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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Kimi Raikkonen and his wife split up
Kimi Raikkonen has split with his wife of eight years. When a McLaren driver, the Finn married former Miss Scandinavia Jenni Dahlman in 2004. The Finnish entertainment magazine ...

08 Feb 2013 13:17
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Bottas 'not a complete rookie' - Pastor Maldonado
Pastor Maldonado, who in 2013 enters his third F1 season with Williams, thinks new teammate Valtteri Bottas will get quickly up to speed. Actually, 23-year-old Finn Bottas is a ...

08 Feb 2013 11:41
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Sauber: "In our best interest that Frijns races this year"
Peter Sauber has urged Robin Frijns, the Swiss F1 team's new reserve driver, to find a race cockpit in another series for 2013. Recently, Dutchman Frijns - the new Formula Renau...

08 Feb 2013 09:55
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Follow LIVE the fourth and last test day from Jerez
As many visitors will know, F1Today.net is the place to be if you want to follow F1 Testing Live. On our Live Update pages you can find direct live timing, pictures and informat...

08 Feb 2013 09:11
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Ross Brawn wants testing tweaks for 2014 engines
Ross Brawn is calling for F1's engine suppliers to be allowed to do some early testing ahead of the 2014 season. The Mercedes team boss said it is a risk to stick to the curr...

07 Feb 2013 10:29
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Follow LIVE the third test day of 2013 from Jerez
As many visitors will know, F1Today.net is the place to be if you want to follow F1 Testing Live. On our Live Update pages you can find direct live timing, pictures and informat...

07 Feb 2013 08:55
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Announcing the winners of F1 RaceStars game
Last week F1Today.net opened a contest to hand out five F1 Racestars games, with help from Codemasters. Through likes and reactions on Facebook you would have a shot at winning ...

06 Feb 2013 14:23
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Pirelli wants longer term for new F1 deal
Paul Hembery, Pirelli's F1 boss, has revealed the Italian tyre supplier is pushing for a longer-term contract beyond 2013. Recently, the FIA has been tendering is contracts with...

06 Feb 2013 11:40
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Bernie Ecclestone confirms only 19 races for 2013
Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed that F1's 2013 schedule will feature only 19 rounds. Until New Jersey's demise, this year's calendar was set to have twenty grands prix. Ecclesto...

06 Feb 2013 10:36
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Jenson Button stuns rivals with early Jerez pace
Jenson Button and McLaren have fired the opening salvo of the 2013 world championship, stunning rivals with the pace of the new MP4-28 at Jerez. Despite a technical problem, by ...

06 Feb 2013 10:32
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Bruno Senna swaps F1 for Le Mans in 2013
Bruno Senna is bowing out of formula one. Despite hoping to find a new seat after being replaced at Williams by Valtteri Bottas, the Brazilian has been signed up for 2013 by Ast...

06 Feb 2013 10:24
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F1 Launch: Marussia MR02
At the Jerez track before the first day of testing, Marussia revealed their new 2013 car on the main straight. The team say that this new car is a massive leap in terms of perfo...

05 Feb 2013 08:35
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Caterham confirms Giedo van der Garde for 2013
Caterham F1 Team has today confirmed that Giedo van der Garde, the teams 2012 Reserve Driver, has been promoted to a full-time race seat, completing the teams 2013 driver li...

01 Feb 2013 16:18
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Marko pushing to keep winning Red Bull formation together
Red Bull is constantly pushing to keep its winning team together. Having confirmed this week that team boss Christian Horner is staying put for several more years, Dr Helmut Mar...

01 Feb 2013 15:16
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Sponsor UBS could quit Formula 1 - reports
UBS, a major sponsor of formula one, could be considering pulling out of the sport. The Swiss based global financial services company entered F1 in 2010, powered by its then chi...

01 Feb 2013 14:37
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Force India unveils the VJM06 at Silverstone
Sahara Force India unveiled its 2013 challenger today as Paul Di Resta pulled the covers off the VJM06 at Silverstone circuit. The VJM06 is the third car to be overseen by Techn...

01 Feb 2013 12:57
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Luiz Razia on his way to race deal with Marussia
Luiz Razia, a 23-year-old Brazilian, looks set to secure the Marussia race seat for 2013 recently vacated by salaried driver Timo Glock. Brazil's Globo said Razia, the 2012 GP2 ...

01 Feb 2013 10:25
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Ferrari strengthens its relation with three sponsors
At a key time for Formula 1 and when the global economic picture is very difficult, Ferrari is still right on target on the commercial front. This morning, it announced the arri...

01 Feb 2013 08:44
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McLaren admits Lowe's future as technical director uncertain
A notable absentee at the launch of McLaren's 2013 car on Thursday was technical director Paddy Lowe. Ross Brawn confirmed recently that Lowe, initially in talks with Williams, ...

31 Jan 2013 16:15
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Sauber and OMP Racing begin a technical partnership
OMP will enter a technical partnership with the Sauber F1 Team to supply the Swiss squad with racing gear and additional accessories. From 2013, OMP will kit out the drivers and...

31 Jan 2013 15:06
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Weichai Power joins Ferrari as new sponsor
Scuderia Ferrari announces that it has reached a sponsorship agreement with Weichai Power, one of Chinas leading manufacturer of heavy powertrain system and machinery vehicles...

31 Jan 2013 13:29
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Scuderia Toro Rosso and NOVA Chemicals extend agreement
NOVA Chemicals and the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula 1 team are pleased to announce they have extended their current sponsorship agreement. 2013 will therefore be the third year t...

31 Jan 2013 12:35
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Follow LIVE the launch of the McLaren MP4-28

31 Jan 2013 11:28
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Sutil 'still believes' in possibility for F1 return - manager
Mere days before the pre-season test period begins, Adrian Sutil is still refusing to give up on his formula one comeback for 2013. Once considered the hot favourite to return w...

31 Jan 2013 11:08
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Monisha Kaltenborn excuses Frijns for Sauber criticism
Sauber team boss Monisha Kaltenborn has hinted that new reserve driver Robin Frijns will get a Friday practice outing this season. Earlier this week, 21-year-old reigning Formul...

31 Jan 2013 10:34
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Nurburgring to host Grand Prix in 2013 - reports
Nurburgring officials have reached an agreement with Bernie Ecclestone to host the German grand prix as scheduled in July. That is the claim of the German newspapers Allgemeine ...

31 Jan 2013 09:52
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Horner has new Red Bull Racing deal 'until 2017' - Marko
Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko has hit back at rumours team boss Christian Horner could be defecting to Ferrari. It recently emerged that Briton Horner, the 39-year-old who has sat ...

31 Jan 2013 08:41
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DEKRA to be official partner of the Sauber F1 Team
DEKRA will be an Official Partner of the Sauber F1 Team and as such will continue its longstanding relationship with Nico Hülkenberg. The DEKRA logo will appear on the side of ...

30 Jan 2013 16:30
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Video: Australia transforms Albert Park into Formula 1 circuit
The first Grand Prix of the new Formula 1 season will take place at Albert Park in Melbourne. The Australians have already begun their preparation for the event. The Grand Prix ...

30 Jan 2013 15:29
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New Ferrari car to be called the F138
The new Ferrari Formula 1 car which is being launched the day after tomorrow in a marquee inside the Maranello facility, will be called F138. The name of the fifty ninth car ...

30 Jan 2013 14:29
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Toro Rosso and OMP Racing renew partnership deal
OMP Racing, the Genoese company with over 40 years of history, a leader in the field of design and creation of safety equipment for the car racing sector and Scuderia Toro Rosso...

30 Jan 2013 13:41
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Ecclestone sceptical about chances for Scorpion Racing
A new formula one team could rise from the ashes of the failed Spanish outfit HRT. Reports - including in the Spanish newspaper AS - claim a group of investors from Canada and t...

30 Jan 2013 12:06
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IRL: Vautier moves up to drive for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
"I'll do my best," replied Tristan Vautier, which is all the newly-minted Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver can do in the IZOD IndyCar Series' season-opening Honda Grand Prix ...

30 Jan 2013 11:24
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Nurburgring not giving up on 2013 German Grand Prix
The Nurburgring has not given up on hosting this July's German grand prix. Amid the circuit's financial troubles, F1 chief executive was quoted on Sunday in the German press: "W...

30 Jan 2013 09:24
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Small teams 'stuck in vicious circle' Timo Glock
Timo Glock has lamented the trend at the back of F1's grid. The salaried German has been dropped by Marussia mid-contract, with the backmarker team openly admitting it needs to ...

29 Jan 2013 17:19
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Mark Webber 'not part of Marko's agenda'
Recovered from an operation to remove a forty centimetre rod from his once badly broken leg, Mark Webber on Tuesday said he is ready to hit the track in 2013. "Now I'm back into...

29 Jan 2013 16:05
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Pedro de la Rosa 'proud' of Alonso's respect
Pedro de la Rosa on Monday said the fact Fernando Alonso "wants" to work with him at Ferrari has made him "very proud". The fact test driver de la Rosa has joined his countryman...

29 Jan 2013 14:48
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IRL: RLLR enters second car for Conway in Long Beach
Mike Conway will drive a second entry for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at the IZOD IndyCar Series event at Long Beach on April 21. Conway, 29, of England, who recorded his fir...

29 Jan 2013 12:12
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Michael Schumacher goes back to his karting roots in 2013
Now back in retirement, Michael Schumacher will return to his karting roots in 2013. In the days after the seven time world champion's last grand prix late last year, we reporte...

29 Jan 2013 11:49
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GP2: Simon Trummer to race for Team Rapax in 2013
Team Rapax is proud to announce the agreement reached with Simon Trummer for the 2013 GP2 Series. The 23-year-old Swiss racer will join Stefano Coletti in one of the most intere...

29 Jan 2013 10:05
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Robin Frijns disappointed with 2013 Sauber programme
Robin Frijns has admitted he is disappointed with his schedule for 2013. The new Formula Renault 3.5 champion, 21-year-old Frijns was signed up for this year by the Swiss team S...

29 Jan 2013 08:35
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Losing tenth crucial to F1 exit Timo Glock
Losing tenth place in the constructors' championship at the final hurdle last year was a major reason for Timo Glock's shock departure. Asked by speed-academy.de to outline when...

28 Jan 2013 17:04
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Williams gives Susie Wolff more responsibilities in 2013
The Williams F1 Team is pleased to confirm that Development Driver Susie Wolff will be continuing her role with the team during the 2013 season. Susie joined the Williams F1...

28 Jan 2013 16:50
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Scuderia Toro Rosso better than Sauber in some areas - Key
James Key, Toro Rosso's new technical boss, says the Faenza based team is "superior" to Sauber in some ways. Briton Key moved to Red Bull's second team late last year, replacing...

28 Jan 2013 14:53
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Italian governing body questions new Monza boss
A spat has emerged between Italy's motor racing sanctioning body, and the Italian grand prix venue Monza. The existing head of the circuit's operator Sias, Enrico Ferrari, has s...

28 Jan 2013 12:15
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Lotus F1 Team joins forces with Alpinestars
Lotus F1 Team will partner with Alpinestars as the world's premier performance motorsport apparel and footwear company extends its involvement in Formula 1 by signing a multi-ye...

28 Jan 2013 11:02
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GP3: Niederhauser confirmed at Jenzer Motorsport for 2013
Jenzer Motorsport has announced that Patric Niederhauser will contest the 2013 GP3 Series with them. The young Swiss, after winning races and podium places last year, will be ta...

28 Jan 2013 09:54
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Ferrari to hide 'step' in nose on its new car - report
Ferrari will hide the 'step' in the nose of its 2013 car, it has emerged. The FIA has allowed teams to install a "structurally irrelevant" laminate over the unseemly step for th...

28 Jan 2013 08:39
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GP2: Jake Rosenzweig completes line-up Barwa Addax for 2013
American driver Jake Rosenzweig will be official driver for the Barwa Addax Team for the 2013 season after having signed for the Spanish team and teamed up with Rio Haryanto. ...

26 Jan 2013 16:52
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Pirelli wants 2014 Formula 1 deal by April
Pirelli wants a new F1 deal to be signed and sealed within three months. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, referring to the Italian marque's expiring three-ye...

25 Jan 2013 16:54
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Bernie Ecclestone backs Mercedes shakeup
Bernie Ecclestone has backed the changes taking place at Mercedes. Earlier, beleaguered team boss Ross Brawn played down claims the F1 chief executive may be playing a role in t...

25 Jan 2013 16:22
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GP3: Status GP recruits Swede Jimmy Eriksson for 2013
Status Grand Prix has recruited highly-rated Swedish racer Jimmy Eriksson for the 2013 GP3 Series season. Eriksson, who will be 22 years old in March, joins the Silverstone-base...

25 Jan 2013 15:03
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DTM: Glock signs BMW deal, Kubica happy after Mercedes debut
Former Marussia driver Timo Glock has agreed a three-year contract to race in Germany's DTM touring car series with BMW. That is the claim of Sport Bild, reporting that the deal...

25 Jan 2013 13:27
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Lotus F1 Team yet to sign Honeywell title deal
Lotus is yet to sign a title sponsorship deal with Honeywell, the American technology giant. Last month, it emerged that the Enstone based team was close to a $30 million per ye...

25 Jan 2013 12:07
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Mercedes offered Paddy Lowe a million euros - report
Mercedes has offered Paddy Lowe a million euros per year to switch from McLaren, the major German newspaper Bild claims. None other than Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn on Thursda...

25 Jan 2013 11:29
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Portugal in running for 2013 race Bernie Ecclestone
Portugal has emerged as a candidate to stage the vacant twentieth race date on the 2013 calendar, and France is also in the running. That's what Bernie Ecclestone said in an int...

25 Jan 2013 10:12
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Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to skip Jerez test
Fernando Alonso will not drive Ferrari's 2013 car until the second test of the pre-season, the Italian team has announced. Maranello based Ferrari said it will be Felipe Massa a...

25 Jan 2013 08:47
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Lowe saga rolls on Allison from Lotus to McLaren?
The strong rumours of a McLaren versus Mercedes struggle for the services of top engineer Paddy Lowe continued to develop on Thursday. The latest behind-the-scenes rumbling is t...

24 Jan 2013 16:50
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Melbourne gov't 'shouldn't complain' about F1 deal - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at the latest controversy surrounding the cost of Melbourne's annual grand prix. After reportedly seeing secret documents, local media this week r...

24 Jan 2013 15:22
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McLaren 'working hard' to stop Paddy Lowe from leaving
McLaren is reportedly "working hard" to prevent Paddy Lowe from switching to Mercedes. Citing sources, Spain's El Confidencial said team boss Martin Whitmarsh and supremo Ron De...

24 Jan 2013 13:56
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Sebastien Buemi aims to end F1 reserve 'torture' in 2014
Sebastien Buemi has admitted a sports car programme in 2013 is some compensation for having to watch every grand prix from the reserve bench. "Yes, it's terrible," the Swiss sai...

24 Jan 2013 12:13
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F1 dream over, Valencia street circuit in decline
Valencia's F1 foray is apparently over, with a Spanish newspaper reporting that the street circuit is now falling into disrepair. The chances the former European grand prix venu...

24 Jan 2013 11:33
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Robert Kubica on 'slow' road back to F1
Robert Kubica insists his dream to return to formula one is on track. It has emerged that the former BMW and Renault driver will test Mercedes' DTM car at Valencia this week. Bu...

24 Jan 2013 10:27
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Lotus to launch 2013 car online on January 28
Lotus will launch its 2013 car on Monday. The team said the black E21 "will be the first" single seater on this year's grid to be seen publicly, with an online launch set for...

24 Jan 2013 09:00
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Report - Red Bull Racing's Horner visited Ferrari
Rumours Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner recently visited Maranello emerged on Wednesday. The German website motorsport-total.com reported leaks about the Briton's secret F...

23 Jan 2013 16:18
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Pirelli launches 2013 Formula 1 tyre range
Pirelli begins the 2013 Formula One season with a completely revolutionised P Zero range for dry weather and Cinturato range for wet weather. These new tyres have been developed...

23 Jan 2013 15:28
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Red Bull owner not ruling out Austria GP return
Dietrich Mateschitz, the billionaire owner of the energy drink Red Bull, is not ruling out a future on the F1 calendar for his native Austria. Earlier, the former Austrian grand...

23 Jan 2013 14:39
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'Financial crisis' threatens Formula 1 - reports
Talented drivers are proving the victims of a financial crisis in formula one, according to media reports. Major newspapers like Germany's Bild, and specialist outlets including...

23 Jan 2013 12:10
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Bernie Ecclestone doing his 'best' to save German GP
Bernie Ecclestone has not given up on F1's scheduled return to the Nurburgring in 2013. The financially-embattled venue is scheduled to host the July race, but it is also possib...

23 Jan 2013 10:51
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Mark Webber to give 2013 Red Bull track debut

Mark Webber will give Red Bull's 2013 car, the RB9, its track debut at Jerez early next month. Although his teammate Sebastian Vettel has won the past three drivers' titles for ...

23 Jan 2013 08:25
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