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
Valencia Scraps 35,000 Seats for 2009 F1 Race
3 Jul 2009, 09:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One action will not be viewed by as many people as last year during the 2009 European Grand Prix at Valencia. The street circuit will reportedly benefit from fewer grandstands than in 2008, as the number of tickets for this year's race...
Manor-Virgin Deal Confirmed by Leaked Email
3 Jul 2009, 08:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Max Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone can stay assured, as it was confirmed – unofficially, though – that Manor Grand Prix will secure a title sponsorship deal with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group within the next few weeks. Although ...
Dallara Set 2010 Deadline for F1 Car
3 Jul 2009, 08:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While most newly Formula One entrants are spending their time looking to secure the necessary budget for the 2010 season, some of them are focusing 100 percent on developing a decent car for next year. Returnees Dallara have no less than 40 people ...
Talmacsi Wins Scot Racing Seat over Takahashi in the MotoGP
3 Jul 2009, 07:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hungarian ace Gabor Talmacsi has become Scot Racing Team's only ride for the remainder of the 2009 MotoGP season. The announcement was made by the MotoGP outfit via a press release, prior to this weekend's race at Laguna Seca, as it seems...
Hamilton to Drive Ayrton Senna's 1988 MP4-4 at Goodwood Festival of Speed
3 Jul 2009, 07:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While some of the Formula One drivers & teams are still enjoying their vacation off racing, no less than 6 outfits are to attend UK’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, due to get under way later today. The 3-day event is held annually as a cele...
Rossi Wins SuperKart Exhibition Race at Laguna Seca
3 Jul 2009, 06:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi made a winning start of this racing weekend at Laguna Seca. However, he did not do it on two wheels, but on four, as he took the chequered flag in the SuperKart ‘exhibition’ race on Thursday. ...
Inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Nominees Announced
3 Jul 2009, 06:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced yesterday, via a press release, that it would induct 5 names into the Hall of Fame in October this year via a voting process nationwide. According to the statement, fans will get...
Piquet Pesimistic about 2009 Turnaround
3 Jul 2009, 05:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Not everyone at Renault seems confident that the team will make the same development step as a year before and become a regular Top 5 finisher in the remaining rounds of the 2009 season. With everyone expressing hopes back at Enstone, the probabili...
Race Flags - Indy Racing League
2 Jul 2009, 14:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Formula One, the IRL Indy Car series has the most race flags from all open-wheel racing series worldwide. The North American championship has no less than 11 flags to make use of during a racing weekend, each signaling something different to ...
Bulgarian GP to Be Confirmed by Ecclestone Next Week
2 Jul 2009, 14:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bulgaria is to join the Formula One calendar in 2011. Although the news is yet to receive confirmation from either the FOM boss Bernie Ecclestone or the Bulgarian officials, it is believed the official partnership will be inked as early as the upco...
LG Consider Team Deal in Formula One
2 Jul 2009, 14:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / South Korean company LG is reportedly considering a team sponsorship deal inside Formula One. Last year, the aforementioned company inked a sponsorship deal with the championship itself, receiving extensive branding on the TV broadcasts, timing gra...
BMW to Celebrate 100th Race in the FIA WTCC
2 Jul 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When the FIA World Touring Car Championship will travel to Porto this weekend, it will mark BMW's 100th start in the series. The German manufacturer will contest for the 99th and 100th time respectively inside the FIA WTCC – race 1 &...
Alguersuari Eyes Toro Rosso Seat for 2010, Bourdais in Danger
2 Jul 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One day after being confirmed as Red Bull's new test/reserve driver, Spanish talent Jaime Alguersuari has already set his aims for the ongoing season. While continuing to compete in the British F3 Championship and World Series by Renault serie...
Hamilton: 2010 Car is Most Important
2 Jul 2009, 09:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton once again tried to put some of the pressure off his team following a disappointing first half of the season, insisting that the catastrophic 2009 campaign should not be regarded as a total failure for t...
Heidfeld Considers Move from BMW in 2010
2 Jul 2009, 09:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With rumors surfacing in the media that his team is looking to replace him for the 2010 season, German driver Nick Heidfeld revealed he is now in talks with a number of teams for securing a drive for next season. While not ruling out continuing wit...
A1 GP to Follow Speedcar into Collapse?
2 Jul 2009, 09:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The current economic crisis seems to have added some more victims to its toll in recent days. According to media reports in the Middle East, Asia and the UK, no less than 2 racing series are to collapse due to financial difficulties. Stock car r...
Ferrari Sets Eye on Vettel for 2011
2 Jul 2009, 08:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone and Ferrari's CEO Luca di Montezemolo don't seem to see eye to eye lately – mainly because the Italian boss is pushing for higher revenues for the F1 teams – the former might become ...
Kovalainen to Join F1 Demonstration in Kremlin
2 Jul 2009, 08:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While Lewis Hamilton will be busy finding solutions to this horrible season with McLaren, teammate Heikki Kovalainen is to take part in a demonstration in Russia less than three weeks from now. According to CAPSIS International news agency, the Fin...
Ferrari Dismiss Alonso Rumors
2 Jul 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As expected, Ferrari dismissed all speculation concerning a potential confirmation of 2-time world champion Fernando Alonso as 2010 race driver for the prancing horse. Earlier this week, Spanish newspaper Diario AS revealed the Scuderia will make a...
Mayfield Cleared for Racing thanks to US Court
2 Jul 2009, 07:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jeremy Mayfield may return to racing from as early as the Daytona race this weekend. Following a US court lifting his drug abuse suspension earlier this week, the Sprint Cup Series had no choice but to allow Mayfield to race this weekend. However, ...