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
Briatore Might Sign Up for Cosworth Unit
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With only a day before FIA closes the subscription door on the Cosworth standard power trains, teams inside the F1 paddock are fighting against the clock to make o decision on what engines to use in 2010. Despite common belief that independent team...
Hamilton & Dennis Accuse Massa of Deliberate Move
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Needless to say, Ron Dennis was anything but happy after the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday. Following a questionable penalty handed to Lewis Hamilton by the race stewards in the early stages of the race, the British driver basically lost every chan...
McLaren Sign Lenovo Partnership
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Vodafone McLaren Mercedes have secured a partnership for their future wireless system and desktop computing with Chinese PC company Lenovo. The Asian company will provide Ron Dennis' team with the necessary computing both on track and at the W...
Loeb Aims to Secure Title in Japan
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb is only 6 points from securing his 5th world title inside the World Rally Championship and he insisted that he'll try to grab the title as early as the Rally Japan this weekend. With two more rounds to go in the championship &n...
John Surtees' Son, Henry, to Debut in F2
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It has become a habit for former F1 drivers to guide their sons on their way to making the roster in the Great Circle themselves. And Henry Surtees joining the F1 pack of drivers for the 2009 season is proof enough that this rule still stands. John...
Dominant Massa Wins Bahrain GP
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Felipe Massa stormed into the title race on Sunday afternoon, after taking an impressive win in the Bahrain Grand Prix. “My championship starts today” announced the Brazilian after the qualifying session on Saturday and his rivals got a...
Renault, Toyota and Honda Expect Engine Development Confirmation
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After winning back-to-back races this season, Renault can't get enough of the good news. Flavio Briatore's team will apparently benefit from a slight change in engine-freeze regulations and update their powerplant for the upcoming season....
Dennis to Step Down?
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite securing the first drivers' title in the last 9 years for McLaren Mercedes, Ron Dennis seems closer and closer to leaving his position as team principal for the Woking-based team. The Mercedes works team is yet to win a constructors cr...
Buemi Tops First Day at Jerez
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toro Rosso might be late on announcing their drivers' lineup for 2009, but they sure got some clues on where to look for following the first testing day at Jerez. Switzerland's Sebastien Buemi topped the first testing session on the Spani...
FOTA Pleads for Higher Revenues
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The latest cost-cutting measures introduced by the FIA last week will not only help the teams within the F1 paddock survive the financial difficulties but will also set a new base for further negotiations concerning global revenues between Max Mosl...
Bridgestone Confirmed MotoGP Sole Tire Supplier for 2009
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bridgestone has been confirmed as sole tire supplier in the MotoGP for the upcoming 3 years. The FIM decided to switch to a single tire supplier in the championship due to safety concerns and after complaints from several teams regarding the gap in...
Senna Confirms Honda, Toro Rosso Testing
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rumor or not, the first step towards Senna making his F1 debut with Honda was made earlier this week. Shortly after the season finale at Interlagos, Honda announced that they will be testing GP2 runner-up Bruno Senna in 3 weeks time, at Barcelona. ...
Iowa Speedway to Replace Mansfield in the 2009 Truck Series
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Iowa Speedway will make its debut in NASCAR's leading series starting next season. The North-American racing series' officials introduced the new venue in next year's Camping World Truck Series calendar as a result of Mansfield Motor...
Ron Dennis Accused of Racism by Former Employee
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren boss Ron Dennis was accused of discriminatory and racist behavior by a former employee. Peter Boland, who has worked for the McLaren boss for 5 years (at Absolute Taste and Greyscape), has sued Dennis for unfair dismissal, victimization and...
Bourdais Looks for Financial Backing
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Bourdais admitted he needs quite a bit of sponsoring in order to secure a racing seat inside Formula 1. Following an unconvincing first season in the Great Circle, the 4-time Champ Car winner seems well aware that, without some big sponso...
Nelsinho's Seat - Still Uncertain!
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite scoring a valuable 4th place in the Japanese Grand Prix, Nelsinho Piquet is far from securing a Formula 1 drive for the upcoming season. According to Renault's managing director Flavio Briatore, performing well in one race does not hav...
Brawn to Purchase Ferrari Engines for 2009
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While assuring the Formula 1 fans that there are 'very good chances' of securing the buyout of Honda's F1 team, team boss Ross Brawn did not leave anything to chance ahead of the upcoming season. The former Ferrari technical director...
Stoner Insists Sole Tire Supplier Will Equalize Performance
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One week after the International Motorcycle Federation (FIM) decided Bridgestone will become sole tire supplier in the MotoGP, Casey Stoner insisted that the new rule would only benefit the teams' interests and will eventually equalize perform...
Luca di Montezemolo Congratulates Hamilton
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari might have won the constructors' title this season, but it was McLaren's Lewis Hamilton who got all the praises after the Brazilian Grand Prix last Sunday. The Brit became not only the first black driver to be crowned world champi...
Ferrari Ask for KERS Delay
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Luca di Montezemolo has spoken against the introduction of KERS in Formula One this season. Not only that, but the Ferrari CEO argued that such a move would increase costs inside the sport, a path that FIA is actually trying to avoid taking in the ...