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
Grosjean Completes First Test on Renault R29
30 Jul 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Romain Grosjean is getting closer and closer to making his Formula One debut this season, after the Frenchman was handed the responsibility to test the R29 during the team's latest straight-line testing session in the UK. The Frenchman therefo...
Ferrari Reiterate Commitment for F1 Programme
30 Jul 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After BMW yesterday confirmed their Formula One quit at the end of 2009, the rest of the car manufacturers currently part of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) have lined up to reiterate their commitment to the sport. Toyota were the first...
FOTA to Rock Qualifying Format in 2010
30 Jul 2009, 08:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) seems to have held its first productive talks regarding the format of Formula One racing in 2010. One day after BMW announced its complete quit from the sport, the teams' alliance has moved to make some...
Ford and Citroen Commit to WRC until 2011
30 Jul 2009, 07:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Just like it happened after Honda and Subaru announced their exits from Formula One and WRC respectively at the end of 2008, BMW's quit confirmation on Wednesday led to many car makers still involved in various forms of motor sport reiterate t...
BMW Will Not Supply F1 Engines in 2010
30 Jul 2009, 07:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After announcing their withdrawal from Formula One at the end of the 2009 season, German manufacturer BMW yesterday confirmed it will also not continue as engine supplier in the sport. That means the Munich based marque will cut its entire links wi...
Massa Made His First Steps on Wednesday
30 Jul 2009, 06:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While securing a replacement for Felipe Massa for the remainder of the 2009 season, Ferrari have received even more good news recently. According to a press release from the company's media site, the Brazilian made his first steps since his un...
Schumacher Confirms F1 Return
30 Jul 2009, 06:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now official! Seven time world champion Michael Schumacher yesterday confirmed that he will make his Formula One return later this year. The German admitted, via a press release, that he held a series of talks with Ferrari's CEO Luca di ...
IRL to Debut Push-to-Pass Power Boost Rules
29 Jul 2009, 13:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The North American Indy Car Racing League has made one more step to meeting the fans' expectations for spectacular racing. After introducing, earlier this month, a new set of aerodynamic rules aimed at improving overtaking on oval tracks, IRL&...
Doctors: Massa Will Race Again
29 Jul 2009, 12:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Good news keep on pouring on Felipe Massa's medical condition. After his personal doctor yesterday revealed the Ferrari-an spoke his first words after coming out from the induced coma, he today suggested that there is a high chance Massa could...
Euskadi to Bid for BMW Spot
29 Jul 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although BMW have announce they will withdraw from the Formula One Championship in 2010, there is a high chance the F1 roster for next season will continue to show 13 teams and 26 drivers. As confirmed by Epsilon Euskadi's boss Joan Villadelpr...
FIA Blames FOTA for BMW Exit
29 Jul 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Shortly after BMW announced its quit from Formula One at the end of their 2009 campaign, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) found it necessary to use it as an element of blame towards the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA). Accordin...
Webber Says F1 Must Find Solution to Open-Cockpit Accidents
29 Jul 2009, 10:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Australian driver Mark Webber insisted that Formula One should learn a thing or two about drivers' safety, following Felipe Massa's unfortunate accident in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Although he admitted that F1 racing is a risky job to be...
Kubica Now Linked with Ferrari Drive
29 Jul 2009, 09:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the news that BMW will officially quit Formula One at the end of 2009, rumors about Robert Kubica replacing injured Felipe Massa in the Ferrari F60 cockpit at Valencia already started to make the headlines. The Polish driver still has a biding...
Stuck Urges Mercedes to Sign Rosberg
29 Jul 2009, 09:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the McLaren MP4-24 clearly in pole position for winning races this season – after a rather long wait – Heikki Kovalainen's 5th place in the Hungarian Grand Prix is no longer regarded as a good result for the Woking based team....
BMW Confirm F1 Quit at the End of 2009
29 Jul 2009, 08:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now official! BMW will quit Formula One at the end of 2009, as announced by the German marque's representatives in a press release this morning. During a press conference at Munich, the BMW representatives admitted this was no easy decis...
Ecclestone Confirms BMW Quit
29 Jul 2009, 08:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After recent media reports showed that BMW will announce its complete retirement from Formula One later this morning, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone issued some comments of his own on the matter. While yet to be announce, the quit was kind o...
Brabham Tips Webber to Become F1 Champion
29 Jul 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following his constant good results in Formula One lately, Australian driver Mark Webber is now regarded as Jenson Button's main rival for the 2009 title. The 32-year old recuperated no less than 15 points to the Brit in the last 3 races and i...
Jean Todt, Michelle Yeoh Visit Massa in Hospital
29 Jul 2009, 07:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Felipe Massa's medical condition is getting better and better, as reported by the Brazilian's personal doctor Dino Altman. After waking up from the induced coma on Monday, the Ferrari driver slowly recovered consciousness and is now able ...
Manager: Schumacher Might Return at Spa
29 Jul 2009, 07:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After confirming yesterday that Michael Schumacher will not drive the Ferrari F60 during the upcoming race at Valencia (European Grand Prix), manager Willi Weber refused to comment on the possibility of Schumacher indeed making an F1 return for Fer...
BMW to Announce F1 Quit on Wednesday
29 Jul 2009, 06:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW is to shock the world of Formula One later today, when the German manufacturer it set to announce its complete withdrawal from the sport. A press conference has been set for this morning at 10 a.m. at the German marque's headquarters in Mu...