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
Alexander Wurz Takes Advisory Role with Brawn GP
11 Mar 2009, 10:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The fact that Ross Brawn managed to save Honda's F1 team thanks to the management buyout confirmed late last week did not necessarily mean good news for until-then test driver Alexander Wurz. Known to be one of the best test drivers in the F1 ...
Renault Give Alonso More Testing Days to Develop 2009 Car
11 Mar 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso has taken over from Nelsinho Piquet during the second day of testing at Barcelona this week. Although the Brazilian was scheduled to complete 2 days of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya – therefore a 50-50 % time in the Rena...
Mark Webber Cancels 2009 Pure Tasmania Challenge Due to Lack of Funds
11 Mar 2009, 09:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The global economic recession did not only affect the well-being of Formula 1 but also some very interesting fan-attracting projects related to F1 drivers. Of course, we're talking about Mark Webber's well-known Tasmania Challenge, on whi...
Lewis Hamilton Uses Blackberry Storm to Guide F1 Car
11 Mar 2009, 08:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While preparing for the upcoming 2009 season – and struggling to get their new MP4-24 on top of the time charts – McLaren Mercedes have taken the leading role in a Vodafone advertisement. The team's leading sponsor Vodafone have pr...
McLaren Admit Problems with the MP4-24
11 Mar 2009, 08:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The fact that McLaren's MP4-24 is far from delivering the performances everyone had been looking for in the offseason is no news. In recent tests, both Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen have had a hard time climbing up the time sheets, whil...
KERS Not an Option for Brawn GP
10 Mar 2009, 16:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ross Brawn made it very clear that the newly-introduced Kinetic Energy Recovery System was the last thing on his and his team's mind when preparing the BGP 001 for the upcoming season. Therefore, Brawn GP will not start the new season with a f...
Nick Fry to Stay as Brawn GP CEO
10 Mar 2009, 15:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ross Brawn revealed that he has decided to keep the management team from Honda F1 Racing intact ahead of the new 2009 season. Having completed the management buyout from Honda earlier this month, the former team principal insisted this is the only ...
Alvaro Parente Sign ORT Deal for 2009
10 Mar 2009, 14:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Tiago Monteiro's Ocean Racing Technology have decided to offer the chance to compete in the GP2 Series to one of Portugal's rising talents Alvaro Parente. The Portuguese team, making their debut in the GP2 Series under the new ownership o...
Heidfeld Ties Massa as Lightest Driver in F1
10 Mar 2009, 13:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he was considered one of the lightest drivers in Formula 1 – until this off-season he was trailing Ferrari's Felipe Massa for the “light trophy” – BMW's Nick Heidfeld seems to think he can go lighter. Havi...
Loeb: Attacking from Day 1 Would Be Pointless in Cyprus
10 Mar 2009, 12:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning champion and only rally winner in 2009 so far Sebastien Loeb admitted he will not consider an offensive approach during the first day of Rally Cyprus this weekend. Being that all teams will use gravel tires throughout the duration of this ...
FOTA Yet to Submit New Point Format to FIA
10 Mar 2009, 11:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the Formula One Teams Assocaiation have agreed on changing the point system for the 2009 Formula One Championship during their last meeting at Geneva, it seems the FIA is yet to receive an official request from the aforementioned body conc...
Re-born Button Praises New Start with Brawn GP
10 Mar 2009, 10:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button feels like a re-born F1 driver following the scare of not making the F1 grid he had to survive this winter. Now that Ross Brawn has finally secured a place in the 2009 F1 roster, the Englishman looks at racing a bit differently. Espec...
Dovizioso Unhappy with New Bike from Honda
10 Mar 2009, 10:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Andrea Dovizioso was arguably one of the most impressive riders to debut in the MotoGP last season. Although he competed on a customer Honda bike, the Italian – former 125cc champion – scored consistent points and powered to 5th place o...
Barrichello Tips Senna with F1 Future
10 Mar 2009, 09:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rubens Barrichello might be on a high horse at the moment – after securing an F1 seat for another season – but he reckons things are just about the opposite when it comes to Bruno Senna. Linked with a 3-year deal with Brawn GP during th...
McLaren and Red Bull Revise Cars at Barcelona
10 Mar 2009, 09:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / For the first time this off-season, all 10 teams have tested their 2009 challengers in the same day and on the same circuit, at Barcelona, this week. Apart from seeing Ross Brawn's new car at work – and also the official debut of Toro Ro...
Max Mosley to Address the UK Parliament on Press Standards
10 Mar 2009, 08:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It was the British press to have jeopardized Max Mosley's position within the International Automobile Federation and marred his image throughout the world of Formula One and beyond, but now it's payback time! According to GMM news agency...
Pit Man Chasing a Tire Causes Caution in the Kobalt Tools 500
9 Mar 2009, 18:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lap 67 of the Kobalt Tools 500 on Sunday witnessed a very confusing caution. Well, at least the reason leading to it was, as it didn't involved any car incidents on track, but a “complex” tire problem. It seems a tire from Marcos A...
Kovalainen Expects Title Bid in 2009
9 Mar 2009, 14:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although the McLaren MP4-24 is far from boosting the Woking-based team with a great deal of confidence following its latest shunts during the latest testing sessions, Heikki Kovalainen believes this is definitely the year for him to challenge for t...
Button Risked 2009 F1 Seat for Ross Brawn
9 Mar 2009, 12:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button had plenty of offers to join other teams during the off season, but instead chose to risk one year of his professional career to stay on board and try to rescue the could-have-become-defunct Honda Racing from bankruptcy. His spokesman...
Bwin to Sponsor Brawn GP?
9 Mar 2009, 11:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brawn Grand Prix Formula One Team is allegedly very close to finally signing a title sponsor for their 2009 Formula 1 campaign. Although no official information on the potential deal was disclosed, it seems the future title sponsor of Brawn GP will...