Rob Veenstra

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.

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Carlos Sainz can race for Red Bull in 2019
Carlos Sainz could wind up at Red Bull's senior F1 team in 2019. It is already known that the Spaniard will move from the energy drink company's junior team, Toro Rosso,...

21 Sep 2017 14:26
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Brawn: "World championship is by no means over"
F1 boss Ross Brawn has backed Sebastian Vettel to bounce back and continue to fight for the 2017 title. After Singapore, where the Ferrari driver was blamed for the first-corner...

21 Sep 2017 11:39
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Auer future not affected after Force India decisions
Lucas Auer says Force India deciding to keep the same drivers for 2018 doesn't affect his own motor racing future. Earlier, the Austrian - whose uncle is the F1 legend Gerha...

20 Sep 2017 16:56
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Lewis Hamilton refuses to write Vettel off
Lewis Hamilton says his championship rival Sebastian Vettel cannot be written off. In Singapore, as he extended his winning streak to a hat-trick, Mercedes' Hamilton pulled ...

20 Sep 2017 14:51
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Haas F1 Team defends Singapore 'team orders'
Haas boss Gunther Steiner has defended a case of 'team orders' imposed in Singapore last weekend. When he emerged from his car under the city-state's floodlights, Ke...

20 Sep 2017 13:33
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Michael Schumacher could be moved to America
Michael Schumacher could be set to relocate to the United States. Almost nothing is known about the extent of the F1 legend's brain injuries, following his skiing fall in Fr...

20 Sep 2017 10:32
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Manager Raikkonen not as much involved as before
Kimi Raikkonen effectively manages his own affairs in formula one. That is the admission of the Finn's long-time manager Steve Robertson, who recently helped Raikkonen agree...

20 Sep 2017 09:00
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Mercedes not ready to make Bottas 'number 2' driver
Toto Wolff says he still will not designate Valtteri Bottas the 'number 2' driver behind Lewis Hamilton. While Hamilton completed a victory hat-trick and pulled out a 28...

19 Sep 2017 17:02
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Niki Lauda blames Vettel for Singapore crash
Niki Lauda has joined scores of fans and insiders who blame Sebastian Vettel for putting his championship hopes in tatters in Singapore. On Twitter, the Maranello team lashed ou...

19 Sep 2017 14:09
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Italian press slams Ferrari after Singapore 'disaster'
The Italian press has lashed out at Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel after a disastrous Singapore grand prix. The Italian team and boss Maurizio Arrivabene blamed Max Verstappen for...

19 Sep 2017 13:34
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Honda: "McLaren finds it hard to adapt to change"
Honda thinks Toro Rosso could be a better fit for the Japanese marque than McLaren. After the split was announced in Singapore, Honda's senior F1 chief Masashi Yamamoto said...

19 Sep 2017 10:05
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Carlos Sainz unsure if Singapore was last Toro Rosso race
Carlos Sainz left Singapore on Monday wondering if it had been his last race for Toro Rosso. The Spaniard made his F1 debut for the junior Red Bull team in 2015, but will be loa...

18 Sep 2017 15:56
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Argentina could return on F1 calendar in 2019
Argentina could be eying a return to F1. Canal F1 Latin America reports that F1 race director Charlie Whiting recently inspected the old Buenos Aires circuit, which last hosted ...

18 Sep 2017 13:43
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Father admits Jolyon Palmer eyeing Williams seat
Jolyon Palmer's father has confirmed the 26-year-old is eyeing a switch to Williams for 2018. Renault driver Palmer admitted Singapore was a difficult weekend, as he tackled...

18 Sep 2017 13:18
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Valtteri Bottas happy as Mercedes keeps 'options open'
Valtteri Bottas says he is comfortable with his new one-year Mercedes contract. The Finn was an eleventh-hour signing to replace Nico Rosberg this year, but has now been given y...

15 Sep 2017 16:22
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FP2: Daniel Ricciardo leads Red Bull 1-2 in Singapore
Red Bull Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo has had a almost perfect first day for the Grand Prix of Singapore. After setting the best time in first free practice the Australian was...

15 Sep 2017 16:02
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F1 keeps engine grid penalties in place for now
F1 has decided against immediately acting on the issue of grid penalties for engine changes. Fans and many of the sport's insiders argue that what happened at Monza, where t...

15 Sep 2017 13:13
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Sergio Perez 'about to sign 2018 contract'
While new deals for Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz are getting the headlines in Singapore, three other F1 drivers are also featuring prominently on the 2018 driver 'silly ...

15 Sep 2017 10:17
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Pascal Wehrlein quiet on new 2018 Sauber seat rumours
Pascal Wehrlein is not commenting on reports he still has a shot at keeping his Sauber seat for 2018. Two weeks ago, the German sounded pessimistic about the future, as Sauber i...

15 Sep 2017 10:05
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Hulkenberg: "Sutil era is ending, my era begins"
Nico Hulkenberg is set to take over an unenviable record in formula one. In Singapore, the German is set to beat countryman Adrian Sutil's mantle as the driver with the most...

15 Sep 2017 09:49
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Chase Carey: "Honda remains committed to F1"
Chase Carey thinks Honda remain "committed" to formula one. That is despite the fact it is believed McLaren will imminently confirm its split with the Japanese engine ...

14 Sep 2017 16:43
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Mercedes backs Red Bull in push to change engine rules
Mercedes has now backed Red Bull in pushing for a change to the engine rules for 2018. Earlier, with swathes of penalties raining confusion over the order of the grids at recent...

14 Sep 2017 15:55
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Daniil Kvyat letting Toro Rosso focus on Honda news
Daniil Kvyat says he is happy to wait for news about his future in F1. The Russian touched down in Singapore for this weekend's race fielding questions about his Toro Rosso ...

14 Sep 2017 15:17
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Pirelli chief tips Ferrari to win the race in Singapore
Sebastian Vettel could reclaim his lead of the world championship this weekend in Singapore. That is the view of Marco Tronchetti Provera, who is the CEO of F1's official ty...

14 Sep 2017 14:00
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Alain Prost: "Buemi's F1 absence a scandal"
F1 legend Alain Prost says it's "a scandal" that Sebastien Buemi is no longer on the grid. Since losing his Toro Rosso seat, the now 28-year-old Swiss became a top...

14 Sep 2017 12:59
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Wolff: "Mercedes wants to keep its options open for 2019"
A new one-year contract for Valtteri Bottas has kindled fresh speculation Max Verstappen could be headed to Mercedes for 2019. Team boss Toto Wolff, who admits to having coffee ...

14 Sep 2017 11:08
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Ricciardo needs to be convinced for longer Red Bull stay
Daniel Ricciardo says he will consider leaving Red Bull if the energy drink owned team can't deliver him a title challenging car in 2018. The Australian has driven for the t...

14 Sep 2017 10:08
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Video: A lap of Singapore onboard with Rosberg
Singapore hosts the Grand Prix of Singapore this weekend. As a preview, watch a video of a lap onboard with Nico Rosberg around the Marina Bay Street Circuit. ...

14 Sep 2017 08:57
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Stoll: "Renault can't supply engines to four teams"
The world of F1 is heading to Singapore expecting news about the McLaren-Honda split to become official. It is now an open secret that McLaren will instead team up with Renault,...

13 Sep 2017 16:59
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Carlos Sainz still waiting for news about future
Carlos Sainz says he is still waiting for news about his future in F1. Widespread reports say the Spaniard is definitely heading from Toro Rosso to the works Renault team for 20...

13 Sep 2017 16:22
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Mercedes not thinking about F1 future beyond 2020
Mercedes is not yet thinking about its future in F1 beyond 2020. That is the claim of Dieter Zetsche, the chairman of the German carmaker's parent Daimler. Mercedes' fut...

13 Sep 2017 15:39
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Discussions for new Singapore GP contract 'ongoing'
Chase Carey says he wants Singapore to stay on the F1 calendar. The spectacular night race in the Asian city-state has become one of the most popular stops on the annual F1 cale...

13 Sep 2017 14:29
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Liberty eyes 150 million budget cap for F1 in 2021
Liberty Media is looking to introduce a budget cap of EUR 150 million per team from 2021. Germany's Sport Bild reports that the new F1 owner intends to bring in the dramatic...

13 Sep 2017 14:27
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Official: Bottas signs new one-year deal with Mercedes
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport is pleased to announce that it has agreed a new deal with Valtteri Bottas for the 2018 Formula 1 season. Valtteri joined the team in early 2017 ...

13 Sep 2017 13:14
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Mercedes welcomes Rubrik as new partner
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport today confirms a new team partnership with Rubrik, specialists in Cloud Data Management. With data volumes, backup and recovery requirements bec...

12 Sep 2017 16:21
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Missing 'crucial' Halo details make F1 teams nervous
F1 teams are reportedly concerned about the introduction of 'Halo' for 2018. While the mandatory fitting of the cockpit protection system for next year was announced in ...

12 Sep 2017 11:16
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'Honda's McLaren split to be made public Wednesday or Thursday'
A spate of announcements regarding the McLaren-Honda-Toro Rosso-Renault saga is set to begin. Reports over the weekend suggested the meat of the entire complex saga is now on th...

12 Sep 2017 08:53
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Sauber joined by Flex-Box for Singapore weekend
The Sauber F1 Team is delighted to announce a one-time race partnership with Flex-Box at the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix. Flex-Box is a global company, which specializes in ma...

11 Sep 2017 15:58
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Frank Williams 'can no longer travel' to F1 races
Sir Frank Williams is doing well, according to the F1 team founder's daughter Claire. Today, Claire is the deputy boss of the famous British team, with her famous 75-year-ol...

11 Sep 2017 15:07
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Niki Lauda: "Ferrari will be the favourite in Singapore"
Niki Lauda has named Ferrari as the favourite to win this weekend's Singapore grand prix. That is despite the fact Lewis Hamilton took over the championship lead at Monza la...

11 Sep 2017 13:00
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McLaren will not loan Lando Norris to rival team
Zak Brown says McLaren will not loan Lando Norris to another F1 team. Briton Norris, the 17-year-old star of European F3, is tipped for a bright future in F1 and already firmly ...

11 Sep 2017 12:11
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Gasly: "I really hope to race for Toro Rosso in Malaysia"
Pierre Gasly has not denied he looks set to become the newest rookie in formula one. Over the weekend, multiple authoritative sources including Germany's major newspaper Bil...

11 Sep 2017 11:22
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Carlos Sainz not confirming Renault switch
Carlos Sainz looks set to contest his final race for Toro Rosso this weekend in Singapore. Multiple sources are reporting that, in Singapore, the Spaniard will sign a contract t...

11 Sep 2017 10:23
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McLaren-Honda saga to end in the coming days
The signs are growing by the day that McLaren and Honda are poised to split. As he waits for the saga to unfold, out-of-contract team driver Fernando Alonso has reportedly remov...

08 Sep 2017 11:11
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Mass: "Max Verstappen is too convinced of himself"

Max Verstappen is yet to prove himself in formula one. That is the controversial claim of Jochen Mass, a former F1 driver. 19-year-old Verstappen has been highly critical of Red...

07 Sep 2017 15:37
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Alesi: "Paul Ricard a real benchmark for drivers"
The new Paul Ricard layout will be "a real benchmark" for F1 drivers when they tackle next year's French grand prix. That is the claim of Frenchman and former Ferr...

07 Sep 2017 15:31
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'Kvyat purely for political and media reasons in F1'
1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve says he would not be surprised if Toro Rosso sweeps its driver lineup clean in the near future. The French Canadian said he is not particu...

07 Sep 2017 15:17
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Force India wants to keep Ocon and Perez for 2018
Force India wants to keep both of its current drivers for 2018. Recently, Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon have been at loggerheads on and off the track, but deputy boss Bob Fernle...

07 Sep 2017 14:21
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Haas determined to avoid need to hire 'pay drivers'
Team owner Gene Haas seems determined to avoid the 'pay driver' trend in F1. For the American team's first season last year, Haas took on Esteban Gutierrez, who came...

07 Sep 2017 12:57
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Nico Hulkenberg tells Pirelli to improve rain tyres
Nico Hulkenberg has called on Pirelli to make better F1 rain tyres. The Renault driver said the situation at Monza last Saturday, with qualifying repeatedly delayed in 15 minute...

07 Sep 2017 12:02
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Jochen Mass: "Grid penalty system incomprehensible"
Pressure is growing for F1 to scrap its system of grid penalties for technical car failures. In the name of cost cutting, drivers are penalised with grid penalties when they run...

07 Sep 2017 11:46
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No 'serious enquiries' from potential new F1 teams
F1 looks set to stay at just ten teams for now. Recently, FIA president Jean Todt confirmed reports that a couple of groups have expressed interest in filling the last two team ...

07 Sep 2017 10:46
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Ricciardo: "McLaren would be faster with any other engine"
McLaren would be more competitive with any other engine on the grid. That is the claim of Daniel Ricciardo, as the world of F1 continues to wait for news about the likely split ...

06 Sep 2017 15:02
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Domenicali: "Fernando Alonso certainly deserves the best"
Fernando Alonso "deserves" to be doing better in formula one, the Spaniard's former boss Stefano Domenicali said. The former Ferrari chief is now the head of Lambo...

06 Sep 2017 13:26
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Horner: "F1 should increase engine allocation"
Christian Horner says he will propose that F1 scraps plans to further ramp up the controversial long-life engine rules next year. Already on new F1 chief Ross Brawn's table ...

06 Sep 2017 11:21
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Wolff not happy with F1's official weather service
Toto Wolff has indicated he is not happy with F1's official weather service. This year, Meteo France took over from UbiMet as the supplier of detailed weather information an...

06 Sep 2017 10:57
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Red Bull still open to 'selling' Sainz to another team
Red Bull is still open to 'selling' Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz to another team. The energy drink company has a firm contract with the 22-year-old, but persistent rum...

06 Sep 2017 10:13
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Force India looks set to keep Sergio Perez on board
Force India looks set to keep Sergio Perez on board for 2018. Despite his on and off-track clashes with teammate Esteban Ocon, the Mexican driver had said recently he hoped his ...

05 Sep 2017 16:51
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Vettel 'not worried' after bad weekend at Monza
Sebastian Vettel says there will be "no panic" at Ferrari after a bad home race at Monza. The German lost his long championship lead to Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in...

05 Sep 2017 16:49
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Fernando Alonso wants to be 'loyal' to McLaren
Fernando Alonso says he wants to be "loyal" to McLaren as he weighs up his future in F1. Boss Zak Brown said before departing Monza that he thinks it's "likel...

05 Sep 2017 13:58
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FP2: Lewis Hamilton fastest before the rain sets in
Lewis Hamilton has set the fastest time in the second free practice for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. He was the only driver to go under 1:45, a 1:44.753. Twenty ...

25 Aug 2017 15:37
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Follow LIVE the second day of the test in Hungary

02 Aug 2017 08:30
Follow LIVE the first day of the test in Hungary

01 Aug 2017 08:30
Absent Lewis Hamilton booed at F1 event in London
Lewis Hamilton will head into his home race at Silverstone amid a cloud of local booing. At F1's London demonstration event on Wednesday, the Mercedes driver's countryme...

13 Jul 2017 12:44
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Video: Lap around Silverstone onboard with Raikkonen
Silverstone hosts the Grand Prix of Great Britain this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Kimi Raikkonen around that track. ...

13 Jul 2017 12:10
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Haas F1 Team tweaks livery for Monaco
In addition to keeping up with the Ferraris, Mercedes and Red Bulls at Monaco, one must also keep up with the Joneses. That’s why Haas F1 Team is bringing an updated liver...

19 May 2017 15:22
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Helmut Marko confirms official role for Jos Verstappen
Helmut Marko has confirmed reports that Max Verstappen's father is taking on an official Red Bull role. Earlier, we reported that former F1 driver Jos Verstappen, whose teen...

18 May 2017 10:20
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Red Bull hoping for Renault upgrade before Austria
Red Bull is waiting on a Renault upgrade that has been delayed for reliability reasons. In Barcelona, the former champions took a clear step closer to runaway pacesetters Merced...

18 May 2017 09:12
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Red Bull might quit F1 over engine regulations
Red Bull could quit formula one if the next set of engine regulations is not significantly better. That is the warning-shot fired by the energy drink-owned team's top Austri...

17 May 2017 14:52
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Ross Brawn: "Room for more quality races"
Ross Brawn thinks there is space on the F1 calendar for "one or two more" races. There has been speculation the sport's new owner Liberty Media intends to expand t...

17 May 2017 14:06
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