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
F1 Drivers Refuse to Sign FIA Superlicense Due to High Fees
23 Jan 2009, 15:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Just as Formula One teams stood together and joined efforts to make the sport more financially sustainable in the near future, F1 drivers are planning to do the same thing ahead of the 2009 campaign. According to media reports from autosport.com, t...
Sutil: I'm a Better Driver Now
23 Jan 2009, 14:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Adrian Sutil seems determined to make the most of the new F1 changes. The German will be starting his 3rd consecutive F1 campaign this spring and reckons that he has gained enough experience throughout the last 2 years in order to challenge for poi...
Aava Aims for Maiden Points in Ireland
23 Jan 2009, 13:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Urmo Aava known how lucky he is for securing a racing spot in the WRC this season and plans to make the most of it. The Estonian, formerly driving a Citroen C4 WRC for PH Sport in 2008, made the switch to Stobart Ford Rally Team for the upcoming se...
Whitmarsh Lobbies for More F1 Spectacle
23 Jan 2009, 13:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren's soon-to-be-team-principal Martin Whitmarsh has already started to take his upcoming job seriously. The Englishman revealed that he is very pleased with the direction on which things are going in Formula 1 – thanks to FOTA, of c...
Dan Clarke Not Giving Up on IndyCar Drive
23 Jan 2009, 11:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Debuting in the A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport while representing your country is surely quite flattering, but Dan Clarke is still very much interested in continuing his racing career elsewhere, preferably in the IndyCar Series. The British driver, ...
Honda Commit to MotoGP Program, Set to Leave Other Series
23 Jan 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite having quit the Formula 1 championship in December last year – while still struggling to find a buyer of their F1 operations – Honda reaffirmed their complete support for their MotoGP operations. The Japanese manufacturer theref...
NASCAR Forces Roush Fenway to Cut Team
23 Jan 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Roush Fenwat Racing were demanded by NASCAR officials 4 years ago to let go of at least one team from their Sprint Cup Series lineup, but the organization is pulling all the strengths possible to prevent that from happening in 2010. As part of NASC...
Renault to Leave F1?
23 Jan 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the latest rumors within the F1 paddock, Renault is regarded as the first manufacturer most likely to leave the series at the end of 2009. The idea was insisted upon after Renault team president Bernard Rey underlined that the parent comp...
Testing Ban Leaves Asmer & Di Grassi Without Jobs
23 Jan 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The testing ban imposed by the FIA for the upcoming season of Formula 1 will not only affect testing personnel within the teams but also test drivers. Two of the most promising young drivers out there, Lucas di Grassi and Marko Asmer, lost their po...
Bridgestone Disappointed with Failed Slick Tires' Test
23 Jan 2009, 08:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula One teams didn't get to test the slick tires much this week, as the rainy weather at Algarve circuit prevented them from trying on the new compounds for the upcoming season. Although they got to test the new Bridgestone tires last year...
Hulkenberg Takes Bahrain Pole
23 Jan 2009, 08:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / ART Grand Prix sure got it right when signing rookie Nico Hulkenberg for the remaining rounds of the GP2 Asian Series. The German rallied to pole position in Bahrain yesterday, after previously finishing runner-up in the practice session earlier in...
Ferrari Hails Perfect KERS Development
23 Jan 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The conclusions reached by the Ferrari technical bosses after the maiden testing of the F60 at Mugello are nothing but optimistic. Chief engineer Chris Dyer – who used to work with driver Kimi Raikkonen as race director until this winter &nda...
Bourdais to Sign Toro Rosso Extension
22 Jan 2009, 16:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / According to media reports in both France and Switzerland, it seems that Sebastien Bourdais will be Scuderia Toro Rosso's second driver in 2009. Finally, the soap-opera will come to an end, as Toro Rosso was the only team in the F1 paddock to ...
Ecclestone Commited to India Race
22 Jan 2009, 16:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone won't back down when it comes to Formula 1 visiting new venues in the near future. After axing both the US and Canadian Grands Prix from the series' schedule last year, the F1 supreme reaffirmed his desire to see the cha...
Sir Fred Goodwin to Run for FIA Presidency?
22 Jan 2009, 14:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Max Mosley's days as president of the International Automobile Federation may be numbered. Until making his mind on whether he'll sign up for a new election process later this year or step down from his current position, Mosley would be i...
Ecclestone Issues Threat on FIA
22 Jan 2009, 14:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ecclestone's battle in Formula 1 is not only with the F1 teams – following the latest discussions concerning the prospect of higher revenues for F1 outfits – but also with FIA president Max Mosley. Following the FIA president takin...
Renault to Cut Staff at Enstone F1 Base
22 Jan 2009, 13:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault might stay in Formula 1 for at least one more season, but staff reduction seems to be the price for the team to stabilize their budget for 2009. With in-season testing being completely banned by the FIA in the upcoming season – except...
Algarve Test Red-Flagged Due to Heavy Rain
22 Jan 2009, 12:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The first testing session of the year proved to be rather disastrous for all teams present at the Algarve track this week, as poor weather conditions forced the organizers to red-flag the 4th day of testing in Portugal. Under these circumstances, s...
Burger King Makes NASCAR Return
22 Jan 2009, 11:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Burger King will officially make their return to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as of the upcoming season. The famous brand signed a multi-year contract with Stewart-Haas Racing and Tony Stewart for the No 14 car, with primary paint schemes due to a...
Glock Happy With New Car Despite Fire Incident at Portimao
22 Jan 2009, 11:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Timo Glock concluded his first on-track test of the new Toyota TF109 on Wednesday and was delighted with how the car drives on both wet and dry conditions. Unlike teammate Jarno Trulli – who said the car tends to be unstable under wet conditi...