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
Rally GB Fail to Reach Agreement with Title Sponsor
22 Jul 2009, 13:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the organizers of Rally Great Britain were expected to finally reach an agreement with the event's principal backer, the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) for the hosting of the WRC round until 2011, it has now emerged that the deal has...
Ferrari Sack Aerodynamic Designer John Iley
22 Jul 2009, 12:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari made its first dramatic move in their 2009 campaign, as it has emerged that its head of aerodynamics and wind tunnel John Iley was today fired by the Maranello based team. The news was reported by the Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello...
Lauda Warns Fatal Accidents Could Still Happen in F1
22 Jul 2009, 11:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The tragic accident of Formula 2 racer Henry Surtees during the race at Brands Hatch last weekend will be fully investigated by the championship officials, as confirmed by F2 boss Jonathan Palmer. The question everybody needs an answer for is, no d...
Bruno Senna Would Have Turned Down Toro Rosso Drive
22 Jul 2009, 10:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While linked by several media channels to a driving seat for next season's Formula One Championship, Brazilian driver Bruno Senna is currently enjoying his sabbatical from the motor racing world. The former GP2 Series runner-up revealed he is ...
FIA Slams Vatanen for Todt Attack
22 Jul 2009, 10:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jean Todt might not hit back at Ari Vatanen's accusations towards him – as he prefers to focus on his own campaign for the FIA presidential seat – but the international body did not take long to respond to the former WRC champion. ...
Poll Shows Declining Interest in Formula One
22 Jul 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Everybody knew that the saga between the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) couldn't have possibly helped the image of Formula One worldwide. Only now, the descending interest of the F1 fans ...
Campos Deny Pedro de la Rosa Rumors
22 Jul 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Campos Grand Prix yesterday denied the latest suggestions linking 38-year old veteran Pedro de la Rosa with a 2-year race seat with the Spanish team in Formula One. During the course of last weekend, several media reports hinted that Adrian Campos ...
Brawn Introduce Major Upgrade on BGP 001 in Hungary
22 Jul 2009, 08:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Having lost no less than 20 points to rivals Red Bull in the constructors classification during the course of 2 racing weekends, Brawn GP will sure head to this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix with the sole aim of grabbing back the winning mome...
Raikkonen Expects Podium in Hungary
22 Jul 2009, 08:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen will head to this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix with the sole thought of scoring his second podium of the season. The Finn argued that the Hungaroring track resembles the one in Monaco, where he finished 3rd this season, and sh...
Formula One Teams Shut Down Factories for 2 Weeks
22 Jul 2009, 07:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Of course this is no news for the Formula One fans, but it's worth mentioning that all Formula One teams will close the door of their factories for at least 2 weeks, following this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. This will be the first ti...
Glock Raises More than €9,000 for the UN
22 Jul 2009, 07:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota's Timo Glock donated as much as €9,117 for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), benefiting hungry children around the world, as reported in a press release from the Cologne-based team. The aforementioned sum was raised as...
Alguersuari Not Confirmed for 2010
22 Jul 2009, 06:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A couple of days to the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix, all eyes are set on Spanish teenager Jaime Alguersuari. The 19-year old will this weekend become the youngest driver to start an F1 race, after being appointed race driver for Toro Rosso fo...
Mercedes Admit Going for German Drivers in 2010
21 Jul 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After weeks and weeks of media allegations regarding the 2010 drivers lineup of McLaren Mercedes – given that Heikki Kovalainen is in his last year of contract with the Woking based team – Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug final...
Hill Hits Back at Ecclestone for Insulting Offer
21 Jul 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Silverstone has made one more step to becoming an outcast circuit in Formula One, as the president of the British Racing Drivers Club Damon Hill slammed Bernie Ecclestone's offer to include the Northamptonshire circuit on a rotational system t...
Red Bull to Develop Car Until the End
21 Jul 2009, 10:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull's design director Adrian Newey insisted that he will focus completely on the development of the RB5 until the very end of the season. Considering that the Milton Keyned based team is currently in the 2009 title contention for both dri...
Cosworth Accepts 18,000 Rev Limit for 2009
21 Jul 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although they were initially granted up-to-20,000 revs to develop their power plants for the 2010 season, British engine manufacturer Cosworth today announced it will build their V8s for a maximum 18,000 revs, as stated in the technical rule book o...
Hartley Admits He Didn't Deserve F1 Seat
21 Jul 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although disappointed he was overlooked by Toro Rosso when it came to naming a replacement for Sebastien Bourdais, New Zealand's Brendon Hartley reckons it probably wouldn't have been the debut of his dreams in Formula One. The teenager a...
Todt Refuses to Hit Back at Vatanen's Critics
21 Jul 2009, 08:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he insisted he will not take on a dirty approach on the battle for the FIA presidency this October against new candidate Jean Todt, the Finn issued no less than two public attacks on the former Ferrari manager during the past week. The lat...
Schumacher's Manager Claims Alonso-Ferrari Move "Logical"
21 Jul 2009, 08:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After so many months of constant rumoring regarding Fernando Alonso's move to Ferrari, it would really be something for the Spaniard to continue with Renault in Formula One. And a mistake, Willi Weber might add, as Michael Schumacher's lo...
Trulli Not Focusing on Toyota Extension
21 Jul 2009, 08:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jarno Trulli doesn't seem too concerned about his F1 future, despite the fact that he only scored 7 points in the last 5 races for Toyota. Although the Japanese manufacturer gave a straight-up ultimatum for race wins in 2009 to their Cologne-b...