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
Mike Gascoyne Is Suing Force India
30 Jan 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Vijay Mallya's Force India is facing lawsuit following the layoff of former Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne in November 2008, according to autosport.com site. Gascoyne was forced to end his contract with Force India shortly after the end...
Medal System Could Have Reigned 3 NEW F1 Champions
30 Jan 2009, 11:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite its president not agreeing much with the Ecclestone-acclaimed medal system, the International Automobile Federation decided to publish an interesting report on how the new system would have changed the hierarchies if introduced from the spo...
Aava Leads Rally Ireland, Loeb Closes Gap
30 Jan 2009, 11:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Urmo Aava's start with Stobart Ford World Rally Team couldn't have been more successful, as the Estonian has taken the lead in the opening round of the WRC season, in Ireland. The Estonian driver made the best of Special Stage 2 of the Ir...
F1 Weight Limit Pushes Drivers to Drastic Diet
30 Jan 2009, 11:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There's no doubt that the introduction of the newly-developed Kinetic Energy Recovery System will have a strong impact on the 2009 cars' weight distribution. The first worries on this matter were expressed by BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubi...
NASCAR Guilty of 2007 Plane Crash
30 Jan 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / NASCAR are to be held responsible for the plane crash that occurred just outside of Orlando less than 2 years ago. This is the conclusion reached by the federal investigators after a thorough examination of the accident that led to the death of fiv...
Rahal Letterman in Pursuit of Funds
30 Jan 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / IndyCar fans might not get to see much of Rahal Letterman Racing in 2009, as the team is struggling to find the necessary funding in order to field a full-time car in the upcoming season. The team's co-owner Bobby Rahal admitted the economic d...
Ferrari to Revise Exhaust System on F60
30 Jan 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The inevitable happened for Ferrari, as the Maranello-based team have had to change their exhaust system ahead of the 2009 season. An official report was issued by the championship's official site, saying that the Scuderia have already agreed ...
FIA May Approve New Rear Diffuser Design
30 Jan 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The FIA admitted – unofficially yet – that they are aware of the unusual rear diffuser design used by both Toyota and Williams F1 for their 2009 challengers (the TF109 and FW31 respectively). Although they didn't get to actually se...
Renault to Revise Aero Package for R29
29 Jan 2009, 16:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following reports in the Swiss media concerning Renault R29's poor on-track performances at Algarve, team's technical director Pat Symonds insisted that the poor lap times scored by Alonso in Portugal were not proof enough to question the...
FIA Introduces New Safety System in WRC
29 Jan 2009, 15:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One day before the start of the first WRC event of the year – Rally Ireland – the only two manufacturers left to battle for the 2009 title presented a new safety system (also known as the Advanced Side Impact System) imposed by the Inte...
Rome GP Expected to Be a One-Off
29 Jan 2009, 15:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After the Monza mayor issued some rather disturbing threats to his Rome counterparts earlier this week, the head of the Italian Automobile Club, Enrico Gelpi, revealed that a potential F1 race held by Rome, if agreed upon, would not harm the Italia...
FIA Explain New Parc Ferme Rules, Penalties
29 Jan 2009, 14:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has brought some more light into the engine rules for next season. While explaining the use of the 8 engine throughout a season and announcing the drop-off of the 3-consecutive-race rules, FIA's ra...
WRC Appoint New Global Promoter, ISC
29 Jan 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Starting 2010, the World Rally Championship will have a new worldwide promoter. According to a media report issued by the series' official site, FIA's president Max Mosley has just finalized talks with North One Television and its subsidi...
Monza Mayor Threatens "Disgraced" Rome
29 Jan 2009, 12:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The possibility of Rome hosting the Italian Grand Prix in 2011 has led to several attacks from Monza's mayor Marco Mariani to the governors of the Italian capital. Currently, the Grand Prix is held on the historical circuit of Monza, but shoul...
Randy Moss Makes Toyota Switch
29 Jan 2009, 11:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Randy Moss is set to become a winner this season. If not in the National Football League – where the New England Patriots failed to make the playoffs this year – at least in the Camping World Truck Series. In order to do that, the own...
Allmendinger Signs Deal with Richard Petty Motorsports
29 Jan 2009, 10:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he had some doubts on securing a drive in the 2009 Sprint Cup Series – following the Elliot Sadler drama earlier this month – A.J. Allmendinger will get to compete for at least 8 Sprint races in the upcoming season. The former ...
Honda Racing to Apply for UK Loan?
29 Jan 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / British taxpayers' money might be the solution for Honda Racing to make the grid in 2009. After weeks of negotiating with several potential investors in order to secure the buyout of Honda's F1 operations, team's CEO Nick Fry is cons...
French Parliament Deny New Circuit
29 Jan 2009, 09:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 2011 French Grand Prix on a brand new venues doesn't seem more of an option anymore. Despite the fact that the French senate has given its approval to building a new racing circuit some 40 km away from Paris – in the Flins-sur-Seine ...
Toyota & Williams Use Illegal Diffusers?
29 Jan 2009, 08:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota and Williams F1 might have shortcut the latest FIA rules in terms of rear diffuser design. According to a technical report issued by Autosport magazine, it seems that the two teams have chosen a different shape for their cars' rear diff...
Suzuki: Cutting Costs is Fundamental
29 Jan 2009, 08:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Suzuki has called out for a serious rethink of the MotoGP technical rules in order to save the sport from going bankrupt in the near future. Following the withdrawal of Kawasaki from the series earlier this month, all MotoGP teams have looked into ...