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
FOTA Blames FIA for Endangering F1 Peace
9 Jul 2009, 07:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the FIA – FOTA representation yesterday afternoon, the teams' alliance issued a short statement, giving their stand on what went wrong during the Paris discussions. Accused by the international body that they walked out of the ...
FOTA Walks Out of FIA Meeting, Peace Over!
9 Jul 2009, 06:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As expected, the peace between the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) lasted for a couple of weeks. Actually, it only lasted until the two bodies finally began discussions about the 2010 regulatio...
Pedrosa Negotiates Contract Renewal with Honda
8 Jul 2009, 11:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he managed to break the leading trio of this year's MotoGP championship – Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner – with an impressive performance at Laguna Seca, fighting for this year's title is the last thi...
Bridgestone Keep Tire Gap for German GP
8 Jul 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Two days to the German Grand Prix this weekend, Bridgestone's Director of Motorsport Tire Development Hirohide Hamashima presented the ups and downs that teams are expected to takle during the challenging German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. ...
Raikkonen Pesimistic of German GP Podium
8 Jul 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Heading to this weekend's German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, Ferrari champion Kimi Raikkonen reckons a race win is nowhere to be found in Scuderia's books for the upcoming weekend. Not only that, but the Fin also acknowledged that scor...
Schumacher Reveals F1 Regrets, Secrets in Interview
8 Jul 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher's biggest regret in his long-time Formula One career – there has to be one, in spite for his incredible 7 world titles – is the fact that he didn't get to race against Brazilian superstar Ayrton Senna more. ...
Cold Weather Forecasted for German GP, Predictions
8 Jul 2009, 09:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button may be struck by bad luck during this weekend's German Grand Prix. Although we're pretty sure Ross Brawn, like all the team principals, have taken rain under account when heading to the Nurburgring, the fact that weather con...
Ross Brawn Gets MIA Award for Motorsport Contribution
8 Jul 2009, 08:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ross Brawn might not be that respected by his fellow FOTA members following his “secret” double decker diffuser introduced on his 2009 challenger this year, but his merits were well appreciated by the Motorsport Industry Association ear...
Ecclestone Insists Europe Will Still Have Power in F1
8 Jul 2009, 08:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone boosted the morale of the Hockenheim Ring officials ahead of this weekend's German Grand Prix. Facing the likelihood of the German circuit being scrapped from the Formula One calendar in 2010 due to the German government refu...
Ecclestone Confirms Presence to Nurburgring
8 Jul 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Having apologized for his shocking comments made last weekend regarding Adolf Hitler, one of world's greatest dictators, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone can finally move on with his life inside the F1 paddock. Although it was initia...
Honda Still Not Bullish on 2009 Chances
8 Jul 2009, 07:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Honda finally scored its first win in the MotoGP this season, HRC Executive Vice-President Shuhei Nakamoto insisted that his team is yet unable to turn the table on the 2009 championship. However, Pedrosa's demanding yet struggling vi...
Mosley: All Teams Must Decide on 2010 Regulations
8 Jul 2009, 06:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Yes, they were declared, unofficially, the winners in the FIA – FOTA war recently. And yes, they will get to have the most decisive saying in setting the technical regulations for the 2010 Formula One Championship. But the F1 teams must all c...
Pirelli's Mario Isola to Debut in the Rally of Nations, in Mexico
7 Jul 2009, 11:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pirelli' motorsport manager Mario Isola has confirmed he will take part in this weekend's Rally of Nations event in Mexico. The event was initially scheduled to take place earlier this year, but the risk of the swine flu endangering th...
Mallya Optimistic for 2011 Podiums
7 Jul 2009, 10:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India's co-owner Vijay Mallya reiterated his optimistic comments towards Formula One point scoring this season ahead of the German Grand Prix, at Nurburgring. Actually, to put it in his own words, he's “more confident, rather ...
Webber: 2009 Title is Only Button's to Lose
7 Jul 2009, 10:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull's Mark Webber is, no doubt about it, happy with his team's decision not to support just a single driver for the championship this season, especially since he reckons his teammate Sebastian Vettel is currently holding the momentum...
Red Bull Takes One More Step to Mercedes Deal
7 Jul 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing is one step closer to securing an engine deal with Mercedes for the upcoming season of Formula One. Nothing is yet official, of course, but team principal Christian Horner's latest comments regarding his team's future engi...
All 13 Teams to Discuss 2010 Technical Rules at Nurburgring
7 Jul 2009, 09:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One's 13 teams are scheduled to meet at the Nurburgring, on Wednesday, to discuss the technical regulations for the upcoming 2010 F1 Championship. The three newly entrants will therefore join the existing 10 teams for their first offic...
German Government to Meet Ecclestone, as Scheduled
7 Jul 2009, 08:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ecclestone's public apologies for his pro-Hitler comments the other weekend seem to have paid off, as it has now emerged that his meeting with the German politicians for the saving of the Hockenheim Ring will take place as initially scheduled,...
FOTA Opens Door for New Entries, Williams and Force India Still Suspended
7 Jul 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) is currently lacking no less than 40 percent of the 2010 grid. Since the teams' alliance did not let go of their suspension for Williams F1 and Force India – for breaking ranks with the organizati...
Vatanen Confirms Plans for FIA Seat
7 Jul 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former World Rally champion Ari Vatanen confirmed he is very much interested in becoming the new president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). The 1981 WRC champion was one of the first names to be mentioned by the European media for ...