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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Jenson Button not thinking British GP to be last
Jenson Button insists he is not heading into the British grand prix thinking it could be his last home race. But the F1 veteran, who is F1's longest-serving active driver, a...

07 Jul 2016 11:04
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Mallya determined to enjoy return in F1 paddock
Vijay Mallya says he is determined to soak up the British grand prix this weekend, having been unable to attend a single race in 2016. The former billionaire had his passport re...

07 Jul 2016 10:52
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Video: Lap around Silverstone onboard with Hamilton
Silverstone hosts the Grand Prix of Great Britain this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Lewis Hamilton around that track. ...

07 Jul 2016 09:31
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Lauda hits reverse over Hamilton 'lie' comments
Niki Lauda has hit reverse on his comments about world champion Lewis Hamilton. On Tuesday, footage of the Mercedes team chairman speaking on Austrian broadcaster Servus TV emer...

06 Jul 2016 16:01
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Lauda: "Development of ridiculous Halo is not finished"
Niki Lauda thinks F1 needs to learn lessons from its recent past, balancing safety against safeguarding "the DNA" of the sport. The F1 legend and Mercedes team chairma...

06 Jul 2016 12:47
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Pirelli, Ferrari set August date for 2017 tyre test
The first date for Pirelli's track testing for its bigger and wider 2017 tyres has reportedly been set. Speed Week reports that the first of 24 days in total with specially-...

06 Jul 2016 12:13
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Massa: "Would be sad not having Brazilians in F1"
Felipe Massa has warned it is possible Brazil will fall out of formula one altogether at the end of 2016. Bernie Ecclestone has warned that the Interlagos race is endangered, wh...

06 Jul 2016 11:30
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Mercedes to give Hamilton and Rosberg final warning
Toto Wolff will sit with Mercedes' two drivers to decide the next steps after their Austria run-in -- whether Lewis Hamilton wants to or not. That is the claim of team chair...

06 Jul 2016 10:55
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Rosberg: "Incident won't change future decision"
Nico Rosberg says the events in Austria on Sunday will not affect his decision about the future. Although Mercedes boss Toto Wolff called Rosberg's collision with teammate L...

05 Jul 2016 15:17
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Raikkonen looks set for new Ferrari contract
Kimi Raikkonen looks set to keep his place at Ferrari in 2017, according to the latest specialist reports from Italy. Although other drivers have been linked with the Finn's...

05 Jul 2016 14:51
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'Hamilton lied about relationship with Rosberg'
World champion Lewis Hamilton destroyed a hotel room after crashing in Baku qualifying. F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda made the revelation on Austrian televisio...

05 Jul 2016 14:39
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Red Bull Ring 'Westschleife' won't be ready for 2017
Dr Helmut Marko has played down rumours next year's Austrian grand prix could be held on a new layout at the Red Bull Ring. Heading into last weekend's race at the pictu...

05 Jul 2016 13:33
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'Ericsson backers behind Sauber rescue plan'
It is Marcus Ericsson's main backer that is rescuing and buying the embattled Sauber team. That is the claim of the respected Brazilian journalist Livio Oricchio, amid repor...

05 Jul 2016 12:55
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Mercedes to make call on team orders this week
Mercedes will decide in the next two days how to proceed in the wake of the latest collision between teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Boss Toto Wolff left Austria decl...

05 Jul 2016 12:12
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Rumours link Pascal Wehrlein with Force India seat
Rumours are linking Pascal Wehrlein with a potential move to Force India for 2017. In Austria, after the rookie German qualified his Manor in 12th place and then secured an ultr...

05 Jul 2016 11:49
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Marko: "Incredible how Max drove in Austria"
Max Verstappen's father says there were no celebration parties after the 18-year-old finished second in Austria. That is despite the fact that the young Dutchman's mento...

05 Jul 2016 11:03
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Nikita Mazepin to test two days for Force India
Sahara Force India is pleased to announce that its development driver, Nikita Mazepin, will drive the VJM09 at the test session following the British Grand Prix in Silverstone. ...

04 Jul 2016 15:38
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Sauber only point-less team in the championship
Austria 2016 set the scene for both good and bad news regarding the future of the struggling Sauber team. The Swiss outfit went into the Red Bull Ring event sounding confident a...

04 Jul 2016 15:24
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Wolff: "Clash will not affect Rosberg contract talks"
Although furious after Sunday's Austrian grand prix, Toto Wolff said events at the Red Bull Ring will not affect the contract negotiations over a new deal for Nico Rosberg. ...

04 Jul 2016 14:35
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Rumours continue to swirl around Sainz future
Even though team owner Red Bull has taken up its option on Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz, rumours continue to swirl around the impressive young Spaniard. Formerly comparable to...

04 Jul 2016 13:44
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Ferrari helping Pirelli with tyre explosion investigation
Ferrari and Pirelli are investigating the race-ending tyre explosion that stopped Sebastian Vettel in his tracks on Sunday. The German driver was leading the Austrian grand prix...

04 Jul 2016 12:20
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Mateschitz: "F1 needs more races like this one"
F1 would be in better health if there were more races like Sunday's Austrian grand prix. That is the claim of Dietrich Mateschitz, the owner not only of F1's two Red Bul...

04 Jul 2016 11:57
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Button clarifies 'Formula Desperate' comments
Jenson Button has clarified his comments about young drivers in formula one. Heading into the Austrian grand prix weekend, a Brazilian outlet quoted the F1 veteran as saying you...

04 Jul 2016 11:08
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Ferrari will try again to debut 'Halo 2' at Silverstone
Ferrari will try again to debut the updated 'Halo 2' cockpit protection this weekend ahead of the British grand prix. The Maranello team intended to run the revised, tit...

04 Jul 2016 10:39
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Fantasy F1 Großer Preis von Österreich: At least 200 euro in prizes!
The formula 1 field settles in Austria this weekend for the 9th Grand Prix of 2016. In Baku we saw Nico Rosberg beating Sebastian Vettel and the weekend surprise “Sergio P...

02 Jul 2016 10:00
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FP2: Heavy rain halts action at the Red Bull Ring
A short but heavy thunderstorm in Spielberg has halted the action in the second free practice for the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring fora bout 45 minutes. Mercedes dri...

01 Jul 2016 15:32
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Grosjean sure Dallara fixing front wing problems
Romain Grosjean has defended Haas' chassis-making partner Dallara, after a series of wing failures in 2016. "We have made serious efforts to stop this problem so hopefu...

01 Jul 2016 15:20
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Wolff flags 'multi-year' Mercedes deal for Rosberg
Toto Wolff has flagged a new "multi-year" contract with Nico Rosberg. Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda hinted at a new two-year contract for the championship leader l...

01 Jul 2016 14:54
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Salo: "Raikkonen remains best choice for Ferrari"
Mika Salo thinks his countryman Kimi Raikkonen remains the best choice for Ferrari beyond 2016. The fabled Maranello team is clearly shopping around for alternatives to the Finn...

01 Jul 2016 14:19
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Sainz: "Other teams will have to pay to get me"
Fernando Alonso says his young countryman Carlos Sainz should not be disappointed he is staying at Toro Rosso for a third year in 2017. Team owner Red Bull has taken up its opti...

01 Jul 2016 13:38
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FIA moves to stop 'minimal tyre pressure' loophole
As predicted by an F1 pundit, the FIA has quickly closed a loophole allowing teams to minimise tyre pressures. It emerged after Baku that Mercedes and Red Bull were leading the ...

01 Jul 2016 12:47
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Massa says he is in control over his future in F1
Felipe Massa insists he is in control of his next move in F1, as his current Williams contract runs out. Rivals Jenson Button and Daniil Kvyat are among drivers linked with the ...

01 Jul 2016 12:24
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Vettel takes grid penalty due to gearbox change
Sebastian Vettel's Austrian GP campaign has taken an early hit as he will drop five places down the grid due to a gearbox change. Reports indicate metal debris was detected ...

01 Jul 2016 12:05
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FP1: Nico Rosberg breaks Red Bull Ring lap record
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has set a new unofficial lap record for the Red Bull Ring. In the first free practice for the Grand Prix of Austria he posted a 1:07.373. No one has...

01 Jul 2016 11:32
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Horner: "F1 teams won't accept less income"
Christian Horner says Red Bull will not accept a reduction in the income it gets from F1's Bernie Ecclestone-led organisation. F1 supremo Ecclestone has flagged changes to t...

01 Jul 2016 11:11
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International group of investors set to buy Sauber
Sauber is reportedly on the cusp of being sold. We reported earlier that amid a troubled campaign for the financially struggling Swiss team, the 300 staff at Hinwil have now bee...

01 Jul 2016 10:56
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Sergio Perez proud of being linked to Ferrari seat
Nico Hulkenberg on Thursday said rumours linking Sergio Perez to Ferrari are simply an "incentive" for his own side of the Force India garage. The Red Bull Ring paddoc...

30 Jun 2016 16:51
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Marko: "Mick Schumacher not on Red Bull radar"
Dr Helmut Marko says he is not currently interested in signing up Mick Schumacher to Red Bull's famous driver development programme. At the same age of 17, Red Bull fast-tra...

30 Jun 2016 15:23
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Rosberg singles out Williams as threat for Austria
Nico Rosberg has singled out Williams as a potential threat as he chases a hat-trick of Austrian grand prix wins this weekend. And the championship leader is not the only one ex...

30 Jun 2016 14:45
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Ferrari in 'time of improvement and enthusiasm'
Ferrari is in a period of "change", according to John Elkann, chairman of parent carmaker Fiat Chrysler. Deep into the first half of the 2016 season, it is a tricky ti...

30 Jun 2016 14:12
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'Brexit' will not hurt English teams financially
An F1 pundit has played down the impact of the 'Brexit' vote for formula one teams. Some alarming reports have suggested some of F1's many UK-based teams might now b...

30 Jun 2016 13:38
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Sauber pays staff amid 'comprehensive solution'
Some better news is finally emerging from the Sauber camp, amid a troubled 2016 campaign for the struggling Swiss team. Sauber has been obviously counting its pennies so far thi...

30 Jun 2016 12:50
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'FIA will act to close tyre pressure loophole'
F1 pundit Marc Surer thinks the sport's governing body will quickly close a loophole regarding tyre pressures. It has emerged that world champions Mercedes have developed eq...

30 Jun 2016 12:07
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Marko: "Sergio Perez on the gas for Ferrari seat"
Red Bull has put the lid on its F1 driver lineup for 2017, only leaving the future of Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat slightly ajar. It follows the latest rumours about Daniel Ric...

30 Jun 2016 11:41
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Prost 'expected more' performance from Renault
F1 legend Alain Prost says Renault needs more time for its works team to start shining. After the eleventh hour buyout of Lotus, the newly branded Renault works team has struggl...

30 Jun 2016 11:19
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Ferrari to test titanium 'Halo 2' in Friday practice
The development of 'Halo' is entering its decisive phase, with an updated version to make its debut in practice this weekend in Austria. The running of the controversial...

30 Jun 2016 10:56
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Video: Lap onboard around Red Bull Ring with Kvyat
The Red Bull Ring hosts the Grand Prix of Austria this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Daniil Kvyat around that track. ...

30 Jun 2016 09:25
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Rosberg: "Relationship with Hamilton is up and down"
Nico Rosberg has applied the brakes to teammate Lewis Hamilton's claim that the pair are once again friends. While their title-duelling relationship at Mercedes has been tro...

29 Jun 2016 13:31
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German GP future in doubt due to low ticket sales
Hockenheim promoter Georg Seiler this week admitted Bernie Ecclestone is right that Germany might once again be absent from the F1 calendar in 2017. The good news for fans of th...

29 Jun 2016 12:49
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Rosberg to stay at Mercedes for 'many more years'
Nico Rosberg has played down reports this week that suggest he is on a fast-track to a new Mercedes contract. While promoting the forthcoming German grand prix at Hockenheim, th...

29 Jun 2016 12:07
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GP2: Binder to replace suspended Matsushita
Rene Binder joins ART Grand Prix for round 4 of the GP2 season 2016 at the Red Bull Ring. The Austrian driver who already competed in GP2 between 2012 and 2015 will take over No...

29 Jun 2016 11:30
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Button slams 'erratic and desperate' new F1 drivers
Jenson Button, F1's most experienced active driver, has chastised the latest generation of new and "very erratic" grand prix stars. The 36-year-old, who by season&...

29 Jun 2016 11:24
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Todt wants 'Halo' in all single seater categories
FIA president Jean Todt says he wants cockpit protection that is set to be introduced in formula one to also be applied to the junior categories. The Frenchman made a visit to ...

28 Jun 2016 16:57
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Red Bull to revive old section of Spielberg layout?
Red Bull is looking into expanding the current layout of the Austrian grand prix venue in Spielberg. The energy drink brand took the former A1-Ring and Osterreichring back to th...

28 Jun 2016 14:38
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Gasly needs to win GP2 title to get chance in F1
Daniil Kvyat has finally broken his long Twitter silence, having not uttered a word on his social media account since his calamitous home race at Sochi and demotion from Red Bul...

28 Jun 2016 13:55
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Symonds proud of Williams' pitstop consistency
Pat Symonds is proud of Williams, who have emerged this year as the team with clearly the fastest pitstops in formula one. With a car outpaced by Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari ...

28 Jun 2016 13:22
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Monza hopes for signed 2017 contract by September
An official is hoping Monza finally ends its protracted negotiations over Monza's F1 future by the Italian grand prix in September. "We are very close to closing the ag...

28 Jun 2016 12:48
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Bottas takes care of own F1 career 'a bit more'
Valtteri Bottas says he has his F1 future in his own hands for the first time. With the 'silly season' about to shift into its high gear, the Williams driver told Finlan...

28 Jun 2016 12:11
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Selected tyre sets per driver for Great Britain 2016
The FIA communicated to Pirelli each team's tyre choices for the forthcoming British Grand Prix. Driver Sets hard Sets medium Sets soft ...

28 Jun 2016 11:57
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Mercedes has a trick to counter high tyre pressures
A trick employed by Mercedes to counter Pirelli's high mandatory tyre pressures has emerged. Earlier, it was suspected that some top teams had found a clever way to reduce t...

28 Jun 2016 11:30
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Pirelli CEO happy with role as F1 tyre supplier
Pirelli chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera said he is happy the Italian company is still involved in an ever more competitive formula one. The Milan-based multinational has final...

28 Jun 2016 10:56
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Honda 'on schedule' to win within next two years
Honda's F1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa has warned that even podiums are for now a distant target for the McLaren-Honda project. McLaren supremo Ron Dennis had eyebrows raising in t...

27 Jun 2016 17:00
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Hamilton says Rosberg relationship 'really good'
Lewis Hamilton says the venom has gone out of his relationship with Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg. The reigning world champion said that even though they are battling once agai...

27 Jun 2016 16:36
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Ecclestone working on 'more equal' income system
Bernie Ecclestone on Monday said he is working on a plan to reform F1's controversial income distribution system. Force India and Sauber have complained to the European Comm...

27 Jun 2016 15:54
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Toro Rosso lines up Sette Camara for Silverstone test
Scuderia Toro Rosso is pleased to announce that Sérgio Sette Câmara will drive our current STR11 car at the forthcoming Formula 1 test at Silverstone Circuit, follo...

27 Jun 2016 15:21
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Webber: "Would be better for Red Bull if it rains"
Former Red Bull driver Mark Webber is not expecting his old team to shine too brightly this weekend in Austria. Once called the A1-Ring, the 'Red Bull Ring' is now the e...

27 Jun 2016 15:05
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Mercedes and Rosberg agree on new 2-year deal
Nico Rosberg appears poised to ink a new contract and stay with Mercedes for the next two years. With his negotiations being headed by family friend Gerhard Berger, Rosberg was ...

27 Jun 2016 14:17
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Bernie Ecclestone happy with 'Brexit' vote
Bernie Ecclestone says Britain exiting the European Union is the right thing, even for formula one. In an historic referendum held last Thursday, citizens of the United Kingdom ...

27 Jun 2016 13:31
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Jenson Button flattered by Williams compliment
Jenson Button is not commenting on speculation he might return to Williams next year. Last week, the Grove team's deputy Claire Williams said the possibility that Button mig...

27 Jun 2016 12:46
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Ricciardo: "First goal is to win title with Red Bull"

Daniel Ricciardo is not ruling out a move to Ferrari at some point in the near future. Rumours in 2015 and again this year have linked the Australian with Maranello, but Red Bul...

27 Jun 2016 12:12
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