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
Irvine Accuses Son of Milan Mayor of Assault
15 Jun 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine might have left Formula One a considerable amount of years ago, but that doesn't mean he's not to make the headlines anymore. According to Italian newspaper La Repubblica, the Irishman accused Gabriele M...
Coca Cola Consider F1 Sponsorship Deal?
15 Jun 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / World's largest drinks company Coca Cola is rumored to be interested in a sponsorship deal inside Formula One. Although it's hard to believe such a huge investor is considering a financial deal within the Great Circle in politically chaot...
Hamilton Admits 2009 Failure Gained Him More Respect
15 Jun 2009, 08:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton might have a hard time scoring some consistent point for McLaren Mercedes this year – although that's hardly his fault – but the reigning world champion might very well benefit from his struggling season in terms of ...
Martin Wins LifeLock 400 After Thrilling Finale
15 Jun 2009, 08:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mark Martin must have done something right in the off-season, as the NASCAR veteran clinched his 3rd win of the 2009 Sprint Cup Series last weekend, at Michigan, and jumped no less than 5 spots in the drivers' standings to an overall 8th place...
Stoner Blames Sunday Flu for Lack of Pace
15 Jun 2009, 07:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ducati's Casey Stoner revealed that, although his bike behaved well enough during the Sunday race in Catalunya, he couldn't have maintained the pace imposed by Yamaha duo Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi due to his illness. As confirmed ...
Peugeot Takes Historical Le Mans 24 Hours Win
15 Jun 2009, 07:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / They've waited a long time for a maiden Le Mans win with their 908 model, but the way they did it the past weekend topped even their wildest dreams. Peugeot clinched a historical 1-2 at the Le Mans 24 Hours Race this weekend, while Marc Gene b...
Rossi Takes Catalunya Win on the Last Corner
14 Jun 2009, 21:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi got one back from teammate Jorge Lorenzo on Sunday, as the reigning MotoGP champion managed to pass the Spaniard in the very last corner of the Catalunya GP and deny him the home win. Two weeks earlier, it was Lorenzo & Stoner w...
Hirvonen Wins Acropolis Rally, Loeb Crashes Out
14 Jun 2009, 20:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Everything seemed to go the right way for Ford's driver Mikko Hirvonen during the Acropolis Rally, as the Finnish ace managed to score his first win this season and, thanks to Sebastien Loeb's crash on Saturday, is now only 7 points behin...
"NASCAR Green Clean Air" Launched at the MIS
12 Jun 2009, 14:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) today announced the launch of their newest environment-friendly programme, aimed at recovering the CO2 emissions produced by the race cars competing in the leading Sprint Cup Series. In...
Citroen Junior Take 2 Stage Wins, Latvala Still Leader of Acropolis Rally
12 Jun 2009, 14:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Citroen Junior Team managed to win two special stages during the afternoon session of the Acropolis Rally on Friday, as Russian teenager Evgeny Novikov and Frenchman Sebastien Ogier managed to top the timing sheets during SS4 and SS5 respectively. ...
Rossi Tops First Practice in Catalunya
12 Jun 2009, 13:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi looks set to “return the favor” to teammate Jorge Lorenzo in Catalonia this weekend, as the reigning MotoGP champion topped the first practice session at Barcelona earlier today. After he was defeated by Lorenzo at his h...
FIA Explains Due Dilligence for 2010 Entry List
12 Jun 2009, 13:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The FIA has just announced the official entry list for the 2010 Formula One Championship. As the ruling body has picked only 3 of the 15 applications for new F1 entries, they issued a Q&A press release in order to explain how they've proce...
Potential Entries Remain Hopeful for 2010
12 Jun 2009, 12:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the FIA revealed the official entry list for the 2010 Formula One Championship earlier today, it is yet to be seen whether the 13 teams will remain the same after June 19 or further changes will be made by the ruling body. The statement fr...
FIA Confirm New Entries, Cosworth Makes F1 Return
12 Jun 2009, 12:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the FIA statement earlier today, it has now become official that Cosworth will return to Formula One as engine supplier after 3 years of absence. Having last produced F1 engines for Williams back in 2006, the British engine manufacturer w...
Red Bull, Toro Rosso also Commit to Conditional Entries
12 Jun 2009, 12:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Just as in Ferrari's case, both Red Bull backed teams inside the Formula One Championship – Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso – have announced they will not race in 2010 unless the conditions attached to their May 29th entrie...
Ferrari Will Not Race in 2010 Unless Conditions Will Be Met
12 Jun 2009, 11:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Ferrari have been included by the FIA in the official entry list for the 2010 season “unconditionally”, the Italian Scuderia announced, a few minutes ago, that they will not take part in next year's Formula One Championshi...
FOTA Sends WMSC Letter as Final Attempt to Solve Crisis
12 Jun 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / FIA's announcement earlier today, by which 5 Formula One teams have been given until June 19 to drop their conditions for their 2010 entries was immediately given an answer by the Formula One Teams Association. Although Ferrari, Red Bull R...
Alonso Urges Renault to Squeeze 0.5 Secs per Lap
12 Jun 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Believe it or not, there are some people who are more interested in their 2009 Formula One campaign rather than keeping a close eye on the FIA vs FOTA dispute. Having already picked his favorites in the aforementioned battle, 2-time world champion ...
FIA Announce 2010 Entry List
12 Jun 2009, 10:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After weeks of speculations, the International Automobile Federation has finally announced the official entry list for the 2010 season. As announced in a statement earlier today, the number of cars for the upcoming season will be 26, with all of th...
Silverstone Would Welcome Breakaway Series
12 Jun 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The president of the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) and former Formula One champion Damon Hill admitted that Silverstone would be open to hosting a race set up by the potential breakaway series formed by the current F1 manufacturers. While argu...