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
Hispania Not Fearing 107 Percent Qualy Rule in 2011
16 Mar 2011, 09:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Recent testing has showed us that qualifying and lap times between the 2010 newly-entrant teams and the regular F1 squads should not differ as much this season. If Lotus, Virgin and Hispania all entered the last year's campaign some 5 to 6 sec...
Hamilton Admits McLaren Is One Second Slower than Rivals
16 Mar 2011, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton ended the recent Barcelona group test with the 14th best time of the pack, as McLaren focused mainly on long runs and race trim solutions. That being said, the lap times recorded by the MP4-26 – approximately 2 seconds behind t...
Ecclestone Compares Australia to Monaco GP
16 Mar 2011, 08:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone seems to have had a change of heart regarding the importance of the Australian Grand Prix to Formula 1 racing. If a few weeks back, the F1 supremo had told the media that the sport could live very well without the race in Melbourn...
Teams to Test New Wings in Melbourne Practice
16 Mar 2011, 08:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula 1 teams are still quite unclear on the use of the adjustable rear wing this season, and it appears that the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has already scheduled a meeting with the team representatives prior to the season opening ...
Audi Takes Control of Sebring Testing in Day 2
16 Mar 2011, 07:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Audi ended its pre-season testing at Sebring on top of the timing reports, although the best time recorded by the #1 Audi of Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Mike Rockenfeller was still more than half a second shy of Peugeot's performance the d...
Honda Fend Off Favorite Status for 2011 MotoGP
15 Mar 2011, 16:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Honda has so far dominated the competition in pre-season testing for the 2011 MotoGP season, having clinched all timing reports in the month of February and March. And not only that, but the Japanese bike maker scored fastest times with 1-2 and 1-2...
Japan Crisis Might Affect Honda's MotoGP Operations
15 Mar 2011, 16:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Last weekend, Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) confirmed via a press release that none of its employees at the Saitama headquarters were hurt following the earthquake that has hit the country less than 24 hours before. A couple of days later, the ...
Pirelli Targets De la Rosa for April Tire Test
15 Mar 2011, 15:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pedro de la Rosa's driving services seem of high value these days, despite the fact that the Spaniard's phone number was not dialed by many F1 teams in recent months. With no F1 squad expressing interest in signing de la Rosa as a race dr...
State of Emergency in Bahrain Blows F1 Chances
15 Mar 2011, 15:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bahrain's slim chances of making a return into the 2010 Formula 1 calendar have suffered a big blow on Tuesday, after the Kingdom has recently confirmed a state of emergency following the violent protests in the country in the past few months....
MotoGP Postpones 2011 Japanese GP
15 Mar 2011, 14:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 2011 schedule of the MotoGP has just received a slight adjustment, as it has been confirmed that this year's Japanese GP has been postponed in the wake of the tragic incidents that have hit the country in recent days. The recent earthqu...
Williams F1 Resolve KERS Issues, Ready for F1 Start
15 Mar 2011, 14:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Williams F1 Team are fully ready to tackle the 2011 campaign of Formula One, despite their recent electrical issues with the Kinetic Energy Recovery System. In recent days, it has been rumored that the team's KERS problems experienced in Ba...
Todt Says Australia Must Stay in F1
15 Mar 2011, 13:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Here's another episode of the Jean Todt versus Bernie Ecclestone dispute at the helm of the motor racing world. While present Melbourne for a road safety campaign one week before the season opening round in the Great Circus, the president of t...
Alonso Warns McLaren Are Better than They Look
15 Mar 2011, 10:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Mercedes will be fighting for a podium position in the opening round of the 2011 Formula 1 championship, scheduled 2 weekends from now in Australia. This is the opinion of 2-time world champion Fernando Alonso, who told reporters that McLar...
Hamilton Targets World of Film and Music
15 Mar 2011, 10:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton eyes future collaborations in the world of films and music. And it's not something that some reporters have decided to write about in the media, but the very comments of the 2008 Formula 1 champion, who told Germany's Bild ...
Qatar Win Out of Reach - Lorenzo
15 Mar 2011, 09:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo ruled himself out of contention for this weekend's season opening round of the 2011 MotoGP, the Qatar GP. The Spaniard did not enjoy his best test meeting this week at the Losail International Circuit, hav...
Alvaro Bautista Crashes at Over 250 km/h, Escapes Unhurt
15 Mar 2011, 09:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Suzuki ended the 2011 MotoGP testing season with a huge crash, as their only rider for the new campaign Alvaro Bautista lost control on his bike at over 250 km/h (155 mph) in the late stages of the Tuesday night session and damaged his GSV-R beyond...
Rossi Struggles with Shoulder Pain in Qatar Test
15 Mar 2011, 08:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bad news for Valentino Rossi only a few days before the start of the 2011 MotoGP season. During the second and last day of testing in Qatar on Tuesday, the Italian experienced his second crash of the week and finished the action with only the 13th ...
Red Bull Would Handle Hamilton - Manager
15 Mar 2011, 08:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton might not benefit from the best car in the pack this season, at least if we are to trust the latest feedback from the teams during the Barcelona group test – but the 2008 Formula 1 champion is regarded as one of the main threat...
Alonso Denies Role in Fry Recruitment at Ferrari
15 Mar 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso has only great things to say about Ferrari's new recruitment for the 2011 Formula 1 season, namely former McLaren Chief Engineer of Race Development, Pat Fry. And his constant praising of the former McLaren employee has led to ...
Vermeulen to Make WSBK Return at Donington Park
14 Mar 2011, 15:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Chris Vermeulen will not be able to race in front of his home fans for the 2011 World Superbike opener at Phillip Island, but the Australian hinted that his return to the championship will not be awaited for much longer. Having suffered a knee i...