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
Edwards-Toseland Rivalry Can Only Boost Tech 3
19 Feb 2009, 09:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The recent switch of crew chiefs within the Tech 3 Yamaha team left some deep marks on the friendly atmosphere in the pits. As a result of James Toseland “stealing” his teammate Colin Edwards' crew chief during the course of the wi...
Petrobras Seek Team to Sponsor in F1
19 Feb 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Shortly after announcing that they are unlikely to remain in Formula 1 should they not find a partner for the upcoming season, Brazilian oil company Petrobras revealed they are not considering a permanent quit from the sport. As all F1 teams have a...
FOTA to Announce F1 Changes in March
19 Feb 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Formula One Teams Association have confirmed a press conference – scheduled on March 5th – in which they plan to give the world their own view on how the sport of Formula 1 should look like in the near future. The event, due to be h...
Mechanical Failure for BMW Sauber in Bahrain
18 Feb 2009, 16:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari and BMW Sauber have both experienced problems during the 3rd day of this week's testing at the Sakhir circuit. During the morning session, Felipe Massa's Ferrari had to make a significant visit to the pits due to some gearbox prob...
FIM Approves New Cost-Cutting Plan for MotoGP
18 Feb 2009, 15:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Motorcycle Federation has taken the example of their auto-racing counterparts FIA and ratified – through the Grand Prix Commission – a series of changes aimed to reduce costs inside the MotoGP. This comes as a result o...
Silverstone Reveal New Layout for MotoGP
18 Feb 2009, 13:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Silverstone have unveiled the new layout for the 2010 British Grand Prix in the MotoGP series. The British officials have proceeded in making several changes to the track that is mostly known in the world for its long-time connections with the worl...
Gearbox Problems for Ferrari in Bahrain
18 Feb 2009, 11:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari seems to be having a lot of problems with their F60 model lately. Following the Kinetic Energy Recovery System failure experienced by Kimi Raikkonen during the morning testing on Tuesday, the Scuderia had to cut their Wednesday mileage to h...
Senna: Toro Rosso Were Interested in Budget
18 Feb 2009, 11:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bruno Senna doesn't regret his decision to deny himself of a perfectly decent drive with Toro Rosso for a chance to start the 2009 season with Honda's F1 team. Although that decision led to the likelihood of him not being able to make his...
Jeff Burton to Make "General Hospital" Appearance
18 Feb 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / NASCAR driver Jeff Burton will appear on ABC's famous soap-opera General Hospital in the near future, as reported by the series' official site. He is scheduled to visit the set of the aforementioned series as early as tomorrow and start s...
Ferrari Urges Sponsors to Stay
18 Feb 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari and McLaren join forces once again in their attempt to stop the exodus of worldwide sponsors from the Formula 1 series. Following Ron Dennis' comments about how attractive the sport has become to the majority of sponsors, Ferrari'...
Teams Want Control Over Formula 1
18 Feb 2009, 09:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone has found himself another F1 team owner to challenge the way the sport is being handled – and especially the people who make the decisions – in recent years. After Ferrari's Luca di Montezemolo questioned the way ...
Hirvonen to Change Driving Style to Beat Loeb
18 Feb 2009, 08:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rally Norway was unquestionably the best chance for Mikko Hirvonen to beat reigning champion Sebastien Loeb to the finish line this year. Being a snow rally, it was expected from the Nordic drivers to take their shares of points in the second round...
Kenseth Sets New Goal for 2009
18 Feb 2009, 08:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he started the season in the best possible way – winning his first ever Daytona 500 race – Matt Kenseth admitted there's still a lot of work ahead to become a title contender in the Sprint series. The Roush Racing driver i...
Ferrari Experiences KERS Failure in Bahrain
17 Feb 2009, 15:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The second day of testing at Bahrain this week did not suit the Scuderia. Just when the weather showed clear signs of improvement for this week's meetings, Ferrari were unable to conduct a full test on their Kinetic Energy Recovery System. ...
Webber: Changes Will Increase Gap between F1 Teams
17 Feb 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Australian Mark Webber argued that the new changes introduced by the FIA for the upcoming season will not improve the show in Formula 1. The new aerodynamic package for 2009 was aimed to make it easier for trailing cars to overtake the rivals in fr...
Jackie Stewart: No British GP Would Be Disastrous
17 Feb 2009, 13:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Three-time Formula 1 champion Sir Jackie Stewart urged Formula 1 supreme Bernie Ecclestone to do everything in his power to assure Formula 1 will still have a British Grand Prix in the years to come. Following reports that British GP's new sit...
Todd Bodine Defends Truck Win at Daytona
17 Feb 2009, 11:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The inaugural event of the 2009 Camping World Truck Series (first year with the new title sponsor) in Daytona was nothing like the Sprint Cup chaos that was to come, but it sure provided a lot of action in the final laps of the race. Winner was non...
Audi Unveils DTM Lineup for 2009
17 Feb 2009, 11:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Taking the example of FIA WTCC champions SEAT Sport, Audi decided to take on the new DTM season with the exact same lineup as in 2008. Germany's Timo Scheider managed to clinch his first ever DTM title last year, but Audi ended up behind rival...
Richard Branson to Purchase Honda F1 Team
17 Feb 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The chances of Honda's F1 team making the grid at Melbourne seem 50 to 50 right now. At least that's what has been suggested by British newspaper The Daily Telegraph, whose reporters have quoted an unnamed source within Honda. According t...
IndyCar to Welcome F1 Drivers for Lower Fees
17 Feb 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As far as we know, only 3 drivers have signed the new Superlicense agreements for the upcoming season of Formula 1. For the 15 other drivers (17, if we count Honda F1's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello) Formula One should not remain the on...