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
Red Bull to Make KERS Decision Tonight
8 Apr 2011, 09:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing will decide later today whether they will make use of their Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) in the remainder of the Malaysian Grand Prix or further postpone the unit's debut for the later date. In the season opening Au...
Webber Keeps Red Bull On Top of Malaysia Practice
8 Apr 2011, 08:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mark Webber is yet to be challenged in the timing reports at Sepang, after the Australian topped the second practice session on Friday with the best time of 1:36.876. The battle for 1st place was much closer than this morning however, as Webber no ...
Heidfeld Dismisses Pressure from Petrov
8 Apr 2011, 08:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nick Heidfeld had a brilliant testing debut with Renault this winter, but his performance in the season opening Australian Grand Prix has been nothing short of disappointing. While failing to make it past the Q1, the German experienced a first lap ...
F1 Drivers Test Zylon Visors in Malaysia
8 Apr 2011, 07:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Four out of 24 drivers this season are testing a new visor for their helmets, aimed at improving safety in case of accidents such as the one Felipe Massa suffered in the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. Shortly after that particular incident, there h...
Renault to Find Solution for Suspension Failures in Malaysia
8 Apr 2011, 06:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus Renault GP's new color scheme for the Malaysian Grand Prix did not bring the team much luck in the first practice session on Friday, as both Vitaly Petrov and Nick Heidfeld suffered mechanical problems with their R31s and were reduced to...
Webber Dominates First Practice in Malaysia
8 Apr 2011, 06:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mark Webber dominated an interesting first practice session of the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday, following his rather disappointing outing in Australia. And not only the 34-year old topped the timing reports at Sepang, but led the running from be...
Di Resta's Grandfather Runs a Brothel
8 Apr 2011, 05:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Paul di Resta's family history has just made the world of Formula 1 more colorful. Since the Scottish driver is a new figure in the series, the media started digging up his past in order to offer the fans a better idea of who this guy is and h...
Rainy Malaysian GP Would Be a Lottery - Schumacher
7 Apr 2011, 13:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If rain will hit the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend, the race will be a complete lottery, argued 7-time world champion and rain specialist Michael Schumacher. Weather reports in recent days have hinted that torrential rains should be expecte...
Pirelli Improves Tire Markings for Soft Tires
7 Apr 2011, 12:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the season opening Australian Grand Prix, Pirelli had vowed to make some tweaks to their tire markings for the races to come, as fans and commentators alike have been unable to distinguish which compounds drivers were using in the race. ...
Sauber Reinforce Legality Checks to Avoid Australia Disaster
7 Apr 2011, 12:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After what happened in Australia, it would be an understatement to say that Sauber F1 Team will be extremely careful with their cars' bodywork in the upcoming Malaysian Grand Prix. At the end of the Melbourne event, both Kamui Kobayashi and...
Mercedes Reveals Full 2011 DTM Lineup
7 Apr 2011, 11:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Less than a month before the season opening round of the 2011 DTM Series, reigning champions Mercedes-Benz have unveiled their full drivers lineup for the campaign to come. After yesterday confirming former F1 racers David Coulthard and Ralf Schuma...
Mercedes Wanted to Sign Vettel Only in 2009
7 Apr 2011, 11:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug insisted that the German carmaker did not attempt to poach reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel before the 23-year old signed his extension with Red Bull this year. In fact, according to Haug, Merc'...
Loeb Will Not Leave Citroen in the WRC
7 Apr 2011, 09:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb insisted that he has no plans to move from Citroen to any other team in the World Rally Championship. Following rumors that the Frenchman has been approached by Volkswagen for the 2012 campaign, when the German manufacturer plans a b...
Korean Company Interested in Buying Into Hispania F1
7 Apr 2011, 09:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hispania Racing's team owner Jose Ramon Carabante has been approached by a Korean consortium to sell a stake in his Formula 1 team. The information was revealed by Italiaracing.net, whose report states that “the amount requested by the S...
Renault V8 Helps Increase F1 Downforce
7 Apr 2011, 08:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although their Formula 1-prepared V8s are certainly no match to Ferrari and Mercedes when it comes to power, Renault can easily brag that its units have more to gain than its rivals in the new aerodynamic era of the series. According to a statem...
Hispania to Debut New Front Wing in Malaysia
7 Apr 2011, 07:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hispania Racing F1 Team has every reason to be optimistic ahead of the upcoming Malaysian Grand Prix, as they recently confirmed the 2011-spec front wing of their F111 challenger has passed the FIA crash tests and has been shipped to Sepang for thi...
Hill Doubts Red Bull Supremacy in F1
7 Apr 2011, 07:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While most F1 pundits argue that the 2011 title in the Great Circus will be a walk in the park for Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel, based on their dominant win in Melbourne two weekends back, former world champion Damon Hill begs to differ. Accord...
Pagenaud to Make IndyCar Debut at Barber
7 Apr 2011, 06:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning American Le Mans Series champion Simon Pagenaud will compete for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in the IndyCar Series. Don't worry though, the French racer will not be switching careers anytime soon, as his IndyCar flirt will happen for...
Raikkonen Enjoys NASCAR Test, Signs New Sponsor
7 Apr 2011, 05:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen did not wait long before getting comfortable at the wheel of a NASCAR truck. As reported earlier this week, the Finn completed his first test in the NASCAR Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports, the team that will help him debut in the T...
Alonso Trusts Ferrari Will Improve in Malaysia
7 Apr 2011, 05:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso may not have scored a great result in Australia a couple of weekends back, but the Spaniard has certainly not lost faith in his team's ability to make things right. And even though Ferrari will not update their car significantl...