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
Toro Rosso to Become Full Constructor in 2010
8 May 2009, 13:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Starting 2010, Scuderia Toro Rosso will become full constructor in the Formula One Championship. And it was the very team principal Franz Tost to announce it, as the new Concorde Agreement – to be signed later this year by Bernie Ecclestone a...
Button Tops First Practice at Barcelona
8 May 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button asked his team to give him a competitive package for the Spanish Grand Prix and, from the looks of it, the Brackley based outfit did just that. The championship leader started his European campaign on a high note, as he topped the fir...
Vettel Believes He Could Be World Champion in 2009
8 May 2009, 10:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing race winner Sebastian Vettel made it very clear that he is only eyeing the championship title this year. Although he and his team are a very long distance from championship leaders Jenson Button and Brawn GP, Vettel insisted his tea...
Rain Could Hit Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday
8 May 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Spanish Grand Prix could continue the 2009 tradition of wet races in Formula 1. Although the weather forecast in the midweek suggested no rain will visit the Catalonian track during the course of this weekend, an update on Friday revealed some ...
Buemi Boosted by STR4 New Aero Package
8 May 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although no news about a potential upgrade to their car have emerged through the past weeks, it seems Scuderia Toro Rosso will also come to Spain with a revised aerodynamic package. As confirmed by Swiss driver Sebastien Buemi, his team will introd...
F1 Drivers Hit Back at Mosley's Politics
8 May 2009, 09:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The F1 drivers hit back at FIA president Max Mosley for his comments regarding the possibility of Formula One surviving without Ferrari. Trying to hit back at company CEO Luca di Montezemolo's threat to reconsider the Italian marque's pos...
Alonso Misses Hamilton as Teammate
8 May 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso is the first of the current F1 drivers to issue a public support to former teammate Lewis Hamilton, following the Australian Grand Prix “lie-gate”. The Spaniard stepped in Hamilton's defense during a meeting with th...
Alonso Shed 6 Kg in Bahrain
8 May 2009, 07:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Heading back to Europe for the classic rounds of the Formula One championship must be reassuring for most of the drivers in the F1 roster. But when it comes to the crowd's favorite Fernando Alonso, racing in Spain means so much more that the o...
Radical Aero Package for BMW F1.09 in Spain
8 May 2009, 07:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As promised by BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen, BMW Sauber have certainly upped their game ahead of their European debut, at Barcelona. If the F1.09's on-track performances are yet to suggest a new dimension in the team's strategy ...
Formula One 6-Wheel Cars
7 May 2009, 15:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One could have looked a lot different nowadays if Derek Gardner had succeeded in turning his 6-wheel F1 car project – commonly known as Project 34 – into a hit. Well, not that he didn't anyway, it just lasted too short and ...
Brawn GP Confirm Deal with Willans Harnesses
7 May 2009, 12:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brawn GP have confirmed a new partnership for the ongoing 2009 season in Formula One, this time with world's leading brand of racing harnesses Willans. Official team suppler inside the series, Willans is manufactured by UK based Stockbridge Ra...
Williams Sign Sponsorship Deal with Hell Energy Drinks
7 May 2009, 12:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / AT&T Williams has managed to sign a new sponsorship deal for the ongoing season, ahead of this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. Team owner Frank Williams announced today that the Grove based team will join forces with Hungarian energy drink c...
Mark Martin Confirmed for Full 2010 Drive with Hendrick
7 May 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hendrick Motorsports have confirmed that Mark Martin will drive his No 5 Chevrolet full-time for both the 2009 and 2010 Sprint Cup seasons, earlier this week. Although he was initially scheduled to run a full season this year and only 26 races the ...
Circuit de Catalunya - Safety Revisions
7 May 2009, 10:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Spanish Grand Prix organizers brought some important changes to the Catalonian track in terms of drivers' safety. Following the terrible crash of McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen during the 2009 Spanish GP, Turn 9 of the circuit received s...
Vettel Takes Advices from McLaren Physician
7 May 2009, 10:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastian Vettel's ties with McLaren goo deeper than one might expect. Although he is currently contesting for Red Bull Racing, the man he really trusts when it comes to physical training is McLaren's physician Aki Hintsa. The two wer...
Mercedes: "No Car Maker Will Leave F1!"
7 May 2009, 09:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes competition director Norbert Haug assured the F1 fans that none of the current car makers present in the Great Circle are seriously considering leaving the sport. Despite several threats issued by Ferrari and BMW during the past week, Haug...
Renault - No KERS Until September
7 May 2009, 08:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault F1 have decided to scrap the Kinetic Energy Recovery System for the next 7 races this season. While the news is yet to receive official confirmation from the Enstone based team, Spanish newspaper As revealed that the Renault mechanics have ...
Ecclestone: Picking F1 Entries Will Be Drastic
7 May 2009, 07:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone agreed the teams who are hoping to enter the Great Circle in 2010 will have to go through a very careful selection process in order to convince him they are F1 material. The 78-year old Englishman said he wants...
FOTA Push for FIA Consultations
7 May 2009, 07:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) met yesterday to discuss the newly-confirmed 40M (pounds sterling) optional budget cap imposed by the FIA mid-way through last week. At the end of the London meeting, the teams' representatives have iss...
Stoner: Confidence to Boost Hayden's Performances
6 May 2009, 15:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner believes his teammate Nicky Hayden could really use a boost of confidence following his less than conclusive results in the first 3 rounds of the season. Having scored only 4 points for new team Ducati this season, the former MotoGP ch...