Danny Sosef

Danny is the owner of GPToday.net and has been following Formula 1 very closely since the 1996 Belgian Grand Prix, having watched all but a few races live. He started setting up the website in 2002, and on January 6, 2003, F1Today.nl was launched, which later became F1Today.net, which in turn changed to the current GPToday.net.

Over the years, the large network he has built up in the F1 paddock has resulted in many scoops, such as Michael Schumacher being carsick, and of course the scoop of the century that Max Verstappen was going to replace Daniil Kvyat from the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix - which he managed to win the following week!

Over the past 20 years, he has attended more than a hundred F1 test sessions in Spain, Portugal, France, Germany and Belgium to report live, and attended multiple Grands Prix.

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Peter Sauber: "Grosjean did not apologise, that's a lie"
Peter Sauber has slammed as a "lie" suggestions Romain Grosjean and Lotus apologised for last weekend's Belgian grand prix crash. Fernando Alonso, who narrowly escaped injury wh...

09 Sep 2012 10:51
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Todt reveals Alonso's 2000 betrayal
Jean Todt has revealed he did not attempt to sign Fernando Alonso during his time as Ferrari boss due to an earlier betrayal. The Frenchman, who is now the FIA president, reigne...

08 Sep 2012 11:32
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No grid penalty for Alonso after failures
Tifosi favourite Fernando Alonso will not have to move five places down Sunday's Italian grand prix grid. Some broadcasters on Friday said there was a risk the Spaniard, who end...

08 Sep 2012 10:44
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Whitmarsh: "Hamilton rumours out of proportion"
The Monza paddock is wall-to-wall with rumours about Lewis Hamilton's future, but McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh on Friday insisted he remains calm. "Media like that sort of spec...

08 Sep 2012 10:04
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Kubica set for Italian rally return
Robert Kubica is set to make his return to competition this weekend. Polish sources the Warsaw Business Journal and the news agency Polska Agencja Prasowa report that the former...

07 Sep 2012 14:45
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FIA putting a lid on aggressive drivers
Romain Grosjean may not be racing this weekend, but his name was still triggering a lot of conversation at Monza on Thursday. Lotus' Frenchman is serving a one-race ban for the ...

07 Sep 2012 13:20
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Ferrari and Red Bull Racing chasing McLaren for Monza win
McLaren, Red Bull or Ferrari? Who is going to win Sunday's Italian grand prix. "Well, for sure it's not going to be easy," said championship leader and Ferrari driver Fernando A...

07 Sep 2012 11:22
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No grid penalty for Schumacher after Spa gearbox problem
Michael Schumacher can breathe easy, having worried after last week's Belgian grand prix that he would have to take a five-place grid drop at Monza. Knowing that unscheduled gea...

07 Sep 2012 10:12
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Rumours about future Hamilton dominate in Monza paddock
The Monza paddock is abuzz with rumours, and in the hottest seats are Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher. Whether Hamilton stays put, and whether Schumacher retires, has many...

07 Sep 2012 09:07
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Whitmarsh: "No plan B when Hamilton would leave"
Martin Whitmarsh has rejected claims McLaren is now frantically looking around for a new teammate for Jenson Button. Stories are circulating widely that Lewis Hamilton could be ...

06 Sep 2012 15:49
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Scuderia Toro Rosso confirms James Key as new technical director
Toro Rosso on Thursday confirmed reports former Sauber and Force India man James Key started work as technical director earlier this week. The news follows the Red Bull-owned te...

06 Sep 2012 13:44
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Mika Salo: "Closed cockpit idea ridiculous"
Former F1 driver Mika Salo has slammed suggestions F1 should put a roof over the drivers' heads. The calls for better cockpit protection follow the terrifying first-corner crash...

06 Sep 2012 13:14
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Button doesn't enjoy Monza podium
It is perhaps the most feted podium on the F1 calendar, but Briton Jenson Button doesn't enjoy standing on it. In McLaren's official pre-race preview of the Italian grand prix, ...

06 Sep 2012 12:29
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Raikkonen enjoying 'storybook' F1 comeback
One pundit has changed his mind about Kimi Raikkonen's return to F1. "Before it happened, I was actually very sceptical when he decided to return to formula one," said former gr...

06 Sep 2012 12:25
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Domenicali: "Massa needs many more good results"
Felipe Massa must continue his race-by-race quest for a new Ferrari contract, boss Stefano Domenicali has suggested. After F1's five-week summer break, he went into the Belgian ...

06 Sep 2012 10:43
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McLaren says Hamilton-to-Mercedes claims untrue
Rumours about Lewis Hamilton's future have exploded. F1 team owner turned television pundit Eddie Jordan told the BBC he understands the 2008 world champion is on the verge of q...

06 Sep 2012 10:14
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Toro Rosso finally confirms Ascanelli exit
Toro Rosso has finally confirmed reports Giorgio Ascanelli has permanently left his post as technical director. We reported last weekend that his likely successor, former Sauber...

06 Sep 2012 09:19
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Alonso says Ferrari career could stretch into 2017
Fernando Alonso has admitted he could stay at Ferrari beyond his 36th birthday. The former double world champion, in his third year with the Italian marque and leading the world...

05 Sep 2012 15:37
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Webber not worried after dropping to third in title chase
Mark Webber insists he is not too worried despite falling from second to third in the drivers' world championship at Spa last weekend. The Australian was Fernando Alonso's close...

05 Sep 2012 14:45
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Alonso: "F1 must not axe standing-starts"
Fernando Alonso has rejected claims F1 should consider abandoning its standing-starts in the wake of last Sunday's Belgian grand prix. The Spaniard was lucky to escape serious i...

05 Sep 2012 13:44
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FIA wants to hike top teams' F1 entry fees
F1's governing body wants to increase dramatically the entry fees of the sport's top teams. Germany's motorsport-magazin.com reports that the new regime could come into force ne...

05 Sep 2012 13:04
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Whitmarsh: "No wedge between McLaren and Hamilton"
McLaren has denied rumours the British team and Lewis Hamilton are falling out of love. Amid reportedly intense negotiations over the 2008 world champion's new contract, the par...

05 Sep 2012 12:21
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Grosjean apologised to Alonso by text message
Romain Grosjean has said sorry to Fernando Alonso. "He apologised in an SMS," the Ferrari driver, whose hands and head were narrowly missed by Frenchman Grosjean's flying Lotus ...

05 Sep 2012 11:49
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Hulkenberg, Sutil eyeing Ferrari seat of Massa
A pair of Germans are in the running to replace Felipe Massa at Ferrari in 2013, the major Bild-Zeitung daily reports. The newspaper said the Maranello based team has now almos...

05 Sep 2012 10:27
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Glock wants to solve issues with teammate Pic
Marussia teammates Timo Glock and Charles Pic are still far from the best of friends. We reported in July that the pair are not getting along, after the experienced German Glock...

05 Sep 2012 09:35
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Magny Cours wants spot on F1 calendar in 2013
Magny Cours has lodged an application to be considered for F1's 2013 calendar. French language sources RMC, L'Equipe and AFP said the application was given to the country's sanc...

05 Sep 2012 09:18
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Lotus picks d'Ambrosio for Monza
Belgian Jerome d'Ambrosio will contest this weekend's Italian grand prix in the place of Romain Grosjean. There was speculation Lotus might overlook its official reserve driver ...

04 Sep 2012 16:12
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Open cockpit action inevitable after Spa crash
Sunday's terrifying first-corner crash at Spa Francorchamps has reopened the debate about whether the sport's days of open cockpits are numbered. Paddy Lowe, McLaren's technical...

04 Sep 2012 14:35
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Alonso: " Big lead over Hamilton is good news"
Fernando Alonso has singled out Lewis Hamilton as a greater threat to his title chances than Sebastian Vettel. Being smashed out of Sunday's Belgian grand prix by Romain Grosjea...

04 Sep 2012 12:40
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Button disappointed Hamilton revealed McLaren secrets
Jenson Button has revealed he is "disappointed" Lewis Hamilton gave away McLaren secrets last weekend at Spa. In trying to show his million Twitter followers why he was so much ...

04 Sep 2012 11:36
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Four drivers lining up for Grosjean's Monza seat
At least four drivers could be in the running to race the banned Romain Grosjean's black and gold Lotus at Monza this weekend. F1 veteran turned Indycar driver Rubens Barrichell...

04 Sep 2012 10:49
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Lotus will not race double-DRS device at Monza
Lotus' double DRS-inspired "device" will remain on the back-burner for yet another grand prix. The Enstone based team wanted to qualify and race the device at Spa last weekend, ...

04 Sep 2012 09:54
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Bottas needs to find more sponsors for 2013 seat
Valtteri Bottas has admitted that a flood of sponsorship would boost his chances of debuting for Williams in 2013. Earlier reports from Finland said the British team's 22-year-o...

04 Sep 2012 09:21
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Kovalainen: "Caterham's progress in 2012 not great"
The likelihood Heikki Kovalainen will stay at Caterham in 2013 was dealt a blow at Spa, when the Finn admitted to being disappointed about the team's progress this year. As is u...

03 Sep 2012 16:38
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Schumacher plays down Ecclestone retire comments
Michael Schumacher on Sunday played down Bernie Ecclestone's suggestion the Mercedes driver is set to return to retirement. "I'm sorry that he's leaving us not being a winner (w...

03 Sep 2012 14:31
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D'Ambrosio on pole for Monza race seat
Jerome d'Ambrosio is on pole position to replace the banned Romain Grosjean at Monza. The FIA has banned Frenchman Grosjean for one race after causing the crash that ended champ...

03 Sep 2012 12:43
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Massa begins quest for new contract at Spa
Felipe Massa has begun a race-by-race quest for a new Ferrari contract. After F1's five-week summer break, he went into the Belgian grand prix acknowledging that the remaining r...

03 Sep 2012 10:53
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Horner: "Rival teams to study Hamilton telemetry"
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has hinted Lewis Hamilton is lucky to avoid an internal punishment as the result of the 'Twittergate' affair. The 2008 world champion is believed t...

03 Sep 2012 09:36
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Grosjean banned for Monza after Spa crash
Romain Grosjean will sit out this weekend's Italian grand prix at Monza, after Lotus decided not to appeal the Frenchman's one-race ban for causing the first corner crash at Spa...

03 Sep 2012 09:35
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Engineer claims some breached August shutdown pact
An unnamed engineer has alleged that some teams broke the 'gentleman's agreement' governing the factory shutdowns during F1's recent August break. As per an unofficial cost-cutt...

02 Sep 2012 13:20
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Schumacher hints intention to race in 2013
Michael Schumacher may have dropped the biggest hint yet about his plans for the future. On the heels of the August break's rumours, the seven time world champion explained at S...

02 Sep 2012 11:40
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Domenicali: "No 2013 driver announcement at Monza"
Ferrari has ruled out announcing its 2013 driver lineup at its home Italian grand prix next week. The fabled Maranello team traditionally announces its driver plans for the next...

02 Sep 2012 11:18
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Mercedes runs triple DRS at Spa
Forget double-DRS, Mercedes has reportedly upped the ante and debuted a 'triple-DRS' concept at Spa. The German squad pioneered the straightline speed-boosting idea this year, a...

01 Sep 2012 19:36
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Key to start work at Toro Rosso on Monday
James Key will start work at Toro Rosso on Monday morning, Italy's well-connected Autosprint reports. With the Faenza based team's technical boss Giorgio Ascanelli going "on hol...

01 Sep 2012 11:09
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Ferrari engineer: "Raikkonen can win title"
Andrea Stella, Fernando Alonso's race engineer at Ferrari, has singled out Kimi Raikkonen as a challenger for the 2012 championship. The buzz in the sodden Spa paddock is that f...

31 Aug 2012 19:52
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Button could be next to mark triple-century
Jenson Button has admitted he could be the next F1 driver to notch up a landmark 300 grands prix. Michael Schumacher is celebrating his triple-century this weekend at Spa Franco...

31 Aug 2012 17:11
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2014 engine importance 'right' for F1 - Tombazis
Ferrari designer Nicholas Tombazis insists it is "right" that engines will have a higher importance in 2014. His Red Bull counterpart Adrian Newey said recently he was worried t...

31 Aug 2012 17:00
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Business side crucial for new contract - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that his management team at Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment are now negotiating the terms of his 2013 contract. With McLaren figures insisting a new...

31 Aug 2012 14:51
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Rosberg: "More Mercedes wins unlikely for now"
Nico Rosberg has played down his chances of adding another pole or victory to his 2012 tally this weekend in Belgium. Since breaking through in China early this season, the Germ...

31 Aug 2012 14:13
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Perez likely to stay at Sauber
As F1 emerges from its August slumber at Spa-Francorchamps, the chances Sergio Perez will be staying at Sauber in 2013 seem to have increased dramatically. The cream of Ferrari'...

31 Aug 2012 12:25
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Hamilton doesn't want Button's help for title
Lewis Hamilton insists he doesn't want help from his teammate Jenson Button to win the 2012 title. Button is 41 points behind the sister McLaren in the drivers' standings, promp...

31 Aug 2012 10:24
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Tombazis feared for job after Ferrari's poor start
Nicholas Tombazis has admitted he feared for his job after launching the 2012 Ferrari early this year. Through an impressive development programme, and the skilled racing of Fer...

31 Aug 2012 09:37
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Manager Charles Pic in talks with Force India and Sauber
Charles Pic's management will reportedly meet with representatives of the Force India and Sauber teams this weekend at Spa. According to RMC Sport, the 22-year-old French rookie...

31 Aug 2012 08:45
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Lotus could end victory drought in Belgium
The buzzword in the Spa paddock is 'Lotus'. Already a standout performer of the 2012 season, the black and gold E20 is long overdue for a victory. Belgium could be just the plac...

31 Aug 2012 08:44
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Lawyer TTE: "All tickets will be sent this weekend"
The last two weeks several media reported about a bankruptcy of Dutch company The Ticket Enterprise. A few thousand Formula 1 fans ordered tickets for the Belgian Grand Prix at ...

17 Aug 2012 15:28
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The Ticket Enterprise not bankrupt but working to solve problems
A lot of Formula 1 fans worldwide are in trouble after Dutch company The Ticket Enterprise is likely going bankrupt, according to the latest news in several newspapers. As a res...

15 Aug 2012 18:37
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F1 gearing up for August shutdown
The recently-married Romain Grosjean knows exactly how he will be spending F1's long August shutdown. "I think it's time for a honeymoon," smiled Lotus' rookie Frenchman. But no...

03 Aug 2012 15:48
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McLaren concentrating on double DRS system
McLaren looks set to be the next team with a 'double DRS'-like system aboard its 2012 car. After Mercedes and then Lotus pioneered the straightline speed-boosting concept this s...

03 Aug 2012 13:32
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FIA bans Enge for 18 months after drugs test
Former F1 driver Tomas Enge has been banned by the governing FIA for 18 months. The now 35-year-old Czech, the only F1 driver ever to fail a drugs test a decade ago, failed yet ...

03 Aug 2012 11:40
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Ricciardo expects to stay at Toro Rosso in 2013
The stream of F1 news may be running thin as the sport races into its August slumber and factory shutdowns, but the roar of V8 engines has continued this week. Daniel Ricciardo ...

03 Aug 2012 09:32
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Valencia aims for F1 return in 2014
All is not yet lost for Valencia's grand prix. Recent reports suggested Bernie Ecclestone had said in Hungary last weekend that the European grand prix, held on the streets of t...

03 Aug 2012 09:25
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Former drivers impressed by Raikkonen in 2012
Former F1 driver Karl Wendlinger has admitted he has been impressed with Kimi Raikkonen in 2012. After sitting out two full grand prix seasons while he forayed in world rallying...

02 Aug 2012 12:05
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David Coulthard to give demo in Denmark
Red Bull and Wings For Life ambassador David Coulthard will be putting our Running Showcar through its paces down the streets of Denmark this weekend to mark the start of the Co...

02 Aug 2012 10:21
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Nurburgring future looking brighter this week
The embattled Nurburgring's formula one future is looking brighter this week. With the fabled circuit now in an insolvency process, reports last week said F1 supremo Bernie Eccl...

02 Aug 2012 09:48
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Marko: "Ferrari also had hand-adjuster"
Red Bull has hit back at the latest technical controversy by insisting Ferrari was the first on the grid with a hand-operated adjuster. It emerged in Hungary last weekend that, ...

02 Aug 2012 09:01
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Glock's nightmare form is back
In June, we reported that the highly-rated German was at war with the team's 2012 car -- outpaced by rookie teammate Charles Pic and certain something was fundamentally wrong wi...

02 Aug 2012 08:25
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Helmut Marko: "Jealousy fuels Red Bull controversies"
The paddock noise about Red Bull 'cheating' is fuelled by jealousy, the team's Dr Helmut Marko has claimed. So far in 2012, the reigning champions have been at the centre of mos...

01 Aug 2012 10:21
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Domenicali hints Ferrari seeking 'number 2' driver
Stefano Domenicali has warned that Ferrari is only on the market for a number two driver. With the 2013 option on Felipe Massa's contract running out last week, a large number ...

01 Aug 2012 08:36
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De Villota walks into Spanish eye clinic
A Spanish publication has spotted a walking and apparently well Maria de Villota entering an outpatient clinic in Spain this week. After 17 days in a UK hospital, and several mo...

01 Aug 2012 08:27
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Red Bull next to debut double-DRS

Red Bull could be the next team with a 'double DRS' on board, the Spanish sports newspaper AS reports. After it emerged the car driven by Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen was fitted with a...

21 Jul 2012 12:42
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