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
Adrian Newey Should Be Knighted - Webber
15 Dec 2010, 06:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mark Webber argued that Red Bull's design guru Adrian Newey should be in for a knighthood for his contribution to the world of motor racing. The soon to be 52-year old Englishman started designing winning Formula One cars since the early 90s a...
Jordan Sees Rosberg As a Future World Champion
14 Dec 2010, 15:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan opinionated that Nico Rosberg has the potential to become a world champion in Formula One. Although many consider the German driver a highly-ranked “lieutenant driver” at best, Jordan thinks the son of ...
Former GP Driver Stewards Scheme Kept by the FIA for 2011
14 Dec 2010, 15:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) did get some things wrong in 2010, as far as the regulation for the Formula One championship go, but naming a former Grand Prix driver in the stewards panel of each race was certainly not one of them. ...
Former Super Aguri Tech Boss to Build 2011 Car for HRT F1?
14 Dec 2010, 14:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Until Hispania Racing F1 Team finds the proper investors to keep its business alive in the 2011 Formula One championship, team owner Jose Ramon Carabante first needs to address a more important issue: securing a car for the upcoming campaign in the...
Bruno Senna Worried About F1 Future
14 Dec 2010, 13:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Something just doesn't click when you put Bruno Senna and Formula One in the same sentence. The nephew of the former 3-time world champion Ayrton Senna has been struggling for quite some time to secure a future in the series. His first sho...
Ferrari Will Launch 2011 F1 Car Between January 25-31
14 Dec 2010, 13:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In a meeting with the media in which Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo was expected to announce his switch to Italian politics for the future, the man confirmed once again his strong commitment to the job of being president of Ferrari. In addit...
Schumacher Still Enjoys F1 Despite 2010 Struggles
14 Dec 2010, 13:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher has been intensively criticized for his performances in the 2010 Formula One season, despite the fact that he returned to racing after 3 years of complete separation from the racing world. The most succe...
Ferrari Boss Criticizes Massa for 2010 Campaign
14 Dec 2010, 13:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Every once in a while, Ferrari's president Luca di Montezemolo decides to throw in a little jokingly evaluation of his Formula One drivers. It doesn't happen very often, but when it does, it usually means trouble for the guy targeted by t...
Hulkenberg Did the Fewest Mistakes of 2010 F1 Season
14 Dec 2010, 12:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he has been ousted by Frank Williams at the end of the 2010 Formula One season, his maiden campaign in the series, German driver Nico Hulkenberg has at least one thing he can be proud of. While only second in the Best Rookie of the Year cl...
Vietnam Considers $150 Million F1 Track Project
14 Dec 2010, 11:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Now, we know Bernie Ecclestone wants Formula One to expand to as many countries on the Globe as possible, but a race in Vietnam would certainly make for a top headline in the years to come. According to a report issued by vietnamvet.vn., it seems s...
Prost Agrees with Renault's Engine Supply Strategy
14 Dec 2010, 11:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Quadruple Formula One champion Alain Prost recently revealed his regret over seeing Renault walk away from the series as a works team, yet he admitted that move makes a lot of sense for the French manufacturer. Now that Renault will only be present...
Dakar-Spec MINI All4 Racing First Photos
14 Dec 2010, 10:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Last week, we were reporting the wonderful piece of news according to which the X-Raid BMW Dakar team was to field a newly-developed Countryman-based MINI All4 Racing for the 2011 Dakar Rally. At the time, alongside the information related to the n...
FIA Confirms New Tire, Gearbox Rules for 2011 Formula 1
14 Dec 2010, 08:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) confirmed a new set of tire rules for the 2011 season of Formula One. As you all know, Bridgestone will no longer supply the F1 teams with the necessary compounds from now onwards, as its role as sole t...
FIA Imposes New Rules on F1 Team Personnel
14 Dec 2010, 08:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) finally made official their Formula One rulebook for 2011, and the changes made for next season extend to multiple areas of the series, sporting and technical. Additionally, working hours within an F1 t...
FIA Imposes New Driving Standards in F1
14 Dec 2010, 07:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 2010 Formula One season was full of controversial moves, be them on the track or outside it. Team orders, careless driving, pit lane incidents, and the list could go on, all of them sparked plenty of criticism inside the F1 paddock in regards t...
Genii Owner Convinced Only One Lotus Team Will Survive
13 Dec 2010, 15:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus Renault F1 Team co-owner Gerard Lopez expressed his belief that there won't be two teams wearing the same name tag (obviously, he is referring to the Lotus name) in the 2011 Formula One Championship. According to planetf1.com, citing ...
Legalizing Team Orders Won't Change Red Bull's Strategy in 2011
13 Dec 2010, 15:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) ruled out the team orders ban from the Formula One regulation last Friday, but that isn't to mean newly-crowned champions Red Bull Racing will change their strategy for the future. If anything, the...
Proton Reveal Reason Behind Renault F1 Takeover
13 Dec 2010, 14:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Proton decided to shift backing from the Lotus F1 Racing Team in 2010 to the newly former Lotus Renault F1 Team in 2011, causing a bit of controversy in the world of Formula One. What happened basically was the Malaysian carmaker, through its owned...
Nicolas Costa Joins the Ferrari Driver Academy
13 Dec 2010, 13:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nicolas Costa is the latest addition to the Ferrari Driver Academy after clinching the Formula Future Fiat championship during the course of last weekend. Having secured his maiden title in the aforementioned competition, Costa will join names like...
Villeneuve Praises Great F1 Rules in 2010
13 Dec 2010, 11:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One has gone through quite some changes in recent years, with the International Automobile Federation (FIA) trying to bring something new to the table at the beginning of each season lately. Following the major aerodynamic package introduce...