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
Lorenzo Urges Yamaha to Improve
9 Feb 2011, 10:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the first test of the off-season, it was pretty clear what bike will be the pace setter heading into the 2011 MotoGP season. Honda topped all 3 days of testing at Sepang last week and the general feel was that they could easily improve in...
Hulkenberg Targets Force India Seat in 2012
9 Feb 2011, 10:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India Mercedes presented its single-seater for the 2011 Formula 1 campaign yesterday, a car with which they are targeting a bold 5th place in the constructors' classification. What this means is that race drivers Adrian Sutil and Paul di...
Ecclestone Supports Williams Market Flotation
9 Feb 2011, 09:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has backed Frank William's plan for a flotation on the stock market, a first for any team boss in the Great Circus. Earlier this week, the Grove based team revealed that the shares will begin at a price betw...
Klien's Manager Interested in Renault Vacancy
9 Feb 2011, 08:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Since Robert Kubica's rally crash has set up the only vacancy in Formula 1 for the 2011 season, drivers from around Europe are taking the chances and announcing their availability for the Lotus Renault seat. In only 2 days,since it was conf...
Force India Aims for 5th Place in 2011
9 Feb 2011, 08:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India doesn't think little of the upcoming Formula 1 campaign, as their target for the 2011 season is bold to say the least. What Vijay Mallyas wants for the month of November is to see his team in 5th place in the constructors' cla...
Kubica Regrets Missed Title Opportunity in 2011
9 Feb 2011, 08:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Three days have passed since Robert Kubica was involved in a serious rally crash in Italy, and the Polish driver only now seems to come to terms with his medical condition and his projected absence from the Formula 1 scene. Talking to the media ...
Jerome D'Ambrosio Given Custard Nickname by Virgin Mechanics
9 Feb 2011, 07:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jerome D'Ambrosio seems to have made quite an impression on his new team, Marussia Virgin. So much that only one test meeting inside the 2011 Formula 1 campaign, the Belgian driver was already given a catchy nickname by his mechanics. Accor...
Raikkonen Free to Replace Kubica - Citroen
9 Feb 2011, 07:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen is free to walk out on his WRC commitments with Citroen this season and head back to Formula 1. Of course, the first condition for that to happen is that he'd have to fancy the move, as he has been quite a stranger from F1 actio...
Mercedes Will Not Blame Poor Season on Tires
9 Feb 2011, 07:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes GP did not impress a whole lot of people when they put their W02 challenger through its paces during the latest group test in Valencia. In fact, some might say the Brackley based team has quite some work to do in the upcoming few weeks, co...
Hispania to Miss Jerez Test This Week
9 Feb 2011, 06:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only 11 cars will get to enjoy some track time during the upcoming group test in Jerez, as Hispania Racing F1 Team will miss this week's meeting in Spain. After participating in the Valencia test session with their 2010-spec F1 car, the Spanis...
Heidfeld Denies Speculation on Replacing Kubica
8 Feb 2011, 15:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nick Heidfeld was recently hinted to be in contention for replacing Robert Kubica at Lotus Renault through the 2011 F1 season. And it wasn't all just a rumor that spread in the media in no time, but the result of Vitaly Petrov's comments ...
Di Resta Sets Goals for 2011 F1 Season
8 Feb 2011, 15:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Paul di Resta is viewed by many one of the most talented young drivers in Great Britain, and the fact that he finally made it into Formula 1 – after becoming DTM champion in the process – can only please the diehard racing fans in Scotl...
Petrov Names Contenders for Kubica's Renault Seat
8 Feb 2011, 15:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Vitaly Petrov gave the media a few hints on who to expect at the wheel of the Renault R31 in 2011, should Renault decide to replace injured Robert Kubica with a driver from outside the team. Although it was initially believed that Bruno Senna would...
Force India Launches VJM04
8 Feb 2011, 14:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Force India has become the last Formula 1 team to unveil its 2011-spec car, the VJM04, during an online event on Tuesday. The first pics of the VJM04 were courtesy of a Force India photo shoot, so not many details have been “inspected&rdq...
Kubica to Undergo Second Surgery This Week
8 Feb 2011, 13:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus Renault have issued another positive update on the medical situation of their F1 driver Robert Kubica on Tuesday. According to a statement from the Enstone based team, the Polish driver's condition has bettered and the recovery of his af...
Davidson Will Not Replace Kubica at Renault
8 Feb 2011, 12:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There are certain drivers who, while sympathetic with Robert Kubica's condition these days and despite wishing the Pole could make a quick recovery back into F1, can't stop from glancing at that open racing spot in the Lotus Renault lineu...
Ferrari Sends Warm Message to Kubica
8 Feb 2011, 10:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Joining Marussia Virgin Racing and several other drivers in the F1 paddock, Ferrari issued a statement of its own in which it shows its support for Robert Kubica. The Polish driver was involved in a serious rally crash in the “Ronde di Andora...
No Laureus Awards for Vettel, Red Bull
8 Feb 2011, 10:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastian Vettel's performance in the 2011 season – just to remind you, he became the youngest driver in the history of Formula 1 to clinch the world title – has been nothing short of magnificent, yet the 23-year old German was den...
Virgin Designer Explains No KERS Policy for 2011
8 Feb 2011, 09:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If we are to trust the latest comments made by Marussia Virgin designer Nick Wirth, the 2011-spec MVR-02 was built with the thought of cost reduction in mind. Apart from the fact that the challenger has been developed from beginning to end based on...
Hispania Reveals F111 Car, Livery for 2011
8 Feb 2011, 09:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hispania Racing F1 Team has become the penultimate team to unveil their 2011-spec single-seater, even though the whole thing happened via an online photo shoot. Actually, the images of the new HRT F111 were computer-generated, but it did help us ma...