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
Boullier Calls Out Fernandes' "Stupid" Attempt to Keep Lotus Name
16 Dec 2010, 11:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus Renault F1's team principal Eric Boullier expressed his disappointment over seeing Tony Fernandes battle so hard to keep the name Team Lotus in Formula One next year. Well, disappointment may not be the accurate word, as the Frenchman ca...
Webber Never Thought of Leaving Red Bull
16 Dec 2010, 11:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mark Webber seems to have gotten over his personal dispute with the Red Bull Racing team. Throughout the 2010 Formula One season – beginning with the Turkish Grand Prix, to be more precise – Webber and Red Bull did not see eye to eye, a...
Lotus Considers Future F1 Engine
16 Dec 2010, 10:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When they signed their 7-year commitment with Genii Capital for the build-up of the Lotus Renault F1 Team last week, Group Lotus had quite a long-term plan to develop their new F1 organization. Members of the British company's management, as w...
Ferrari Pushes Forward with 3rd Car Idea in F1
16 Dec 2010, 09:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although it started out as a simple comment during Ferrari's traditional Christmas lunch with the Italian media, the idea of fielding a third Scuderia-built car in Formula One in the near future seems to grow bigger in the minds of the Maranel...
Raikkonen Linked with NASCAR Races in 2011
16 Dec 2010, 09:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The media kept speculating throughout the 2010 motor racing season that Kimi Raikkonen might switch from the world of rallying back to Formula One next year. That discussion was over as soon as all the “big guns” in the Great Circus con...
Ferrari Opposes Rome GP
16 Dec 2010, 08:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo was asked a bunch of questions during the traditional Christmas dinner with the Italian F1 media earlier this week, and one of them was centered on the prospect of Italy having two F1 races in the near future. ...
Lotus Boss Reveals Failed Negotiations with Tony Fernandes
16 Dec 2010, 07:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Group Lotus did fancy a tie-up with Tony Fernandes' team in Formula One, but the conditions of such a deal were totally unacceptable for the British sportscar maker. This is what the company's CEO Dany Bahar revealed to the press during a...
Tom Walkinshaw Memorial Scheduled for February 2011
15 Dec 2010, 15:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A couple of days back, we were reporting that Tom Walkinshaw, former prominent figure of Formula One racing and one of the most respected team owners in the world or motor racing, has died of lung cancer at 64. Earlier today, his family issued a st...
Ferrari Signs Deal with Sauber's Sergio Perez
15 Dec 2010, 14:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari has now celebrated a full year since the official Ferrari Driver Academy kick-off, which happened around this time in 2009. Back then, it was French driver Jules Bianchi who first signed up for the programme, a decision that ultimately got ...
Aprilia Denies MotoGP Return Rumors
15 Dec 2010, 14:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It seems that not even the new engine rules that have been announced by the International Motorcycle Federation (FIM) for the 2012 season of the MotoGP series convinced Italian maker Aprilia to join the championship in the near future. After qui...
Piquet Jr. Wants to Be First Brazilian Champion of NASCAR
15 Dec 2010, 11:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nelson Piquet Jr has moved from the disappointments he had in his short Formula One career (as well as the ones he caused, we might add) and has now set a new, some might say greater goal. And that is to become the first Brazilian driver to win a t...
Koles Blames Inexperienced Drivers for HRT's Slow Progress
15 Dec 2010, 11:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although regarded as the worst team of the 2010 Formula One championship in terms of overall performance, Hispania Racing F1 Team has actually finished last season as the second worst constructor, ranking ahead of Virgin Racing. That happened becau...
Giedo Van Der Garde Hopeful of Virgin Seat
15 Dec 2010, 10:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As Christmas nears, the rumors regarding the vacancies for the 2011 season of Formula One seem to grow in importance, as many teams are trying to complete their lineup by year end. So far, there are still many seats left, with Force India, Scuderia...
Ferrari President Not Planning Christmas Gifts for Alonso, Dyer
15 Dec 2010, 09:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / An interesting (and amusing at the same time) moment occurred during Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo's annual Christmas dinner with the Italian media on Tuesday, when the Scuderia boss was asked some more questions regarding the past F1 ...
Webber Downplays Importance of Team Orders Return
15 Dec 2010, 09:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The return of team orders in Formula One in 2011 – well, to be more precise, the ousting of team orders ban from the rulebook by the FIA – has come with mixed reactions from within the paddock. While Ferrari welcomed the decision (natur...
Alonso Will Lose Weight for KERS Return
15 Dec 2010, 09:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Like Rubens Barrichello, Fernando Alonso has vowed to lose some weight for the 2011 season of Formula One, in order to tackle the weight distribution problems that might occur with the return of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS). Now we ...
Alguersuari Confirms STR Stay in 2011
15 Dec 2010, 08:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When the International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced the official entry list for the 2011 Formula One championship (provisional), some teams appeared on it without any confirmed driver. If that situation was somehow explainable in the case ...
Liuzzi Positive of 2011 Seat with Force India
15 Dec 2010, 08:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There are at least 3 drivers aiming for a race seat with Force India next season, and all are linked with Vitantonio Liuzzi's job. What happens now with the two current Force India drivers – Adrian Sutil and Liuzzi – is somehow iro...
JR Hildebrand Signs Multi-Year Deal with Panther Racing
15 Dec 2010, 07:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / JR Hildebrand will compete for a full season inside the IZOD IndyCar Series for Panther Racing in 2011. The deal between the two parties was announced earlier today, marking the Californian's first full campaign in the premier open wheel serie...
Jonathan Rea Does First MotoGP Test with Honda
15 Dec 2010, 07:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / World Superbike rider Jonathan Rea was given his first opportunity to take a MotoGP-spec Honda RCV212 to the track at the Sepang International Circuit. As Honda had planned a 3-day test at the Malaysian track, Rea was invited to get a first taste o...