Pascal Wehrlein says he is encouraged by Manor's deficit to the front runners, and believes that the squad has made substantial progress during pre-season testing.... read more »

Jolyon Palmer shook off his latest Renault gremlins in pre-season Formula 1 testing and was left feeling upbeat about a car he has described as "confidence inspiring" read more »

Max Verstappen was upbeat about Toro Rosso's performance and reliability despite suffering a puncture during the final day of the opening test in Spain. Verstappen... read more »

Kevin Magnussen believes Renault has a good baseline on which to build after he finished fourth fastest on the final day of the opening pre-season test in Spain. Magnussen,... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he is upbeat regarding the manner in which the Ferrari SF16-H responds to his demands, after he topped testing for a second straight day on Tuesday.... read more »

Renault was forced to sit out the bulk of the afternoon session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after Jolyon Palmer's RS16 suffered a power unit component failure.... read more »

Lewis Hamilton expressed his optimism after racking up almost two Grands Prix distances during the opening day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Monday.... read more »

Force India's Nico Hulkenberg is confident that the team can build on their B-spec car to mount a serious challenge in 2016... read more »

Felipe Massa is confident about his team's prospects of winning a race in 2016, given the tremendous strides that have been made during the past 12 to 18 months. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says that the atmosphere at Ferrari has improved following the outfit's improved performance in the 2015 campaign. Ferrari endured a troubled 2014 season... read more »

GP2 drivers Rio Haryanto and Jordan King were both upbeat over their respective outings for the Manor Marussia team during the post-race tyre test in Abu Dhabi… read more »

It is no surprise to see Sergio Perez is upbeat about Force India's chances ahead of qualifying in Abu Dhabi after a positive Friday... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo concedes that it will be difficult for Red Bull to challenge for the 2016 title, but he is upbeat that they will improve on a problematic 2015... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is relishing the final fight at the Yas Marina circuit which hosted his best race in Formula 1 read more »

They may not have been able to upstage Mercedes, but Ferrari had plenty of reason to be upbeat with their display at Interlagos... read more »

Fernando Alonso said he was pleased to put recent reliability woes behind him during the Brazilian Grand Prix but described his McLaren MP4-30 as "strange" to drive... read more »

Things just haven't gone Carlos Sainz's way during his debut season, but he says the feeling towards him from the Red Bull bosses remains positive... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg expressed his happiness after putting in a 'clean' performance at the Mexican Grand Prix to end a string of sub-par results. Hulkenberg arrived in... read more »

Toro Rosso driver Max Verstappen was upbeat after claiming ninth position at the Mexican Grand Prix to marginally close the gap to Lotus in the Constructors… read more »

Max Verstappen expressed his delight after setting the eighth fastest time during qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix, despite missing the bulk of Friday's second... read more »

Fernando Alonso expressed his surprise after McLaren was able to finish with both cars in the points, albeit before the Spaniard was handed a post-race penalty. Alonso finished... read more »

Williams' Valtteri Bottas cut an upbeat figure after outpacing both Ferrari drivers during qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix. As Mercedes dominated up… read more »

Williams' head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley is confident that the squad is making progress in low-speed corner and wet weather conditions, two aspects where the... read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr says he was unfortunate to miss out on the points but happy to finish his first race after four consecutive failures read more »

Despite his obvious woes, Nico Rosberg finished day one of the Belgian Grand Prix in upbeat mood. read more »