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
Ferrari Admit Reliability Issues with F60
14 Mar 2009, 21:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After McLaren Mercedes, another F1 front-runner admitted the development of their 2009 challenger is not going as planned. Ferrari’s managing director Stefano Domenicali revealed that, while content with Ferrari F60’s on-track performan...
2009 Aerodynamic Package Explained by Jarno Trulli
12 Mar 2009, 16:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota F1 will probably be the only team in the F1 paddock not to use the Kinetic Energy Recovery System in 2009. However, the team did work very hard through the off-season – in addition to the development in 2008 – in order to create ...
France Approve New Project for F1 Track
12 Mar 2009, 15:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After months of discussing several sites for the construction of a future F1 track, the French government seems to have finally agreed on a new venue to be built at Flins-Les Mureaux, north east of Paris. As confirmed by the French authorities, the...
IRL Change Point System
12 Mar 2009, 15:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Not only the Formula 1 series is considering changing the points system in the season to come, but also their counterparts in the United states. According to series' official website, the Indy Racing League officials have confirmed a few chang...
Al-Attiyah Secures P-WRC Future
12 Mar 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After keeping the headlines of the Dakar Rally earlier this year – until disqualified by the Argentine officials – Nasser Al-Attiyah managed to secure his seat inside the Production World Rally Championship for at least 3 more years. Th...
FOTA to Push for Restoration of US Grand Prix
12 Mar 2009, 13:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes are really pushing for the return of the United States Grand Prix in Formula 1 in the near future. Team's new Chief Executive Martin Whitmarsh insisted it now rests in the hands of all Formula 1 teams to convince Bernie Eccles...
Ford Displays Cobra Jet Mustang at NHRA Events
12 Mar 2009, 11:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford's Cobra Jet Mustang winning the February-schedule Winternationals at Pomona in the NHRA did not go unnoticed. All motor racing enthusiasts from across the North American continent now want to have a peek at the Funny Car-winning CJ Mustan...
2009 Results Decisive in Toyota's F1 Future
12 Mar 2009, 11:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota have certainly got a great atmosphere within their technical department following the good results of their masterpiece TF109 in the off-season testing. At all times, both Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli have finished the testing days on top of ...
Paul Ricard Testing - Results Day 1
12 Mar 2009, 10:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The GP2 Series teams have concluded their first testing session at Paul Ricard this week, with the best time of the day going to new Super Nova driver Javier Villa. Trying on the brand new engine provided by Renault for the 2009 season – it w...
MotoGP Scrap Hungarian Grand Prix in 2009
12 Mar 2009, 10:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It seems the MotoGP will not only have a bike missing from their usual lineup – as Kawasaki will only compete with a single bike in 2009 – but also a circuit. According to the latest press reports from Hungary, it seems the Hungarian of...
Lewis Hamilton Crashes McLaren MP4-24 Again, in Barcelona
12 Mar 2009, 09:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes' awful pace continued on Wednesday, despite the return of reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton into the MP4-24 cockpit. The Englishman did not have any more success than teammate Heikki Kovalainen in the first two days of th...
Brawn GP Smashes Lap Record at Barcelona
12 Mar 2009, 08:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Finding a title sponsor to back their 2009 campaign in Formula One suddenly doesn't seem that tougher of a job for Brawn GP anymore. Not if we consider the latest performances of the BGP 001 during the Barcelona testing this week. During the W...
Alonso: Renault Still Behind Schedule
12 Mar 2009, 08:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although admitting he is more confident about his car's capabilities this season as compared to 2008, double world champion Fernando Alonso insisted the Renault R29 is yet to have the necessary performance to challenge for the Top 6 in Austral...
Briatore: Several Teams Have Illegal Cars
11 Mar 2009, 16:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault are more than likely not going to copy Williams F1's rear diffuser design ahead of the Melbourne race, as announced by team principal Flavio Briatore. Well, maybe he didn't specifically confirmed it, but his latest comments on Wil...
Munchi's to Make 2009 WRC Debut in Cyprus
11 Mar 2009, 15:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Munchi's Ford World Rally Team are preparing to make their first appearance in the 2009 World Rally Championship and they couldn't have asked for a better debut than the mixed-surfaced Rally Cyprus. Entering the event for Munchi's wi...
FIA Investigate Three Cars at Barcelona
11 Mar 2009, 14:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation is taking a very careful approach ahead of the season opener in Australia, as race director Charlie Whiting reportedly asked to check three of the cars present at the Barcelona testing this week in order to m...
Raikkonen Not Interested in Losing Weight
11 Mar 2009, 13:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he reportedly took on a diet during the off-season in order to counteract the weight effects of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System this year, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen revealed he was not at all interested in losing weight during the w...
KERS Failure Stops Ferrari's Test Session in Barcelona
11 Mar 2009, 11:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen might have topped yesterday's testing session at Barcelona, but Ferrari were certainly not very content with the car's development on Tuesday. The Finnish driver focused much of his yesterday morning testing on running seve...
Tire-Chaser Suspended by NASCAR until April 22nd
11 Mar 2009, 11:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jimmy Watts' adventurous habits during the Kobalt Tools 500 last Sunday did not go unpunished by the NASCAR officials. As announced by series' official website, the crew member for the No 47 Toyota driven by Marcos Ambrose was suspended f...
Rossi: Manufacturers Should Save MotoGP Pack
11 Mar 2009, 11:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The MotoGP manufacturers have the power to save the 2009 grid by supplying more private teams with ex-works bikes. That is the simple solution found by reigning world champion Valentino Rossi in order for the MotoGP pack not only to become more num...