The Belgian thinks his 2017 season has prepared him well for the F1 2018 season opener this weekend. read more »

McLaren are confident of avoiding further reliability issues during the Australian Grand Prix after working overtime since pre-season testing to work on fixes. read more »

The FIA is confident new regulations this year will be successful in catching teams that attempt to burn oil in the engine's combustion chamber to gain a power advantage. read more »

Christian Horner remains confident of keeping his two drivers at Red Bull for 2019. read more »

Marcus Ericsson is confident Alfa Romeo Sauber's improvements over the winter will allow the team to move into F1's midfield pack.  read more »

Sebastian Vettel insists he is confident in Ferrari's chances ahead of the new F1 season, denying that the team are concerned about Mercedes and Red Bull's pace from... read more »

Formula One's dominant force Mercedes is confident that its new challenger, the W09 is an 'awful lot quicker' after the team pushed hard during the designing... read more »

The Australian is confident Aston Martin Red Bull Racing can go into the new season aiming to challenge at the front of the field. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is confident the Ferrari could have set a faster lap time during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya if it wanted to. read more »

Marcus Ericsson confident Sauber has re-joined F1 midfield group read more »

Fernando Alonso is not concerned by McLaren's breakdowns in the second test and feels confident enough to race in Australia if it was "tomorrow". read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is confident Red Bull will be "much closer" to F1 rivals Mercedes in 2018, having recorded the fastest ever time around Barcelona's Circuit de... read more »

After setting a new Circuit de Catalunya track record on Wednesday Daniel Ricciardo predicted Red Bull will be hot on the heels of Mercedes and Ferrari at the Australian Grand... read more »

Toro Rosso's Brendon Hartley says Honda has "definitely delivered" on its pre-season hopes of producing a competitive and reliable Formula 1 engine for the 2018... read more »

Pierre Gasly is confident Toro Rosso's new engine partner Honda can keep silencing its critics after a positive opening week to 2018's pre-season. read more »

Force India's Otmar Szafnauer feels confident drivers Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon are past the "conflict stage" of their partnership as F1 teammates. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says he's confident with the initial feeling he's gained with the Ferrair SF71H on the first day of pre-season testing at Circuit de Catalunya. read more »

Sebastian Vettel is "confident" Ferrari's new SF71H will be a "good" car, but how good remains to be seen. read more »

Mercedes are confident Lewis Hamilton will sign a new contract with the team and are hopeful the new deal will be announced in 'a few weeks'. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg filled with confidence heading into the new F1 season as Renault reveals its new R.S.18 car. read more »

McLaren chiefs have revealed they're confident that new engine supplier Renault will provide an engine that is both powerful and reliable to compete with. read more »

After his "steep learning curve" of his maiden F1 season, Lance Stroll is confident Williams can produce a competitive car for 2018. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles says he's confident Pirelli’s 2018 tyre compounds will open up Formula 1 races this year. read more »

Williams boss Paddy Lowe is confident any fears around F1’s new Halo protector will be over by the first two races. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo thinks Red Bull should be able to capitalise on the limited changes to Formula One's rule book to challenge Mercedes and Ferrari for victories in 2018. read more »