Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen is hoping he will have a 'real chance' to fight for the win this weekend in Italy. read more »

Q. How does it feel to be called on to drive in the Italian Grand Prix? Jerome D'Ambrosio: I understand the circumstances in which the drive has come about, but for me... read more »

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn says understanding the tyres has been Mercedes' main weakness this year but is hoping for improvements over the next few races read more »

Eric Boullier is hoping Romain Grosjean will learn a lesson as he is forced to watch the Italian GP from the sidelines after being banned... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg said he was delighted with fourth place in the Belgian Grand Prix despite initially hoping he might manage a maiden Formula 1 podium read more »

He might have knocked the reigning world champion out of the final phase of qualifying, but tenth spot was not what Paul di Resta was aiming for in qualifying. read more »

Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Jean Eric Vergne says he is hoping the STR7 can improve sufficiently to allow him to finish in the points in the Belgian Grand Prix. Vergne told... read more »

It seems a long time since Pastor Maldonado was celebrating his maiden F1 win with Williams in Barcelona, so he's hoping Spa will put him back into the points again. read more »

Pastor Maldonado's first choice for a drive next year would be to remain at Williams, but he says he is not guaranteed a place in 2013 read more »

Fernando Alonso is contemplating a rain dance ahead of Sunday's Belgian GP as "maybe a wet race is better for" Ferrari... read more »

Fernando Alonso believes a wet Belgian Grand Prix would better suit his and Ferrari's championship hopes read more »

Niki Lauda has said that the forthcoming Belgian and Italian GPs will be crucial for anyone hoping to overhaul Fernando Alonso's F1 points lead. read more »

Organisers of the Grand Prix of America are hoping to put on a show akin to the NFL's Super Bowl when next year's race in New Jersey goes ahead read more »

Mark Webber is hoping to bounce back from a couple of disappointing results at last two races to challenge for victory at the Belgian Grand Prix read more »

Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov head to Spa in a "very good mood", hoping to achieve some of the targets they set out at the start of the year... read more »

Romain Grosjean is hoping for a stronger season half of the season, confident the circuits coming up with suit Lotus starting with Spa... read more »

Pirelli is hoping that it's allocation of the hard and medium tyre compounds will allow drivers to push from start to finish without having to worry too much about tyre... read more »

Paul di Resta is hoping Force India can repeat last year's strong finish as the team looks to challenge Williams and Sauber in the standings... read more »

HRT drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Narain Karthikeyan are hoping a return to Montreal levels of downforce can pay dividends in Belgium. read more »

Romain Grosjean is hoping that planned upgrades to the Lotus E20 will boost the team when F1 returns in Belgium next weekend. Grosjean sits eighth in the championship, level on... read more »

Michael Schumacher is hoping to mark his 300th grand prix start with a "strong race" at Spa... read more »

Sergio Perez reckons Spa-Francorchamps will play to the strengths of the Sauber C31 - and he is hoping he will at the very least come away with a few points. read more »

Marussia drivers Timo Glock and Charles Pic are hoping for improvements as the season resumes in Belgium next weekend. Neither driver has scored a point and the team sits 11th... read more »

Jenson Button is hoping that the back-to-back races in Spa and Monza will provide him with his first victory at a ‘classic’ event. The Brit finished on the... read more »

Marussia driver Timo Glock is hoping for greater consistency in the second half of the year as the team looks to chase down the coveted tenth place in the Constructors'... read more »