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
Sainz Tackles 2011 Dakar Rally with Modesty
28 Dec 2010, 11:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only three days are left before the start of the most impressive motorsport challenge in the world, the Dakar Rally. With all the big names lined up in Buenos Aires for the 2011 edition of the famous event, each and every one starts thinking strate...
ART Grand Prix Signs Bianchi for 2011
28 Dec 2010, 11:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / France's Jules Bianchi has quite some prospects for the 2011 season, as he will again attempt to conquer the GP2 Main Series title. A few weeks after being confirmed as new test and reserve driver for Ferrari F1 Team in 2011, Bianchi was offer...
Pirelli Ends 2010 F1 Tire Test Programme in Bahrain
28 Dec 2010, 10:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Pirelli has finally pulled the curtain on their F1 tire testing programme in 2010, with a 5-day test session on the Sakhir track in Bahrain. Both the Italian company's test drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Romain Grosjean took the 2009-spec Toyota...
Newey Stops Short from Predicting 2011 Form for Red Bull
28 Dec 2010, 09:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Adrian Newey has been the driving force behind Red Bull's dominance in the sport of Formula One through the 2010 season, and that is by far the most acceptable truth of the recently ended campaign. However, despite designing back-to-back faste...
Hispania Owner Points Finger at Spanish Companies
28 Dec 2010, 08:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / For some time now, constant rumors and several reports in Spain have been announcing the probably death of Hispania Racing F1 Team. It seems that the squad doesn't get any support or credit for safeguarding itself from bankruptcy prior to the ...
Hamilton Blames Personal Problems for 2011 Title Failure
28 Dec 2010, 08:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton admitted that he had a hard time concentrating exclusively on the 2010 Formula One title this year due to problems in his personal life. And no, he's most likely not referring to his relationship with pop singer Nicole Scherzing...
Lorenzo Sees Stoner Main Rival in the MotoGP
28 Dec 2010, 07:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Now that he doesn't have Valentino Rossi breathing down his neck in the Yamaha garage anymore, reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo can look towards next season with a little less pressure on his back. And while many would expect the Spaniar...
Nigel Mansell Backs Lotus Renault F1 Project
27 Dec 2010, 15:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It's quite interesting to see that once Group Lotus decided to team up with Renault for a return to Formula One racing, the majority of the high-ranked F1 figures enthusiastically saluted the move, whereas not the same thing happened when Lotu...
Paffett Sees Closer DTM Battle in 2011
27 Dec 2010, 15:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mercedes-Benz may have dominated the 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) Series, but that isn't to mean the upcoming campaign would be the same picnic for the Stuttgart-based manufacturer. And that's not some threat issued by rivals A...
PTR Romania Signs Robert Muresan for 2011 WSS
27 Dec 2010, 14:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Romania is yet to become a feeder country for world motorcycle racing series out there, Performance Technical Racing has taken up the challenge to set their base in the country, hoping to attract local investors into expanding the team...
Ratthapark Wilairot Leaves Hospital, Begins Recovery
27 Dec 2010, 13:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After a bunch of tragic news coming from the Wilairot family recently, finally a positive piece of information surfaces regarding Moto2 rider Ratthapark. According to a report from crash.net, it seems that the Thai Honda PTT Singha-SAG rider recent...
Vietnam GP Plans Not Real
27 Dec 2010, 13:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Having a Formula One race in Vietnam seemed like a long shot to begin with, yet it was only a few days back that the rumors linking the aforementioned country to a place in the Great Circus were played down in an official manner. And it was the ver...
Jean Todt Dislikes Superally Rule in the WRC
27 Dec 2010, 12:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), Jean Todt hinted that the superally rule in the World Rally Championship may be scrapped from the official regulations in the near future. What the superally rule states is that a ...
Alonso Would Not Fear Vettel as Teammate
27 Dec 2010, 11:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso would not fear a head-to-head competition against Sebastian Vettel within the Ferrari garage for the future. After recently the president of the Scuderia, Luca di Montezemolo, hinted that one day Vettel will likely wear an all-red r...
FIA WTCC Announces Base Weight for 2011
27 Dec 2010, 11:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The FIA World Touring Car Championship (FIA WTCC) has finally confirmed the new weight limits for the 2011 campaign, along with the types of engines eligible for the next year's season. After months of uncertainty, it was revealed that all the...
Filippi Aims for F1 Spot in 2011
27 Dec 2010, 11:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Honda tester and GP2 driver Luca Filippi is still aiming for a seat in Formula One next year. However, as the list of vacancies gets shorter by the day – the real spots left for a driving position are the ones at Hispania Racing F1 Tea...
Hakkinen, Schumacher Star in Mercedes Sunday Driver Commercial
27 Dec 2010, 09:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When you have two world champions starring in a commercial just before Christmas, along with a sexy model and three very special cars, one can only assume that success is part of the whole equation. Just to make things clear enough, the aforementio...
D'Ambrosio Will Not Boost Belgian GP Ticket Sales - Promoter
27 Dec 2010, 09:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The financial balance of the Belgian Grand Prix is yet to witness some positive trends in recent years, and the fact that a Belgian driver, in the person of Jerome D'Ambrosio, has just been confirmed for a full-time seat in the Great Circus fo...
Coulthard to Become Full-Time BBC F1 Commentator?
27 Dec 2010, 08:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former Formula One driver David Coulthard is yet to confirm the recent reports according to which he will become a full-time commentator for British F1 broadcaster BBC in 2011. Recent rumors have hinted that the 39-year old is on his way to replaci...
Raikkonen's Father Dies Before Christmas
27 Dec 2010, 07:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Unfortunately for 2007 Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen, the 2010 Christmas holidays have been filled with mourning and grieving. As reported by the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung, the Finnish driver's father Matti died unexpectedly on W...