Max Verstappen offered a more optimistic assessment of the Red Bull after Miami sprint qualifying read more »

Lewis Hamilton has good reason to be optimistic after the first two race weekends of the Formula 1 season with Ferrari. read more »

Fernando Alonso says it would be optimistic to think Aston Martin can finish races despite a better-than-hoped-for Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Oscar Piastri thinks McLaren was "overly optimistic" about its chances in Australia. read more »

Lewis Hamilton's optimistic response to his 2026 F1 car threatens to banish the demons of a nightmare maiden season at Ferrari. read more »

Fernando Alonso has warned Aston Martin that its solutions for the AMR26 might be "too late" to sustain F1 title ambitions in 2026. The post Fernando Alonso... read more »

George Russell is quietly optimistic of Mercedes' chances of success in this year's F1 season, hilariously concurring with Toto Wolff's assessment its new W17... read more »

After early complaints based on simulator runs, drivers have been cautiously optimistic about the new regulations after the first on-track running of 2026. Mercedes team boss... read more »

The RB22 is still a "work in progress" but substantial mileage during F1 private shakedown has left Max Verstappen optimistic about 2026. The post Max Verstappen... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is off to a more optimistic start to the F1 2026 pre-season than he felt at this stage last year... read more »

Charles Leclerc struck an optimistic tone after completing Ferrari's shakedown run at the Circuit de Barcelona‑Catalunya on Tuesday, saying the early laps left him eager... read more »

Oscar Piastri narrowly missed out on the 2025 F1 Drivers' Championship with McLaren, but he remains optimistic about his future with the team. The post Oscar Piastri... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said he is cautiously optimistic of acing the 2026 F1 regulations over the likes of McLaren. The post Toto Wolff delivers ‘glass-half-empty’... read more »

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has admitted that the team is "optimistic" that it can win both F1 titles again in 2026, despite a complete reset to the regulations. The... read more »

McLaren boss Andrea Stella is confident that the team will be able to improve on its underwhelming performance from last year's F1 Las Vegas GP. The post Why McLaren is... read more »

Yuki Tsunoda remains optimistic about his Formula 1 future remaining within the Red Bull family, even as decisions loom over the team's 2026 driver line-ups. The Japanese... read more »

Pierre Gasly has said he has reasons to be "very optimistic" about his future with Alpine, despite the team's difficult 2025 F1 season. The post The reasons... read more »

Max Verstappen said he is not optimistic about advancing from his fifth-place start in Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix after his qualifying performance. read more »

Lewis Hamilton is still optimistic about Ferrari's chances at this weekend's United States Grand Prix read more »

Fernando Alonso is "a Rottweiller" who would be in the title fight if he was driving for McLaren or Red Bull this year, according to Flavio Briatore. read more »

Lewis Hamilton feels "optimistic" he can end his podium duck in the final eight races of the 2025 Formula 1 season, but says a win is "far-fetched". read more »

Max Verstappen set the fastest F1 lap in history in taking pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, and he is feeling optimistic for Sunday's race. read more »

Fernando Alonso is optimistic but also realistic about Aston Martin's chances in the Dutch GP. read more »

George Russell has expressed optimism that he will remain on the F1 grid in 2026, even in the circumstance where he doesn't receive a new deal at Mercedes. The post George... read more »

Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari has "so far not lived up to the hype". F1 correspondent Andrew Benson analyses why and if there is reason to be optimistic for the future. read more »