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Aussie GP Boss Hits at Prima Donnas F1 Drivers
Aussie GP Boss Hits at Prima Donnas F1 Drivers

7 Apr 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following continuous claims from the F1 drivers that the late starting hour of the Australian Grand Prix would cause safety issues at the Phillip Island Circuit – the race eventually went down...

 
Webber Handed FIA Penalty for Taking Out Hamilton
Webber Handed FIA Penalty for Taking Out Hamilton

29 Mar 2010, 07:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The race at Albert Park over the weekend was probably one of the most spectacular in years – since the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, we'd say – mainly due to the fact that there have b...

 
Webber Apologizes to Hamilton for Late Contact
Webber Apologizes to Hamilton for Late Contact

28 Mar 2010, 09:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton had a frustrating Sunday in Melbourne, as the two drivers were the only ones in the leading pack to make two pit stops for tire changes. That eventually cost them big ...

 
Hamilton Hits at McLaren Pit Strategy for Australian GP
Hamilton Hits at McLaren Pit Strategy for Australian GP

28 Mar 2010, 09:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton will certainly leave Melbourne later today with plenty of frustration on what happened during the course of this weekend. After getting in trouble with the Victorian police for carele...

 
Vettel Takes Pole Position in Australia
Vettel Takes Pole Position in Australia

27 Mar 2010, 07:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastian Vettel scored his second pole position in a row this season, in Australia, after dominating all the qualifying sessions on Saturday. Returning to racing after his Bahrain mishappening, the...

 
Australian GP Announces Track Changes for 2010
Australian GP Announces Track Changes for 2010

25 Mar 2010, 10:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / This year's Australian Grand Prix will present the drivers coming to the Albert Park complex with some slight changes in terms of venue. According to the International Automobile Federation (FI...

 
Di Montezemolo Calls for Humility ahead of Australian GP
Di Montezemolo Calls for Humility ahead of Australian GP

24 Mar 2010, 11:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Fernando Alonso, Ferrari's CEO Luca di Montezemolo also calls for “great humility” from his Scuderia ahead of the second round of the 2010 season, the Australian Grand Prix. A...

 
Button Insists Aussie Race Dangerous Due to Twilight Racing
Button Insists Aussie Race Dangerous Due to Twilight Racing

23 Mar 2010, 10:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button was the first driver to again raise some safety issues ahead of the upcoming Australian Grand Prix, referring to the late starting hour of the Sunday race as being “dangerous&rdq...

 
HRT F1 Aims for a Race Finish in Australia
HRT F1 Aims for a Race Finish in Australia

23 Mar 2010, 08:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A new race, a new goal for the newly entered Hispania Racing F1 Team. According to a their media preview of the race at Albert Park this weekend, the Spanish team aims to have at least one car at th...

 
Webber Hopes Rain Will Spice Things Up in Australia
Webber Hopes Rain Will Spice Things Up in Australia

17 Mar 2010, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mark Webber did not hold back from criticizing the new format of Formula One racing following the “boring” Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend. While putting the emphasis on refueling ban an...

 
Di Resta to Replace Sutil in Australian GP Practice
Di Resta to Replace Sutil in Australian GP Practice

16 Mar 2010, 08:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Paul di Resta is understood to finally debut on the VJM03 two weekends from now, in the practice session of the 2010 Australian Grand Prix. The 23-year old Brit, who is currently preparing for anoth...

 
Qantas Becomes Title Sponsor of the Australian Grand Prix
Qantas Becomes Title Sponsor of the Australian Grand Prix

24 Feb 2010, 10:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Dutch banking group ING leaving the world of Formula One at the end of last season, not only the Renault F1 Team had to suffer from it and look for a replacement in terms of title sponsorship, ...

 
Schumacher's F1 Comeback Boosts Ticket Sales in Australia
Schumacher's F1 Comeback Boosts Ticket Sales in Australia

8 Feb 2010, 13:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Just like it happened back in 2009, when he was rumored to return to the series and replace injured Felipe Massa in a Ferrari F60 for the second part of last season, Michael Schumacher's offici...

 
Australian GP Lacks F1 Sponsor for 2010 Event
Australian GP Lacks F1 Sponsor for 2010 Event

29 Dec 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 2009 Australian Grand Prix was a success from a sporting standpoint, as it set the base to Brawn GP's domination in the Formula One Championship against big guns like Ferrari and McLaren. H...

 
Hamilton Admits 2009 Failure Gained Him More Respect
Hamilton Admits 2009 Failure Gained Him More Respect

15 Jun 2009, 08:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton might have a hard time scoring some consistent point for McLaren Mercedes this year – although that's hardly his fault – but the reigning world champion might very we...

 
Hamilton: "Lying Saga Was Like Jail Time"
Hamilton: "Lying Saga Was Like Jail Time"

15 May 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton compared the feeling he had following the lie-gate in the Australian Grand Prix with the one a prisoner would have when knowing he's not guilty, though behind bars. The scandal h...

 
Ecclestone Hails Twilight Racing in 2009
Ecclestone Hails Twilight Racing in 2009

4 May 2009, 12:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Bernie Ecclestone insisted that “twilight racing” has so far proven a success in Formula 1 and has no plans whatsoever to scrap the concept from the calendar in the years to come. The F1...

 
Mosley Hails "Fair" Verdict in the "Lie-Gate"
Mosley Hails "Fair" Verdict in the "Lie-Gate"

30 Apr 2009, 06:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / FIA president Max Mosley commented on the decision of the World Motor Sport Council to hand McLaren Mercedes a suspended 3-race ban for the upcoming 12 months, arguing that it was the perfect way pu...

 
McLaren to Plead Guilty to All Charges
McLaren to Plead Guilty to All Charges

27 Apr 2009, 09:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There are only 2 days remaining to the FIA hearing in Paris, where McLaren are to explain themselves for their actions during the post-race investigation at the Australian Grand Prix. As confirmed b...

 
Hamilton Not Disappointed with Ron Dennis' Quit
Hamilton Not Disappointed with Ron Dennis' Quit

17 Apr 2009, 15:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton revealed he was not disappointed when finding about Ron Dennis' stepping down as McLaren's CEO earlier this week. More, the British driver said he didn...