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
Four Teams Sign Up for Cosworth Engines
26 May 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / British automotive engineering company Cosworth was reportedly paid the deposit to start working on an engine to power at least 8 Formula One cars in 2010. According to a report from German magazine Auto Motor und Sport, it seems that 4 teams have ...
Reutimann Wins Rain-Interrupted Coca Cola 600
26 May 2009, 08:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / David Reutimann scored his first ever Sprint Cup win on Monday, at the end of the four-time rain interrupted Coca Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The fans had to wait more than six and a half hours to finally see the Michael Waltrip Racing ...
Toyota Dismiss Quit Rumors, Stay Committed to F1
26 May 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota team president John Howett ruled out that the Japanese car maker has already made up its mind on quitting their F1 operations in 2010. He told the media that Toyota is still under a lot of pressure to perform well in the sport and that the c...
Red Bull Has Cocaine-Banned Product in Germany
26 May 2009, 07:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In addition to threatening the International Automobile Federation (FIA) with pulling out of the sport at the end of 2009, Austrian energy drink company Red Bull is on the verge of losing customers worldwide due to their newest product, the Red Bul...
Mercedes Admit Interest for Nico Rosberg
26 May 2009, 07:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Heikki Kovalainen is officially under pressure from team McLaren Mercedes for securing his seat with the Woking based outfit in 2010. Since letting reigning champion Lewis Hamilton go is not an option for the German manufacturer, announcing that Ni...
Alonso Tired of Mid-Pack Struggle
26 May 2009, 06:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nobody can deny the fact that two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso has done everything right in order to bring Renault back to the top of the standings. While returning to Enstone to drive a subpar machinery in 2008, the Spaniard turned it into a r...
FIA Rejects FOTA Proposal for Deadline Extension
26 May 2009, 06:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) rejected the Formula One Teams Association's (FOTA) proposal for a delay in the 2010 entry list deadline, scheduled on May 29th. Due to the quit row and the controversial budget cap rules for next ...
Mercedes - First F1 Engine to Win 3 Consecutive Races
25 May 2009, 13:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As revealed by Ross Brawn shortly after the Monaco Grand Prix, it seems the power plant used to power Jenson Button's BGP 001 was not changed in the last 3 races of this season. Linking that information with the fact that Button won 3 races in...
Latvala Thanks Ford for Letting Him Win
25 May 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jari-Matti Latvala publicly thanked his team for not losing faith in his abilities to win rallies, despite a completely failed start of his 2009 campaign. The Finnish driver won his second WRC event in career in Italy, after leading the Sardegna we...
Rahal Slams "Clueless" Milka Duno for Indy Crash
25 May 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Graham Rahal's chances of clinching his first historical win in the Indy 500 hit the wall (literally) after less than quarter of a distance in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway race, when the Newman/Haas/Lanigan racer lost control of his car and...
Williams Officially Submit F1 Entry for 2010
25 May 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Williams F1 are the third team to submit their application for an F1 entry in 2010, while also the first outfit to make this step from the existing teams in the F1 roster. Several reports this weekend have shown that the Formula One Teams Associati...
Heidfeld: "Getting Rid of Me Wouldn't Make Sense"
25 May 2009, 10:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / German driver Nick Heidfeld hit back at rumors that BMW Sauber will not extend his deal at the end of the season. Heidfled's contract with the Hinwil based team runs out at the end of 2009, and the team is yet to announce its future plans for ...
Buemi Apologizes for Crashing into Piquet
25 May 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Buemi's maiden experience in Monte Carlo as an F1 driver ended only 10 laps into the race, as the Swiss driver probably missed his brake pedal at Ste Devote. Unfortunately for Renault's Nelsinho Piquet, the STR4 ran right into t...
Domenicali: "We're Now Second Best!"
25 May 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Ferrari have made a huge step towards the top of the field during the past few weeks – the maiden podium this season, in Monaco, is one living proof of that – team principal Stefano Domenicali insisted the “B” varia...
Brawn GP to Push for Button Extension
25 May 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brawn GP's CEO Nick Fry revealed that the Brackley based team will pull all the right strings in order to extend the contract of Jenson Button before the end of the season. Winner of 5 grand prix this season, the Briton is currently leading th...
Castroneves Wins 3rd Career Indy 500
25 May 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only five weeks after being exonerated from his tax evasion charges by the jury in Miami Federal Court, Helio Castroneves is living one of his most fulfilling weekends in his IndyCar career. The Team Penske driver made a remarkable comeback into th...
FOTA Sent Letter to Mosley, No Sign Unless 2010 Rules Scrapped
25 May 2009, 08:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the FIA president Max Mosley had argued, earlier last weekend, that a solution for the controversial budget-cap row was in sight, it seems the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) thinks otherwise. As the race in Monaco ended yesterday aft...
Villeneuve Considers F1 Return!
25 May 2009, 06:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve admitted anything is possible in terms of a future comeback in the series. Joining the F1 caravan in the Principality as a honorable guest, the Canadian driver left the door open to such a possibility,...
Latvala Wins Rally d'Italia, Loeb Demoted to 4th Place
24 May 2009, 14:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It was sweet revenge all the way for BP Ford Abu Dhabi Team during this weekend’s Rally d’Italia, as Jari-Matti Latvala and Mikko Hirvonen clinched the top 2 spots in the Sardegna event. Latvala therefore scored his second career win in...
Button Scores First Career Win in Monaco
24 May 2009, 14:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button recorded another perfect weekend in Formula One, as he won his first ever Monaco Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday. On his way to clinching his first win in the Principality, he also scored the fastest lap, thus making any furth...