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
Ecclestone and F1 Teams Enjoyed Pay Raise in 2010
6 Apr 2011, 14:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While FIA president Jean Todt will be seeking to squeeze more money for the international federation from Bernie Ecclestone when the new Concorde Agreement will be signed next year, the F1 chief executive, together with the Formula 1 teams, have re...
Mercedes Boss Defends Schumacher After Australia Failure
6 Apr 2011, 14:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes' motorsport director Norbert Haug fended off suggestions that Michael Schumacher is on his way to doing a second consecutive disastrous appearance in Formula 1 this season. Time seemed to stand still last weekend in Australia, as S...
Team Lotus Losing Sponsors Due to Naming Dispute - Fernandes
6 Apr 2011, 13:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While confident he can still win the naming dispute between his organization and Group Lotus in Formula 1, Team Lotus's Tony Fernandes insisted that the current state of events is quite harmful, financially, for the Norfolk based team. Afte...
Rahal Letterman Sign Baguette for 2011 Indy 500
6 Apr 2011, 13:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bertrand Baguette might not have secured a full-time deal in the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series, but the Belgian will make the grid in the most important race of all, the Indy 500. 2009 Formula Renault 3.5 champion was confirmed on Wednesday as the drive...
Brazilian Federation Calls for Run-Off Area at Interlagos Corner
6 Apr 2011, 12:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Brazilian motor racing federation Confederacao Brasileira de Automobilismo (CBA) has finally decided to make an important step towards improving the safety measures at the Interlagos race track by urging the International Automobile Federation ...
Coulthard, Schumacher Extend Mercedes Deals in DTM
6 Apr 2011, 12:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / David Coulthard and Ralf Schumacher have both renewed their contracts with Mercedes-Benz in the DTM series, as confirmed by the German car maker earlier today. Coulthard, who is also an F1 commentator for BBC this year, made his debut in the ser...
Pedrosa Undergoes Successful Shoulder Operation
6 Apr 2011, 11:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following his lucky runner-up spot in the Spanish GP, Dani Pedrosa hurried to the Teknon Medical Centre in Barcelona to undergo surgery at his troublesome shoulder. According to a press statement, the operation was a success, and the Spaniard is...
Raikkonen Concludes Successful NASCAR Test
6 Apr 2011, 11:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen has successfully completed his 2-day test in the Truck Series, on the half-mile Gresham Motorsports Park oval. The Finn was scheduled to do the test outing ever since he inked a selected-race deal with Kyle Busch Motorsports for the ...
F1 Engineers Baffled By Red Bull's Flexible Wing Secret
6 Apr 2011, 09:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Even though the FIA has strengthened F1 flexibility tests for the front wing in the late stages of last year, several voices from within the paddock have hinted that Red Bull have somehow managed to go round them and still equip their incredibly fa...
HRT Financial Struggles Affects Spanish Company
6 Apr 2011, 09:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The fact that Hispania Racing F1 Team is struggling financially is no news to anyone, as all reports on the team ran by Jose Ramon Carabante this year have been nothing short of pessimistic. And the latest news coming from Spain fails to make an ex...
Massa Sad Over Death of Brazilian Stock Car Racer
6 Apr 2011, 08:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Felipe Massa expressed his sadness over the death of fellow Brazilian racer Gustavo Sondermann in a support race for the Brazilian Stock Car Championship last Sunday. As mentioned in an earlier report this week, stock car racer Sondermann lost c...
Block Admits Frustration for Portugal Crash
6 Apr 2011, 07:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The sun refuses to come up on Ken Block's street, at least if we are to judge by his performances in the World Rally Championship. After a struggling first year in the WRC, the American driver seems to go through the same troubles in 2011, alt...
Valsecchi to Drive for Team Lotus in Malaysia Practice
6 Apr 2011, 07:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Davide Valsecchi will make his first official outing in Formula 1 this Friday, in the first practice session of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Although it doesn't come as a surprise to many people, considering Team Lotus' already-confirmed rot...
Torrential Downpours Expected for Malaysian Grand Prix
6 Apr 2011, 07:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / You guys remember the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, right? The one on which heavy rain started to pour at one point like there was no tomorrow, eventually causing the first shortened race in the modern history of Formula 1. Apparently, similar predict...
Massa Advises Against Double DRS Use at Sepang
6 Apr 2011, 06:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Even though the DRS (Drag Reduction System) did not prove too effective in the season opening Australian Grand Prix – and if it did, McLaren's Jenson Button might have some objections there – the International Automobile Federation...
Jerez Marshals Face Investigation After Stoner's Complaint
5 Apr 2011, 14:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner's frustrations following the Spanish GP at Jerez have been partially answered on Tuesday, in a positive way, by the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM). During the race at Jerez, Ducati's Valentino Rossi took the A...
Ekstrom, Scheider to Drive Audi R8 LMS at Nurburgring, Spa
5 Apr 2011, 14:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / DTM champions Mattias Ekstrom and Timo Scheider will have a busy schedule this year, as the two-time champions of the German series have recently been confirmed by Audi for a couple of outings in this season's Le Mans Series. Both will con...
Montoya Hits at Selfish F1 World
5 Apr 2011, 13:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Juan Pablo Montoya once again hit out at the F1 world for its lack of respect in regards to NASCAR racing. With Kimi Raikkonen set to join the US stock car racing series starting next month, this has given the Colombian an additional motive to show...
Renault R31 to Debut 22-Carat Gold Elements in Malaysia
5 Apr 2011, 13:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus-backed Renault GP are ready to tackle the upcoming Malaysian Grand Prix both car- and drivers-wise, as the Enstone based squad confirmed on Tuesday that its racers Vitaly Petrov and Nick Heidfeld will wear golden overalls throughout the race ...
Nico Rosberg Explains F1 Steering Wheel
5 Apr 2011, 12:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We're sure most of you know how an F1 steering wheel looks like, and if you don't we have a special mention of it, together with how all those switches and buttons work, in an F1 steering wheel related article on our website. However, ...