has the fastest car, but that he's "optimistic" for Red Bull. read more »

Williams admit their start to the F1 2019 season has been "horrible" but are optimistic they can make up for lost time at pre-season testing. read more »

Lando Norris spoke of an optimistic mood within McLaren's ranks after making a promising start to F1 pre-season testing.  read more »

Heading into Red Bull's first season with Honda power, Max Verstappen acknowledges it will take "a little bit of time" to get it right. read more »

Although Renault are "very optimistic" about their engine gains for 2019, Marcin Budkowski concedes they will have to "cross the t???s and dot the i???s"... read more »

Renault left "very optimistic" about the gains it has made with its 2019 F1 engine ahead of the new season.  read more »

Renault remains optimistic the 2019 F1 rule changes could provide it chances to shake-up the pecking order read more »

Red Bull optimistic Honda will put them on a par with Mercedes/Ferrari read more »

Renault chief Cyril Abiteboul says Honda still lags behind the French marque's power unit in terms of output and says optimistic claims about 2019 made by Red Bull is only... read more »

Niki Lauda is now recuperating at his home and could make a return to Formula 1at next year's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, according to close friend Dr Helmut... read more »

After an eventful final practice and qualifying for Toro Rosso, Pierre Gasly remains optimistic for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »

Red Bull chief Christian Horner has praised his "phenomenal" team for their efforts in the 2018 Formula 1 season, and is hoping that with their continued dedication,... read more »

Lance Stroll is optimistic Williams Martini Racing could reach Q2 this weekend in Brazil after a decent showing in Friday practice read more »