Rob founded GPToday together with Danny. He started as an intern at the end of 2004, after which he became the first journalist to be hired and wrote articles and various interesting columns for many years. He was regularly the daily hub of the news, but also provided live coverage of the test sessions.
Trends come and go, and we have seen all sorts of cultural trends with respect to sports. It’s no secret that the sound of mainstream music often changes, and there are de...
Some years ago, a young Dutch race talent staggered the motor racing world. Max Verstappen was so extremely talented, that he was able to promote from Formula 3 directly into Fo...
Formula 1 could be set to publish a new race calendar as early as this week, according to Dutch media. The original schedule has been abandoned in light of the coronavirus pand...
Fernando Alonso says tackling the Indy 500 yet again is now a "high priority". When the Spaniard announced he was going to contest last year's fabled US-based oval...
Honda and Red Bull Group have signed an agreement whereby Honda will enter into a partnership with Red Bull Racing to supply it with power units for two years from the start o...
Red Bull's drivers should have to pay for the damage to their cars after colliding in Baku. That is the view of Niki Lauda, whose fellow Mercedes chief Toto Wolff said after...
Denmark is still inching its way towards the F1 calendar. Organisers of a proposed street race in Copenhagen met with the boss of Azerbaijan's similar city grand prix at the...
Although losing the championship lead to Lewis Hamilton in Baku, Sebastian Vettel was the more upbeat driver. Indeed, while Hamilton's won the race, it was only because Vett...
Eric Boullier has played down hopes a reported 'B' car for Spain could be a silver bullet for McLaren. The British team has struggled so far in 2018 despite having switc...
The FIA has declared Ferrari's 2018 car "100 per cent" legal. Earlier, it emerged that F1's governing body had been in touch with the Maranello team amid suspi...
Speculation Daniel Ricciardo might move to Ferrari or Mercedes for 2019 is hotting up. In Baku, a paddock rumour is swirling around that the Australian has already signed a '...
Gunther Steiner says it's a "luxury problem" that Haas may struggle to keep Kevin Magnussen beyond 2018. Dane Magnussen said recently he hoped the American team wo...
Lewis Hamilton says he is not worried about his current performance slump. The reigning world champion hasn't won yet in 2018, causing Jacques Villeneuve to surmise that Ham...
Lance Stroll has played down comments made by Felipe Massa about the struggling Williams team. Last year, the pair were teamed together at the once-great British outfit, but Wil...
Alain Prost has sold his stake in Renault's Formula E team e.dams in order to focus exclusively on F1. That is the news of the French sports daily L'Equipe, reporting th...
Luca Badoer says he has visited Michael Schumacher "regularly" since the F1 legend's skiing accident in late 2013. The former Ferrari test driver's comments co...
McLaren has reportedly ousted its technical director Tim Goss. The news, reported by Speed Week, follows a difficult start to the 2018 season for the once-great British team. Ho...
Kimi Raikkonen has denied he is obviously the 'number 2' driver at Ferrari. Although the Finn has performed strongly in 2018, many believe Ferrari has clearly favoured S...
Jean Todt says he welcomes Fernando Alonso's decision to split his time between F1 and the world endurance championship in 2018. The FIA president told EFE news agency: &quo...
Carlos Sainz is still able to prove he can match Nico Hulkenberg at Renault. That is the claim of Sainz's Spanish countryman Marc Gene, who is an experienced Ferrari test dr...
China could have been a turning point for Max Verstappen, according to former Mercedes boss Norbert Haug.Undoubtedly a young sensation, the Dutchman came un der intense scrutiny...
Sauber is now racing "on an equal footing" with Williams. That is the claim of Marcus Ericsson, the Swiss team Sauber's Swedish driver. Sauber was F1's slowest...
Sebastian Vettel says he has learned from the lessons of Baku a year ago. F1 has touched down once again in Azerbaijan, where a year ago the Ferrari driver famously lost his coo...
Vietnam is still on track to join the F1 calendar in the future. That is the claim of Sean Bratches, F1 owner Liberty Media's commercial boss. "This is a street race wh...
Baku City Circuit will host the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend. Here's a lap around that track onboard with Max Verstappen. ...
Just as it surges to the front in formula one, the legality of Ferrari's 2018 car is coming under scrutiny. Marca newspaper in Spain says that after the Maranello team's...
Without changes to formula one, Claire Williams is pessimistic about the future of the British team she leads. Recently, the daughter of team founder Sir Frank Williams attended...
This is the chatbox to discuss all the events from the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit!
Red Bull is in a position to choose its engine supplier for 2019. That is the claim of team boss Christian Horner, even though just a few years ago, the energy drink-owned outfi...
F1 is considering some mandatory changes in a bid to make pitstops safer. So far in 2018, as sub three second tyre stops become the norm, there have been several incidents cause...
Lewis Hamilton has given the strongest hint yet that he definitely wants to stay at Mercedes. Although both sides have indicated they intend to sign a new contract beyond 2018, ...
Red Bull wants Daniel Ricciardo to make his decision about the future by August. Big rumours are swirling that the Australian has signed a 'pre-agreement' to replace Kim...
Charles Leclerc says his Sauber teammate Marcus Ericsson deserves more respect. Leclerc is the Ferrari-backed reigning F2 champion, who entered F1 this year as one of the hottes...
Porsche is considering entering formula one in 2021. That is the view of F1 legend Gerhard Berger, who is now the boss of the German touring car series DTM. Recently, footage e...
A Spanish official has played down rumours the future of the grand prix in Barcelona could be in doubt. Barcelona's current contract is set to expire next year, and there ar...
Williams may be reaching out to Mercedes in a bid to end its 2018 car crisis. Under the technical leadership of former Mercedes chief Paddy Lowe, Williams' 2018 car is among...
Ferrari is keeping Daniil Kvyat so busy he has no time to race elsewhere. That is despite the fact that, since he was snapped up by the Italian team following his Red Bull ousti...
Honda is giving nothing away about the possibility of teaming up with Red Bull in 2019. Red Bull is openly flirting with leaving the Renault camp after this year, and buoyed by ...
Rubens Barrichello says he was blocked from trying to see his old teammate Michael Schumacher. The pair were at Ferrari between 2000 and 2005, but in late 2013 Schumacher injur...
Romain Grosjean thinks the proposed budget cap will be good for formula one. The Haas driver thinks that if the massive spending of the top teams is curbed, the entire grid will...
Carlos Sainz has been a positive addition to the Renault team. That is the view of team advisor and F1 legend Alain Prost, amid speculation the French team might try to retain S...
Charlie Whiting says the FIA will not intervene over the issue of Ferrari's smoking engines. While arguably now with the most powerful engine in F1, Ferrari's 2018 power...
Nico Rosberg thinks his former Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton will bounce back from his current performance slump. Although the reigning world champion, Hamilton looked out of...
Haas boss Gunther Steiner has given a strong indication that Kevin Magnussen will stay in 2019. Many pundits believe the Dane has the upper hand over Romain Grosjean this year. ...
Lewis Hamilton will eventually sign a new deal to stay at Mercedes. That is the claim of F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda, even though extended talks between the ...
Max Verstappen says he is putting the Chinese grand prix firmly in the past. The Dutchman has been slammed in the media ever since running into championship leader Sebastian Vet...
Leading Italian journalists have slammed Ferrari for continuing to run a blatant 'number 2' driver policy. Pino Allievi, the leading correspondent for La Gazzetta dello ...
Red Bull expects to take engine penalties later in 2018. Although winning in China, Daniel Ricciardo has also suffered reliability trouble so far this year and is already onto h...
F1 is pushing ahead with efforts to improve overtaking. After Australia, the lack of passing in formula one again became a hot topic. But then the races in Bahrain and China wer...
Ferrari may now have the most powerful engine in formula one. For the whole of the 'power unit' era since 2014, Mercedes has clearly led the way and won every world cham...
Former Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello has revealed a scary brush with illness. In February, the 45-year-old was admitted to hospital after suffering from a severe headache. ...
McLaren has confirmed that it will have a substantially different car in Spain. After a tough start to the 2018 season despite the Honda era having ended, Spain's Marca news...
Mercedes should not get excited about signing up Daniel Ricciardo. That is the warning of Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko, as the international press gets excited about the futur...
Renault is preparing to take a step forward with its engine in the coming races. As well as its works team, the French manufacturer supplies engines to Red Bull and McLaren but ...
Fernando Alonso has admitted that McLaren's lack of performance in 2018 makes him "sad". The Spaniard has been upbeat about the British team's chances in the w...
Lewis Hamilton is "in crisis". That is the alarming claim of outspoken 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. He was speaking after China, where Hamilton and Mercedes...
Max Verstappen has committed to taking a step back amid a firestorm of criticism. F1 legend Niki Lauda questioned his "intelligence", and even Verstappen's father ...
Christian Horner thinks Daniel Ricciardo should re-commit to Red Bull for the future. The Australian, who commandingly won in China, is out of contract at the end of the year an...
Valtteri Bottas has targeted the 2018 world championship, just as his high-profile teammate Lewis Hamilton begins to struggle. After failing to win in Australia and Bahrain, rei...
F1 legend Niki Lauda has questioned Max Verstappen's "intelligence" after the Chinese grand prix. The Dutchman's headline faux pas in Shanghai was a clash with...
Kimi Raikkonen has dismissed team boss Maurizio Arrivabene's statement that the Finnish driver is in better physical shape in 2018. Some have observed that the 2007 world ch...
Daniel Ricciardo may be staking a claim on the seat alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for 2019. The Australian is on the market and not yet committing to a new Red Bull deal....
F1 legend Niki Lauda has played down speculation Bernie Ecclestone might be plotting to front a 'breakaway' world championship. Although ousted as F1 supremo by Liberty ...
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has set the fastest time in the second free practice for the 2018 Chinese Grand Prix. The reigning world champion put in a 1:33.482, but he was cl...
Dr Helmut Marko says McLaren's 2018 car is obviously "not great". The British team went into Bahrain targeting the top three teams, but was ultimately outpaced eve...
Paddy Lowe has admitted Williams' young driver lineup is a challenge amid the team's big current problems. The once-great British team's technical boss said even Wil...
Toto Wolff has named more candidates as speculation about the Mercedes driver lineup of the future ramps up. Currently, both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas' contracts ex...
Sebastian Vettel has arrived in China with more confidence about winning the 2018 world championship. While Mercedes may still have the ultimate edge in terms of pace, the Ferra...
Shanghai International Circuit hosts the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Fernando Alonso around that track. ...
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