Former champion Fernando Alonso finding a silver lining in a disastrous season read more »

McLaren-Honda Racing Director Eric Boullier is optimistic in the upcoming improvements from the team and engine manufacturer Honda. read more »

Honda Formula 1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa is not particularly optimistic that there is enough time to introduce its engine upgrade in Canada. read more »

Fans of Formula 1 across the globe are optimistic about the future of the sport according to the findings from the largest fan survey ever conducted in the sport. Launched at... read more »

McLaren remain optimistic they can keep Fernando Alonso beyond the end of this season despite expecting their F1 progress to remain "slow and painful". read more »

Fans of Formula 1 across the globe are optimistic about the future of the sport according to the findings from Motorsport Network's Global Fan Survey - the largest ever... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says he is optimistic about Renault's chances at next weekend's Monaco Grand Prix as he targets extending his run of points finishes in the 2017... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen were both cautiously optimistic about the upgraded RB13 as the gap to the leading duo narrowed in Spain. read more »

McLaren and Honda remain optimistic of pulling themselves out of their early-season slump despite another grim weekend for the partnership in Russia. read more »

Far from being disheartened by the result, Mercedes is in fact 'happy' with its Russian Grand Prix pace... and it has high hopes for Valtteri Bottas. read more »

Valtteri Bottas is optimistic that the nature of the opening sequence of corners at the Sochi Autodrom can provide him with the chance to attack rivals Ferrari… read more »

Sergio Perez is confident Force India team principal Vijay Mallya will be attending F1 races again soon despite arrest. read more »

We are reasonably encouraged by the performance of the car in Bahrain, so we are optimistic for a strong race. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg heads to this weekend's Russian Grand Prix hopeful of keeping up the momentum that saw him score Renault's first points of 2017 in Bahrain. read more »

Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost has said he is "very optimistic" that Renault will provide an engine that is capable of competing with Ferrari and Mercedes. read more »

Renault chief technical officer Bob Bell has said the team "know what to do" in order to be more competitive in races this season. read more »

What does the future of Formula 1 hold? Notoriously, the championship pays great attention to the short-term, and trying to predict where it may be in the next decade might... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is optimistic the close Mercedes-Ferrari battle from the Australian GP sets up F1 2017 for a season of "exciting racing". read more »

Esteban Ocon is optimistic that he can make amends for a mistake on his final flying lap in Q2 to compete for points on his Force India debut at the Australian… read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr. is confident he can take a strong haul of points from this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, as he bids to improve on his previous two top 10… read more »

Daniel Ricciardo does not expect Red Bull to be on a par with Mercedes and Ferrari in Australia... but firmly believes it will be soon. read more »

Fernando Alonso admits McLaren are braced for a "difficult" weekend in Australia, although Honda are optimistic they have made progress with their engine. read more »

Mallaya is confident of a double points finish for Sahara Force India despite there being a lot of uncertainty regarding everybody's true pace. read more »

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier is not entirely optimistic that Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne will finish the season opener in Melbourne. read more »

Scuderia Toro Rosso says Renault has produced a strong engine for the 2017 F1 season... once it gets over its technical niggles. read more »