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: "Mercedes breached teams' agreement"
Red Bull has stepped up the technical row with Mercedes by accusing the German team of breaching a gentlemen's agreement. Red Bull and Lotus last weekend threatened to protes...

22 Mar 2012 13:46
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Caterham boss convinced midfield is within reach
Caterham's hopes of pushing into the midfield in 2012 are not dead yet. That is the claim of team owner and boss Tony Fernandes, despite the former Team Lotus looking to have on...

22 Mar 2012 13:04
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Alonso: "We cannot expect any miracles in Malaysia"
With a good track record here in Malaysia, Fernando Alonso was picked to take up in this afternoons FIA conference. After a brilliant drive to fifth in Melbourne on Sunday, th...

22 Mar 2012 12:10
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GP2: Giancarlo Serenelli takes final spot on GP2 grid for 2012
The new GP2 season kicks off this weekend in Malaysia and the grid is complete. Lazarus has signed 30 year old Giancarlo Serenelli for 2012. The Venezolan driver will partner...

22 Mar 2012 11:34
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Malaysia not ready to commit to Grand Prix beyond 2015
Malaysia is not yet committing its future to the formula one calendar beyond its 2015 deal. Sepang was Hermann Tilke's first full creation that made its grand prix debut in 1999...

22 Mar 2012 10:52
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Button and Alesi expect a lot from Lotus in Malaysia
Two experts have tipped Lotus to shine this weekend at Sepang. The black and gold E20 car was a standout of the winter pre-season, but Kimi Raikkonen qualified poorly in Austral...

22 Mar 2012 10:50
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Video: A lap onboard with Alonso around Sepang
Sepang International Circuit hosts the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap with Fernando Alonso around that track. ...

22 Mar 2012 09:33
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Ferrari ways its options to axe Massa mid-season
Felipe Massa's formula one career appeared in deep crisis on Wednesday, as the Italian press lined up multiple candidates to replace him. Earlier, the weekly Autosprint suggeste...

22 Mar 2012 09:06
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Force India refers ruling in case against Aerolab to the FIA
Force India has been ordered by a British court to pay over a million dollars. With team boss Vijay Mallya already in financial strife over his collapsing airline Kingfisher, hi...

22 Mar 2012 08:46
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Malaysia 2012 preview quotes: McLaren
Jenson Button Victory in Australia was the best possible way to start the season how do you feel going in to Malaysia? Calm, refreshed and feeling extremely positive. Aft...

21 Mar 2012 17:02
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HRT introduces lighter version of F112 in Barcelona
Former boss Colin Kolles and his Greding-based company is no longer involved, but there remains a strong German input with the struggling team HRT. A report in the Augsburger Al...

21 Mar 2012 16:43
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FIA announces details for DRS-zone in Malaysia
The FIA has announced the details for the only DRS-zone for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The moveable rear wing can be used on the start-finish straight only on Sunday. The dete...

21 Mar 2012 15:28
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Alonso: "Ferrari in Malaysia once again on the defensive"
Fernando Alonso: Ive been in Kuala Lumpur since Monday already. As my trainer Edoardo Bendinelli has previously explained to you its important to acclimatise quickly to th...

21 Mar 2012 15:05
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Race Preview Feature: The Safety Car... and a special anniversary
The Malaysian Grand Prix holds the unique distinction of being the only Grand Prix circuit at which the Safety Car has not been officially deployed in the past ten years - in sp...

21 Mar 2012 14:22
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Dakar: Dakar 2013 starts in Peru and ends in Chile
The route of the 2013 Dakar has just been disclosed at a press conference. The departure will take place in Lima on January 5th and after crossing Argentina, the racers will fin...

21 Mar 2012 13:41
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Johnny Herbert in Malaysia again advisor for stewards
Johnny Herbert will serve as advisor for the race stewards in Malaysia. The Briton was called upon by the FIA for the season opener in Australia and will play a part at Sepang t...

21 Mar 2012 12:44
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De la Rosa tips Raikkonen and Lotus to shine this season
Kimi Raikkonen is still up to the task of performing at his best in formula one. That is the claim of Pedro de la Rosa, who in 2006 was the famous Finn's race teammate at McLare...

21 Mar 2012 12:15
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Malaysia 2012 preview quotes: Williams
The first Hermann Tilke-built Formula One track hosts its 14th Malaysian Grand Prix this year, and its endeared itself to the teams and drivers over that period. It has severa...

21 Mar 2012 11:45
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Malaysia 2012 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
Hot on the heels of last Sundays curtain-raiser to the 2012 Formula One World Championship in Australia, the Marussia F1 Team and its MR01 race cars have arrived in Kuala Lump...

21 Mar 2012 11:07
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Singapore at the centre of F1 plans for the future
Singapore, the southeast Asian city-state and the scene of F1's annual street night race, could be at the centre of the sport's plans for the future. Sky News reports that Temas...

21 Mar 2012 10:31
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Malaysia 2012 preview quotes: Red Bull Racing
Mark Webber: Malaysia is obviously very, very hot, so the track temperature is very hard on the tyres, which needs managing. The track is beautiful to drive on; you really get...

21 Mar 2012 09:57
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Ferrari replaces chassis of under pressure Massa
One race into the 2012 season, the Italian press has already named a candidate for beleaguered Ferrari driver Felipe Massa's seat. On notice by the famous team and with an expir...

21 Mar 2012 09:19
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Maldonado: "Williams is faster than Ferrari at the moment"
From the depths of 2011, Williams is now 'not far' from the pace of F1's strongest teams. That is the claim of Pastor Maldonado, who in the newly Renault-powered and Mike Coughl...

21 Mar 2012 08:27
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Coulthard concerned about body-language of Hamilton
After putting his tumultuous 2011 season behind him, Lewis Hamilton has kicked off this year's world champion in downbeat mood. The 2008 world champion had put his well-document...

20 Mar 2012 16:31
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Brawn: "F-duct talk diverts attention from blown diffusers"
Ross Brawn has scolded Mercedes' critics as a protest threat continues to hang over the Australian grand prix. Lotus is concerned the silver W03 features illegal aerodynamic sol...

20 Mar 2012 15:57
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Malaysia 2012 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Heikki Kovalainen: I've been looking forward to getting back to Malaysia and after the race in Australia it's good that we can get straight back on track so quickly. I've acce...

20 Mar 2012 15:16
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Malaysia 2012 preview quotes: Force India
Vijay Mallya, team principal: The Australian Grand Prix was certainly an action-packed race and good viewing for the fans. Its just a shame that we got caught up in some of ...

20 Mar 2012 14:58
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Sepang to test dominance of McLaren MP4-27
With one race down out of twenty, F1 teams are now hopping from Australia to Malaysia where the new pecking-order will be immediately tested on a more conventional circuit. Some...

20 Mar 2012 14:15
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Malaysia 2012 preview quotes: Mercedes
Michael Schumacher: "After the disappointment of how the first race in Melbourne turned out, I am flying to Malaysia with a big sense of anticipation, because we saw in Australi...

20 Mar 2012 13:28
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Malaysia 2012 preview quotes: Sauber
After having just shown a strong performance at the opening round of the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship in Melbourne, the Sauber F1 Team is looking forward to the Petro...

20 Mar 2012 13:00
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Malaysia 2012 preview quotes: HRT F1 Team
After a frenetic start to the season, theres no time to take a breather as the Formula 1 World Championship quickly moves on to Kuala Lumpur for the Malaysian Grand Prix. HRT ...

20 Mar 2012 12:09
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Malaysia 2012 preview quotes: Pirelli
The 2012-specification of the P Zero Silver, the hardest and most durable tyre of Pirellis Formula One range, will make its debut at the Malaysian Grand Prix: a race that push...

20 Mar 2012 11:35
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Mark Webber wary of possibility of rain in Malaysia
A typically hot, humid and thundery weekend is forecast for the Malaysian grand prix. New championship leader Jenson Button travels to Kuala Lumpur eyeing a weather forecast of ...

20 Mar 2012 10:52
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Italian media hails Alonso after fifth place in Australia
Fernando Alonso was spared the Italian media's wrath after Ferrari opened its 2012 campaign with the troubled F2012 car. "Alonso once again saved Ferrari from disaster," said th...

20 Mar 2012 10:21
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Raikkonen: "Chance to fight for podium in Malaysia"
How did it feel coming back to Formula 1 after two years away? Did you find it easy getting into the groove with a new car, new tyres and the DRS? Raikkonen: To be honest it ...

20 Mar 2012 09:42
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F2: Markus Pommer in 2012 on Formula 2 grid
21-year-old German Markus Pommer has become the latest driver to announce his participation in the 2012 FIA Formula Two Championship. Pommer graduates to F2 after a successfu...

20 Mar 2012 08:48
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Liuzzi continues his career in Italian touring car series
HRT refugee Vitantonio Liuzzi has re-emerged on the grid of the Italian-based touring car series Superstars. Despite having a 2012 contract, the 30-year-old Italian lost his rac...

20 Mar 2012 08:15
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Australia 2012 Sunday quotes: McLaren
Jenson Button: Every victory means a lot but today shows just how important it was to have a strong winter. The starts of the past two seasons have both been tricky for us,...

19 Mar 2012 17:04
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Australia 2012 Sunday quotes: Lotus F1 Team
Kimi Räikkönen: It feels like Ive never been away. Yesterday we made some mistakes which cost us quite badly so it could easily have been better in the race. I made a good...

19 Mar 2012 16:05
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Australia 2012 Sunday quotes: Marussia F1 Team
The Marussia F1 Teams Timo Glock and Charles Pic rounded off a momentous weekend in Melbourne today by ending the season-opening 2012 Qantas Australian Grand Prix in 14th and ...

19 Mar 2012 15:49
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Australia 2012 Sunday quotes: Pirelli
Pirellis 2012-specification tyres delivered on their promise to provide a greater variety of race strategies by decreasing the performance gaps between the compounds this year...

19 Mar 2012 15:29
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Australia looking at options to alternate Grand Prix
Organisers of the grand prix in Melbourne are reportedly considering sharing the city's formula one rights with another Australian state. Under financial strain, Germany alterna...

19 Mar 2012 14:46
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Australia 2012 Sunday quotes: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Daniel Ricciardo: I dont really know how that happened on the last lap. I saw blue flags and a lot of cars in front and I was sure I could make up at least one place because...

19 Mar 2012 14:11
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Australia 2012 Sunday quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Heikki Kovalainen: Both Vitaly and I had to avoid the problems in turn one at the start and then I lost a bit of time behind Glock, but got past him quickly and then started t...

19 Mar 2012 13:56
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Mercedes' F-duct cause for heated discussions in Malaysia
The debate about Mercedes' controversial new 'F-duct' solution looks set to speed across the Indian Ocean. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, and particularly his Lotus counte...

19 Mar 2012 13:33
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Australia 2012 Sunday quotes: Force India
Sahara Force India picked up a point in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as Paul Di Resta grabbed the final point in a dramatic last corner squabble. Team-mate Nico Hulk...

19 Mar 2012 12:41
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Di Grassi in advanced talks with Pirelli for testing role
Lucas di Grassi is in talks about returning to the role as Pirelli's official test driver. The Brazilian worked with F1's official supplier last year at the wheel of its Toyota ...

19 Mar 2012 12:15
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Australia 2012 Sunday quotes: Sauber
The Sauber F1 Team showed a strong performance in the opening race of the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship. Kamui Kobayashi finished sixth at the Australian Grand Prix in...

19 Mar 2012 11:52
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Australia 2012 Sunday quotes: Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel: Im very happy with myself today I think it was the most we could have achieved. I felt good in the car. Even before the safety car, I think we would hav...

19 Mar 2012 11:36
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Australia 2012 Sunday quotes: Mercedes
Nico Rosberg: "I had a perfect start today and was able to gain three positions, however unfortunately we weren't able to maintain that pace, and the race did not turn out as we...

19 Mar 2012 11:13
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France in crucial phase for Grand Prix in 2013
The race to put the French grand prix back on track will be over in three weeks. That is the claim of Nicolas Deschaux, the president of the country's motor sport federation who...

19 Mar 2012 10:43
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GP2: Tom Dillmann and Ricardo Teixeira to race for Rapax in 2012
The Rapax team is proud to announce the arrival of Tom Dillman and Ricardo Teixeria in their 2012 GP2 Series program. After the positive feedback gathered during the recent test...

19 Mar 2012 09:50
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Korea reaches new deal for reduced costs for Grand Prix
The future of the embattled Korean grand prix looks safe for now. The Korea Herald reports that organisers of the Yeongham event have reached a deal with Bernie Ecclestone to re...

19 Mar 2012 09:24
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McLaren welcomes House of Binz as new partner
Consumer eyewear brand the House of Binz today announced a multi-year partnership with the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team. Binz has spearheaded the design of intellige...

19 Mar 2012 08:57
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Button and McLaren defeat Vettel and Red Bull in Melbourne
2012 championship leader Jenson Button on Sunday proved Red Bull's era of dominance may be over. After two titles on the trot, Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel finished second in M...

19 Mar 2012 08:31
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Australia 2012 Saturday quotes: Red Bull Racing
Mark Webber, Position: We knew there were some quick guys out there - McLaren and Mercedes especially and Roman did well too. Everyone always thinks we have special bits to ke...

17 Mar 2012 11:58
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Australia 2012 Saturday quotes: Sauber
After a very positive first qualifying session in which Kamui Kobayashi set the fastest lap overall and Sergio Pérez was fifth, the second part of qualifying turned out to be d...

17 Mar 2012 11:50
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Malaysia doesn't feel the need to switch to night race
Sepang will not modify its circuit in order to organise a formula one night race, organisers of the Malaysian grand prix said on Friday. Melbourne - in a similar timezone - i...

17 Mar 2012 11:47
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Australia 2012 Saturday quotes: Lotus F1 Team
Romain Grosjean made a dream return by qualifying in third position for tomorrows Australian Grand Prix, whilst Kimi Räikkönen made a mistake on one lap and fell foul of a c...

17 Mar 2012 10:38
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Australia 2012 Saturday quotes: Scuderia Toro Rosso
Daniel Ricciardo: That was nice! The ambition at the start of the weekend, as far as qualifying was concerned, was to get into Q3 and we have achieved that. Before we got to M...

17 Mar 2012 10:24
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Australia 2012 Saturday quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Heikki Kovalainen: I'm reasonably positive about today. We didn't get everything we could out of the car in Q1 but it felt better this afternoon than it did in FP3 and on my l...

17 Mar 2012 10:16
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Teams ask FIA to step in and help with RRA
Red Bull has been isolated from F1's other teams, as the FIA is asked to step in and police their cost-cutting efforts. Last year, there remained suspicions the energy drink own...

17 Mar 2012 10:14
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Marussia signs Burrda Sport as teamwear partner
The Marussia F1 Team is pleased to announce the agreement of a new partnership with Burrda Sport. The sport brand is providing the team with racing apparel for the 2012 season, ...

17 Mar 2012 10:11
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Hamilton and Button on front row for first race in 2012
McLarens Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button got their 2012 world championship campaign off to the best possible start as they took the top two positions on the grid for the Aust...

17 Mar 2012 10:06
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Australia 2012 Friday quotes: Ferrari
The 2012 season has got underway in indecipherable fashion. After so many kilometres in winter testing at Jerez de la Frontera and Barcelona, today one could have expected a few...

16 Mar 2012 15:14
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Australia 2012 Friday quotes: Pirelli
Pirellis 2012 season got underway with the new Cinturato Green intermediate tyre named after the range with which Pirelli started its original Formula One campaign in the 1...

16 Mar 2012 14:42
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Australia 2012 Friday quotes: Lotus F1 Team
Kimi Raikkonen : We didnt really learn much from today due to the weather, but its the same for everyone. We tried a different steering rack in the first session. It would...

16 Mar 2012 14:07
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Australia 2012 Friday quotes: Force India
Sahara Force India made the most of mixed weather conditions in Albert Park as the 2012 season got underway with free practice for the Australian Grand Prix. Paul Di Resta: ...

16 Mar 2012 13:47
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Australia 2012 Friday quotes: HRT
The time has finally come and the first Grand Prix of the season got underway today at the semi-street circuit, Albert Park, in Melbourne. The rain made its presence, meaning th...

16 Mar 2012 13:33
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DTM: Mercedes renews contract of Jamie Green for 2012

The 2012 DTM season will see Mercedes-Benz and Jamie Green continue a long-standing collaboration that first began in Formula 3. It will be his eighth season in the worlds mos...

16 Mar 2012 13:15
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