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  Antonio Pizzonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Pizzonia (from Manaus, Brazil) is one of two test drivers for the Williams Formula One team.
Pizzonia is still employed at Williams as a test driver, and when Heidfeld complained of headaches after being concussed in a crash during the Friday Practice Session at Monza, Pizzonia gained the chance to race.
Pizzonia also took the drive in the Brazilian Grand Prix, but his race was over before the first corner after taking out his own teammate Mark Webber resulting from a collision with David Coulthard.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonio_Pizzonia   (581 words)

  
 rpm.espn.com: Pizzonia may be replaced by Wurz
LONDON -- Brazilian driver Antonio Pizzonia is in danger of being dropped by the Jaguar Formula One team, with Austrian Alexander Wurz in the picture as a possible replacement, team sources said.
Pizzonia, dubbed 'Jungle Boy' because of his origins in Brazil's Amazon region, is one of four rookie drivers in F1 this season and has been put in the shade by his Australian teammate Mark Webber.
Pizzonia has more experience of Barcelona than most of the grid and put in more than 15,500km in testing for Williams at the Spanish circuit last year.
espn.go.com /rpm/f1/2003/0424/1544008.html   (425 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Antonio Pizzonia
Pizzonia started racing when he was 10 and after winning the local championships he began to commute to Sao Paulo at weekends for races in the more competitive Sao Paulo championships and by the time he was 15 he had won the Brazilian national title.
Pizzonia joined Mark Webber at Jaguar Racing in 2003 but never really settled in the team and was dumped after the British Grand Prix in July.He fought back to become the Williams test driver in 2004 and raced for the team on several occasions when Ralf Schumacher was injured.
At the start of 2005 however Pizzonia's hopes of a drive with Williams were dashed when the team chose Nick Heidfeld.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/drv-pizant.html   (314 words)

  
 Antonio_Pizzonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
}}'''Antonio Pizzonia''' (from Manaus, Brazil) is one of two test drivers for the Williams Formula One team; during the 2004 season he drove in 4 races as an emergency replacement for Ralf Schumacher.
In 2000, Pizzonia took 3 wins on his way to the British Formula Three championship.
Pizzonia is still employed at Williams as a test driver.
q-basic.xodox.de /Antonio_Pizzonia   (386 words)

  
 TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Both Antonio Pizzonia and Nick Heidfeld are battling for the coveted seat.
Williams admits Pizzonia was the likely choice to fill the vacancy but that Heidfeld's performance during the winter test sessions has forced him to delay his decision.
Pizzonia and Heidfeld are expected to go head-to-head this month when the team resumes testing in Spain with a final decision on the successful candidate expected by January 31.
www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=110293   (299 words)

  
 F1-Club: testrijders - Antonio Pizzonia
Antonio Pizzonia startte met racen toen hij 10 jaar oud was.
Pizzonia won deze klasse in 1998 en klom daarna op naar de Formula Renault, waar hij in 1999 de titel won.
Pizzonia werd teamgenoot van Mark Webber, maar vond nooit echt zijn draai bij het team, en werd dan ook na de Britse Grand Prix aan de deur gezet.
www.f1-club.be /testrijders/a-pizzonia.php   (348 words)

  
 Antonio Pizzonia - netlexikon
Pizzonia wurde in Manaus, einer Metropole mitten im Urwald des Amazonas Brasiliens, geboren und kommt somit aus einer Umgebung, die ganz anders geartet ist als die seiner Landsleute, die sich dem Motorsport widmen und meist aus Sao Paulo, Interlagos oder Rio de Janeiro stammen.
Bereits nach dem elften Rennen in Silverstone, wo Pizzonia trotz eines zehnten Startplatzes mit Motorschaden ausgeschieden war, setzte ihn die Teamleitung ins zweite Glied.
Pizzonia behauptete mehrere Monate nach seiner Kündigung, dass man ihm nie gleichwertiges Material wie seinem australischen Teamkollegen zur Verfügung gestellt habe, woraufhin Webber ihn als Lügner bezeichnete, der nach Ausflüchten suche.
www.lexikon-definition.de /Antonio-Pizzonia.html   (853 words)

  
 ChampCar-Racing.com
Antonio Pizzonia was all set to race with the BMW Williams team in Formula One in 2005.
As well as his testing role, Pizzonia competed in four races with Williams in 2004 picking up three seventh place finishes and was unfortunate not to record a second place at Spa Francorchamps but for mechanical failure.
However, Pizzonia will undoubtedly keep one foot in with BMW Williams and Formula One just in case the current driver lineup does not deliver the goods.
www.cart-racing.com /news/index.php?type=news&ID=4222   (214 words)

  
 Pizzonia unloads on Jaguar - Motorsport - www.smh.com.au   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Pizzonia unloads on Jaguar - Motorsport - www.smh.com.au
Pizzonia reopened old sores as he prepared for a comeback with Williams at the German Grand Prix.
Pizzonia was dropped after 11 races when he failed to score a point as Webber's teammate.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/07/23/1090464861089.html?from=storylhs   (384 words)

  
 rpm.espn.com: Pizzonia hit mechanic during pit stop
BARCELONA -- Brazilian Antonio Pizzonia added to his troubles at Jaguar when his car injured a team mechanic on Friday during testing for the Spanish Formula One Grand prix.
Pizzonia, the subject of speculation about his future at the team, lapped faster than Australian teammate Mark Webber in the private test before opening free practice.
Pizzonia, in his rookie season, is fighting for his future after Jaguar approached McLaren for their Austrian test driver Alexander Wurz as a possible replacement for the under-performing Brazilian.
espn.go.com /rpm/f1/2003/0502/1548273.html   (186 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
Antonio Pizzonia: I don't think there is a lot of change you know, it is just about getting used to it again.
Antonio Pizzonia: There is a lot of people at the factory working flat out all of the time trying to improve the car so that at every race we have some new parts.
Antonio Pizzonia: I'll be there as a spare driver, but at the moment there's no plan for me to test if everything goes well.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=165702   (1353 words)

  
 CNN.com - Pizzonia to continue for Williams - Sep 6, 2005
Pizzonia, a test driver for the BMW-powered team since losing his place at Jaguar in 2003, replaced the German in last weekend's Italian Grand Prix and finished a highly creditable seventh.
Pizzonia raced at Spa last year as a replacement for injured German Ralf Schumacher, leading for one lap but retiring with a mechnical problem while on course for the podium.
Pizzonia, who drove in four races last year after Ralf was injured at Indianapolis, will be hoping to press his case for a race seat in 2006.
edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/09/06/f1.williams   (382 words)

  
 Antonio Pizzonia Profile - Jaguar Formula One 2003 || Racing Bulls - Unofficial Red Bull Racing News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Antonio was given a kart at a very young age but was not allowed to use it unless he excelled at school.
Pizzonia started racing when he was 10 and after winning the local kart championships, apparently no more than a group of enthusiasts competing on a makeshift track of witches hats and chip packets in the local carpark.
Antonio won 15 races during his 1999 season in the Formula Renault European Championship, beating Formula One champion, Alain Prost's long standing record of 12 victories.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s111/st7619.htm   (531 words)

  
 Antonio Pizzonia News
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The news would be a further blow for Pizzonia who lost out to Germany's Nick Heidfeld in a shoot out for the second race seat in January 2005, and after a season of testing, looks set to miss out for the second year in succession.
Antonio Pizzonia will be signed as BMW-Williams' second full-time development driver for the 2004 Formula One season, according to an insider.
rss.topix.net /formula1/antonio-pizzonia   (540 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
Test driver Antonio Pizzonia had his debut race with Williams at the German Grand Prix and did a creditable job to bring home two points in seventh place.
Pizzonia was close to the pace of teammate Juan Pablo Montoya in practice sessions at Hockenheim and in preliminary qualifying he was second -- just three just hundredths down on Montoya's provisional pole.
Pizzonia started from 10th on the grid, due to BAR's Jenson Button suffering a 10 place demotion penalty.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=162237&FS=F1   (307 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Montoya criticises Jaguar
Pizzonia's drive is under threat because he has been comprehensively outpaced by Australian team-mate Mark Webber this season.
The decision to get rid of Pizzonia will be seen to reflect badly on Jaguar, who employed him as a novice over the winter in place of the experienced Pedro de la Rosa.
Pizzonia said: "The reason I have been going through all these problems is a lack of track time because I have had reliability problems.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/low/motorsport/formula_one/2993109.stm   (622 words)

  
 CNN.com - Pizzonia will compete for Williams - Jul 16, 2004
Pizzonia takes over from Spaniard Marc Gene, the official reserve driver, who has failed to make much of an impression in two starts since Ralf Schumacher was hurt in a crash at the U.S. Grand Prix.
Pizzonia was the fastest driver in testing at Jerez on Thursday and Williams have kept faith in him despite his traumatic rookie season with Jaguar.
Pizzonia was replaced by Briton Justin Wilson before the 2003 German Grand Prix and did not race at Hockenheim, BMW's home race.
edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/07/16/f1.pizzonia   (605 words)

  
 Heidfeld Announced As BMW WilliamsF1 Team Race driver   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Antonio Pizzonia has also been retained by the team in the position of official test and reserve driver.
Antonio knows that, as a test driver, he is also taking on a key role in the team."
Antonio Pizzonia said, "I'm a racing driver and naturally I would rather be racing in all the Grands Prix.
www.speedarena.com /news/publish/openwheel/printer_5533.shtml   (440 words)

  
 CNN.com - Heidfeld confuses Williams picture - Jan 6, 2005
We were very comfortable with having Antonio for 2005 but we felt it would be sensible to look at a rival in case there was someone better out there.
Pizzonia competed in four grands prix for Williams last season as a stand-in for injured Ralf Schumacher while Heidfeld made a strong impression for underfunded Jordan after losing his position at Sauber.
Pizzonia was dropped by Jaguar after 11 races of his rookie season of 2003 after failing to score a point and being completely overshadowed by Mark Webber.
www.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/01/06/f1.williams   (539 words)

  
 Formula One: Heidfeld Claims the Second Seat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A devastated Antonio Pizzonia earned the admiration of the Williams formula one team yesterday by declining their offer to stand down from the media conference at which it was announced that his rival Nick Heidfeld had beaten him to the team's plum race seat alongside Mark Webber.
Pizzonia fought back tears of frustration at having to return to his role of test and reserve driver having believed that he had done enough to prove his status when he deputised in four races for the injured Ralf Schumacher last year.
Although Pizzonia is understood to be contemplating a season-long offer from the Champ cars competition, it is more likely that he will opt to bide his time at Williams.
www.buzzle.com /editorials/1-31-2005-65123.asp   (530 words)

  
 Allianz - Record speed and points for BMW WilliamsF1 Team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The highlight was a new speed record by Antonio Pizzonia who replaced the injured Ralf Schumacher at BMW WilliamsF1.
Pizzonia beat the former record set by world champion Michael Schumacher in the Italian Grand Prix 2003 with 368.8 km/h.
Antonio Pizzonia said after the turbulent race: "My race was basically compromised on the very first lap, when I got hit from behind and spun off.
www.allianz.com /azcom/dp/cda/0,,513075-44,00.html   (661 words)

  
 WilliamsF1 completes Barcelona Test || Williams F1 - Unofficial Williams F1 News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Antonio Pizzonia would complete seventy seven laps, with a best time of 1m:19.526 which was the second best time.
Antonio Pizzonia was second fastest with a 1m:17.747, after completing seventy nine laps.
Antonio Pizzonia completed fifty nine laps to finish second with a best time of 1m:18.647.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s107/st13242.htm   (821 words)

  
 Antonio Pizzonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
not taken a decision to drop Antonio Pizzonia and, on the contrary, we are...
Antonio Pizzonia, född 11 september 1980 i Manaus i Amazonas i Brasilien, racerförare.
Pizzonia debuterade i Formel 1 2003 i Jaguar Racing.
www.encyklopedi.net /Antonio_Pizzonia   (267 words)

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