Force India co-owner and team principal Vijay Mallya has praised a "mature" and "hard working" Paul di Resta. The Scot endured a difficult end to the 2012... read more »

Having come so tantalisingly close to the podium last time out, we head to Barcelona full of optimism. The hard work everyone is putting in is paying off and we hope to see the... read more »

An air of cautious optimism surrounded Paul di Resta on Friday evening after opening practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix saw the Force India driver nestling comfortably in the... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniel Ricciardo expressed their optimism following practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Vergne was twelfth in second practice, two places ahead of... read more »

Fernando Alonso said he won the Chinese Grand Prix with pace in hand after taking the chequered flag 10.1s ahead of his nearest rival Kimi Raikkonen, giving him optimism for... read more »

The new-look Mercedes squad gave itself huge cause for optimism at Barcelona by ending Formula 1's final pre-season test of 2013 on top of the timesheets read more »

Yesterday, Fernando Alonso got through another busy day of testing. The Spaniard explained his optimism after noticing how the new F138 seems to be moving forward with every... read more »

After his first day at the wheel in 2013, Fernando Alonso on Tuesday had a stiff neck and a cautious round of optimism about the new Ferrari. The Spaniard said he was... read more »

Romain Grosjean admitted that he is feeling optimistic at the potential of the Lotus E21 having been "a bit cautious" on Tuesday read more »

Romain Grosjean has been filled with optimism after completing two successful days of pre-season testing for Lotus at the Circuito de Jerez, with the Frenchman handing over to... read more »

Timo Glock believes that Marussia's McLaren windtunnel programme can give the team a huge amount of optimism for the 2013 season read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted the second practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was "a bit of a struggle" for him read more »

Both Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Pérez head back to Yas Marina with a certain optimism, as the duo have enjoyed some of their best motorsport races at the track. In... read more »

The disappointment of Jev's retirement is balanced by the fact that we have looked more competitive at a track that we did not expect would suit our current package. This... read more »

Jenson Button: "I head to Monza absolutely full of motivation after a fantastic result in Spa. It was the perfect weekend for me – it’s not only put me... read more »

Fernando Alonso claimed to be ‘happy’ after finishing second to Mark Webber in Sunday’s British Grand Prix, but admits that his optimism is likely... read more »

Silverstone chiefs say they can now look forward to race day with some optimism that it can pass without too much drama, after its bold decision to limit crowds on Saturday to... read more »

Both Caterham were reasonably happy with their performances in the rain, with both evaluating the new update package on the car. While it could not be evaluated as it should,... read more »

Confidence in the Williams camp is high as they head to their home race at Silverstone with car that has showed plenty of promise... read more »

Lotus were tipped for success by many heading into Valencia, as the nimble E20s of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Räikkönen should be capable of doing great things... read more »

There was nothing but optimism with Red Bull after today's qualifying session as Sebastian Vettel took pole position in a dominant manner. Mark Webber was slightly in... read more »

Things appear to be looking up at Ferrari, with Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa having finished Montreal’s Friday in second and third positions. The two drivers were... read more »

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes can look forward to the remainder of the campaign with some good optimism after his second place finish in the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »

Q: You visited the team’s factory in Oxfordshire today, what was the atmosphere like? Pastor Maldonado: I arrived at the factory this morning and everybody I have met... read more »

We leave the opening long haul leg behind as a much stronger team and with plenty of cause for optimism for the start of the European season. read more »