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.
The future of the British grand prix seemed more secure as new F1 chiefs swept into office this week. In the Bernie Ecclestone era, the future of the popular race at Silverstone...
F1 has tweaked the rules so that drivers are penalised less often in 2017. This week, the final sporting regulations for the new season were published. Of particular note was a...
Bernie Ecclestone has revelled in transforming Formula One from a little-known Sunday afternoon gathering into a global juggernaut, but is this his legacy or is it the sport'...
Ross Brawn will be a prominent figure as F1's new on-track era begins in earnest in a month's time. The formerly retired team technical director and boss is returning to...
Embattled F1 backmarker Manor remains in talks with potential saviours. That is the claim of a spokesperson for FRP, the company that is overseeing the team that has been placed...
Honda is aiming to push towards F1 'power unit' pacesetters Mercedes and Ferrari in 2017. Almost certainly the least impressive performer among its engine manufacturer p...
Former Scuderia Ferrari and Mercedes AMG Petronas Technical Director will return to the world of Formula One as Motor Sports Managing Director as the sport's new owners, Lib...
McLaren Racing and Stratasys are delighted to announce a new four-year partnership under which Stratasys will supply McLaren Racing with a suite of 3D printing and additive manu...
This week could mark the end of Bernie Ecclestone's decades-long reign in formula one. It is believed that, after Liberty Media offered the 86-year-old a less hands-on role ...
Carlos Sainz's father has hit back at any claims Red Bull are "the bad guys". The two-time rally champion's namesake and 22-year-old son had a great 2016 seaso...
Max Verstappen says he has no interest in becoming F1's youngest ever champion. But that doesn't mean the 19-year-old Dutchman doesn't want to win the 2017 title. &q...
Almost two months after stunning the F1 world, Nico Rosberg says he has no regrets about sensationally quitting the sport as world champion. Speaking at the World Economic Forum...
Felipe Massa says he will not have to hand back the F1 car gifted to him by Williams for his retirement. Amid his emotional farewell to the sport late last year, the British tea...
Dr Helmut Marko says that in Mercedes' place, Red Bull would have taken a punt on a young driver rather than sign up someone like Valtteri Bottas. In the end, Mercedes weigh...
If Manor finds an eleventh-hour saviour, the embattled backmarker team would have to race its 2016 car early this season. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport...
Valtteri Bottas is taking a personal sponsor with him from Williams to Mercedes. Throughout his career, the 27-year-old has been backed by Finnish industry conglomerate Wihuri,...
Toto Wolff has played down fears the career of new Ferrari reserve Antonio Giovinazzi might stagnate in 2017. After almost winning the GP2 title, the 23-year-old Italian has bee...
The final hurdle has been cleared as Liberty Media races towards completing its takeover of formula one. Earlier this week, shareholders of the US media tycoon John Malone's...
Former F1 driver Marc Surer hopes Valtteri Bottas is up to the task of taking on triple world champion Lewis Hamilton in 2017. Some, like the now German-language commentator Sur...
F1 teams are backing away from new owner Liberty's offer of shares in the sport they compete in. We have reported that Liberty is offering up to 20pc of the sport's comm...
2017 rookie Lance Stroll says he is happy that Felipe Massa will be his teammate this year. Earlier, the 18-year-old Canadian was set to be paired with Valtteri Bottas at Willia...
2016 proved a breakthrough year for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Junior Programme. Pascal Wehrlein shone in his first Formula One season with Manor Racing, posting a str...
Mercedes steered away from signing Pascal Wehrlein for 2017 because it would have been "too early" for the young German. That is the claim of team boss Toto Wolff, as ...
Bad news is still flowing out of Silverstone, the embattled current venue of the historic British grand prix. Recently, the track-owning British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) ...
Piero Ferrari would like to see the F1 team that bears his famous surname win at least three races in 2017. The great Maranello marque failed to win a single grand prix last ye...
Michael Schumacher's former long-time manager has criticised the F1 legend's family. Willi Weber, who guided Schumacher's ultra-successful career from the junior cat...
Former F1 driver Christian Klien is starting his year by finally completing his compulsory military service in his native Austria. Now 33, it is over a decade ago that the forme...
Kevin Magnussen says he was "disappointed" to hear about his former Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul's recent parting shot. Last week, as the Danish driver heads to Ha...
Former F1 team owner Gerard Lopez has defended his record in the sport, insisting the Lotus foray was "not a failure". The Luxembourg entrepreneur, who is now buying t...
IndyCar announced a multiyear contract extension today with Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (BATO), continuing its longtime partnership with Firestone as the official ...
Niki Lauda says he feels relaxed now that Valtteri Bottas has been signed up for 2017. Earlier, the F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman sounded almost angry that Rosberg had le...
Fernando Alonso says he is "not worried" even though he has a rookie teammate for 2017. It is now a full decade ago that the Spaniard, then as a reigning back-to-back ...
World champion Nico Rosberg says he is looking forward to seeing a "great battle" between Mercedes' new driving duo in 2017. After an eleventh hour scrabble to rep...
Honda's plans to begin supplying a second F1 team with engines are now shaping up. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, who said the obvious first custom...
Only one hurdle remains as F1's new owner Liberty Media looks to complete its buyout of the sport. This week, Liberty's shareholders got together in Colorado to vote on ...
Former F1 driver Heikki Kovalainen has admitted he made a bid to replace the Mercedes-bound Valtteri Bottas at Williams for 2017. Amid strong speculation that Bottas would leave...
It's been 45 days since Nico Rosberg dropped the bombshell of his immediate retirement from Formula One. And it left the team with a conundrum: how to best fill the vacant s...
Williams Martini Racing is pleased to confirm that Felipe Massa has agreed to re-join Williams on a one-year deal, coming out of retirement to replace Valtteri Bottas who the te...
It's a matter of time before Mercedes announces that Valtteri Bottas will replace Nico Rosberg. On the internet there are circulating what appear to be leaked photos of Bottas i...
It was reported last week that the future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone is under threat as a result of “ruinous” costs. The very fact that this is an issu...
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce that Pascal Wehrlein will complete the team’s driver line-up for the 2017 Formula One World Championship. The 22-year old German ...
Bernie Ecclestone doubts Mercedes can be beaten in 2017. Many are hoping and expecting that, with the major aerodynamic regulation changes, 2016 runner-up Red Bull can mount a s...
Gerhard Berger says he does not relate to Nico Rosberg's decision to quit F1 at the age of 31. Rosberg has said he called time on his career after achieving his boyhood drea...
McLaren is not setting its targets too high for 2017. That is the news from Eric Boullier, the works Honda-powered team's boss. Some are saying that, after a two year strugg...
Pascal Wehrlein has admitted he is heading to Sauber for 2017. It is yet another strong sign that Valtteri Bottas' move from Williams to Mercedes to replace new world champi...
Two more F1 teams are on track for pre-season testing late next month. We have already reported that Toro Rosso and Force India had their respective 2017 chassis approved by the...
Renault will not be "weakened" by the departure of team boss Frederic Vasseur. That is the claim of Cyril Abiteboul, who as managing director might now be seen as the ...
Carlos Sainz has singled out fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso as one of the most influential figures in his rise to formula one. Although former Toro Rosso teammate Max Verstappe...
McLaren-Honda will launch its 2017 car on February 19, according to the Spanish sports daily AS. So far, four teams have announced launch dates for the new season: Renault will ...
Red Bull will continue to use a controversial suspension concept in 2017, according to Germany's Auto Bild. Earlier, it was reported the Mercedes-pioneered, hydraulically-ne...
Two more sponsors have backed out of supporting embattled F1 legend Michael Schumacher. That is the claim of Maquina do Esporte, a Portuguese-language sports marketing publicati...
Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has lashed out at departing team driver Kevin Magnussen. Earlier, after Dane Magnussen claimed the French team had suffered leadership problems in 2...
Zak Brown has played down reports F1 teams might be reluctant to accept Liberty Media's offer of shares in the sport. It emerged in recent days that although the F1's ow...
Niki Lauda says the identity of Lewis Hamilton's new teammate for 2017 remains unknown because "it's all so complicated". Indeed, Mercedes has been scrambling ...
Williams has declined to comment on a wave of speculation about the British team's next moves. Mercedes has now confirmed that Paddy Lowe has left the reigning champions and...
Mercedes has denied reports it has set a date for the announcement of Lewis Hamilton's teammate for 2017. Amid suggestions Nico Rosberg's replacement will definitely be ...
Renault Sport Racing has announced that Frédéric Vasseur is leaving his role as Team Principal of the Renault Sport Formula One Team. After a first season sp...
Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne says he plans to retire after 2018. The 64-year-old took control of Fiat over a decade ago, but his ascendance at Ferrari has been more recen...
Following three and a half very successful years, Paddy Lowe will be leaving Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, the team has confirmed. He has now begun a period of garden leave....
Daniel Ricciardo is the first of the two Red Bull Racing drivers to sample the new 2017 machinery. The Australian is scheduled to open the first winter test for Red Bull on Febr...
Daniil Kvyat says he has returned from a Christmas break to a spate of "intensive training" ahead of the 2017 season. The young Russian had a tumultuous 2016 season, a...
Ferrari is working harder than ever for F1 success in 2017, according to president Sergio Marchionne. He was speaking after being hailed on US president-elect Donald Trump's...
Paddy Lowe could leave his role as Mercedes' technical boss in order to become the overall chief at Williams. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, explai...
In a sport where reaction time is crucial, the ability to instantly respond to changing conditions – on track, on the pit wall and across a rapidly evolving development ca...
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport and Axalta Coating Systems today confirm a multi-year Team Supplier agreement which extends the relationship already in place between the team a...
Nico Rosberg has no plans for the 2017 season opener in March except for "sitting on a couch". "I'm just going to be at home, sitting on a couch, watching TV,...
Nico Hulkenberg says he has never worked harder ahead of a new season of formula one. The German is switching from the small outfit Force India to the Renault works team for 201...
Monisha Kaltenborn thinks F1's new owners are sympathetic to the idea of a fairer distribution of power among the teams. So disillusioned with the way prize money and decisi...
F1 could be about to find a spanner in the works of its plans for more aesthetically pleasing cars for 2017. The 2017 rules are designed not just for more speed, but for a disti...
Felipe Massa has played down reports that he is definitely cancelling his retirement plans in order to stay at Williams for 2017. Amid Mercedes' mad rush to replace its sudd...
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