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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Red Bull Racing playes down dominance in Bahrain
Red Bull has poured cold water on expectations the reigning back to back world champions could be set to resume their reign over formula one. After a victory drought spanning th...

26 Apr 2012 09:56
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'Force India skipped practice in Bahrain to save money'
Another theory about Force India's absence from a practice session in Bahrain last weekend has emerged. Word has it the Silverstone based team sat out the second session on Frid...

26 Apr 2012 09:12
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Ferrari denies interest in engineer James Key
James Key could be the next formula one engineer to join F1's struggling giant Ferrari. Multiple media sources, including the authoritative Italian specialist newspaper La Gazze...

26 Apr 2012 08:39
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Reports question Bahrain spectator figures
A respected specialist publication has questioned the official spectator figures published by the organisers of Sunday's highly controversial Bahrain grand prix. The Sakhir c...

25 Apr 2012 16:35
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Singapore relives eighties with new names for music line-up
Music fans attending September's 2012 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix will be able to relive some of the greatest hits of the 1980s at a series of free concerts featuring...

25 Apr 2012 15:06
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HRT to miss test in Mugello next week
After some careful assessment, HRT Formula 1 Team has decided not to take part in the upcoming Formula 1 tests celebrated in Mugello, Italy, next week (1st-3rd May). With the fi...

25 Apr 2012 14:27
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Ecclestone told Bahrain to take down slogan 'UniF1ed'
Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he was not happy Bahrain organisers used the acronym 'F1' in its political slogan for last weekend's race. The F1 chief executive was highly suppo...

25 Apr 2012 12:13
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Webber helps Australian fans with live coverage of F1
Australian F1 fans are this week rejoicing in local hero Mark Webber even more than usual. Pressure applied by the Red Bull driver was reportedly instrumental in returning the s...

25 Apr 2012 11:26
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Salo and Surer impressed by Lotus and Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen can add a second title to his tally in 2012. That is the claim of the 2007 world champion's countryman Mika Salo, who now commentates on Finnish television MTV3. ...

25 Apr 2012 10:48
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Haug disagrees with Schumacher's criticism about tyres
He does not agree with the seven time world champion, but Norbert Haug insists he can understand Michael Schumacher's criticism of the current generation of Pirelli tyre. Mer...

25 Apr 2012 09:38
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Adrian Sutil waits for new chance in F1
Becoming Pirelli's test driver was "not an option" for Adrian Sutil, the out-of-work F1 driver has admitted. "Right now I'm waiting," the former Force India driver told Eurospor...

25 Apr 2012 08:58
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Rodolfo Gonzalez gets to test for Caterham in Mugello
Caterham F1 Team has confirmed that Rodolfo Gonzalez will be joining race drivers Vitaly Petrov and Heikki Kovalainen at the fourth official test of the 2012 F1 season, taking p...

25 Apr 2012 08:26
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Williams looks forward to important Mugello test
After consecutive points-scoring finishes in Malaysia and China, Williams F1 endured a frustrating Bahrain Grand Prix. Both of its FW34s retired from the 57-lap race, leaving th...

24 Apr 2012 17:17
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Pirelli making F1 a show or a lottery?
Tyres. The political dramas aside, that word utterly dominated the Bahrain grand prix weekend. Afterwards, Michael Schumacher admitted he was "unhappy" with the situation. "Some...

24 Apr 2012 15:58
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Only certainty is uncertainty in F1 2012
All this year's title contenders know after four 'flyaway' races in 2012 is that they do not know what will happen in Spain next month. "The only certainty is uncertainty," read...

24 Apr 2012 14:50
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F1 assesses fallout after damaging Bahrain saga
With the F1 world now returned from Bahrain, the sport is assessing the fallout of one of the most controversial grands prix in history. The drivers were conspicuously quiet ove...

24 Apr 2012 14:11
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F2: Victor Guerin joins Formula 2 this weekend in Portugal
Brazilian driver Victor Guerin will make his FIA Formula Two Championship debut this weekend (28/29 April) when he joins the grid for rounds three and four at the Portimão Circ...

24 Apr 2012 13:30
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Boullier happy with prove of competitive Lotus package
Three races into the season, Eric Boullier cut a figure of frustration in the Formula 1 paddock. With round four finally providing the reward the team deserved for their efforts...

24 Apr 2012 13:03
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Alonso: "Massa doesn't have to prove himself"
Fernando Alonso has backed his beleaguered teammate Felipe Massa. Massa is fighting to save his Ferrari seat, but his team boss Stefano Domenicali insists the Brazilian also "ne...

24 Apr 2012 12:07
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McLaren invited onto F1 board by Ecclestone
McLaren will join top-team rivals Ferrari and Red Bull on F1's board. It had emerged last month that only Ferrari and Red Bull had been offered the special deals for the new Con...

24 Apr 2012 11:19
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Jean Alesi urges Grosjean hype to stop
Jean Alesi would like to see the pressure eased on the shoulders of France's new F1 hope. Until Sunday, Alesi was the last French driver to have stood on a formula one podium, a...

24 Apr 2012 10:36
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Ecclestone intends to keep Bahrain on the schedule 'forever'
The calamitous Bahrain grand prix saga has not jeopardised the island Kingdom's future on the F1 calendar. That is the strident claim of Bernie Ecclestone, after the F1 chief ex...

24 Apr 2012 09:22
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Hamilton wants to test in Mugello after bad result in Bahrain
Lewis Hamilton is rethinking McLaren's scheduled approach to the rare and crucial in-season test at Mugello next week. The British team announced last week that both Hamilton an...

24 Apr 2012 08:49
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Barcelona and Valencia to alternate Spanish GP from 2013
Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed that Barcelona and Valencia will, from next year, alternate a single annual Spanish grand prix race date. Currently, the two venues have their ow...

23 Apr 2012 16:38
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Now Red Bull Racing emerges as new favorite
With Red Bull the latest to hold a trophy aloft this year, yet another potential 2012 champion has emerged. In theory, back to back world champion Sebastian Vettel, the Bahrain ...

23 Apr 2012 14:18
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Alonso surprised by succes of damage control for Ferrari
Amid Ferrari's performance crisis with the struggling F2012 car, the Italian team has emerged from the opening 'flyaway' races with a solid head of steam. He might be just fifth...

23 Apr 2012 12:15
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F2: Max Snegirev back in Formula 2 for remainder of the season
Max Snegirev has confirmed he will contest the remainder of the 2012 FIA Formula Two Championship, beginning with rounds three and four in Portugal next weekend. The 24-year-...

23 Apr 2012 11:58
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Domenicali: "Alonso and Schumacher are real cannibals"
Felipe Massa's future in formula one is at stake in 2012, Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali has admitted. He said the struggling Brazilian driver, already fighting to keep hi...

23 Apr 2012 11:36
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Lotus lets Raikkonen and Grosjean race without interfering
Lotus did not consider employing team orders in order to boost Kimi Raikkonen's chances of winning the Bahrain grand prix. The 2007 world champion ultimately finished second and...

23 Apr 2012 10:47
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Ecclestone and France agree on financial terms for Grand Prix
Bernie Ecclestone on Sunday confirmed reports France is definitely heading back to the F1 calendar. Reports earlier this weekend said authorities had "finally agreed" a figure f...

23 Apr 2012 10:22
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Pirelli shruggs off criticism after Bahrain
Pirelli went on the defensive on Sunday, following criticism in the wake of the Bahrain grand prix. British commentator Martin Brundle said the Italian marque's heavily-degradin...

23 Apr 2012 09:50
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Vettel picks up first win of 2012 in Bahrain
Red Bulls Sebastian Vettel leapt back into the limelight - and the lead of the world championship - with victory in Sunday's 2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. The wo...

23 Apr 2012 08:37
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Bahrain 2012 Friday quotes: Pirelli
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg carried on where he had left off, following his pole position and debut victory in China last week, by setting the fastest time of the day during fr...

20 Apr 2012 17:02
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Bahrain 2012 Friday quotes: Lotus F1 Team
Kimi Raikkonen: "The soft tyres felt better today but we have to work out which tyre will work best over a stint duration. It's too early to draw any conclusion and we have to l...

20 Apr 2012 16:56
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Bahrain 2012 Friday quotes: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Daniel Ricciardo: "Importantly, we made progress through the day, after the first session did not go too well. We couldn't get the tyres to work properly, wheel spinning on the ...

20 Apr 2012 16:43
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GP2: Valsecchi in Bahrain again on pole position for feature race
Davide Valsecchi was once again untouchable during today's qualifying session at the Bahrain International Circuit: he put his DAMS car at the top of the timesheets early on and...

20 Apr 2012 16:39
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Bahrain 2012 Friday quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Heikki Kovalainen: "A good day for us in terms of the mileage we've covered and the amount of data we've collated. This morning the track wasn't as dusty as we'd feared, so the ...

20 Apr 2012 16:28
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Bahrain 2012 Friday quotes: HRT F1 Team
The Bahrain International Circuit (5.412 km) hosted the first day of practice sessions today at the fourth event of the season and HRT Formula 1 Team proved its progression once...

20 Apr 2012 15:52
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Bahrain 2012 Friday quotes: Mercedes
Nico Rosberg: "That was a good start to the weekend, and whilst it's nice to be quickest today, we know that doesn't count. The most important thing still is to improve our race...

20 Apr 2012 15:47
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Bahrain 2012 Friday quotes: Force India
Sahara Force India completed a busy morning practice session in Bahrain with Paul Di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg each completing 26 laps respectively. Both drivers used the soft a...

20 Apr 2012 15:24
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FP2: Nico Rosberg getting used to first place
Nico Rosberg has set the best time on the first day of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver, who one his first Grand Prix in China, was the only one in the 1:32's. Red Bu...

20 Apr 2012 14:35
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Barrichello feels partly responsible for improvement Williams
Rubens Barrichello has revealed he feels partly responsible for Williams' surge in form so far in 2012. For the veteran Brazilian's final season in F1 last year, the famous Brit...

20 Apr 2012 13:45
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GP2: Davide Valsecchi quickest in first session in Bahrain
Davide Valsecchi showed he will be the man to beat for pole position today. The Italian set the best laptime in this mornings thirty minutes free practice session in Bahrain, ...

20 Apr 2012 13:05
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Force India will cut second practice short out of fear
Force India might skip Friday's second practice session in Bahrain. Two of the Silverstone based team's staff members returned to the UK earlier this week after a Molotov cockta...

20 Apr 2012 11:52
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Alonso admits Ferrari currently has sixth or seventh best car
Fernando Alonso has admitted Ferrari currently has the "sixth or seventh" best formula one car. The Spaniard took issue with a pre-season analysis in the specialist press that p...

20 Apr 2012 11:34
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FP1: Lewis Hamilton quickest in calm Bahrain
Lewis Hamilton has set the best time in the first free practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The McLaren driver realised a 1:33.572 and was three tenths faster than Sebastian Vet...

20 Apr 2012 10:48
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Monaco makes changes to circuit after Perez's 2011 crash
Monaco has made changes to its famous street circuit in the wake of Sergio Perez's high-speed crash last year. Ahead of his debut Monaco race, Mexican Perez lost control of h...

20 Apr 2012 09:17
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Force India not about to pull out of Bahrain GP
Force India deputy boss Bob Fernley has dismissed reports the Silverstone based team could pull out of the controversial Bahrain grand prix. Two members of the team were allowed...

20 Apr 2012 08:47
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Caterham joins line-up for Bavaria City Racing Dublin
Caterham F1 Team, are the latest team from the FIA Formula One World Championship to be confirmed for Bavaria City Racing Dublin which takes place in the heart of the capital on...

19 Apr 2012 17:47
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Mercedes could lose support of major shareholder Aabar
Mercedes GP could be set to lose a major shareholder. Citing informed sources, the German 'Manager Magazin' reports that the Abu Dhabi investment vehicle Aabar is in talks to en...

19 Apr 2012 16:34
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Ferrari boosts aerodynamic department with Agathangelou
Ferrari has bolstered its aerodynamic team by hiring a former Red Bull team member. Italy's Omnicorse, and Marca in Spain, are reporting that Briton Ben Agathangelou has been si...

19 Apr 2012 15:25
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Ecclestone favours customer cars over budget cap
Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he does not support moves to install a budget cap in F1. "It wouldn't work," the sport's chief executive Bernie Ecclestone told Germany's Auto Mot...

19 Apr 2012 14:39
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Force India team member leaves Bahrain after incident
A member of the Force India team is returning to Europe following a firebomb attack in Bahrain. The BBC reports that an incident occurred near a Force India hire car as members ...

19 Apr 2012 13:57
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: Force India
Team principal Vijay Mallya: "The Chinese Grand Prix was certainly an entertaining race and it showed once again that we have one of the most competitive grids in the history of...

19 Apr 2012 12:14
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Porsche Supercup team and journalist next to pull out of Bahrain
A support-race team and a respected journalist have become the next to pull out of this weekend's highly controversial Bahrain grand prix. The Porsche Supercup team MRS said its...

19 Apr 2012 11:48
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New York insists first race is on for 2013
Organisers of the New York street race have hit back at Bernie Ecclestone's claim the inaugural 2013 date might be delayed a year. The F1 chief executive had announced a race on...

19 Apr 2012 10:39
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Ecclestone and Mercedes in conflict over Concorde Agreement
Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed he is still at loggerheads with Mercedes over the new Concorde Agreement. The German carmaker's team is the big missing name, after F1 chief exec...

19 Apr 2012 09:41
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'Sauber new sponsor teaser for AT&T or Abramovich'
Sauber's 'teaser' has done the trick, triggering paddock speculation about its forthcoming major backer. Last weekend in China, off the back of Sergio Perez's recent push for vi...

19 Apr 2012 08:52
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Ecclestone working on idea for Grand Slams in F1
Bernie Ecclestone's latest proposal is that F1's most important races become a tennis-like 'Grand Slam'. Insisting that the calendar will probably not expand much beyond 20 race...

18 Apr 2012 16:49
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Ricciardo seeking positives to take away from China
After a frustrating outing in Shanghai, Scuderia Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo looks for a silver lining to take away from China. Ricciardo: "Well, we're in Bahrain. We left ...

18 Apr 2012 16:17
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New York troubles could be good for Austin
Apparent troubles for New York's inaugural grand prix could be good news for Texas, according to reports in the United States. Bernie Ecclestone said on Tuesday that the race sc...

18 Apr 2012 15:57
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: Mercedes
Michael Schumacher: "Having experienced a race such as China gives everybody in the team a big push, and we certainly will give our optimum to repeat our performance in the next...

18 Apr 2012 14:57
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: Williams
Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: "Having held the race on the longer endurance course layout in 2010, the 2012 race has now reverted back to the 5.412km long, 57 lap Gran...

18 Apr 2012 13:42
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: Red Bull Racing
Mark Webber: "We haven't been to the circuit for two years and the last time we raced on the current track layout was in 2009. We also havent been there with Pirelli tyres or ...

18 Apr 2012 12:15
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Brawn: "Long way to go until decision on Schumacher's future"
Mercedes will decide later this season if Michael Schumacher's contract will be extended beyond 2012. The current three year deal, which began when the seven time world champion...

18 Apr 2012 11:26
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Bahrain 2012 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
This weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, coming just a week after the last race in China, marks the end of the first phase of long haul races of the 2012 season. Here in Sakhir, with ...

18 Apr 2012 09:59
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Marko: "Technical changes deliberately introduced against Red Bull"
Dr Helmut Marko has aimed fire at F1's new rules for 2012, claiming they were devised "deliberately" to end the era of Red Bull dominance. "We no longer have the superiority ...

18 Apr 2012 09:17
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Ferrari setting the pace in 2012 with pitstops
Ferrari does not have a leading car so far in 2012, but when it comes to pitstops, the famous Italian team is setting the pace. That is the finding of the Spanish sports daily M...

18 Apr 2012 08:39
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F1 journalists file detailed report of protests in Bahrain
Two F1 journalists tried their hands at war reporting after touching down in Bahrain ahead of this weekend's controversial grand prix. "I had a duty as an experienced journalist...

17 Apr 2012 17:06
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Rosberg: "Being fast in every qualifying is our trump card"

Mercedes' rivals must now count the German team as a serious contender, Nico Rosberg has said after winning his first grand prix in China last weekend. Shanghai was also the sce...

17 Apr 2012 16:33
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