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
FIA WTCC Boss Wants 2-Lap Race on Nordschleife
24 Mar 2011, 15:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One series that has lately been active big-time in conquering new worlds and tackling new challenges for the future has been the FIA World Touring Car Championship. The departures of BMW and SEAT have pushed series promoter Marcello Lotti to fi...
McLaren to Copy Red Bull Exhaust System
24 Mar 2011, 14:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes have apparently gone for an imitation of Red Bull's exhaust system ahead of this weekend's Australian Grand Prix. According to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, the British team will use an exhaust system that looks a ...
FIA Confirms Extended Wing Overtaking Zone for Australia
24 Mar 2011, 13:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As mentioned shortly after releasing the adjustable rear wing rules, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) will adjust the distance on which the device can be used depending on the track. Meaning that if a track doesn't have a straight...
Block Released from Hospital, Retires from Portugal
24 Mar 2011, 12:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ken Block and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino have now been released from hospital, following their accident in the Wednesday night shakedown of Rally Portugal. Neither of the two WRC competitors have suffered any injuries as a result of the crash. ...
Newey Turned Down Ferrari Offer Many Times
24 Mar 2011, 12:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following Red Bull's title-winning campaign last season, there was one person in particular who got the most offers to leave the Milton Keynes stable, and it wasn't necessarily reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel. We're talking ...
Button Warns Overtaking Will Shock F1 Fans
24 Mar 2011, 10:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The upcoming Australian Grand Prix will mark the entrance into a brand new Formula 1, as predicted by almost all drivers in the paddock. And if the fans wanted overtaking to be the most important aspect of the series, that's exactly what they&...
Ogier Sets Fastest Time in Portugal Shakedown
24 Mar 2011, 10:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Citroen's Sebastien Ogier came from Rally Mexico a few weeks back empty-handed and has now made his winning intentions very clear in the shakedown for this weekend's Rally Portugal. Returning to the scene where he first scored a rally ...
Ken Block Taken to Hospital After Portugal Crash
24 Mar 2011, 09:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ken Block doesn't seem to get rid of his bad luck in the World Rally Championship, as the American driver experienced the worst possible start in this weekend's Rally Portugal. The Monster Ford World Rally Team driver was taken to the...
Ricciardo's F1 Future Linked with Webber's Retirement
24 Mar 2011, 09:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It's been a while since Australia has had two drivers on the Formula 1 grid, and from the looks of it that might happen next year. However, there are some rumors circulating in the media according to which STR's new reserve driver Daniel ...
Ecclestone Attacks Todt, Says FIA Is a Joke
24 Mar 2011, 08:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has to have the last word in everything, and that's hardly a secret for any long-time fan of the sport. So it shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody that the 80-year old has set off a war of words with...
Mercedes to Use Extra Pedal for Rear Wing Activation
24 Mar 2011, 08:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Recent fears were raised by some F1 drivers in regards to the increased workload for the upcoming season. Given that two manually-activated devices have been introduced in the series this year – the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) and t...
Schumacher, Alonso Fend Off Safety Fears in 2011
24 Mar 2011, 07:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The adjustable rear wing introduced by the FIA for the 2011 Formula 1 season has split the field in recent months, as some drivers have argued the addition will pose safety concerns during the upcoming campaign. With the return of the Kinetic E...
Alonso Equal to Schumacher - Ferrari President
24 Mar 2011, 07:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso might not have won the world title at his debut with Ferrari, but the Scuderia's president Luca di Montezemolo thinks very high of the 2-time world champion. After only one season in the all-red racing suit, a campaign in which...
Liuzzi Says Points Are Not Impossible for Hispania
24 Mar 2011, 06:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hispania's HRT F111 will enter the 2011 Australian Grand Prix without a single mile of testing, yet the team's new race driver Vitantonio Liuzzi already has some bold targets for the upcoming F1 season. According to the Italian, point fin...
Mick Doohan Will Do Parade Lap in 2011 Isle of Man
23 Mar 2011, 15:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Five-time 500cc champion Mick Doohan has become the newest addition to the Arai-sponsored parade lap of his year's Isle of Man TT, after confirming he will complete a revolution of the famous Mountain Course in the saddle of a Honda Fireblade....
Chandhok Aims for Race Seat in Indian GP
23 Mar 2011, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Karun Chandhok may have signed a reserve driver deal with Team Lotus for the 2011 edition of the Formula 1 championship, but his ambitions for the upcoming campaign don't stop there. According to his father Vicki, who was cited by the media...
Rosberg Aims for Long Future with Mercedes
23 Mar 2011, 14:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nico Rosberg admitted he is seeking a long-term relationship with Mercedes in Formula 1, after joining the Silver Arrowed team a year back for an initial 3-season tenure. The son of former F1 champion Keke Rosberg made his first steps in the ser...
Todt Responds to Ecclestone's Engine Sound Criticism
23 Mar 2011, 14:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It's not a secret to anyone that Bernie Ecclestone isn't quite fond of Jean Todt these days – or at least of what the FIA presidency did to him in the past couple of years – as expressed in a few sections of his latest autobio...
Jerez to Remain in the MotoGP Until 2016
23 Mar 2011, 13:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jerez is set to open its gates to MotoGP action for an additional 5 years, after it was reported that the local government agreed a new contract with Dorna Sports, official promoter of the aforementioned series, until the 2016 campaign of the premi...
Mercedes Keep Spengler for One More Year
23 Mar 2011, 12:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bruno Spengler has been confirmed by Mercedes for yet another campaign in the DTM series. Entering his 7th consecutive season with the German constructor, the “Secret Canadian” aims to finally become DTM champion, following a 3rd place ...