Ovidiu Panzariu
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Favorite quote: “Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog”, Damon Hill, 1996 F1 champion
FIA Condemns Anti-Hamilton Site
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton is certainly not a very beloved F1 driver in Spain. And it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure why. However, with the Brit so close to securing his maiden title in the Great Circle, the Spanish fans have gone wild trying t...
BMW Happy with FOTA Formation
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / This has truly been a great year for BMW inside Formula 1. The German team managed to score its first pole position and win in the Great Circle – both through Robert Kubica – and fought for the world title in both drivers' and cons...
Subaru Don't Rule Out 2010 Return
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Subaru officials insisted that quitting the World Rally Championship was not meant as a long-term decision and the only reason why the team will not be present in the 2009 roaster was the global economic crisis. However, with the latest cost-cuttin...
F1 Teams Announce 2009-Car Launches
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Technology has joined the pack of teams that are to debut their 2009-spec cars late next year. The company responsible for both Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso cars for next season will not present their new car until March 2009 du...
Massa Insists Home Pressure Is Good
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Felipe Massa struck back after Hamilton claimed yesterday that the pressure will be all on the Ferrari driver in season's finale at Interlagos. When asked if he feels the pressure before the Brazilian Grand Prix, Hamilton replied: “there...
Toro Rosso to Test Three Drivers for 2009 Lineup
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After announcing earlier today that Takuma Sato will test for the second time this season with Toro Rosso – next week, at Barcelona – the Scuderia revealed that two more drivers will be offered the same shot alongside the ex-Super Aguri...
Ecclestone Brings Standard-Engine Solution to the Table
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only a day after FIA President Max Mosley announced that a new cut-costing policy is to be implemented within Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone already came up with the first idea. And, since we all know that Bernie's ideas have a strange habit of ...
Buemi: I'd Prefer Button as Teammate
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Buemi seems to have already gotten used to breathing Formula 1 air. Although he is still waiting confirmation of his racing seat with Toro Rosso for the upcoming season, the Swiss driver has already urged his future team to bringing in Je...
Chris Atkinson to Drive for Citroen in Ireland
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We don't know what Petter Solberg's plans for the future are, but Chris Atkinson is sure keen on securing a full-time drive in next year's World Rally Championship. The two drivers were left looking for a job in 2009 following Subaru...
Alonso: Hamilton Will Be World Champion
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Spanish fans might not get over last season very soon, but Fernando Alonso sure seems to have buried the hatchet with former title rival and McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton. Heading to Brazil for the season finale, the Spaniard dismissed once a...
Surfers Paradise Officially OUT of the 2009 Calendar
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only hours after announcing their new 5-year partnership with the A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport, the Surfers Paradise organizers issued an official statement saying that the track will not be hosting IndyCar Series events in the near future.“...
Petrobras to Secure Racing Seat for Senna in 2009
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rubens Barrichello is still waiting for a confirmation from Honda regarding a racing seat for 2009 but, after the latest rumors in the F1 paddock, the situation doesn't look too good for the Brazilian veteran. According to several sources with...
Alonso Leaving Renault is Only an Option after 2009
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso's team options for 2009 received a blow on Monday, after BMW Sauber confirmed both Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld for the upcoming season. Along with Toyota, the German constructor seemed to be the most probable destination fo...
Kovalainen Happy with 2008 Season
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One might argue that one of the main reasons why McLaren aren't in pole position for the constructors' title before the season finale is because of the team's lineup. While Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen have consiste...
Hamilton Dismisses Arrogant Rumors
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton finally spoke his mind concerning the latest rumors inside the F1 paddock making him one of the most arrogant drivers in Formula 1. The Brit insisted that the drivers' perspective over him is totally wrong but argued that he has...
GP2 Announce 2009 Roaster & Calendar
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The GP2 officials have released the calendar for next season, along with the complete team roaster for 2009. The official statement gave us a few clues on how the series is going to look like the following year, with slight changes in areas mention...
Raikkonen Wants to Return Favor to Massa
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen admitted that he would be more than willing to help teammate Felipe Massa clinch the world title in the season's finale at Interlagos. After previously stating that it doesn't really matter to him who wins the championship ...
Patrick Pivato Taken to Hospital after SS6 Crash
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Barely did Rally Japan got under way this weekend and already the Asian race has made its first victim within the WRC drivers. Frenchman Francois Duval was doing great in the rally's first day and running into 2nd place during SS6 when he hit ...
Kawasaki to Quit MotoGP
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The global economic crisis seems to have struck the FIM Road Racing World Championship as well. As reported by autosport.com, Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki looks set to announce their immediate retirement from the sport the very next week. The new...
Carpentier Fired, Replaced by Allmendinger at GEM
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Starting an argument in NASCAR is usually not such a bad thing for one's career. By nature, people like conflictual situations and when two guys start a fight in the middle of a race or afterwards, that actually spices up things on TV. But whi...