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
Rossi Believes Night Racing Should Be Scrapped Off MotoGP Schedule
13 Apr 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi used the rain delay at Losail International Circuit on Sunday to express once again his disagreement with night racing in the MotoGP. The reigning MotoGP champion argued that all riders would have been more comfortable racing at day...
Rainstorm Delays Qatar GP Until Monday
13 Apr 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The season opener in Qatar only provided action for the junior classes of the FIM World Championship, as the weekend's highlight MotoGP race was called off due to a strong downpour at the Losail International Circuit. According to MotoGP'...
Volkswagen Announce Return to IRC
13 Apr 2009, 07:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Volkswagen have officially announced they will return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in 2009. The German manufacturer will field a single Volkswagen Polo Super 2000 car – for France's promising Julien Maurin – in 6 of the ...
Hamilton Apologized to FIA's Charlie Whiting
12 Apr 2009, 18:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / FIA race director Charlie Whiting revealed Lewis Hamilton apologized to him privately for lying to the Australian stewards regarding the incident between him and Jarno Trulli in the late laps of the Melbourne race. Hamilton also promised the FIA of...
Massa and Sutil Join the GPDA
12 Apr 2009, 11:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Felipe Massa and Adrian Sutil have finally decided to join the Grand Prix Drivers Association. According to an interview given by GPDA chairman Pedro de la Rosa to British publication Autosport, the two drivers are now part of the organization that...
Hamilton to Appear Alone before the FIA
10 Apr 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It appears McLaren's former sporting director Dave Ryan will not be obliged to appear before FIA's World Motor Sport Council on April 29th. Ryan parted ways with the Woking based team only days after the lie-gate hit the headlines earlier...
USF1 to Close Engine Deal with Cosworth
10 Apr 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team USF1 are reportedly considering to apply for FIA's standard Cosworth engines in 2010. The news came via the British magazine Autosport, who reported that part-owner Peter Windsor considers the Cosworth option more suitable to his team tha...
Stewart: Vettel's Mistake Greater Than McLaren's
10 Apr 2009, 14:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sir Jackie Stewart is definitely on McLaren's side when it comes to the lie-gate saga. Not that he doesn't agree with the obvious fact that Lewis Hamilton and the British team have done a terrible job lying to the Australian stewards, but...
Rossi Urges Dorna to Stop Practice Cuts
10 Apr 2009, 10:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi publicly expressed his disagreement with Dorna scrapping off all Friday practice sessions in the series. The MotoGP promoter already announced the cancellation of Friday's morning sessions for the entir...
Rossi and Gibernau End Conflict
10 Apr 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau seem ready to put their differences behind ahead of the new season. Only days to the official start of the MotoGP class this year, the two drivers were spotted shaking hands before the media at the Losail Internati...
Brawn Insists FOTA Is Still United
10 Apr 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ross Brawn insisted the diffuser saga was not detrimental to the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA), for which he is currently holding technical responsibilities. Although several teams have protested the famous double-decker diffuser set up by B...
Citroen C4 WRC HYbrid4 - Official Test and Photos
10 Apr 2009, 08:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Citroen has finally put into action their hybrid version of the C4 WRC car, with rally driver Dani Sordo at the wheel. The Spaniard conducted the first proper test of the Citroen C4 WRC Hybrid4 on an asphalt stage near Faro shortly after the end of...
FIA Vice-President Crashes Renault R28 during Dubai Roadshow
9 Apr 2009, 15:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault's 2008 challenger did not make it through this year's “roadshow” in Dubai. The event was organized under the French manufacturer patronage and was aimed to boost Formula One's popularity among the United Arab Emir...
Latvala Didn't Think He'd Survive Portugal Crash
9 Apr 2009, 13:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jari-Matti Latvala admitted he didn't expect to live and tell about the incredible accident he suffered during Rally Portugal last weekend. While leading the gravel-surfaced rally during Day 1, the Finnish driver went wide in a corner and lost...
Hamilton Denied Letting Trulli Pass Although Confronted with Evidence
9 Apr 2009, 12:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton refused to admit he deliberately let Jarno Trulli pass him under Safety Car during the closing laps of the Australian Grand Prix. The news was unveiled by British magazine Autosport and refers to the second stewards' hearing fol...
Ferrari and Red Bull Sidepods Under FIA Investigation
9 Apr 2009, 11:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Both Ferrari and Red Bull Racing are to be subject to an official check by FIA's Technical Working Group following concerns raised by Williams F1 Team regarding their 2009 aerodynamic package. The Grove based team addressed the TWG shortly bef...
Malaysian Organizers to Change Schedule for 2010
9 Apr 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Malaysian Grand Prix officials have revealed they will push for a new time schedule for the upcoming F1 event in 2010. Following this year's chaotic race, rain-shortened and “twilighted” all together, the Sepang organizers will...
Lada to Debut Priora in the FIA WTCC
9 Apr 2009, 10:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lada are finally ready to introduce their new Priora model in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. According to a press release by the Russian manufacturer, the new car will be ready to debut in the series on July 5th, during the Portugal event ...
Stewart: FIA to Blame for "Lie-Gate"
9 Apr 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) could have easily prevented the controversial lie-gate following the Australian Grand Prix, argued 3-time F1 champion Jackie Stewart. The Scottish driver insisted that the FIA should have acted immediat...
Jackie Stewart Urges Hamilton to Stay at McLaren
9 Apr 2009, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Triple world champion Jackie Stewart publicly advised McLaren's Lewis Hamilton not to leave the Woking based team in the wake of the lying saga. The Scottish driver insisted a rushed move from either Hamilton or his father – manager Anth...