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
Johnson Scores Second Win at Dover, Stewart Grabs Sprint Lead
1 Jun 2009, 08:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jimmie Johnson dominated the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Raceway from beginning to end on Sunday, scoring his second win of the season in the Sprint Cup Series. However, the Hendrick Motorsports driver could have easily lost that chanc...
Paffett Wins First DTM Race in 2 Years, at Lausitz
1 Jun 2009, 07:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Gary Paffett's incredible bad luck during the season opener at Hockenheim turned into great strategy at Lausitz, as the Briton powered to his first DTM win in almost 2 years. While thanking his team for the pit stop strategy during the Sunday ...
Farfus Scores BMW Win at Valencia
1 Jun 2009, 06:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After reigning champions SEAT and UK-based Chevrolet, it was finally time for German manufacturer BMW to become a race winner in this year's FIA World Touring Car Championship. And it was Brazilian driver Augusto Farfus Jr. to clinch that firs...
Stoner Wins Italian GP, Breaks Rossi's Supremacy
31 May 2009, 15:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ducati’s Casey Stoner broke Valentino Rossi’s 7-year winning streak at Mugello, clinching his maiden Alice Grand Premio d’Italia at the end of another wet-dry race on Sunday. The Australian therefore regained the lead in the overa...
Quit Threat Still Active for Ferrari
31 May 2009, 11:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although they’ve submitted their applications to the 2010 entry list on Friday, the Formula One Teams Association representatives insisted the move was only “conditional”, as they are still in disagreement with the idea of budget ...
LCR Honda Selected Paddock Girl Via Playboy Contest
29 May 2009, 10:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Randy de Puniet will be one lucky MotoGP rider this weekend, regardless of his behavior during the Gran Premio d’Italia Alice at Mugello circuit. Of course, a Top 5 performance in Italy would boost his morale this season even more, but the Pl...
Latvala to Drive MK2 Ford Escort This Weekend
29 May 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Finnish driver Jari-Matti Latvele can't seem to let go of his passion for driving rally cars. Even in his spare time from the World Rally Championship programme, the fresh winner of Rally d'Italia last weekend decided to take part in his ...
French PM Outraged by Lack of GP
29 May 2009, 09:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Finally, a high-ranked French official publicly expressed his outrage on his country not being able to secure the hosting of a Formula One grand prix. It was none other that French prime minister Francois Fillon that revealed he'll push for th...
Rally Australia Yet to Set 2009 Route
29 May 2009, 09:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 10th round of this year's World Rally Championship is yet in doubt, as Rally Australia organizers are yet to make official the route for the 2009 event. The reason for them being late on setting a clear path for the WRC caravan seems to be...
Toyota to Pull Out Fuji Speedway from F1 Calendar
29 May 2009, 08:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following rumors that Toyota will likely decide not to lodge an F1 entry later today – yet to be confirmed, though – Fuji Speedway will reportedly renounce its right to host Formula One races from now on. Although a Toyota spokespers...
Aston Martin Confirms 2010 F1 Entry
29 May 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The wait is finally over, as today is the last day a team can lodge a Formula One entry to the FIA for the upcoming season. As reported by autoevolution.com minutes ago, it seems all FOTA teams have reached an agreement concerning the participation...
All Teams to Lodge 2010 F1 Entries Today
29 May 2009, 08:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It seems that the Wednesday meeting between the Formula One Teams Association representatives paid off, as all outfits are to submit their application for the 2010 Formula One entry list by the initial deadline set by the FIA – May 29th. From...
Earnhardt Jr. Parts Ways with Long-Time Crew Chief
29 May 2009, 07:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The fact that NASCAR's most popular driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. has had a hard time making consistent Top 10 appearances this season could not have remained without consequences. The Hendrick Motorsport organization announced some important chan...
Rally Finland Cuts 40 Percent of 2009 Budget
29 May 2009, 06:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The economic regression seems to have left some marks in WRC event organizing as well, since it has surfaced that Rally Finland will reduce their organizing budget for this year's event by as much as 40 percent. According to rally officials, t...
Loeb Receives the ‘Légion d’honneur’ from Nicolas Sarkozy
28 May 2009, 10:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb's 5 consecutive World Rally Championship titles were not left unnoticed by the French nation. Considering his impressive achievements inside the world of rallying, Loeb was awarded the “Légion d’honneur”...
Glock Admits He May Lose Job Due to F1 Politics
28 May 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Timo Glock seems to be the first driver to acknowledge the fact that he may remain without an F1 seat next season as a result of Toyota's potential quit at the end of 2009. Well, maybe teammate Jarno Trulli feels the same way, but Glock was th...
Noise from Renault Testing Disturbs UK Villagers
28 May 2009, 10:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault F1 seems to be giving the people of Duxford plenty of headaches these days. The reason is none other that the team's recent straight-line testing, conducted near the Cambridgeshire based village. According to the local newspaper, it se...
Massa and Button Seek F1 Records in Turkey
28 May 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's Felipe Massa will be looking for a place in Formula One's history books two weekends from now, as he aims to become only the 4th F1 driver to win 4 consecutive races on the same venue. The Brazilian driver has clinched every Tur...
Briatore May Purchase Renault F1 Team
28 May 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / According to some reports in the Italian and Dutch media, it seems Italian boss Flavio Briatore is considering buying the Renault F1 team from the French manufacturer. The rumor appeared in both the Autosprint magazine (Italy) and Dutch publication...
Brawn GP May Secure Google Sponsorship
28 May 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One Formula One team is about to hit the jackpot in the upcoming weeks, as it surfaced that Google is interested in becoming an F1 sponsor as soon as possible. The rumors started making the headlines following a short visit paid by the company'...