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
MINI WRC Drivers Switch to GP2 Simulator Work
1 Feb 2011, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Until getting some rally action of their own this year, Mini World Rally Championship drivers Kris Meeke and Dani Sordo have settle for some fun time inside a GP2 simulator. Well, fun was not the actual aim of the whole thing, as Prodrive's in...
First Spark Between Kubica and Petrov Ignites
1 Feb 2011, 07:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The first spark between Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov has been lightened during Lotus Renault's launch event of their 2011 single-seater R31, in Valencia. The exchange of “unfriendly” comments between the two however were connect...
Jean Todt Admires Red Bull Owner for Being Sports Fanatic
31 Jan 2011, 15:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Current president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) Jean Todt recently expressed his admiration for Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz. And winning the Formula 1 title 7 years from the time he stepped into the series might have had s...
Kubica Avoids Making Bold Predictions for 2011
31 Jan 2011, 15:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While the management of Lotus Renault has made its intentions of battling for the top positions in the 2011 Formula 1 championship loud and clear, race driver Robert Kubica has taken a step back from expecting a run for the title this season. Fo...
Bruno Senna Signs Reserve Driver Deal with Lotus Renault
31 Jan 2011, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Information about Bruno Senna hasn't surfaced in the media for some time (until today), and that led to the conclusion that the Brazilian's future in Formula 1, as shady as it was, is pretty much over. However, when Lotus Renault unveiled...
Lotus Renault Unveils New R31
31 Jan 2011, 12:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus Renault GP has finally unveiled their much-discussed 2011 challenger, the R31, in the pit lane of Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit. Having already revealed its car's livery for the upcoming campaign at Birmingham midway though J...
Chip Ganassi Wins 2011 Daytona 24 Hours Race
31 Jan 2011, 11:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Chip Ganassi has made it again! For the 4th time in the last 6 years, Chip Ganassi Racing has clinched the 24 Hours of Daytona. And the fashion in which the team did it this year was as thrilling as it can get. And no, the win didn't come d...
Ferrari, Williams Used Toyota Wind Tunnel
31 Jan 2011, 11:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota withdrew from Formula 1 more than a year ago, but its immense investments into their Cologne motorsport centre seem to now pay off. Even though there is little work going on at their aforementioned facility, Toyota Motorsport GmbH has allege...
Sauber F1 Team Launches C30 Car
31 Jan 2011, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sauber F1 Team has become the 4th squad to unveil its 2011-spec challenger ahead of the Valencia test tomorrow, launching its new C30 car on Monday morning. As expected, the new Ferrari-powered car features the same high-nose design present on the ...
Schumacher Admits to Motion Sickness
31 Jan 2011, 10:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Last week, a media report said that a lot of the struggles experienced by Michael Schumacher last season were linked to his limited amount of time spent in the Brackley F1 simulator prior to the season start. And that was because, apparently, the 7...
Natural for Alonso to Fear Me - Schumacher
31 Jan 2011, 09:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When Fernando Alonso recently told the media that he looks at 7-time world champion Michael Schumacher as his main threat for the 2011 Formula 1 crown, people started laughing. And it's easy to assume why, as the German's return campaign ...
Alonso to Shave Three Musketeers-Style Beard Before Bahrain
31 Jan 2011, 08:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A lot of people were somehow surprised of the look debuted by Fernando Alonso in 2011. Probably keeping his admiration for Alexandre Dumas' characters hidden in recent years, the Spaniard let it all out shortly after the New Year's Eve, w...
Team Lotus Confirm No KERS for T128
31 Jan 2011, 08:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Some rumors surfaced in the media last week regarding the possibility of Team Lotus not using a Kinetic Energy Recovery System in the early stages of the 2011 Formula 1 championship. And those allegations turned out to be true, as confirmed earlier...
Senna Documentary Wins Critics Award at Sundance
31 Jan 2011, 08:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hours after making its debut in the United States at the Sundance Film Festival last week, the new documentary about triple Formula 1 champion Ayrton Senna received the prestigious World Cinema Audience Award for Documentary Film. The movie rece...
Mercedes GP Unveils New MGP W02
31 Jan 2011, 07:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There are less than 24 hours before the official testing debut for the 2011 Formula 1 season, and the teams that are to tackle the first group test in Valencia with their new cars are showing it to the world via media events or pics on the Internet...
Team Lotus Aims to Battle Williams, Renault in 2011
31 Jan 2011, 07:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team Lotus' chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne is hopeful that the Norfolk based squad will battle teams like Lotus Renault GP or Williams-Cosworth by the end of the 2011 Formula 1 season. Yes, you've read it right, Gascoyne predicts a...
Team Lotus Unveils New T128 Car
31 Jan 2011, 06:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team Lotus has become the third F1 team to unveil its car for the 2011 Formula One season, after Ferrari and Mercedes. Early this morning, the Norfolk based organization showed to the world their brand new T128 – although it was previously ru...
Senna Documentary Impresses the Critics at Sundance
28 Jan 2011, 16:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The documentary about the life of triple world champion Ayrton Senna has finally debuted, but only few have had the chance to actually get a glimpse of it. The movie was seen for the first time at Sundance Film Festival and if we are to judge by th...
Ford Gets Fiesta RS WRC Back on the Road
28 Jan 2011, 15:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford did not alter its testing programme ahead of the 2011 World Rally Championship too much – considering Jari-Matti Latvala's crashing the test Ford Fiesta RS WRC the other week – as the mechanics over at M-Sport managed to event...
Massa Vows to Become Title Contender in 2011
28 Jan 2011, 14:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / For the second time in the last few months, Ferrari's boss Luca di Montezemolo jokingly warned Felipe Massa to get back into winning form with Ferrari, or else his future with the Prancing Horse would not be long. The last time he did that was...