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
Alonso Worried About Friday Mileage
27 Jan 2009, 10:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso believes the new rules imposed by the FIA in terms of Friday mileage will not allow teams to try out new things throughout the upcoming season. Having banned in-season testing in 2009 in an effort to reduce costs inside the sport, ...
Cost Cutting Plan to Resurrect the GP2 Series
27 Jan 2009, 10:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The cost cutting measures introduced by the FIA in Formula One led to its feeder series, the GP2 championship, take the same actions ahead of its upcoming season. According to the series' official web site, the 2009 Main Series will feature so...
Paris to Host the 2011 French Grand Prix?
27 Jan 2009, 09:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone's dream of bringing a Formula 1 race to Paris is to become true soon enough. According to a media report issued by French sports newspaper L'Equipe, the French Senate has approved a bill amendment concerning the immediat...
BMW Sauber to Lose Sponsorship from Dell?
27 Jan 2009, 08:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After losing sponsorship from Credit Suisse last week, BMW is set to lose another important financial partner ahead of the 2009 season. When unveiling their 2009 challenger at Valencia – the BMW Sauber F1.09 – the new car's livery ...
NASCAR Sponsors to Cut Jobs
27 Jan 2009, 07:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Apart from teams finding it very hard to maintain or get sponsorship for the upcoming season, the NASCAR series is nowadays confronting with another series of financial setbacks. According to a report presented by NASCAR News, all leading sponsors ...
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing to Field 4 cars at Daytona
26 Jan 2009, 17:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Earnhardt Ganassi Racing will field 4 cars in the upcoming Daytona 500 race – on February the 15th – as announced by team president Steve Lauletta. The No 41 Chevrolet is yet to find out its driver for the season opener, but Lauletta re...
Heidfeld In Favor or Salary Reduction in F1
26 Jan 2009, 15:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Unlike Ferrari's Felipe Massa, fellow F1 driver Nick Heidfeld reckons that all F1 drivers should consider a cut in salaries in times of economic regression such as these. With everybody talking about budget reductions, cutting expenses and swi...
ING Cut Sponsorship for Renault F1
26 Jan 2009, 15:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Williams-Toyota, another F1 team faces sponsorship troubles ahead of their 2009 campaign. Renault F1's leading sponsor, ING Group, has just announced it would cut no less than 7,000 jobs – 5.4% of company's work force – ...
Toyota Engine Boss Quits Due to Poor KERS Development
26 Jan 2009, 14:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Toyota's head of engine development Luca Marmorini, who left his position within the team a few weeks ago, apparently argued his decision to the Japanese manufacturer by the lack of support in terms of Kinetic Energy Recovery System and engine...
Briatore Angry with Alonso-Ferrari Rumors
26 Jan 2009, 14:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso neither did nor will sign an agreement with Ferrari concerning a future move to the Scuderia in the near future. The words belong to Renault's boss Flavio Briatore, who insisted that all that's being published in the Spani...
Manufacturers to Field 3 Cars in Formula 1?
26 Jan 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Honda Racing leaving the sport and no investor in line to purchase the Brackley-based team (yet), Formula 1 is considering other ways to ensure a 20-car grid in 2009. Bernie Ecclestone suggested that he would have no problem with series' ...
Dennis Rules Out Running for FIA Presidency
26 Jan 2009, 13:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former F1 team principals – retired or still in the sport – would not make good FIA presidents. McLaren's boss (until March the 1st) Ron Dennis insisted on that, arguing that someone who has worked for a long period of time heading...
Ecclestone & FOTA Save Williams from Bankruptcy
26 Jan 2009, 13:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Frank Williams admitted that the latest cost-cutting plan introduced by the FIA – and backed by Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) – for Formula 1 had a life-saving effect for his team. The former championship winner revealed that the...
Perez Takes Maiden GP2 Win in Bahrain
26 Jan 2009, 13:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sergio Perez made the best of his 8th place on Friday and powered to his first ever GP2 Series win in career, in Bahrain. The Mexican driver started from pole – thanks to the reverse grid rule – and never let go of his lead until the ch...
Ogier Takes IRC Win at Monte Carlo
26 Jan 2009, 11:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Until their alleged comeback into the World Rally Championship in 2010, Peugeot look set to dominate the Intercontinental Rally Challenge this year. There were only Peugeot drivers making the overall podium of the Monte Carlo Rally this weekend, wi...
Atkinson Looks for IRC Drive
26 Jan 2009, 10:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Chris Atkinson's deal with Citroen Junior Rally Team could be extended after Rally Ireland, but the Australian driver is not taking any chances this year. After remaining without a drive for the entire 2009 season in the World Rally Championsh...
Ecclestone Slams Budget Caps
26 Jan 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone seems to make the most of every opportunity he gets to slam Max Mosley's proposals concerning the future of Formula 1. Following the FIA president's backing of the idea of implementing the Kinetic Energy Recovery System ...
Carroll and Jani Win Taupo Races
26 Jan 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Adam Carroll and Neel Jani had a great weekend in Taupo, winning a race each in the 4th round of the 2008/09 A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport. Carroll got himself in a great position to win both races ever since Saturday, when he clinched pole positio...
Become a Driving Role-Model
24 Jan 2009, 11:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Annoying drivers can be a pain in the you know what sometimes. When you're driving in a crowded city and the traffic already gets on your nerves, the last thing you want is get into an argument with one of your fellow traffic buddies. You all ...
Webber Wants Red Bull Extension
23 Jan 2009, 16:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mark Webber is very confident that the new season will bring him consistent point finishes inside F1. The Australian – who has just recovered from his leg injury on a cycling event last autumn – believes that a good run in 2009 could on...