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
Catalunya Government Cannot Guarantee F1 Race
21 Feb 2011, 08:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Australia, another highly-appreciated Formula 1 Grand Prix is on the verge of losing its place in the series' calendar. According to a recent report in Spain, Catalonian officials can only guarantee the hosting of the 2011 and 2012 Spani...
Alonso, Webber Warn Overtaking Will Not Be Fun in 2011
21 Feb 2011, 08:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso argued that the element that will spice up the competition the most in the 2011 Formula 1 season will not be the adjustable rear wing or the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS), elements that were initially designed to enhance ove...
Heidfeld's 2011 Renault Seat Not Set in Stone
21 Feb 2011, 07:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Robert Kubica's rally accident in Italy has given Nick Heidfeld an unhoped opportunity to race in Formula 1 in 2011. However, that isn't to mean that the German will necessarily drive the Renault R31 for the entire duration of the upcomin...
Vettel Quiet on Red Bull Superiority in Barcelona
20 Feb 2011, 12:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After the first two and a half tests this winter, everybody in the paddock seems to consider Red Bull as the big favorites for the 2011 Formula 1 season. Of course, being a defending champion often comes with tons of respect from the other competit...
Alonso Says Pirelli Tire Degradation the Same in Barcelona
20 Feb 2011, 12:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pirelli might have brought some newly-spec soft and super-soft tires in Barcelona this weekend, but according to Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso there isn’t much difference between what the teams got in Valencia and Jerez and what was deliver...
Danica Patrick - First Woman to Lead NASCAR Race at Daytona
20 Feb 2011, 12:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Danica Patrick began her new Nationwide Series campaign in NASCAR in great fashion, scoring her best result in the championship so far. The IndyCar regular even got to lead the season opening Daytona race at one point, before losing momentum and dr...
Ferrari Admit Copying Renault Exhausts Is Hard
18 Feb 2011, 15:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Just like it happened with Brawn GP some couple of years back – although at a smaller scale – Lotus Renault have come up with an ingenuous design of their exhaust system that boosts the level of downforce of their 2011-spec R31 challeng...
Ecclestone Insists There Are No Problems in Bahrain
18 Feb 2011, 15:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone is hopeful that the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix will go down as scheduled midway through next month, despite the political turmoil that has led to several killings in the Kingdom in recent weeks. After the GP2 Asia offici...
Ekstrom Injures Left Wrist While Playing Volleyball
18 Feb 2011, 14:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mattias Ekstrom has injured his left-hand wrist earlier this week and will cancel his participation in the “Vasaloppet” cross-country skiing event, scheduled to take place in early March. While playing volleyball with his teammates t...
Glock Tackles 2011 Season Thinking of 2012 Campaign
18 Feb 2011, 14:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Timo Glock doesn't seem too convinced that the rest of his career lies with Marussia Virgin Racing. Although he has practically carried this team on his shoulders for an entire campaign last year, the German seems to look at the upcoming seaso...
Red Bull Would Consider VW Engine Supply in F1
18 Feb 2011, 14:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz hinted once again that his Formula 1 team would fancy a future collaboration with German carmaker Volkswagen, should the company decide to become an engine supplier for an F1 team. Talking to German newspaper S...
Javier Villa to Make WTCC Debut with Proteam
18 Feb 2011, 11:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After 4 years spent in Formula 1's feeder series GP2, Spanish driver Javier Villa decided to make a change in his motor racing career and announced that he has reached a deal with Proteam in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. “Th...
SUNRED Confirms 6-Car Entry for 2011 WTCC
18 Feb 2011, 11:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With rivals BMW out of the picture, SUNRED will tackle the 2011 season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship with no less than 6 SEAT Leon TDIs. After last year's defeat to Chevrolet's Yvan Muller, Gabriele Tarquini is once again rega...
Pedrosa Still Sees Rossi as Title Rival in 2011
18 Feb 2011, 10:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Many see Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner as the main two contenders for the MotoGP title in 2011, with a little edge for the latter thanks to the much-acclaimed new Honda RC212V. Of course, Dani Pedrosa can never be counted out of that fight, with t...
Vettel Dismisses Ferrari Rumors
18 Feb 2011, 10:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Amid recent allegations that Sebastian Vettel is flirting more and more with the idea of joining Ferrari in the near future – we're talking 2013 here – the German driver stepped in and cleared all rumors on such a move. In a rec...
Citroen Fears Michelin Tires Will Be an Issue in 2011
18 Feb 2011, 10:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Citroen's motorsport director Olivier Quesnel admitted that tire punctures might become an important factor in the 2011 World Rally Championship, after his team suffered a bunch of them during the recently ended Rally Sweden. Last weekend, ...
Bob Bell Appointed Technical Director for Mercedes GP
18 Feb 2011, 10:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes Grand Prix has added one important man to their operations for the 2011 Formula 1 season, and that's the former Team Principal and Managing Director of the Renault F1 Team, Bob Bell. Bell will become the new technical director of t...
Heidfeld Discussed Renault Contract in 2010
18 Feb 2011, 08:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nick Heidfeld's signing with Renault for the 2011 Formula 1 season didn't come as such a shocker for the German driver, as it seems the 33-year old had previously flirted with the opportunity to join the Enstone based team a few months ba...
Lauda Tells Ecclestone to Give Up 2011 Bahrain GP
18 Feb 2011, 08:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone tries not to make any rushed decisions regarding the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix, others are already issuing verdicts on the tensed situation in the Kingdom. Triple world champion Niki Lauda insisted that the r...
Barcelona Could Replace Bahrain for F1 Test
18 Feb 2011, 07:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula 1 officials are contemplating the idea of moving the last group test of the off-season, scheduled for March 3-6 in Bahrain, to Barcelona. Needless to say, the move would be done for security reasons, as political unrest in the Kingdom in re...