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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Pirelli nominates tyres for Japan, Korea and India
Pirelli has announced the tyre nominations for Japan, Korea and India: rounds 15 to 17 of this years FIA Formula One World Championship in October. In Japan, drivers will use ...

12 Sep 2012 14:16
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Horner doubts Hamilton to leave McLaren
Christian Horner, Red Bull's team boss, has revealed he thinks Lewis Hamilton will probably stay at McLaren in 2013. The F1 grapevine is currently alight with speculation the 20...

12 Sep 2012 12:31
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Mercedes tests 'triple DRS' at Magny Cours
Mercedes gave its new 'triple DRS' system a second outing at Magny Cours on Tuesday. During the recent Belgian grand prix weekend, we reported that the German squad had upped th...

12 Sep 2012 12:08
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Lauda - triple title feat now unlikely for Vettel
Niki Lauda thinks Sebastian Vettel can start to wind down his hopes of winning an ultra-rare third consecutive drivers' title in 2012. Only two F1 greats have won three or more ...

12 Sep 2012 10:16
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Heidfeld 'not yet' ready to give up on F1
Nick Heidfeld insists he is "not yet" ready to move on from formula one. The veteran German contested more than 180 grands prix over a decade, but last year lost his Renault (Lo...

12 Sep 2012 08:45
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Sergio Perez at Ferrari this week
After his second place at Monza, all eyes are on Sergio Perez's next move. So the rumour-mongers will have a field day to learn that Sauber's Mexican will be at Maranello this w...

11 Sep 2012 17:03
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Miller Welders to supply Sahara Force India with equipment
Sahara Force India Formula One Team is delighted to announce that Miller Electric Manufacturing Company, part of ITW Welding Products, has joined the team as an official factory...

11 Sep 2012 15:07
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McLaren 'Plan B' shaping up amid Hamilton saga
Martin Whitmarsh left Monza insisting McLaren has "no plan B" in the event Lewis Hamilton jumps ship for 2013. But that's not according to the latest media speculation, which is...

11 Sep 2012 14:03
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'Stealthy' Raikkonen keeps title tilt at full speed
Stefano Domenicali has identified former Ferrari champion Kimi Raikkonen as a real threat for the 2012 title. It is Ferrari's new number 1, Fernando Alonso, who is comfortably l...

11 Sep 2012 13:16
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Vettel hopes for more speed at slower tracks
Sebastian Vettel is expecting to get back in the game next time out in Singapore. The reigning world champion is now 39 points behind Ferrari's Fernando Alonso after the Spa-Mon...

11 Sep 2012 11:40
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Williams reveals 'one-off' Ecclestone payment
Williams has provided an interesting insight into the sport's Concorde Agreement negotiations so far. Most teams have now signed up with Bernie Ecclestone for 2013 and beyond; t...

11 Sep 2012 09:42
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Razia, Bianchi and Gonzalez to test for Force India
Jules Bianchi, Luiz Razia and Rodolfo Gonzalez will test for Sahara Force India at the upcoming young driver test session in Magny-Cours, France. Bianchi is the teams third dr...

11 Sep 2012 09:00
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Danner thinks Schumacher has agreed new deal
Christian Danner, a former grand prix driver and now German television pundit, is sure Michael Schumacher will still be on the grid in 2013. Seven time champion Schumacher, now ...

30 Aug 2012 17:09
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No testing means 'no bright stars' in F1 - Domenicali
Stefano Domenicali has blamed the lack of private testing in formula one for the sport's failure to produce bright new star drivers in recent times. With the sport moving to red...

30 Aug 2012 15:21
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Vettel must qualify better for 2012 title - Marko
Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko is sure reigning back to back world champion Sebastian Vettel is still in the hunt for the 2012 title. No longer with the season's dominant package, t...

30 Aug 2012 12:13
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Belgium 2012 preview quotes: Williams
Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: "It's great to be back racing again after the August break and the whole team has been preparing eagerly for the remaining nine races, ei...

30 Aug 2012 10:57
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Video: A lap onboard around Spa-Francorchamps with Alonso
Belgium will play host for the twelfth Grand Prix of this season. As preview for that race a video of a lap around the winding circuit of Spa Francorchamps with Fernando Alonso....

30 Aug 2012 09:43
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'Kicked by Piquet' Salazar to be Spa steward
The official FIA preview of this weekend's Belgian grand prix overlooked arguably the most famous moment of Eliseo Salazar's career. Chilean Salazar, who will make his debut ...

30 Aug 2012 08:25
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Q&A with Marussia technical consultant Pat Symonds
Talk us through the highlights of the 2012 season so far from the Marussia F1 Team point of view. Symonds: "I think our season has been one of continual improvement. We can cer...

29 Aug 2012 16:08
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Marussia to use Williams KERS in 2013
Marussia will use a KERS system supplied by rivals Williams in 2013. Technical consultant Pat Symonds also revealed on Wednesday that Marussia, the former Virgin team he joined ...

29 Aug 2012 15:29
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Button tips Hamilton to stay at McLaren
Jenson Button has admitted he thinks Lewis Hamilton will still be his teammate in 2013. McLaren chiefs including Martin Whitmarsh have insisted they are "close" to signing a new...

29 Aug 2012 13:37
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Massa ousting 'inevitable' now - Zanardi
Alex Zanardi thinks it is now "inevitable" Ferrari will replace Felipe Massa at the end of the season. The Italian, whose return to F1 in 1999 ended after just one disappointing...

29 Aug 2012 12:12
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Manager warns Vitaly Petrov may quit F1
Vitaly Petrov's manager has warned she will find another pursuit for the Russian driver if they cannot make money in formula one. Since 2010, when the now 27-year-old made his d...

29 Aug 2012 11:45
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Title chase entering decisive phase at Spa - Lauda
With the long August break now over, Niki Lauda thinks the 2012 championship is entering a decisive phase this weekend at fabled Spa Francorchamps. Asked if he is looking forwar...

29 Aug 2012 10:22
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PRG joins HRT Formula 1 Team as official supplier
Production Resource Group (PRG), the largest company in the audiovisual services industry worldwide, has reached an agreement with HRT Formula 1 Team by which it becomes its Off...

29 Aug 2012 09:58
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Alonso 'a step ahead' of all rivals - Fisichella
Giancarlo Fisichella has joined a growing list of F1 personalities, competitors and pundits declaring championship leader Fernando Alonso the class of the 2012 field. Once race ...

28 Aug 2012 16:29
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Caterham must improve aerodynamics 'a lot' - Kovalainen
Heikki Kovalainen has revealed Caterham needs to improve "a lot" in the area of aerodynamics. Having expected a major step forward in performance terms for the 2010 startup this...

28 Aug 2012 15:11
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Also McLaren to debut double-DRS at Spa - report
McLaren may also be preparing a 'double DRS'-like system for this weekend's Belgian grand prix. We reported early this month that the British team looked set to follow Mercedes ...

28 Aug 2012 13:13
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Report - Force India duo racing without pay in 2012?
Force India's drivers may have gone without pay so far in 2012, according to rumours. Austria's Sportwoche reports speculation that Nico Hulkenberg and Paul di Resta are the lat...

28 Aug 2012 13:01
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Belgium 2012 preview quotes: Sauber
Refreshed after the summer break, the Sauber F1 Team is getting ready for the Belgian Grand Prix. The race at the legendary circuit of Spa-Francorchamps will be the curtain rais...

28 Aug 2012 12:00
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Ferrari fires up V6 on test bench
Ferrari has confirmed reports it already has a V6 engine up and running. We reported a fortnight ago that F1's likely three engine manufacturers for 2014 - Ferrari, Renault and ...

28 Aug 2012 10:07
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Robert Kubica tests world rally Ford in France
Robert Kubica has tested a world rally car in France. Ford's technical director Christian Loriaux was quoted on Saturday by the French-language L'Avenir as saying works drivers ...

28 Aug 2012 09:26
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Ferrari fastest pit crew in 2012 - analysis
Ferrari, whose Fernando Alonso is leading the world championship, is also the team with the fastest pit crew so far in 2012. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport has found that the It...

27 Aug 2012 16:53
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Williams upbeat despite 'underwater' shares
Williams remains upbeat about its share market situation, despite the Telegraph newspaper saying the team is financially "underwater". That is a financial expression, prompted i...

27 Aug 2012 15:40
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Belgium 2012 preview quotes: Pirelli
Following the month-long summer break, Pirelli returns to action with the P Zero Silver hard tyre and P Zero White medium: a combination that has not been raced since the second...

27 Aug 2012 15:06
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Alonso F1's strongest driver now - Schumacher
Michael Schumacher has named Fernando Alonso the strongest active formula one driver. Schumacher, whose run of five consecutive titles was broken in 2005 by Spaniard Alonso's Re...

27 Aug 2012 13:37
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All eyes on Lotus for high speed double header
All eyes will be on Lotus' already-competitive black and gold E20 at high speed Spa and Monza. Technical boss James Allison confirmed recently the Enstone based team intended to...

27 Aug 2012 12:15
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Belgium 2012 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
Timo Glock: "After such a long summer break, everyone in the team seems revitalised and ready to embark on the next important phase of the season. I myself had a nice mix of rel...

27 Aug 2012 11:58
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Ferrari to test Bianchi, Rigon at Magny Cours - report
The days after Monza's Italian grand prix could be crucial as Ferrari contemplates its driver lineup for 2013. Italy's Autosprint reports that the famous Maranello based squad i...

27 Aug 2012 11:07
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Belgium 2012 preview quotes: McLaren
One of the most revered racetracks in the world, Spa-Francorchamps featured on the inaugural Formula 1 World Championship calendar in 1950 and has retained much of its original ...

27 Aug 2012 08:47
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Key could arrive at Toro Rosso in September
Daniel Ricciardo has hinted Giorgio Ascanelli's successor at Toro Rosso could be announced imminently. With technical director Ascanelli absent and officially on "holiday" durin...

24 Aug 2012 16:29
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Belgium 2012 preview quotes: Mercedes
Michael Schumacher: "Spa is like my living room; for me, it's clearly the number one race track in the world. It's uncanny how I always seem to have special moments there - my d...

24 Aug 2012 15:34
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Gazzetta puts Massa dead last in mid-season ranking
If the editors of Europe's top specialist publications were in charge at Ferrari, Felipe Massa would have no chance of signing a new contract for 2013. We reported on Monday tha...

24 Aug 2012 14:52
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Belgium 2012 preview quotes: HRT F1 Team
After a two week rest, the Formula 1 World Championship returns and it does so at a legendary venue: Spa-Francorchamps. The summer break has helped the team to regain strength t...

24 Aug 2012 13:29
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'Random' F1 order now fading in 2012 - Davidson
After a topsy-turvy start to 2012, a natural order is now beginning to establish itself at the head of the field. That is the view of former Super Aguri driver Anthony Davidson,...

24 Aug 2012 12:12
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Magny Cours confirms 3 teams for young driver test
Former French grand prix venue Magny Cours has confirmed that a 'young drivers test' will take place at the circuit in central France next month. We reported on July 19 that Fer...

24 Aug 2012 11:40
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2015 contract for Belgian GP now signed - report
Belgium's fabled Spa-Francorchamps circuit will continue to host an annual grand prix at least until 2015. We reported in July that a new three-year deal "in principle" had been...

24 Aug 2012 10:47
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No Friday outing for Lotus' d'Ambrosio at Spa
He may be Lotus' Belgian reserve driver, but Jerome d'Ambrosio has revealed he will not be driving the black and E20 in front of his home crowd next weekend at Spa-Francorchamps...

24 Aug 2012 09:55
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Spa Grand Prix aids spectators after ticket agency collapse
Nearly 6,000 ticket holders for next weekend's Belgian grand prix can heave a sigh of relief. We reported recently that paid-up clients of a company called The Ticket Enterprise...

24 Aug 2012 08:34
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Barrichello would consider F1 comeback 'invitation'
Rubens Barrichello has once again refused to rule out returning to formula one. The Brazilian, who with almost 330 grand prix weekends in his pocket is the sport's longest servi...

23 Aug 2012 15:13
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Alonso the 'hero' of 2012 season so far - Brundle
Former F1 driver Martin Brundle has hailed Fernando Alonso as his "hero" of the 2012 season so far. But the veteran of 158 grands prix, who for the past 15 years has been a comm...

23 Aug 2012 14:36
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Piquet Jr camp clarifies Ayrton Senna comments
Nelson Piquet Jr has denied reports he doubts the great Ayrton Senna would have succeeded in today's formula one. The former Renault driver's spokesman Luis Ferrari said there i...

23 Aug 2012 13:44
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Ferrari talks began 'long ago' - Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa has admitted his future remains unclear, despite talks with Ferrari about the 2013 season having begun "a long time ago". The Brazilian, who is 13 places and 139 po...

23 Aug 2012 12:16
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Williams better than recent races show - Bottas
Williams' 2012 car holds more potential than has been seen at recent grands prix. That is the claim of the famous British team's Finnish reserve driver Valtteri Bottas, who is h...

23 Aug 2012 11:15
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Volkswagen denies 2015 F1 foray reports
Volkswagen has played down reports it is making plans to enter formula one in 2015. The German weekly Sport Bild said the Wolfsburg based carmaker giant was planning to enter F1...

23 Aug 2012 09:28
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Hamilton tells McLaren boss he wants to stay
Lewis Hamilton "has told" his boss he wants to stay with McLaren in 2013. The team's managing director Jonathan Neale said last week the 2008 world champion is "close" to agreei...

23 Aug 2012 08:44
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Kovalainen could have chosen 'middle team' over Caterham
Heikki Kovalainen has revealed he could have avoided racing straight to the back of the grid after losing his top McLaren seat at the end of 2009. In fact, the Finn signed on wi...

22 Aug 2012 16:29
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Senna not good enough for today's F1 - Piquet Jr
Having already derided the talents of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen this week, Nelson Piquet Jr turned his attention to perhaps the most revered F1 driver of all time. Refe...

22 Aug 2012 15:46
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Lotus confident Kimi Raikkonen to stay
Lotus is confident Kimi Raikkonen will stay with the Enstone based team in 2013. Before F1 went into its August slumber, 2007 world champion Raikkonen refused to categorically d...

22 Aug 2012 15:33
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2012 Sauber 'best car on grid' Helmut Marko
Sauber's 80 points so far in 2012 belies the true strength of the Swiss-made C31. In fact, Red Bull manager Dr Helmut Marko claims the single seater steered by Sergio Perez and ...

22 Aug 2012 15:04
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Frentzen says Schumacher scotched comeback hopes
Heinz-Harald Frentzen has taken a swipe at his countryman and former rival and stablemate, Michael Schumacher. Once pre-F1 sportscar teammates, the Germans' careers both headed ...

22 Aug 2012 12:02
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Head thanks Renault for Williams turnaround
Williams' radical improvement this year, after the 5-point debacle of 2011, has much to do with Renault. That is the view of the famous British team's former co-owner and techni...

22 Aug 2012 11:35
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F1 back to work after August shutdown
F1 has returned to work. Spain's Mundo Deportivo reports that, still amid the rare month-long gap between Hungary and Belgium, most teams have now reopened their doors following...

22 Aug 2012 09:38
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F1 return for Kubica uncertain - Alonso
Fernando Alonso has admitted he is unsure if his friend Robert Kubica will ever return to formula one. Pole Kubica, who after 2010 was regarded as one of the very best drivers o...

21 Aug 2012 16:46
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Third title 'not easy' for Alonso in 2012 - Senna
There is no guarantee Fernando Alonso will secure his third drivers' crown in 2012. That is the view of Brazil's Bruno Senna, who drives for the famous British team Williams. He...

21 Aug 2012 14:21
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Nurburgring eyes 'long' grand prix contract
The Nurburgring's current financial problems do not mean the German circuit has no future on the F1 calendar. That is the claim of the fabled venue's boss Jorg Lindner, who said...

21 Aug 2012 12:42
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Nelson Piquet jr slams driver lineup at Lotus
Nelson Piquet Jr has slammed the driver lineup of his former formula one team. Scoring just 19 points in his 28 races for the works Renault team in 2008 and 2009, the now 27-yea...

21 Aug 2012 11:22
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Pirelli unhappy with 2010 test car solution
The notoriously-small operating 'window' of this year's Pirelli tyres could have been avoided, with the help of the competing formula one teams. That is the claim of the Italian...

21 Aug 2012 10:57
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Mercedes teams up with Bharti Airtel for Indian Grand Prix
The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team is pleased to confirm a race partnership agreement with Bharti Airtel for the 2012 Airtel Indian Grand Prix. The leading integrated te...

21 Aug 2012 10:12
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2012 US GP state funding not assured

State funding for the 2012 US grand prix venue in Austin, Texas, is not yet guaranteed. Autoweek reports that while construction of the bespoke Circuit of the Americas is well a...

21 Aug 2012 08:32
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