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
MotoGP Continues Partnership with Tissot
30 Dec 2010, 08:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Earlier this month, the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) officially confirmed that it signed a multi-year deal with Swiss watch manufacturer TAG Heuer to become the Official Chronograph and Timing Partner of the international body. A...
Team Lotus to Build Wind Tunnel in 2 Years
30 Dec 2010, 08:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Team Lotus has recently announced that they will have a wind tunnel of their own soon, in order to help them with the development of their F1 racers, the team's technical officer Mike Gascoyne begged to differ. Actually, he did agree ...
Ferrari 2011 Chassis Passes FIA Crash Tests
30 Dec 2010, 07:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Scuderia Ferrari can now continue the development of their 2011 racer, as it was reported that the next year's chassis has recently passed a sequence of crucial crash tests. The news was reported by some Italian media in recent days and reveal...
Stewart Lobbies for Di Resta in F1
29 Dec 2010, 15:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Since everyone seems to be lobbying for Nico Hulkenberg these days (and a chance for him to stay in F1 alongside Force India Mercedes) Sir Jackie Stewart decided to go the other way around and back Paul di Resta for a job with Vijay Mallya's t...
Buemi Becomes New Water Sliding Record Holder in Switzerland
29 Dec 2010, 15:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Some F1 drivers use their winter break to enjoy some quality time with their families and friends, while others let their competitive nature take control and engage in some other interesting challenges. While many of you may believe we're talk...
Red Bull Hint at Future VW Engine F1 Deal
29 Dec 2010, 14:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull Racing will continue to use Renault power until the new engine regulations will debut in Formula One in 2013, but from that point onwards is unlikely that the partnership will go on. And that's because German carmaker Volkswagen has s...
C4 WRC Success Will Put Pressure on Citroen's DS3 WRC
29 Dec 2010, 13:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Next year will witness a major technological and engineering reshuffle in the world of rallying, as the World Rally Championship will welcome the new 1.6 turbocharged units inside brand new cars. Needless to say, championship big guns Citroen and F...
Santander-HRT F1 Report a Hoax
29 Dec 2010, 11:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Just when we got our hopes up regarding the financial rescue of Hispania Racing F1 Team, the website responsible with the positive report in the first place came to deny the whole story today. No, the Spanish team was not partially purchased by ban...
HRT F1 to Begin 2011 Testing with 2010 Car
29 Dec 2010, 11:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hispania Racing F1 Team will indeed make it to the first test of 2011, due to be held on Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit between February 1-3, yet the car to be tested will not be the 2011-spec one. According to El Mundo Deportivo newspaper, ...
Force India Should Sign Sutil, Hulkenberg - Lauda
29 Dec 2010, 11:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Among the list of teams with vacancies for the 2011 season we find Force India-Mercedes who, unlike other squads, doesn't need pay drivers to complete their lineup. That being said, the sporting perspective should count decisively in Vijay Mal...
Montoya Doesn't Consider F1 Return
29 Dec 2010, 10:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya reiterated comments related to his potential return to Formula 1. What that means is that the former Williams and McLaren racer has no plans whatsoever to return to the series – not that some of us have mis...
HRT Engineer Says KERS Is Inefficient
29 Dec 2010, 10:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One of the big stories of the season to come in Formula One is the return of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS), a unit that will provide the cars it is fitted onto with extra horsepower on straight line. Without going into specifics, the sy...
German Fans Pessimistic about Schumacher's 2011 Title Chances
29 Dec 2010, 09:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher's failed comeback to Formula One racing has left his German fans a bit disappointed and highly pessimistic for the future. According to a recent survey conducted by German news agency SID, it seems that 70 percent of the fan...
Alonso Makes Top 5 Hottest Spanish Sportsmen on the Internet
29 Dec 2010, 09:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If one were to look on how Spanish sportsmen were discussed about on sports-related blogs and forums throughout the year 2010, Fernando Alonso would easily clinch the unofficial “Hottest Spanish Sportsman of the Year” title. However, th...
Santander Buys Part of Hispania Racing
29 Dec 2010, 08:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hispania Racing F1 Team will apparently make the grid in 2011, as the latest reports on its financial situation suggest that team owner Jose Ramon Carabante has just reached a deal with Spanish banking group Santander. The news is not official howe...
Alonso to Race Rossi on Ice During Wrooom Event
29 Dec 2010, 08:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi and Fernando Alonso will go head to head in the traditional ice race held each January as part of the Wrooom Ferrari & Ducati Press Ski Meeting. Although some doubts were cast over Rossi's ability to take part in the race d...
Biaggi Sees Lorenzo Vs. Stoner Battle for 2011 Title
28 Dec 2010, 15:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nobody seems to take Valentino Rossi seriously for the 2011 MotoGP campaign these days, as the Italian's move to Ducati led many to believe that he won't be a contender for the next year's title. After the very reigning MotoGP champi...
Mercedes Negotiating Second DTM Season with Coulthard
28 Dec 2010, 14:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Not only David Coulthard, but also Mercedes-Benz fancy a one-year extension to their deal in the DTM for 2011. Earlier this month, the Scottish racer, former Grand Prix winner in Formula One, admitted that he enjoyed his first experience in the Ger...
Biaggi Is the Man to Beat in 2011 - Checa
28 Dec 2010, 14:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Once a new season kicks off in the World Superbike next season, it's only natural for everyone to fear the reigning world champion. And it's indeed Max Biaggi everyone is pointing fingers at when referring to the 2011 title fight, includi...
Jackie Stewart Believes 2011 F1 Will Be the Best Ever
28 Dec 2010, 13:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sir Jackie Stewart may be regarded as an outspoken critic of today's Formula One racing, but the triple crowned world champion did not hold back from admitting that the current F1 field of drivers is the best in the entire history of the sport...