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
Toyota: Wrong Tire Strategy Led to Disappointing Weekend
27 Apr 2009, 10:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota must surely be disappointed on missing out on their very first Formula 1 win the past weekend. While putting both its driver on the front row of the Bahrain Grand Prix, all Toyota got from it was a 3rd place from veteran Jarno Trulli. While ...
Alonso Urges Renault to Up Game for Spanish GP
27 Apr 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After insisting Renault had a Top 5 car during last week's Chinese Grand Prix, team boss Flavio Briatore convinced himself on where the Renault R29 really stands in terms of on track performance. Fernando Alonso confirmed he drove on his maxim...
McLaren to Plead Guilty to All Charges
27 Apr 2009, 09:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There are only 2 days remaining to the FIA hearing in Paris, where McLaren are to explain themselves for their actions during the post-race investigation at the Australian Grand Prix. As confirmed by team principal Martin Whitmarsh, it will be only...
Ferrari Confirm Schumacher Non-Key Role
27 Apr 2009, 08:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari's CEO Luca di Montezemolo insisted former 7-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher does not have key role within the Scuderia. The Italian, who decided to take care of his team's F1 business himself starting from the very Bahrain GP ...
Alonso Almost Fainted Due to Dehydration during Bahrain GP
27 Apr 2009, 08:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he was expecting a run for the podium this weekend, Renault's Fernando Alonso only walked away with one point from the Skahir International Circuit. While starting from 7th place on the grid, the Spaniard found it hard to keep the pac...
Button Burned Left Buttock during Bahrain GP
27 Apr 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Winning the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend did not come painless for Brawn GP's Jenson Button. The Englishman had to pay tribute to some incredibly hot temperatures in his BGP 001 cockpit and admitted, at the post-race press conference, that ...
Loeb Wins 5th Consecutive Rally Argentina
27 Apr 2009, 07:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb seems unstoppable on his way to clinching a 6th consecutive WRC title this season. The Citroen driver clinched his 5th event out of 5 this season, finishing on top of the timing charts in Rally Argentina this weekend. While taking hi...
Eight NASCAR Fans Injured After Severe Talladega Crash · Video !
27 Apr 2009, 06:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Everything went according to plan for Carl Edwards during yesterday's Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Unfortunately for the Roush Fenway driver, he was to end up in the fence separating the track from the grandstands, as Brad Kese...
Button Eases to Bahrain GP Win
26 Apr 2009, 13:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button scored his 3rd win of the season in Bahrain, after mastering the 57-lap race at Sakhir International Circuit 7.187 seconds ahead of Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel. Third overall was Toyota’s pole sitter Jarno Trulli. ...
Jorge Lorenzo Storms to Motegi Win
26 Apr 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jorge Lorenzo won his second Grand Prix of career in the MotoGP as he clinched a valuable triumph at Twin Ring Motegi on Sunday. The Fiat Yamaha rider stormed into the lead from the very beginning of the race – although he started 3rd on the ...
Bahrain Grand Prix - Friday Drivers' Quotes
24 Apr 2009, 15:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Here are what some of the drivers had to say following the Friday action at Sakhir. Just as a reminder, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton topped the first practice session of the day, while Nico Rosberg managed to record the fastest time in practice nu...
UK Government Will Not Provide Financial Backing for British GP
24 Apr 2009, 15:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The British fans' dream of having a Formula 1 race in their native country are soon to hit the brick wall, as the UK government have announced they are not willing to provide financial backing for the Donington Park circuit. This would have be...
Nico Rosberg - Fastest on Practice 2 in Bahrain
24 Apr 2009, 13:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Williams F1's Nico Rosberg topped the second practice session on Friday at the Sakhir International Circuit, as he scored the best time of 1:33.339 ahead of nearest rival Fernando Alonso. As expected, today's second practice session was t...
McLaren Send Apology Letter to the FIA
24 Apr 2009, 13:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes boss Martin Whitmarsh revealed he and his team have sent FIA president Max Mosley a written apology over the controversial incidents following the Australian Grand Prix earlier this year. The Englishman publicly admitted his team&#...
Stoner: Ducati Going Strong at Motegi
24 Apr 2009, 12:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite losing his first practice session of the 2009 season at Motegi, earlier today, Australian rider Casey Stoner revealed he is content with the pace of his Ducati during its first outing on the Japanese track. The 2007 MotoGP champion finished...
Damon Hill: Silverstone Leaves Door Open for Future British GP
24 Apr 2009, 12:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Formula 1 champion and current British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) president Damon Hill insisted Silverstone should not be sidelined when talking about a potential host of the 2010 British Grand Prix. The track on which Formula 1 debute...
McLaren Bring New Changes to Double Diffuser for Bahrain
24 Apr 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren have debuted some new changes for their double diffuser for this weekend's race at Sakhir, with the first results shown after the first practice session on Friday. MP4-24's revised diffuser boosted Lewis Hamilton all the way to th...
Hamilton Tops Practice 1 in Bahrain
24 Apr 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton made the best of McLaren MP4-24's latest aerodynamic changes at Sakhir and topped the 1st practice session on Friday with the best time of 1:33.647. McLaren have debuted new changes to their double diffuser for the Bahrain Grand...
Bahrain's Crown Prince Welcomes Max Mosley
24 Apr 2009, 08:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / FIA president Max Mosley is now at liberty to join the Formula 1 caravan at Sakhir for this year's Bahrain Grand Prix. The 78-year old Englishman was prohibited to come to the Kingdom of Bahrain by Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khali...
Ecclestone Angry with UK Government over British GP Passiveness
24 Apr 2009, 08:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone fumed at the British government for not moving a finger to save the likely-soon-to-be-defunct British Grand Prix. The 78-year old Englishman believes the UK politicians should be the first to try and save the Formula 1 ...