Ovidiu Panzariu
6,718 ARTICLES
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
Hamilton Tips Button for F1 Title
15 May 2009, 07:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As he has little chances of defending his F1 title this year, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton tipped fellow countryman Jenson Button for the 2009 Formula One Championship. The Brawn GP driver has had an incredible start of the season in 2009, as he w...
McLaren and Ferrari to Use KERS in Monaco
15 May 2009, 07:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although yet to be confirmed, it seems McLaren Mercedes and Ferrari will use their Kinetic Energy Recovery System during the Monaco Grand Prix. The silver arrows and the prancing horses will again be the only cars on the circuit using the unit, as ...
Button to Compete in the 2009 London Triathlon
15 May 2009, 06:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Championship leader Jenson Button has announced he'll compete in this year's London Triathlon, due to start in early August. Known as one of the drivers with the best physical condition within the F1 roster - joined by Australia's Ma...
Ground Effects in Formula 1
14 May 2009, 16:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ground effects were first implemented in Formula One by Lotus designer Colin Chapman. In a time when equalizing the performances of F1 engines was not an option – in the 1970s that is – the teams using Cosworth power plants were trying ...
Nelson Piquet: My Son Was Better Than Alonso in Spain
14 May 2009, 15:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nelson Piquet argued that his son's performance during last weekend's Spanish Grand Prix was far better than the one exhibited by former two-time world champion Fernando Alonso. Although the Renault driver only came 12th overall at the fi...
Brawn GP Yet to Decide on Team's Title Sponsorship
14 May 2009, 12:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The financial situation of Brawn GP certainly took a 180 degrees change during the past few months. If the Brackley based team was in desperate need of a title sponsor weeks before the official start of the 2009 F1 season, team owner Ross Brawn and...
Ecclestone to Join FIA - FOTA Talks in London
14 May 2009, 12:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Given the latest quit threats issued by the majority of F1 teams this week, sport's boss Bernie Ecclestone decided to join the meeting between FIA's Max Mosley and the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) representatives later this week, ...
Rosberg Evaluates Options for 2010
14 May 2009, 10:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After proving his faithfulness to Frank Williams more than once in his 3-year F1 career, German driver Nico Rosberg admitted he is now evaluating his options for the upcoming 2010 season. As his deal with Williams Team expires at the end of the yea...
How Does F1 Suspension Work?
14 May 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Needless to say, Formula One cars owe a lot of their impressive on-track performances to their multi-link type of suspension. In fact, the stiffer suspension encountered on these machineries is practically the most important feature that maximizes ...
Raikkonen and Massa Stand by Ferrari in Quit Threat
14 May 2009, 06:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Kimmi Raikkonen confirmed they fully support their team's quit threat, announced earlier this week. The Maranello team is set to leave the sport at the end of 2009 if the FIA will not revise their regulations f...
BMW to Debut Revised KERS in Turkey
13 May 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / BMW Sauber have confirmed that they'll use a revised Kinetic Energy Recovery System during the Turkish Grand Prix. BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen said the improved version of KERS will be fitted on both F1.09s at Istanbul, and will com...
Mercedes Hold Off F1 Quit
13 May 2009, 14:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / German car maker Mercedes announced it will not join the F1 quit threats in the upcoming days. The marque's motorsport director Norbert Haug avoided confirming a potential quit for the 2010 season, insisting a solution to the budget cap proble...
Renault Confirm F1 Quit Unless Budget Cap Revised
13 May 2009, 13:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault are the second Formula One manufacturer to announce their potential quit from the sport if the FIA will not revise the voluntary budget cap rules for 2010. Following Ferrari's quit threat yesterday afternoon, the French car maker issue...
Ferrari to Form Alternative Series to F1?
13 May 2009, 13:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following Ferrari's official quit threat yesterday, the Italian media started making several assumptions on the potential steps of the prancing horse in case it'll actually leave the series. As decided by the Ferrari Board of Directors, t...
Schumacher Announces Superbike Return at Nurburgring
13 May 2009, 12:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher's days off the track are numbered, as the former 7-time Formula One champion confirmed he will make his official debut in this year's IDM German Superbike series later this month. The announcement was made by his long-t...
Ferrari F1 Quit Official!
12 May 2009, 15:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari has confirmed that it will not enter next year's Formula One Championship unless the budget cap proposal for 2010 is revised by the International Automobile Federation. The Italian car maker's Board of Directors met today at the M...
Ecclestone: "Ferrari Don't Want to Leave F1"
12 May 2009, 08:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone does not fear Ferrari could decide to pull the plug on their F1 operations following their Board of Directors meeting later today. The 78-year old Englishman argued Formula 1 needs Ferrari in the same way the Ital...
Mark Martin Wins Southern 500 at Darlington
12 May 2009, 08:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mark Martin's confirmation of another full-time seat in next year's Sprint Cup Series sure served him well, as the 50-year old veteran powered to his second win of the season at Darlington Raceway. It was his second win this season and al...
Red Bull to Push for Vettel Deal Extension
12 May 2009, 07:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / No doubt about it, the impressive run managed by Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel during the first 5 rounds this season – culminating with his win in China – attracted plenty of interest from championship's “big guns&r...
Briatore: We'll Help Piquet in Europe
12 May 2009, 07:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault's Flavio Briatore insisted he is not out to get Nelsinho Piquet this year, despite the Brazilian's poor performances in the first 5 rounds of the season. The Renault sophomore is yet to score a point in 2009, having so far highlig...