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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Wolff: "Red Bull controls destiny of Carlos Sainz"
Red Bull has "control" of Carlos Sainz's F1 future, according to rival Mercedes' chief Toto Wolff. When Mercedes was on the market to replace Nico Rosberg, rum...

17 May 2017 13:34
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Szafnauer defends Force India after number breach
Sporting boss Otmar Szafnauer has defended Force India, after the team was pulled up for not complying with new rules in Barcelona. To help the fans in the grandstands and the T...

17 May 2017 12:51
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Red Bull Racing plans next upgrade for Austria
Red Bull is planning to make the next big step with its chassis at its own Austrian grand prix in July. The former champions closed the gap to Mercedes and Ferrari with a signif...

17 May 2017 12:10
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Raikkonen's wife gives birth to daughter Rianna
Kimi Raikkonen has become a father for the second time -- and Nico Rosberg appears to be hot on his heels. MTV, the Finnish broadcaster, said Ferrari driver Raikkonen's part...

17 May 2017 11:43
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'Finding right seat in F1 like game of chess'
Lewis Hamilton says Fernando Alonso's forthcoming deliberations and negotiations about 2018 will be like "a game of chess". The Spanish grand prix winner was asked...

16 May 2017 16:12
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Mercedes removed drink bottles to reduce weight
Lewis Hamilton says he trains "just as much" as his F1 rivals. The triple world champion's comments come after Barcelona, where although Hamilton won he was also h...

16 May 2017 15:30
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Tyre selection for Monaco 2017
Tyre supplier Pirelli has announced the choices made by the teams and drivers for the sets of tires for the Monaco Grand Prix. The Italian tyre manufacturer makes three compoun...

16 May 2017 15:05
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Mercedes: "Tight battle with Ferrari good for F1"
Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche says Mercedes' close title fight with Ferrari this year is good for formula one. With a quarter of the 2017 season now in the past, Lewis Ham...

16 May 2017 14:41
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Bottas: "Too early for contract extension talk"
Valtteri Bottas' hopes of hanging onto his plum seat at Mercedes appear to have taken a step forward. The Finn, who was given only a one-year deal for 2017 after replacing t...

16 May 2017 13:53
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Toto Wolff not ruling out Alonso for Mercedes
Toto Wolff is not ruling out making a bid to sign Fernando Alonso for 2018. The Spaniard is on the market, potentially out of patience with McLaren-Honda and keen to finally pus...

16 May 2017 11:04
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Dietrich Mateschitz 'patient' amid Red Bull struggle
Team owner Dietrich Mateschitz says Red Bull is having to be "patient" as it tries to catch up with F1's top two teams. The former champions made a step with its B...

15 May 2017 16:08
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Massa: "Monaco going to be hard for Stroll"
Felipe Massa his warned teammate Lance Stroll that the rookie's toughest F1 challenge is now looming. 18-year-old Stroll has struggled in the sister Williams so far this yea...

15 May 2017 14:44
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Fernando Alonso heads straight from F1 to Indy
Fernando Alonso saw the chequered flag and almost immediately jumped on a private jet after his home Spanish grand prix late on Sunday. F1 fans will not see the Spaniard at Mona...

15 May 2017 13:42
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Jos Verstappen set for Red Bull talent role

Former F1 driver Jos Verstappen could be set to take on a role with Red Bull. The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reports that Red Bull star Max Verstappen's 45-year-old father...

15 May 2017 13:07
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Sauber leaves McLaren dead last in standings
Sauber has left crisis-ridden McLaren-Honda as the only F1 team yet to score a single point so far in 2017. Recently injured and also the subject of criticism, Pascal Wehrlein d...

15 May 2017 11:16
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FP2: Less than one tenth between Hamilton and Bottas
Mercedes has dominated the second free practice for the Spanish Grand Prix as well. Lewis Hamilton is back to great form, as he claimed top spot with a 1:20.802. Team mate Valtt...

12 May 2017 15:32
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Mercedes has most striking car upgrade in Spain
Mercedes has revealed the most striking car upgrade among its top team rivals in Barcelona. Before the Spanish grand prix weekend, all the talk was of Red Bull and its plans for...

12 May 2017 15:11
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Former Ferrari spokesman confirms F1 return
A former Ferrari spokesman has confirmed his return to formula one. Earlier, we reported that Luca Colajanni, a prominent member of the famous Italian team in the Todt-Schumache...

12 May 2017 14:55
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Valtteri Bottas not thinking about 2017 title
Valtteri Bottas insists he is not letting his mind jump ahead amid his aim of winning the 2017 world championship. After three races in 2017, some were saying the Finn was teamm...

12 May 2017 13:44
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Sauber confident in competitive Honda engine
Monisha Kaltenborn says she is confident Sauber will be more competitive next year with Honda power. Currently, the Swiss team is struggling with year-old Ferrari power units, b...

11 May 2017 14:43
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Liberty Media signs former Ferrari spokesman
A former Ferrari spokesman is returning to formula one. In the Italian team's famous Todt-Schumacher era, Italian Luca Colajanni was the communications chief. Ferrari insi...

11 May 2017 14:08
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'Lucas Auer has everything you need for F1'
Toto Wolff says there could be a place in formula one for F1 legend Gerhard Berger's nephew. Days ago, as Lucas Auer got off to a good start in the German touring car series...

11 May 2017 13:26
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Fernando Alonso to decide future after summer break
Fernando Alonso is not ruling out staying at McLaren beyond the end of his 2017 contract. Many people see the works Honda-powered team's ongoing crisis, and Alonso's dec...

11 May 2017 12:51
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Rosberg: "Other drivers more talented than me"
Nico Rosberg says he is open to becoming friends once again with Lewis Hamilton. The pair have admitted they were once childhood "best friends", but when paired at Mer...

11 May 2017 12:07
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Hilton Hotels extends McLaren contract until 2021
McLaren Commercial is delighted to announce that Hilton has extended its Corporate Partnership with the McLaren-Honda team until the end of 2021. The news follows the recent ex...

11 May 2017 11:34
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Video: A lap around Barcelona onboard with Alonso
The Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya hosts the Grand Prix of Spain this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Fernando Alonso around that track. ...

11 May 2017 10:14
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Haas F1 signs Maini as development driver
Haas F1 Team has signed Indian racer Arjun Maini as a development driver alongside 18-year-old American Santino Ferrucci. The 19-year-old Maini is competing in the GP3 Series f...

11 May 2017 09:57
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Lance Stroll says he is still in F1 learning phase
Lance Stroll says he is still getting up to speed in formula one. The 18-year-old rookie, derided by some as a 'pay driver', has not only made mistakes but been off the ...

11 May 2017 08:40
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Toto Wolff: "No brutal team orders at Mercedes"
Toto Wolff says Mercedes is reluctant to issue any "brutal" team orders this year. Before he won in Russia, closing the points gap to his teammate Lewis Hamilton to ju...

10 May 2017 15:29
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Marko: "Max Verstappen cannot switch to Ferrari"
Red Bull insists there is no risk it could lose Max Verstappen to a rival team like Ferrari before his contract runs out. Former F1 driver Martin Brundle this week said he can s...

10 May 2017 14:51
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No F1 return for Timo Glock: "A bit of a joke"
Timo Glock has admitted that hinting he is set to return to formula one was a "joke". The German contested almost 100 grands prix for Jordan, Toyota and Marussia, but ...

10 May 2017 14:10
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Gerhard Berger believes in Schumacher 'miracle'
Gerhard Berger says he believes his F1 contemporary Michael Schumacher will one day recover from his brain injuries. Little is known about the seven time world champion's cu...

10 May 2017 13:33
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Nico Hulkenberg tips Ferrari for title in 2017
Nico Hulkenberg has hailed the fight at the top of formula one this year. The German is impressing after switching to the renewed and improving French works team Renault for 201...

10 May 2017 12:57
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Webber: "Honda crisis threatens McLaren future"
McLaren's performance crisis is risking the entire future of the great British marque. That is the concern of former F1 driver Mark Webber, who thinks the only figure who ca...

10 May 2017 12:28
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Hockenheim won't take financial risks to host GP
Hockenheim boss Georg Seiler admits the future of the German grand prix is not secure beyond next year. Amid the Nurburgring's troubles, the country is not on the calendar t...

10 May 2017 11:56
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Chase Carey: "Liberty believes in Formula One"
Liberty Media decided to buy F1 because it saw potential amid the sport's "crisis". That is the claim of Chase Carey, who has replaced long-time F1 supremo Bernie ...

10 May 2017 11:09
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Horner: "Red Bull can catch Ferrari and Mercedes"
Team boss Christian Horner says Red Bull still has a chance of catching title contenders Ferrari and Mercedes in 2017. Although the energy drink owned team will introduce a '...

09 May 2017 15:37
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Mercedes: "We sometimes have a car of two parts"
Niki Lauda says Mercedes has work to do to catch up with Ferrari. Although Valtteri Bottas won in Russia, Lewis Hamilton struggled and the Brackley based team thinks it is becau...

09 May 2017 13:53
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F1 'different' now Ecclestone is no longer in charge
"Things are different" now that Bernie Ecclestone is no longer in charge of formula one. That is the claim of Vicenc Aguilera, the president of the long-time Spanish g...

09 May 2017 13:16
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Webber: "Button not taking Monaco seriously"
Jenson Button may not be taking his one-off return to F1 this month "seriously enough". That is the view of the Briton's contemporary Mark Webber, referring to the...

09 May 2017 12:44
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Fernando Alonso defends kart track after death
Fernando Alonso has defended his kart circuit in his native Asturias, following the death of an 11-year-old boy. Youngster Gonzalo Basurto was killed recently in a rollover cras...

09 May 2017 12:05
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'Sebastian Vettel has Mercedes pre-agreement'
Sebastian Vettel may already have a "pre-agreement" to switch to Mercedes for 2018. That is the claim of well-known F1 media insider Leo Turrini, who is notoriously cl...

09 May 2017 11:42
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Ferrucci to continue as Haas F1 development driver
American Santino Ferrucci will continue as a Haas F1 Team development driver in 2017 while simultaneously competing in his second fulltime season in the GP3 Series for DAMS. Fe...

09 May 2017 09:51
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Carlos Sainz 'happy' at Scuderia Toro Rosso
Carlos Sainz insists he is "happy" at Toro Rosso. Actually, the Spaniard has been linked with moves to bigger teams like Renault, but is bound to his Red Bull contract...

08 May 2017 14:50
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Minardi: "F1 races not boring in 2017"
Giancarlo Minardi has hit back at claims the new F1 regulations have made the races boring. Last time out in Russia, there was only a single overtaking move all race, with the f...

08 May 2017 14:19
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Berger tips nephew Lucas Auer for F1 seat
F1 legend Gerhard Berger thinks his nephew could be the next Austrian on the formula one grid. Berger, the former BMW and Toro Rosso chief and a 10-time race winner, has just st...

08 May 2017 13:23
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Vettel's brother Fabian makes racing debut
Sebastian Vettel's brother is taking his first steps in the world of professional motor racing. The 2017 championship leader's 18-year-old brother Fabian has made his de...

08 May 2017 12:48
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Ecclestone involved in move to buy Force India?
Bernie Ecclestone could be involved with a reported move to buy Force India. That is the claim of one of the most experienced veteran journalists in the F1 paddock, Roger Benoit...

08 May 2017 12:07
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Mick Schumacher eyeing F1 'one step at a time'
Mick Schumacher insists he is in no rush to become the next teenager in F1. As teens, Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll both powered straight out of European F3 onto the formula o...

08 May 2017 11:36
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Brundle: "Verstappen shouldn't get too frustrated"
Former F1 driver Martin Brundle has urged Max Verstappen to keep his "disappointment" in check this year. Brundle, a former McLaren driver who is now a veteran comment...

08 May 2017 10:54
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'Ferrari competitive again and feared by Mercedes'
Sergio Marchionne says he is happy Ferrari is now "feared" once again by its top F1 competitor. After a decade-long title drought, Sebastian Vettel is leading the worl...

05 May 2017 16:49
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Fernley: "Mallya troubles won't hurt Force India"
Bob Fernley says team boss Vijay Mallya's legal troubles will not affect Force India. As deputy boss, Fernley has been left in charge of the race team while former Indian bi...

05 May 2017 15:51
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Indycar boss says Alonso move good for Formula 1 too
Indycar boss Mark Miles thinks Fernando Alonso's Indy 500 foray is good not only for the American series, but also formula one. This week, F1 chief Chase Carey said of the M...

05 May 2017 15:36
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Jacques Villeneuve 'surprised' by Ferrari in 2017
Jacques Villeneuve says he is surprised by Ferrari's form so far this year. After three years of utter Mercedes dominance, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel is leading the worl...

05 May 2017 14:30
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'Bottas win won't affect relationship with Hamilton'
Mercedes chiefs are sure Valtteri Bottas' breakthrough win will not upset the balance in its driver lineup. Until now, the team has been revelling in peace-time, after Nico ...

05 May 2017 13:49
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Carlos Sainz: "Top teams are light years ahead"
Carlos Sainz has lamented the fact that F1's top teams are "light years" ahead of the opposition. From a personal point of view, the young Spaniard said he is happ...

05 May 2017 13:08
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Bernie Ecclestone hits back after Carey jibe
Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at the claim that he presided over an era of saying "no". After decades in charge of formula one, the 86-year-old was ousted by Liberty ...

05 May 2017 12:36
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Former Ferrari boss 'critical' after cycling crash
Former Ferrari boss Cesare Fiorio is reportedly in a "critical" condition after a cycling crash. Italian sources including La Gazzetta dello Sport and Autosprint say t...

05 May 2017 11:07
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Grosjean replaces Button as GPDA director
Romain Grosjean has become a boss of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association. The Swiss-born Frenchman, who drives for Haas, replaces the retired former GPDA director Jenson But...

05 May 2017 10:45
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Alonso choosing Indy 500 over Monaco GP 'not ideal'
Chase Carey has admitted he would prefer if Fernando Alonso was preparing for next month's Monaco grand prix. Actually, the Spaniard is sitting out F1's 'jewel in th...

05 May 2017 10:13
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Carey not confirming 25-race F1 calendar for future
F1 supremo Chase Carey says he is undecided about expanding the calendar to as many as 25 races. Currently, the annual schedule is at 20 grands prix, and set to expand to a burs...

04 May 2017 17:19
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London admits talks for F1 'showcase' event
Plans are afoot for a demonstration of F1 cars in London ahead of this year's British grand prix. It is over a decade since the last such event took place in the capital, bu...

04 May 2017 16:48
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Lauda: "Ferrari clearly ahead of Mercedes"
Mercedes needs to make "two steps forward" to catch up with Ferrari next time out in Barcelona. That is the claim of F1 legend Niki Lauda, who doubles as Mercedes'...

04 May 2017 16:27
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Monaco admits it pays low fee for F1 race
Monaco has denied it pays no fee to host the fabled street race in the Principality. The race is commonly called F1's 'jewel in the crown', amid rumours its history ...

04 May 2017 15:06
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India wants millions in taxes from F1
The return door to India seems to have closed for formula one. Three Indian grands prix were held near Delhi until 2013, when bureaucratic hurdles ended the deal. And now, thos...

04 May 2017 14:22
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Vettel tips Barcelona boost for Red Bull Racing
Championship leader Sebastian Vettel has tipped his old team Red Bull to return to the top in formula one. Currently, the 2017 title looks to be a fight between Ferrari - for wh...

04 May 2017 12:16
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Formula 1 eyes pay-TV switch for Germany
F1's new owners are considering switching coverage of the sport within Germany to a pay-only platform. The free-to-air deal enjoyed by the broadcaster RTL runs out this year...

04 May 2017 11:35
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Renault intends to surprise the F1 hierarchy in 2018
Renault intends to "surprise" the F1 hierarchy in 2018. That is the claim of team boss Cyril Abiteboul, as the French works team already pushes to establish itself at ...

04 May 2017 10:01
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Pascal Wehrlein upset by Manor's demise
Pascal Wehrlein has revealed that he was sad to learn of the collapse of his former team Manor Racing just before the 2017 season began, having completed an impressive...

24 Apr 2017 17:17
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Toro Rosso braced for close midfield battle
Toro Rosso and its Team Principal Franz Tost are preparing for a tough and fiercely competitive duel among the midfield teams in 2017, even though the Italian squad had ini...

24 Apr 2017 16:38
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