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
McLaren to Continue Struggle for Points in Malaysia
30 Mar 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren are insisting their car will again struggle for points in the second race of the season, at Sepang. Although reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton progressed from 18th on the grid to an incredible 3rd place in the race, team's CEO Mar...
Toyota Yet to Submit Appeal to the FIA on Trulli's Penalty
30 Mar 2009, 10:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) confirmed that Toyota are yet to submit their protest to the stewards' decision to hand Jarno Trulli a 25-second penalty at the end of the Albert Park race. Following the stewards' decision, t...
Jimmie Johnson Wins Goody's Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville
30 Mar 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jimmie Johnson won his first race this season at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, making for the perfect celebration of Hendrick Motorsports' 25th anniversary of their first Sprint Cup win. Although starting the race from 9th place, the 3-time...
Schumacher Thinks Vettel's Penalty is Undeserved
30 Mar 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastian Vettel's penalty following the race incident in the penultimate lap of this weekend's Australian Grand Prix did not leave the world of Formula One speechless. The German driver bumped into BMW's Robert Kubica when the latte...
Alonso: Brawn GP Could Win All 17 Races
30 Mar 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso argued that, if FIA will clear the double-decker rear diffuser design used by Brawn GP as part of their 2009 aerodynamic package, the Brackley-based team can already consider themselves world champions. Although he predicted a stron...
F1 Teams to Copy Rear Diffuser Design
30 Mar 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The controversial rear diffusers designed by Brawn GP, Williams and Toyota are about to be copied by at least 5 other teams out there, as reported by GMM news agency. Considering the outstanding performances of the three teams during the Aussie GP,...
Richard Branson Considers Team Ownership in F1
30 Mar 2009, 07:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After enjoying his first ever F1 win as team sponsor at Melbourne this weekend, Sir Richard Branson revealed he is already thinking about owning a team in the Great Circle. Jenson Button's leading the Brawn GP 1-2 at Albert Park certainly made...
Montreal to Replace Abu Dhabi in 2009?
30 Mar 2009, 07:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Montreal might make its way back into the Formula 1 calendar from as early as this year. The Canadian Grand Prix was axed from the F1 schedule earlier this year, but it now seems that Bernie Ecclestone is ready to change his mind about discontinuin...
Jarno Trulli Handed 25-Second Penalty, Lifts Hamilton to 3rd
29 Mar 2009, 10:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton was promoted to 3rd place following the safety car incident he was involved in with Toyota’s Jarno Trulli. The race stewards have decided to hand the Italian driver a 25-second penalty for overtaking the McLaren champion under ...
Australian Grand Prix - Post-Race Quotes
29 Mar 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button: “The first few laps of the race were great, then I could settle in the pace. When the safety car came out I struggled massively to get heat into tyres and before it came in I flat-spotted the tyres, so I struggled with vibratio...
Button & Brawn Hail Fairy Tale Win
29 Mar 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button won the Australian Grand Prix this weekend, clinching his second win of career. This statement might seem like a typical header of a race report for any F1 non-enthusiast out there, but considering the Honda-Brawn GP drama this winter...
Jenson Button Wins Australian Grand Prix, Leads Brawn 1-2
29 Mar 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One-two in qualifying, one-two in the opening race of the 2009 season! Could Ross Brawn have asked for more this week? Jenson Button led the Australian Grand Prix from beginning to end and crossed the finish line ahead of teammate Rubens Barrichell...
Toyota Penalized for Illegal Rear Wings, Lose Qualifying Positions
28 Mar 2009, 17:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Australian Grand Prix stewards have decided to penalize Toyota’s Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli by moving them to the back of the grid for the Sunday race. The official reason, as announced by the Formula 1 official site, was that their TF10...
Jenson Button Takes Pole Position in the Australian Grand Prix
28 Mar 2009, 07:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brawn GP did it! Ross Brawn managed to put both his drivers on the front row of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix, with Jenson Button the fastest driver of the Saturday qualifying session. And, after watching the first clash of the new season, one thi...
Brawn GP to Partner Virgin Group in 2009
26 Mar 2009, 16:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group might not have entered Formula One as a new entry team, but they sure plan on making an entrance into the Great Circle in 2009. And what better way to do it than join forces with the very team Branson was rum...
Brawn GP Lays Off 275 Employees
26 Mar 2009, 15:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Brawn Grand Prix managed to secure their first financial partnership for the 2009 Formula 1 season – with British clothing manufacturer Henri Lloyd – that didn't necessarily mean good news for all employees at the Brackley...
Red Bull Close Deals with Casio & Nautilus for 2009
26 Mar 2009, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brawn Grand Prix is not the only team closing important financial deals only days before the official start of the 2009 season. Red Bull Racing have just announced the signing of two financial partners for the upcoming season, although no further d...
Australian Grand Prix - Thursday Press Conference
26 Mar 2009, 14:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Four drivers were present at the opening press conference of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix: Jenson Button (Brawn GP), Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), Felipe Massa (Ferrari) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing). Here's what they had to say, as s...
Melbourne Stewards Clear All Rear Diffuser Designs
26 Mar 2009, 14:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Australian Grand Prix stewards have cleared all 2009 challengers for the Sunday race. During the Thursday scrutineering, all teams were given the go-ahead for the Aussie GP, including the three teams using alleged illegal rear diffuser designs ...
NASCAR Announces All-Star Race Changes
26 Mar 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 2009 NASCAR season has been all about changes: introducing the testing ban, regrouping in the wake of the financial crisis and changing the entry format for the Daytona Budweiser Shootout. In addition, the North-American officials have decided ...