F1 Race Director Charlie Whiting visited COTA for the first time to inspect progress of the new circuit in southeast Travis County. He gave the company high marks for progress... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa was particularly optimistic heading into the Canadian Grand Prix, having out-qualified both Marussias in a car which was looking after its tyres particularly... read more »

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 »