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 »

George Russell is optimistic that the layout of the Bahrain circuit, and windy conditions, means Williams has already had its lowest ebb of the 2021 campaign. Williams, last in... read more »

Mattia Binotto is "optimistic for the future" after Ferrari took 12 points from the opening race weekend with their improved power unit. read more »