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
Ecclestone Set to Resolve F1 Crisis by Wednesday
13 Jul 2009, 09:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone this weekend slammed rumors that he will be sidelined by Formula One's commercial rights holders CVC from his position within the sport, as he promised his adversaries that he will resolve all matters between the t...
Francisco Hernando Quit the MotoGP, Sete Gibernau Out
13 Jul 2009, 08:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The MotoGP has lost yet another team for the remainder of the 2009 season. Unfortunately, it was Sete Gibernau's drive which had to face a scrap from this year's series, as Grupo Francisco Hernando confirmed they will no longer continue t...
Vettel Admits Webber was Untouchable in Germany
13 Jul 2009, 08:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although there were plenty or rumors suggesting the two Red Bull drivers are not exactly the best of teammates, Sebastian Vettel was the first one to congratulate Mark Webber for his dominant win at the Nurburgring. Although he was practically beat...
Red Bull Praises Unfit Webber for Germany Win
13 Jul 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There are few people in the Great Circle more happy right now than Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner. The Milton Keynes team this year recorded no less than three 1-2s and are now less than 20 points behind Brawn GP in the constructor...
Alonso Hails Step Forward by Renault
13 Jul 2009, 07:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hadn't he have such a disappointing Q2 on Saturday, Fernando Alonso could have gotten a lot more from last weekend's German Grand Prix, he argued. The Spaniard started from 12th on the grid and finished on an encouraging 7th place overall...
Webber Denies Intentional Move on Barrichello
13 Jul 2009, 07:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he became only the 3rd Australian driver to win a grand prix in Formula One, Mark Webber was not completely happy with how things went during Sunday's German Grand Prix. The Red Bull Racing driver insisted that it was not his intentio...
Citroen Denies Loeb's Switch to F1
13 Jul 2009, 06:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Citroen issued a complete statement shortly after the German Grand Prix this weekend, denying the latest rumors linking their WRC champion Sebastien Loeb to a Scuderia Toro Rosso seat in the remaining rounds of the 2009 Formula One Championship. Th...
Ross Brawn Answers "Frustrated" Barrichello
13 Jul 2009, 06:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ross Brawn quickly answered his frustrated driver – Rubens Barrichello, that is – to his accusations after the German Grand Prix, insisting that the two BGP 001s were simply unable to fight for the win at the Nurburgring. In a post-...
Raikkonen Escapes Penalty for Ousting Sutil
13 Jul 2009, 06:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Adrian Sutil was on his way to scoring a great result for Force India yesterday afternoon, as his first stint during the German Grand Prix was practically mistake-free ahead of much tougher opponents such as Ferrari's Felipe Massa or Williams&...
Barrichello Launches Public Attack on Brawn GP
12 Jul 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rubens Barrichello has had enough of team orders and mechanic-related mistakes this season, and he let it all out after his disappointing finish in the German Grand Prix, at the Nurburgring. The Brazilian pointed some clear fingers at his team for ...
Mark Webber Scores First F1 Win at the Nurburgring
12 Jul 2009, 14:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mark Webber has finally done it. The Red Bull driver scored his first Formula One win in 132 starts, at the Nurburgring, beating local favorite and teammate Sebastian Vettel by almost 10 seconds and joining Alan Jones and Sir Jack Brabham as the on...
Hamilton Tops Second Practice at the Nurburgring
10 Jul 2009, 14:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton took his slightly improved MP4-24 on top of the time charts during the second practice session on Friday. Just like in the P1, a short drizzle prevented the field to see much on-track action during the first 30...
German Police Knocks at Force India's Door
10 Jul 2009, 13:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India nearly missed this weekend's German Grand Prix following a brief police raid at team's motor home at the Nurburgring. The German police allegedly knocked at Force India's door prior to Friday's first practice session...
Villeneuve Admits "Slim Chances" of F1 Return
10 Jul 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jacques Villeneuve's return to Formula One might be a long way from finalizing, as the Canadian driver revealed, earlier this week, that his discussions for a race seat in 2010 have been “mostly exploratory”. The 1997 F1 champ is c...
Webber Tops Morning Practice in Germany
10 Jul 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull did not lose any momentum during today's morning practice at the Nurburgring, as Australian Mark Webber set the fastest time of the day, almost four tenths of a second ahead of nearest rival Jenson Button. It now seems the championshi...
Timo Glock Loses Race Engineer ahead of German GP
10 Jul 2009, 09:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Getting a job in Formula One doesn't seem like that big of a deal nowadays, if we are to judge by the latest news from within the F1 paddock. Following the surprising departure of Geoff Willis from his position as technical director of Red Bul...
German Drivers Give Nazi Salute to the Media
10 Jul 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 5 German drivers part of this year's Formula One grid – Nick Heidfeld, Nico Rosberg, Timo Glock, Sebastian Vettel and Adrian Sutil – showed their home crowd they still haven't lost their sense of humor, despite the recent ...
Melbourne Threatens to Axe GP Unless Mosley Steps Down
10 Jul 2009, 09:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Australian organizers have warned the Formula One Management that they will revise their participation in the sport if FOTA will decide to form a breakaway series. Of course, these kind of threats have become quite frequent given the current po...
Red Bull Takes Front Row at Chicagoland, Vickers in Pole Position
10 Jul 2009, 08:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If one could bet on something, it would probably be on Brian Vickers taking pole position during this year's rounds of the Sprint Cup Series. The Red Bull driver recorded his 5th pole position in 15 qualifying session attempts this year, after...
Button Admits Pressure to Win Again
10 Jul 2009, 07:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Even if he is currently holding a 23-point lead in the drivers' classification, British driver Jenson Button insisted he is now under more pressure to get back in the winning streak with more than half of season left to go. Button seems to...