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
Button: We Don't Need Schumacher!
7 Apr 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / British driver Jenson Button insisted he doesn't need the support of 7-time world champion Michael Schumacher to win the F1 title this year. His comments appeared only days after several rumors announced a potential move of Schumacher from the...
Massa Blames "Stupid" Ferrari for Lack of Points
7 Apr 2009, 07:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following a second consecutive point-less performance in 2009, Ferrari's Felipe Massa decided to break the silence. The Brazilian urged his team to turn the Ferrari F60 into a race winner again, as the 2009-spec car is far from competitive as ...
Prodrive to Extend WRC Programme in 2009
7 Apr 2009, 07:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Prodrive have announced they are considering signing up for several rounds of the World Rally Championship this season. Following Marcus Gronholm's impressive run in Day 1 of Rally Portugal, the team's officials have decided to do some mo...
Vitantonio Liuzzi Signs Deal with A1 Team Italy
7 Apr 2009, 06:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India's reserve and test driver for 2009, Vitantonio Liuzzi, has signed a deal to represent his country in the A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport in the following 2 rounds of the 2008/09 season. The former F1 driver will debut for A1 Team Ita...
Mercedes to Discuss F1 Commitment This Week
6 Apr 2009, 15:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is reportedly reconsidering their position inside the Formula 1 championship following the latest lie-gate saga after the Australian Grand Prix. McLaren Mercedes F1 team are facing heavy penalties from the FIA afte...
Haga Clinches Double Winner in Valencia
6 Apr 2009, 14:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There seems to be no stopping for Noriyuki Haga in clinching his first ever World Superbike title this season. The Japanese rider scored a perfect double win at Valencia this weekend and took advantage of Ben Spies' crash on Race 1 to further ...
Damon Hill's Car Business Faces Bankruptcy
6 Apr 2009, 14:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Formula 1 champion Damon Hill is on the verge of losing his P1 International business. The company was founded by Hill and business associate Michael Breen in 2000 – shortly after the British driver decided to retire from Formula 1 &nd...
McLaren Used Old Engines in Malaysia
6 Apr 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It appears McLaren Mercedes have been the only team in the F1 paddock not to replace their engines for the Sepang race. Although all other teams have opted for a new set of power plants for the Malaysian Grand Prix, the Woking-based outfit chose to...
Turbocharged Engines to Make F1 Return?
6 Apr 2009, 12:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Max Mosley's plan to bring costs in Formula 1 down to a minimum in the years to come is far from finalization. While visiting the World Rally Championship caravan in Portugal the past weekend, the FIA president presented the media with an earl...
Ferrari Take Responsability for Malaysia Errors
6 Apr 2009, 12:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Undoubtedly, Ferrari are going through their worst start of a season in 17 years, as the Scuderia is yet to be present on the Formula 1 scoreboard in 2009. Following a disappointing performance from both Ferraris in Melbourne, a series of mistakes ...
BMW Praise Heidfeld's Fantastic Drive on Wet
6 Apr 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nick Heidfeld benefited from a great team strategy and lots of luck to clinch his first podium finish this year, in Malaysia. However, it wasn't only that to boost Heidfeld all the way into second place – starting from a poor 10th place ...
Brawn: F1 Teams Rejected My Design a Year Ago
6 Apr 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following a list of accusation from some F1 team principals concerning the use of a different rear diffuser design, Ross Brawn decided to break the silence. Flavio Briatore previously accused Brawn of unfair conduct, as the Brawn GP owner had the o...
Schumacher Involved in Kimi's Disastrous Tire Choice
6 Apr 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One of the most disastrous decisions made by Ferrari during the course of Sunday's race at Sepang was fitting Kimi Raikkonen's car with rain tires in dry conditions. The rain was expected to pour any minute, only the Finn pitted for rain-...
Malaysia to Push for Earlier Race
6 Apr 2009, 09:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although most of the drivers have complained about twilight races after the first two grands prix of the season, Bernie Ecclestone seems in no rush to revise the time schedule for both the Australian and Malaysia races in the years to come. Aimed a...
Renault Might Renounce KERS in China
6 Apr 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault's Fernando Alonso revealed his team will be looking more into their Kinetic Energy Recovery System during the next couple of weeks and then decide whether it is worth using it in the upcoming Chinese Grand Prix. The 2-time world champi...
Briscoe Holds Off Hunter-Reay for St. Petersburg Win
6 Apr 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ryan Briscoe clinched the season opener at St Petersburg on Sunday, as he held off Ryan Hunter-Reay to the chequered flag in the dying laps of the race. The Australian therefore clinched his 2nd consecutive win in the IRL, following his 1st place i...
Loeb Wins Rally Portugal
6 Apr 2009, 08:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb is yet to lose a WRC event in 2009, as he clinched his 4th consecutive win this season, in Portugal. Being a gravel-surfaced event, it was expected that Ford's Mikko Hirvonen to have a saying in the overall classification of the...
Gordon Ends Winless Streak in Texas, Wins Samsung 500
6 Apr 2009, 07:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jeff Gordon finally did it! The Hendrick Motorsport driver ended his 47-race winless streak at the least expected place of all, the Texas Motor Speedway, winning Sunday's Samsung 500. The Californian therefore clinched his 82nd Sprint Cup win ...
Button Wins Rain-Stopped Malaysian Grand Prix
5 Apr 2009, 11:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The action at Sepang was reduced to only 31 laps on Sunday, as the heavy rain made it impossible for the drivers to keep their cars on the circuit. Although the weather forecast was very clear on the conditions for this weekend’s race, the ra...
Button Scores 2nd Cosecutive Pole Position in Malaysia
4 Apr 2009, 10:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button scored his 2nd consecutive pole position this season, in Malaysia, after topping the qualifying session on Saturday. The Brawn GP driver will be joined in the first row of the Malaysian Grand Prix by Toyota’s Jarno Trulli, while...