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.
News
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Valencia surprised Barcelona selling tickets for next yearValencia's regional government has expressed surprise at news Barcelona is selling tickets for the 2014 Spanish grand prix. It had been reported that regional presidents Alberto...
24 Jun 2013 12:09 -
Pic 'waiting' for signed 2014 Caterham-Renault contractCharles Pic's future is closely tied to Renault, manager Olivier Panis has admitted. The 23-year-old Frenchman moved from Marussia to Caterham over the winter, having signed wha...
24 Jun 2013 11:25 -
Felipe Nasr cautious about move to Formula 1Livio Oricchio, the respected correspondent for O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper, says Felipe Nasr is likely to make his F1 debut in 2014. The 20-year-old from Brasilia is currentl...
24 Jun 2013 10:51 -
Red Bull Racing wanted $100m fine for Mercedes - reportThe curious outcome of the 'test-gate' saga is that, although found guilty of breaking the rules, Mercedes is reacting with relief at the outcome of the international tribunal' ...
24 Jun 2013 08:44 -
Mercedes will not appeal test-gate verdictMercedes on Friday said it will not appeal the international tribunal's verdict, therefore closing the 'test-gate' scandal. The tribunal's judges revealed earlier that the Brack...
21 Jun 2013 16:28 -
Renault reveals sound of 2014 V6 turbo engineRenault on Friday revealed a sneak-preview of the sound of its 2014 engine. There have been fears the noise produced by next year's turbo V6s will be a mere shadow of the curren...
21 Jun 2013 15:46 -
Mercedes reprimanded and banned from 'young drivers' testMercedes has been banned from testing at Silverstone next month, it emerged as the FIA's international tribunal on Friday handed down its verdict. The German marque, and F1's ty...
21 Jun 2013 15:07 -
F1 remains on tenterhooks as FIA delays 'test-gate' verdictThe world of F1 remains on tenterhooks after the FIA delayed its decision in the 'test-gate' scandal. Mercedes and Pirelli faced the music at the governing body's brand new inte...
21 Jun 2013 11:27 -
Ecclestone has contract with Pirelli for next year
Amid the 'test-gate' storm and uncertainty about the future, Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that Pirelli "has a contract" beyond 2013. Until now, with the Italian marque pushing...
21 Jun 2013 10:29 -
'Ball firmly in my court' over Red Bull future - WebberMark Webber has contradicted reports he is waiting on Red Bull to decide whether he will be retained beyond his expiring 2013 contract. Amid the heightened tension with his team...
21 Jun 2013 09:44 -
Hamilton says he 'wasted his best years' at McLarenSix months after he left McLaren, it is clear the wounds between Lewis Hamilton and the great British team are far from being healed. Over the winter, as the 2008 world champion...
21 Jun 2013 08:35 -
Rivals watch on as 'test-gate' arguments rage at hearing
Red Bull's Christian Horner made a surprise appearance in Paris on Thursday as the 'test-gate' hearing began. But also at the FIA's Place de la Concorde headquarters were repres...
20 Jun 2013 16:41 -
Le Mans would embrace Mark Webber - McNishFormer F1 driver Allan McNish thinks the world of Le Mans would welcome Mark Webber with open arms in 2014. With his Red Bull deal expiring, and the world champions weighing up ...
20 Jun 2013 15:47 -
DTM: DTM to race at the Red Bull Ring up until 2016Good news for the DTM enthusiasts in Austria: the most popular international touring-car series will race at Spielberg's Red Bull Ring up to and including 2016. Some three weeks...
20 Jun 2013 14:32 -
Maldonado not feeling threatened by rising rookie BottasPastor Maldonado insists he does not feel threatened by the rising form of his rookie teammate Valtteri Bottas. Young Finn Bottas grabbed the headlines in Montreal recently when...
20 Jun 2013 13:23 -
Hulkenberg hints Sauber move not 'right decision'Nico Hulkenberg has admitted for the first time that moving from Force India to Sauber over the winter may not have been the "right decision". Until now, the 25-year-old German ...
20 Jun 2013 12:15 -
Economy and new style of racing hurting F1 ticket sales
Jenson Button thinks the economy and an 'after you' style of racing in 2013 has hurt ticket sales ahead of the British grand prix. Writing in the Independent this week, F1 busin...
20 Jun 2013 11:49 -
India committed to fulfilling Grand Prix contract
The promoter of the Indian grand prix on Wednesday slammed rumours the race may fall off the calendar after 2013. Reports early this week said existing F1 events in Korea and In...
20 Jun 2013 10:38 -
F1 holds breath for Mercedes test-gate hearing
The F1 world is holding its collective breath ahead of the 'test-gate' hearing in Paris on Thursday. Predictably, rumours are swirling. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport claims Mer...
20 Jun 2013 09:21 -
Lotus' new co-owners won't 'sit idly in the background'Lotus' new team co-owner has lurched into formula one with bravado, claiming the Enstone based team will be "number 1 in twelve months". Former 100 per cent team owner Genii Cap...
20 Jun 2013 08:51 -
Lauda didn't know about secret tyre test Mercedes - reportNiki Lauda only knew about Mercedes' secret tyre test at Barcelona in May once "the wheels were turning". That is the claim on Wednesday of the respected Auto Motor und Sport co...
19 Jun 2013 16:52 -
Ellinas has succesful debut at the wheel of a F1 carTio Ellinas, a member of the Marussia F1 Teams Young Driver Programme and current GP3 Series leader, had a successful debut at the wheel of a F1 car today when he completed an...
19 Jun 2013 15:43 -
Ferrari and Lotus top overtaking statistics so farWith the first seven rounds of the season completed, this year's championship is beginning to take shape. The raft of data acquired from the opening race in Melbourne to the las...
19 Jun 2013 14:35 -
Red Bull Racing move for Raikkonen 'very likely' - sourceThe F1 driver market is waiting for Kimi Raikkonen's next move, according to Oskari Saari, a commentator for Finnish television MTV3. "Red Bull's Helmut Marko said in Canada tha...
19 Jun 2013 13:25 -
Caterham reserves judgement on Van der Garde and Pic
Caterham boss Cyril Abiteboul has backed the team's all-new driver lineup, amid suggestions Heikki Kovalainen should be drafted back in. For the first time since its 2010 debut,...
19 Jun 2013 12:08 -
Photo hints towards form of traction control in Red Bull RB9A photo has emerged that some believe is evidence Red Bull is using illegal 'traction control' aboard its championship-leading RB9 car. "Bumps or traction control?" a report by ...
19 Jun 2013 11:32 -
F1 difficult for women from a physical point of view Dennis
Ron Dennis has played down expectations there could be a female driver on the formula one grid in the near future. Williams test driver Susie Wolff is pushing for a super licens...
19 Jun 2013 10:16 -
Mercedes confirms absence Lauda and Wolff at FIA hearingMercedes has confirmed that new team co-owners and chiefs Niki Lauda and Toto Wolff will not be in Paris on Thursday. We reported on Monday that team boss Ross Brawn will be the...
19 Jun 2013 08:50 -
Genii Capital sells minority stake in Lotus to Infinity RacingLotus F1 Team has new part-owners as of today, with Infinity Racing Partners Limited (Infinity Racing) acquiring a 35% minority stake in the team. Infinity Racing joins Genii Ca...
18 Jun 2013 16:40 -
Walker diagnosed with cancer, Horner receives OBELegendary F1 commentator Murray Walker has revealed he is set to undergo treatment for cancer. 'The voice of formula one', who hung up his microphone more than a decade ago, tol...
18 Jun 2013 10:31 -
Grands Prix in India and Korea in doubt for 2014
Melbourne has all but confirmed news it has lost its status as the opening race on the formula one calendar. It emerged recently that F1's hugely controversial Bahrain grand pri...
18 Jun 2013 09:15 -
Teams should save money on motor homes - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at claims costs are too high in formula one, insisting the teams waste too much money. It has been reported that with the exception of 'big four' ...
17 Jun 2013 16:02 -
Button backs Hamilton to end performance dipJenson Button has backed former teammate Lewis Hamilton to bounce back strongly after finding his feet at Mercedes. Since 2010, the pair were teammates at McLaren, where Hamilto...
17 Jun 2013 14:42 -
Patient Sutil and Hulkenberg push on in F1 midfieldThey may not be at the front of the field, but two German drivers are not throwing their hands in despair as they battle in F1's midfield. Adrian Sutil only returned to the grid...
17 Jun 2013 13:53 -
Pirelli to assess 'mood changes' for F1 after tyre-gateIt is possible F1 will have to embark on an eleventh-hour search for a new official tyre supplier for 2014. Pirelli is expressing increasing frustration with its situation in fo...
17 Jun 2013 12:49 -
Vettel won't decide on future beyond 2015 yetRed Bull would like to keep Sebastian Vettel beyond his new 2015 contract, and even the reigning world champion is not ruling out a longer career with the premier energy drink-o...
17 Jun 2013 12:16 -
'Heads will roll' as tyre-gate reaches climax in Paris
All eyes will turn to Paris' Place de la Concorde on Thursday, as the very fate of Mercedes' F1 foray rests in the hands of the governing FIA. It is at president Jean Todt's new...
17 Jun 2013 11:06 -
McLaren must focus on problem fix, not 'sackings' - MichaelSam Michael has hit back at claims heads should be rolling at McLaren as the team endures one of the worst starts to a championship campaign in its history. Having erred with a ...
17 Jun 2013 09:31 -
Mark Webber set to return to scene of last F1 win
Mark Webber is hoping for a clear weekend to end his winning drought as he returns to the scene of his last F1 victory this month in Britain. The Australian, whose Red Bull care...
14 Jun 2013 13:29 -
Even rain or miracle won't save McLaren - PerezNot even "a miracle" could speed McLaren back to the front of the field in the immediate future, new team driver Sergio Perez admitted this week. Just as the young Mexican arriv...
14 Jun 2013 12:44 -
Rosberg's pace 'has probably surprised' Hamilton - Wolff
Lewis Hamilton has been "surprised" by the pace of teammate Nico Rosberg at Mercedes early this season. That is the claim of team director and co-owner Toto Wolff, even though t...
14 Jun 2013 12:15 -
Renault says deals with Caterham and Lotus 'almost done'Renault is still yet to finalise new V6 engine deals with existing customers Caterham and Lotus. At the end of May, the French marque's F1 president Jean-Michel Jalinier said th...
14 Jun 2013 10:43 -
Video: Seventh episode of Sauber's 'Cutaway Series'
Sauber has started with what they call the Cutaway Series. In 15 'shorties', Sauber will pick one particular car part or subject and Chief Designer Matt Morris, Nico Hülkenberg...
14 Jun 2013 09:28 -
Pirelli announces tyre compounds for next three Grands Prix
Pirelli has announced the slick P Zero compounds that will be taken to the next three grands prix in Great Britain, Germany and Hungary. The tyre construction will remain unchan...
14 Jun 2013 08:44 -
Infiniti involved in development Red Bull's engine - reportLuxury Nissan division Infiniti, Red Bull's title sponsor, will get involved in the actual development of the world champion team's 'power unit' next year, it is rumoured. We re...
13 Jun 2013 14:17 -
Valtteri Bottas hopeful of Williams contract extension
Williams disappointed ranks of Finnish journalists this week by failing to announce the extension of rookie Valtteri Bottas' contract. The reporters were summoned to Helsinki fo...
13 Jun 2013 13:40 -
Buemi likely to stay Red Bull reserve driver in 2014
Sebastien Buemi has hinted he is currently content with life as Red Bull's official F1 reserve driver. The Swiss was dropped by Red Bull's second team, Toro Rosso, at the end of...
13 Jun 2013 12:13 -
Schumacher has no regrets over F1 retirement call
Michael Schumacher insists he has not regretted his final retirement from formula one "for a single moment". At the end of a three-season comeback period that did not add to his...
13 Jun 2013 11:22 -
McLaren denies Allison to design test car for HondaMcLaren on Wednesday denied reports former Lotus technical director James Allison will re-emerge at Honda. Allison is currently on 'gardening leave', after stepping down from hi...
13 Jun 2013 09:41 -
Sauber could ease competitive crisis with more budgetA bigger budget would help Sauber to emerge from its competitive crisis, team boss Monisha Kaltenborn has admitted. The grey C32s were off the pace all weekend in Canada, and in...
13 Jun 2013 08:23 -
Vettel extends his contract at Red Bull until the end of 2015Infiniti Red Bull Racing is happy to confirm that World Champion Sebastian Vettel has extended his multi-year contract with the team until the end of 2015. A previous member...
12 Jun 2013 08:12 -
Relation with Force India still good after scuffle - Di RestaPaul di Resta insists his relationship with Force India remains "good", despite two rounds of hefty criticism and rumours of a garage scuffle. The Scot was not only heavily crit...
11 Jun 2013 15:35 -
Massa relaxed about future beyond 2013 contractFelipe Massa says he is relaxed about his future at Ferrari because he remains the best candidate for the famous Italian team. Team boss Stefano Domenicali told O Estado de S.Pa...
11 Jun 2013 14:18 -
Jenson Button writes off 2013 title bidHot on the heels of his downbeat assessment of McLaren's performance in Canada, Jenson Button has now written off the 2013 title. The great British team's lead driver said after...
11 Jun 2013 13:24 -
Lotus can't afford another miserable weekend at SilverstoneTeam owner Gerard Lopez has snapped at suggestions the recent departure of highly rated technical director James Allison has caused a performance slump at Lotus. Off the back of...
11 Jun 2013 12:46 -
Downbeat Hamilton has a lot of 'stuff' on his mindLewis Hamilton has played down talk of a rift with Mercedes, insisting he simply has "stuff" on his mind. The 2008 world champion was notably downbeat after the Canadian grand p...
11 Jun 2013 12:11 -
Webber slams Van der Garde as 'pay driver with no mirrors'Mark Webber has slammed Giedo van der Garde for being "a pay driver with no mirrors". The insult is reminiscent of the Australian veteran's ridicule of "first lap nutcase" Romai...
11 Jun 2013 12:03 -
Pirelli calls off new tyre debut for Silverstone
Pirelli has called off its plans to change the design of its 2013 tyres for the British grand prix and beyond. F1's sole tyre supplier has tweaked the design, replacing an inner...
11 Jun 2013 10:28 -
FIA confirms date for Mercedes 'test-gate' hearingF1's governing body has confirmed a June 20 hearing date for the 'testgate' saga. We first reported the June 20 date on Saturday, following rumours in the Montreal paddock that ...
11 Jun 2013 09:58 -
Future of Canada GP beyond 2014 still in doubt
Quebec premier Pauline Marois met with F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone on Sunday and vowed to work hard to safeguard the future of the Canadian grand prix. Reports have ind...
10 Jun 2013 16:16 -
Maldonado plays down 2014 Lotus switch rumoursPastor Maldonado has played down rumours he could be shaping up to leave crisis-struck Williams. It is now more than a year since the Venezuelan broke through for his maiden win...
10 Jun 2013 14:29 -
Massa likely to keep Ferrari race seat for 2014 - bossFelipe Massa is likely to keep his seat at Ferrari beyond the end of his expiring 2013 contract. That is the news of the famous Italian team's boss Stefano Domenicali, following...
10 Jun 2013 13:58 -
In-season testing to return during 21-race 2014 calendarPost-grand prix testing will take place next season at key European circuits like Silverstone, Barcelona, Spa and Hockenheim, it emerged from the Montreal paddock on Sunday. Tig...
10 Jun 2013 12:46 -
I've never been so pleased to get out of a car - ButtonMcLaren's woes have only deepened, despondent lead driver Jenson Button said after the Canadian grand prix. Before Montreal, team figures sounded confident the great Woking base...
10 Jun 2013 12:12 -
Vergne joins race to replace Webber at Red Bull RacingJean-Eric Vergne has joined the race to replace Mark Webber at Red Bull next year, after putting in eye-catching performances for the energy drink company's junior team Toro Ros...
10 Jun 2013 11:37 -
Wolff denies Mercedes to sacrifice Brawn in test scandal
Toto Wolff has played down rumours Ross Brawn is shaping up as the sacrificial lamb in the Mercedes 'testgate' scandal. The German marque is touted to face the FIA's new interna...
10 Jun 2013 10:49 -
Track marshal killed after Canadian GP in Montreal
The F1 world is mourning its first fatality in over a decade, after a track marshal was killed in the wake of Sunday's Canadian grand prix. Photographs depict the marshal, whose...
10 Jun 2013 09:59 -
New York race 'definitely' on for 2014 - promoter
A formula one race amid the Manhattan skyline is "definitely" on for 2014, promoter Leo Hindery said. The Wall Street Journal said Hindery's positive outlook was his first publi...
10 Jun 2013 08:36 -
FP1: Di Resta surprise pacesetter in damp MontrealForce India's Paul di Resta was the surprise pacesetter in an opening practice session in Canada on Friday that was characterised by continually changing track conditions. Ra...
07 Jun 2013 18:36 -
Lotus will not support new tyre debut for Silverstone
Eric Boullier has poured cold water on Lotus' plans to introduce new tyres at Silverstone later this month. Initially wanting to race the tweaks this weekend in Canada, F1's tyr...
07 Jun 2013 14:40
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