Pastor Maldonado, 13th: Today the car felt very consistent and was pretty well balanced, but unfortunately starting so far back after qualifying meant that I could not really... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, 21st: "I'm very happy, for myself and the entire team. In Monaco we completed a good qualifying and here it was even better. The objective was to... read more »

Caterham does not think Heikki Kovalainen's heavy crash in Friday practice in Montreal will disrupt its Canadian Grand Prix preparations, and is optimistic it can chase... read more »

Ross Brawn has revealed he feels "optimistic" Mercedes will reach a deal with Bernie Ecclestone for the new Concorde Agreement. Earlier, the German carmaker had... read more »

Jenson Button is optimistic about his chances of winning the Canadian GP for the second year on the trot - although not in such dramatic fashion... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi is optimistic of a good performance from Sauber in next weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. Kobayashi was eliminated from the Monaco Grand Prix in the... read more »

Nico Rosberg is optimistic his Mercedes car will be well suited to the demands of the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in the Canadian Grand Prix next week read more »

Heikki Kovalainen's strong Monaco Grand Prix run has left the Caterham team more optimistic than ever about its Formula 1 potential, according to boss Tony Fernandes. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 16th: "I enjoy this track a lot so I am disappointed with my qualifying position, because I thought I might have had a chance to do a bit better: top ten... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 16th: “I enjoy this track a lot so I am disappointed with my qualifying position, because I thought I might have had a chance to do a bit better:... read more »

McLaren's Jenson Button has said he is 'optimistic' he will be able to 'get on top' of the balance issues this weekend in Monaco that blighted him in... read more »

Jenson Button is "optimistic" he will find a solution to the the balance issues that have cost him dearly in recent weeks... read more »

Both Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher believe Mercedes should be in confident mood as F1 returns to Monte Carlo. In a season that has delivered five winning constructors in... read more »

Jenson Button: “My win at Monaco in 2009 remains one of my favourite victories in Formula 1. Monte-Carlo is a place where every driver wants to win, but achieving it... read more »

Just five days ago, Pastor Maldonado brought Williams its first victory since 2004 and his career-first win in Formula 1. Since then, the Venezuelan has travelled back to the... read more »

Williams believes it has the pace to genuinely fight at the front of the Spanish Grand Prix - even though it concedes victory will be hard read more »

Paul di Resta: “It has been quite a difficult weekend so far trying to get the car dialled into the circuit. In fact, it was only during the my final qualifying run... read more »

Sebastian Vettel remained optimistic about his race chances despite qualifying in eighth for the Spanish Grand Prix read more »

Fernando Alonso is optimistic that he can improve in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday after finishing practice two in 14th position at Barcelona, 1.201 seconds behind... read more »

On the back of his second place finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen is optimistic that his Lotus team can again be a force in Spain read more »

Fernando Alonso isn't expect major gains in Spain after admitting his F2012 wouldn't feature any 'major upgrades'. Ferrari are set to introduce their new... read more »

Charles Pic looks forward to a familiar circuit as Formula 1 returns to Barcelona this weekend. The Frenchman made his debut in the sport earlier this year and is now excited... read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons he stands a good chance of taking his first Spanish Grand Prix victory next weekend at the Circuit de Catalunya read more »

Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher could be a threat for pole and victory this weekend, according to a more optimistic Ross Brawn. read more »

Felipe Massa is optimistic that he will have "nice race" in Bahrain and score a "good number of points" for Ferrari... read more »