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
IRL 2009 Calendar Might Include Surfers Paradise
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Surfers Paradise's chances to become a championship point race starting 2009 are still very much alive. A few days before the exhibition race in Australia this weekend, circuit officials and IndyCar Series commercial division president Terry A...
Richards Considers F1 Return
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Prodrive's David Richards confirmed interest to make F1 return starting next year. With Subaru deciding to immediately withdraw from the WRC due to financial problems, Richards' company is now looking for new ways to develop their future ...
Bourdais More Relaxed ahead of STR Verdict
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Things are looking better for France's Sebastien Bourdais inside the F1 paddock these days. The 4-time ChampCar winner has upped his game in the last few races and has become a regular contestant in the Q3 on Saturdays as well as challenger fo...
Sir Jackie Stewart: Ecclestone and Mosley Should Quit
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sir Jackie Stewart slammed Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley for bringing the sport on the brink of collapse. The former F1 champion argued that Ecclestone's focus on immediate financial gain and F1 profit is detrimental to the sport in times o...
Loeb Relaxes Before Rally Japan
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only days before the start of Rally Japan this weekend, 4-time world champion Sebastien Loeb decided to relax a bit and took on an invitation from the French Acrobatic Patrol (PF) to fly over the Provence region in the French Alps. After a short br...
No Renault Perspective for Bourdais
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There are few drivers in the current F1 formation that have not been confirmed for the upcoming season. And there's no secret that Sebastien Bourdais is one of them. While teammate Sebastian Vettel has already signed a deal with Red Bull Racin...
Edwards: NASCAR Drivers Are Just as Good
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Second in the North American Driver of the Year standings this year, NASCAR's Carl Edwards said that stock car racing is not as easy as it might seem for the Formula 1 fans out there. The Sprint Cup & Nationwide Series runner-up made his d...
Alonso Survives Plane Incident
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso will not be going back to Kenya any time soon, we presume. After spending the New Year with Renault boss Flavio Briatore in a Kenyan resort, the 2-time world champion went through some really tough times when preparing to head back ...
Briatore Switches Bet On Hamilton
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Flavio Briatore changed his approach on the title fight before the Brazilian Grand Prix, admitting the he was wrong to slam Hamilton's chances of winning the championship this season. Following the McLaren's driver winning the Chinese rac...
Hamilton Wins Dramatic F1 Title
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Remember the saying 'It's not over till the fat lady sings'? Well, it was quite a finale in Brazil, but British Lewis Hamilton has finally become champion of the world. In a race that saw Felipe Massa control the action from beginnin...
Alonso Takes Maiden Win with McLaren
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton arguably turned McLaren-Mercedes into a winning team this season. Ron Dennis' team extended its lead in the Constructors' Point Standings after a smashing performance from its two drivers. Reigning world...
Sam McQuagg Dies of Cancer at 73
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / NASCAR has lost yet another Hall of Famer. Sam McQuagg, 73, died of cancer on Saturday, in Columbus, Georgia. The man who amazed all NASCAR fans in his very first season in the sport – being awarded the Rookie of the Year honors in 1965 &ndas...
Honda Tests New Traffic-Light Pitstop System for 2009
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / You would think that F1 teams have put to sleep all plans regarding a new traffic light pit-stop system after what happened to Ferrari's Felipe Massa in Singapore. Well, think again! As soon as the Scuderia announced plans to go back to the lo...
Hamilton Ecstatic about Maiden F1 Title
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton has become the first British driver to be crowned Formula 1 champion after Damon Hill in 1996 and he still can't believe it. After a dramatic race finish in Brazil, the Brit finally clinched the title and gave McLaren something ...
Kubica: I'm Better Off KERS
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Robert Kubica dismissed concerns that BMW could be the only team starting next season with their KERS technology up and running. The Pole has recently tested the KERS-powered car for next season and admitted he is not all that excited about driving...
Massa Shuts Critics Before Season's Finale
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Even if he doesn't win the title this season, Felipe Massa seems to have obtained a little victory of his own in 2008. Finally, after years and years of hard work, the Brazilian managed to show his critics that he is indeed champion-material a...
Bernie Blaims Lack of Canadian GP on Private Financing
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A few days after FIA announced the Formula 1 schedule for 2009, Bernie Ecclestone spoke out as to why he chose to axe the Canadian Grand Prix from next year's championship and leave North America without an F1 race in the upcoming season. &ldq...
Todt: Bourdais Will Stay at Toro Rosso
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only hours after urging his team to give him a clear answer to whether they'll keep him in the starting lineup for next season or not, Sebastien Bourdais received a boost from his manager Nicolas Todt. Son of former Ferrari boss Jean Todt, the...
Vettel: No Regrets for Hamilton Pass
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A good reason why the Brazilian Grand Prix provided us with maybe the most dramatic Formula One finish in the history of the sport lies with Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel. The German pulled off a great maneuver on championship leader Lewis Ham...
Ferrari Would Have Quit If Standard Engines Were Adopted
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's CEO Luca di Montezemolo admitted that his team was very close to following Honda on the back door of Formula 1 had FIA president Max Mosley decided to introduce a standard engine for all teams starting next year. Under the current co...