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
Webber Wants to End Career with Red Bull or Ferrari
4 Mar 2011, 09:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / At a certain point last year, Mark Webber's future with Red Bull Racing looked uncertain to say the least. Half a year later, the Australian driver can't envision his last years in Formula 1 with another team. Something definitely must ha...
Ana Beatriz Secures Indy Seat with Dreyer & Reinbold
4 Mar 2011, 09:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While some teams are closing down and several high-ranked drivers are looking for jobs prior to the start of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series, Ana Beatriz flew under the radar and eventually secured her first full-time campaign in the championship with...
Petter Solberg Takes Rally Mexico Superspecial Win
4 Mar 2011, 08:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Petter Solberg made the first right step in Rally Mexico this weekend and scored the best time of the pack in the superspecial stage of Guanajuato, on Thursday evening. With the WRC field tackling the first underground stage in the championship&...
Formula 1 Is Not a Sport - Alonso
4 Mar 2011, 08:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso reiterated once again his belief that Formula 1 is no longer a sport, as it is filled with politics and interests much higher than one can imagine. Ever since he was involved in the famous spy-gate with McLaren back in 2007, Alo...
Alonso Turned Down Ferrari in 2001
4 Mar 2011, 07:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso insisted that his new life with Ferrari is everything he could have hoped for in Formula 1. The 2-time world champion joined the Scuderia at the end of a struggling 2009 campaign and threw himself back into title contention in his f...
de Ferran Dragon Shuts Down
26 Feb 2011, 15:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Gil de Ferran has officially closed his IndyCar team on Friday, after failing to secure the necessary funding for a one-car programme inside the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series. Initially, Tony Kanaan announced earlier this week that he is back on the ...
FIA WTCC Aims for US Race
26 Feb 2011, 15:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The FIA World Touring Car Championship might make another visit to the North American continent in 2012. Apart from its traditional round in Mexico, the FIA-sanctioned series is apparently looking into ways of holding a one-off/regular event in the...
Bahrain GP Rescheduling Difficult - Mercedes Boss
26 Feb 2011, 15:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has hinted in recent days that the Bahrain Grand Prix might return to the 2010 calendar later in the season, some high-ranked figures in the paddock are not so enthused with the idea. And it's no...
Ducati Vows to Improve Before Qatar GP
26 Feb 2011, 14:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ducati did not take long to respond to their new rider Valentino Rossi in regards to the poor performance showcased by the Desmosedici GP11 racer for the upcoming MotoGP season. After both Rossi and teammate Nicky Hayden missed out on the Top 10 in...
Team Lotus Should Keep Name in F1 - autoevolution Poll
25 Feb 2011, 15:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Not a lot has been written about the naming saga in Formula 1 between Team Lotus and Lotus Group. Since the English High Court in London has already announced that a definitive decision on the legal battle between the two organizations will be anno...
Barcelona Test Changes Date in March
25 Feb 2011, 14:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The final group test of the off-season has been subject to several changes in the past few weeks, due to the political unrest in Bahrain. Initially scheduled to take place between March 3-6 in the Kingdom, one week before the season opening round, ...
Cooling Problem Hampering Mercedes GP Progress
25 Feb 2011, 13:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The recent struggles in performance experienced by Mercedes GP in pre-season testing have apparently been caused by a problem with the car's cooling system. And that's not just another rumor issued by the German media, but the revealing o...
Honda Denies Using Illegal Transmission in MotoGP
25 Feb 2011, 12:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / HRC vice president Shuhei Nakamoto fended off recent rumors according to which Honda's MotoGP Team is using an illegal transmission in order to secure a superior acceleration as compared to its rivals for the 2011 MotoGP season. To be more ...
De Ferran Could Miss Out on 2011 IndyCar Series
25 Feb 2011, 10:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When Tony Kanaan announced yesterday that he is back on the drivers market for the 2011 IndyCar season, one could tell that De Ferran Dragon is in trouble financially. And that's because the former IndyCar champion was Gil de Ferran's onl...
Rossi Unhappy with Ducati Performance in Sepang
25 Feb 2011, 10:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi is not very optimistic when it comes to his first campaign with Ducati in the MotoGP, as the pace showcased by the new Desmosedici GP11 in recent testing has been nothing short of disappointing. While Honda is clearly dominating ...
Doctors Warn Kubica of Infection Risk
25 Feb 2011, 10:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The worst has passed for Renault driver Robert Kubica, as the three operations he sustained at the Santa Corona hospital in the last few weeks have been decisive in saving his right arm from potential amputation. However, if we are to judge the ...
Citroen Conclude Successful Test Before Rally Mexico
25 Feb 2011, 09:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The guys at Citroen World Rally Team did not have too much time to lick their wounds after the unsatisfactory results in Rally Sweden, where Ford swept the event by taking all 3 steps of the overall podium, and completed their first gravel test in ...
Red Bull Sandbagging in Barcelona?
25 Feb 2011, 09:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Recent testing in the month of February has brought forward several allegations within the F1 paddock that some teams might consider doing late “glory laps” with their cars low on fuel and equipped with soft or super-soft tires in an at...
Raikkonen Has No Interest in F1 Return
25 Feb 2011, 08:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although we're fans of the saying “never say never”, it seems that Kimi Raikkonen and Formula 1 are unlikely to become a couple (in this life, at least). As far as the Finn is concerned, it seems that there are no plans for an F1 r...
Schumacher Insists Age Is Not an Issue
25 Feb 2011, 07:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher insisted once again that his recent struggles in Formula 1 don't have anything to do with his age. While admitting that he is not in the shape that he was about a decade ago, the German driver made it very clear that he stil...