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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Mick Schumacher to contest two F4 series in 2016
Mick Schumacher is taking on a busy calendar in 2016 as he continues his push towards formula one. Now 17, F1 legend Michael Schumacher's son began his open wheel adventure ...

06 Apr 2016 11:08
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Ecclestone says European Union discussions underway
Bernie Ecclestone says "discussions" with the European Commission are currently taking place. Last September, midfield teams Force India and Sauber lodged an official ...

06 Apr 2016 10:31
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Rosberg implicated in 'Panama Papers' data leak
Championship leader Nico Rosberg's name is among hundreds implicated in an enormous global leak of documents known as the 'Panama Papers'. The 11.5 million confident...

05 Apr 2016 15:05
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Development plan next hurdle for Haas - Grosjean
The real challenge for Haas will be keeping up with the lightening speed of F1's in-season development, Romain Grosjean has admitted. The French driver and new American team...

05 Apr 2016 14:22
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Hamilton: "Bottas doesn't need to apologise"
Lewis Hamilton is keeping calm, even though he is already 17 points behind at the start of his 2016 championship defence. Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg has extended his late 20...

05 Apr 2016 13:34
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Vandoorne 'the next Alonso, next Button' - Boullier
Stoffel Vandoorne appears to have put his F1 career on the fast track after making an impressive race debut in Bahrain. Although Fernando Alonso says he is "99 per cent&quo...

05 Apr 2016 12:50
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Amid rumours, Horner lifts pressure from Kvyat
Christian Horner has moved to lift the pressure from the shoulders of Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat. There is speculation the energy drink company may need to promote the meteori...

05 Apr 2016 12:11
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Emerson Fittipaldi in deep financial problems
F1 great Emerson Fittipaldi has had legendary racing cars from his private collection seized amid reports of deep financial problems. O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper said 69-year-...

05 Apr 2016 11:28
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Verstappen strong and mature in Bahrain - father

After the criticism of Australia, Max Verstappen put his reputation back on track in Bahrain. That is the view of his father Jos, after the 18-year-old Toro Rosso driver lashed ...

05 Apr 2016 10:49
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Vettel critical about 'aggregate' qualifying format
Quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel is once again leading the fierce criticism amid the latest instalment of the 2016 qualifying format debacle. The Ferrari driver did not...

05 Apr 2016 10:27
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Ferrari plays down fundamental reliability flaw
Ferrari on Sunday played down rising speculation its championship campaign could be derailed in 2016 by a fundamental reliability flaw. Amid rumours of a fault with the turbo de...

04 Apr 2016 14:44
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Azerbaijan says fighting has no effect on F1 race
Azerbaijan says intense fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed local region, does not jeopardise forthcoming sports events like the inaugural Baku street race. A war with Arme...

04 Apr 2016 13:49
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Ferrari will not use veto in qualifying situation
Maurizio Arrivabene says Ferrari will not wield its famous veto to prevent F1 from solving the current impasse over qualifying. With the sport needing to find an agreeable forma...

04 Apr 2016 13:20
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Alonso says Button criticism is 'unfair'
Fernando Alonso says he is "99 per cent" sure he will be back at the cockpit of his McLaren in China. Sidelined with chest injuries in Bahrain, the Spaniard angrily re...

04 Apr 2016 12:51
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'Troubled Sauber on the verge of collapsing'
In the early rounds of the 2016 season, Sauber is clinging to mere survival. The Swiss team cleared a high hurdle recently after falling behind in February wage payments to its ...

04 Apr 2016 12:09
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Haas eroding status of F1 constructor - Symonds
Romain Grosjean is no longer being asked if switching from what became the Renault works team this year to the all-new Haas project was a wise choice. The Frenchman is now fifth...

04 Apr 2016 11:55
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Vandoorne receives 'many messages of congratulations'
Stoffel Vandoorne has left Bahrain a happy F1 debutant, even though he will probably have to hand back the keys to Fernando Alonso in China. The highly-rated Belgian, the reigni...

04 Apr 2016 11:15
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Baku confirms revised European GP start time
Race organisers and F1 have confirmed reports that the race start time for the inaugural grand prix in Azerbaijan is changing. We reported on Saturday that after daylight saving...

04 Apr 2016 09:34
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Teams to consider 'aggregate' qualifying format
F1 bosses have been told to mull over an all-new 'aggregate' format for qualifying, after reverting to the 2015 system was ruled out by the sport's authorities on Su...

04 Apr 2016 08:17
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Fantasy F1 Bahrain Grand Prix: Turn 2.50 euro into 2,500 Euro!
The formula 1 field settles in Bahrain this weekend where the second Grand Prix of 2016 will be held. In Australia we saw Nico Rosberg beating Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vette...

02 Apr 2016 16:30
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FP2: Rosberg holds off Hamilton, Button in third
Nico Rosberg has dominated the first day in Bahrain. The Mercedes driver used the supersoft tyres to post a 1:31.001 and nobody could match that. Lewis Hamilton came close, but ...

01 Apr 2016 18:32
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Azerbaijan in talks to change F1 race start time
Organisers of June's inaugural grand prix in Azerbaijan are in talks with Bernie Ecclestone to tweak the race start time. Nico Hulkenberg, the 2015 Le Mans winner, is unable...

01 Apr 2016 17:47
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Sticking to stupid qualifying format 'crazy' - Lauda
A meeting to analyse the future of F1's qualifying format has already been scheduled for Bahrain. In the paddock on Thursday, the widespread feeling was that the sport was &...

01 Apr 2016 17:05
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Chat during second free practice for Bahrain 2016
The second free practice for the Grand Prix of Bahrain starts at 17.00 CET. Below this article you can chat with other users of the website about the session and your expectatio...

01 Apr 2016 16:22
Arrivabene calls Verstappen 'interesting' for Ferrari
Ferrari has joined Mercedes in admitting its interest in F1 teen sensation Max Verstappen. "It is clear that he has a great future in F1," Mercedes' Toto Wolff sai...

01 Apr 2016 15:50
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Most teams oppose more downforce for 2017
Almost every team in pitlane is now opposed to the plan to speed up the cars with more downforce in 2017. Although designers are already turning their minds to what are expected...

01 Apr 2016 15:11
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FP1: Mercedes in a league of their own in Bahrain
Mercedes seems to have no competition in Bahrain, based on the times in first free practice. Nico Rosberg was the fastest with a 1:32.295, a half second in front of team mate Le...

01 Apr 2016 14:33
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Vettel: "Race pace miles behind 2009 and 2010"
Sebastian Vettel has hit back at suggestions speeding up the cars for 2017 is not the right direction for F1. With the tyres and cars set to be wider next year, and the wings bi...

01 Apr 2016 13:39
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Rivals surprised after Alonso failed medical exam
Fernando Alonso's rivals were surprised on Thursday when it emerged the Spaniard had been sidelined in Bahrain for medical reasons. "I said 'Wow'," admitte...

01 Apr 2016 12:45
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Chat during first free practice for Bahrain 2016
The first free practice for the Grand Prix of Bahrain starts at 13.00 CET. Below this article you can chat with other users of the website about the session and your expectation...

01 Apr 2016 12:18
Red Bull drivers try out alternative 'halo' concept
Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat have tried a mock-up of Red Bull's alternative to the 'halo' cockpit protection concept. Unlike the chicken wishbone-style 'hal...

01 Apr 2016 11:40
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Crane caused the damage to chassis Gutierrez
F1's newest team has denied speculation Fernando Alonso's crash in Melbourne was caused by a failure aboard the Haas car driven by Esteban Gutierrez. With the Spaniard h...

01 Apr 2016 10:57
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Williams plans to run ultra-short nose on Saturday
The Williams team is still waiting for its highly-anticipated new ultra-short nose to touch down in the Bahrain paddock. But even when it does arrive from Britain, it will not g...

01 Apr 2016 10:26
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Verstappen apologised to Toro Rosso for outburst
Max Verstappen has revealed he apologised to Toro Rosso for his foul-mouthed radio abuse in the Australian grand prix. "I apologised to the team for my comments on the radi...

01 Apr 2016 10:02
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GP2: Nato concludes test week in first position
Frenchman Norman Nato concluded this week's second pre-season testing at the top of the timesheets: he lapped the Spanish track in a 1:24.518 ahead of Arthur Pic and Nobuhar...

01 Apr 2016 08:14
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Drivers angling for a spot on the F1 Commission
F1 drivers may be angling for a spot on the sport's decision-making body. Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) chief Alex Wurz has been coy when asked what the next st...

31 Mar 2016 16:22
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Todt responded to GPDA letter 'confidentially'
FIA president Jean Todt also responded to the F1 drivers' public complaint about the sport's current governance. Just after the 2016 season opener, the Grand Prix Driver...

31 Mar 2016 15:43
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Mercedes to regret tyre choices for Bahrain?
Mercedes might have made a tactical blunder in its preparation for this weekend's Bahrain grand prix. That is the view of former F1 driver turned German-language pundit Marc...

31 Mar 2016 15:15
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Jos: "Never seen Max as angry as in Melbourne"
Max Verstappen says he has "moved on" after losing his cool at the Australian grand prix. The 18-year-old, who made expletive-filled radio calls to the Toro Rosso pitw...

31 Mar 2016 14:30
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Four F1 teams rejected qualifying compromise
McLaren and Red Bull were not the only teams that objected to the tweaking of the highly-controversial 'musical chairs' qualifying system for Bahrain. We reported on Wed...

31 Mar 2016 13:57
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Alonso sidelined for Bahrain, Vandoorne to race
McLaren driver Fernando Alonso is forced to miss the Grand Prix of Bahrain. The Spaniard hasn't been cleared to race by the doctors of the FIA. Alonso suffered a major accident ...

31 Mar 2016 13:04
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Local official confident that Monza 'will be saved'
A local sports official is confident Monza will secure its place on the F1 calendar for 2017 and beyond. Negotiations between Bernie Ecclestone and race organisers are ongoing a...

31 Mar 2016 12:44
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F1 teams already turning their focus towards 2017
F1 teams will now begin to turn their focus towards designing a car for the all-new technical regulations of 2017. While April 30 is the actual deadline for the new rules, it is...

31 Mar 2016 12:10
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'Very important' to start 2016 with a win - Rosberg
Nico Rosberg has admitted that opening his 2016 championship campaign with a win was "very important". The German has been beaten to the last two titles consecutively ...

31 Mar 2016 11:36
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Merhi still not ruling out going back to Formula 1
Roberto Merhi will complete the revival of the former Manor team in the world endurance championship this year. With founders John Booth and Graeme Lowdon having left the F1 tea...

31 Mar 2016 11:02
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Raikkonen power unit survived Melbourne fire
More reports claim Kimi Raikkonen's power unit has survived his fiery exit from the Australian grand prix. The Finn retired in the pitlane as a marshal shot fire extinguishe...

31 Mar 2016 10:29
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Video: A lap around Bahrain onboard with Alonso
Bahrain International Circuit hosts the Grand Prix of Bahrain this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Fernando Alonso around that track. ...

31 Mar 2016 09:52
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GP2: Racing Engineering sets the pace in Jerez
It has been a fruitful day for Briton Jordan King who set the best laptime in a 1:24.449 in the morning session – one tenth quicker than rookie Antonio Giovinazzi and Nobu...

31 Mar 2016 08:40
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GP2: Nato fastest as GP2 testing resumes
The GP2 Series field is back on track this week for the second 2016 pre-season test session at Circuito de Jerez, Spain. The paddock was greeted by blue skies but cold temperatu...

30 Mar 2016 14:00
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'Alonso's seat was cracked but not broken in crash'
McLaren has played down reports Fernando Alonso's carbon seat was 'broken' in his high-speed Melbourne crash. We reported this week that amid claims the seat was bro...

30 Mar 2016 13:58
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Stewart says F1 'still attractive for plenty of reasons'
F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart has played down suggestions the sport he has been involved with for over five decades is broken. "Look, everyone only sees the bad," the t...

30 Mar 2016 13:15
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FIA doctors to check up on Alonso this Thursday
Fernando Alonso will not be cleared to race in Bahrain this weekend until a meeting with FIA doctors on Thursday. Following the Spaniard's terrifying high-speed crash in Mel...

30 Mar 2016 10:37
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McLaren, Red Bull opposed simply 'tweaking' Q3
The lack of time and unanimity means F1 is stuck with the hated 'musical chairs' qualifying system for Bahrain. Mercedes' Toto Wolff, who like most other stakeholder...

30 Mar 2016 10:03
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Allison takes break after unexpected death of wife
James Allison is spending some time away from formula one as he mourns the recent death of his wife, it has emerged. On his wife Rebecca's Facebook page, the 48-year-old Bri...

30 Mar 2016 08:53
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Hamilton: "Changes won't deliver better racing"
F1 could be about to hit reverse on its move to speed up the cars for 2017. According to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, April 30 is the date on which the sport is tipped to...

29 Mar 2016 15:42
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'Quali will not be more entertaining in Bahrain'
Toto Wolff has slammed the decision to keep the highly controversial 'musical chairs' qualifying format in place for Bahrain. After the system's farcical debut in Me...

29 Mar 2016 15:09
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FIA investigates Alonso's broken seat after crash
The FIA has launched an investigation into Fernando Alonso's spectacular Melbourne crash, with insiders saying the Spaniard was lucky to survive. Reports including one in th...

29 Mar 2016 14:36
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Briatore blocked as possible successor - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that "blocks" have been placed on his preferred successor. The apparent lack of a succession plan for the 85-year-old Briton has long be...

29 Mar 2016 13:55
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Dane defends Magnussen after Palmer defeat
A countryman of F1 returnee Kevin Magnussen has defended the Dane's performance at the recent Australian grand prix. Jolyon Palmer, a rookie and Magnussen's teammate at ...

29 Mar 2016 13:21
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Formula 1 'not as attractive today' as before - Sato
Former driver Takuma Sato says that, amid the category's obvious challenges, he still loves F1. The Japanese is now a mainstay of America's top open wheeler series Indyc...

29 Mar 2016 12:49
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Gold Coast eyes future as Australian GP host
Queensland has flagged a potential bid to poach the Australian grand prix from rival state Victoria, the current host of the F1 season opener in Melbourne. In recent times, it h...

29 Mar 2016 12:07
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Drivers' concerns not just about qualifying - Wurz
Alex Wurz insists the dissenting letter written on behalf of the current F1 drivers is not a mere reaction to the qualifying format debacle. Through the Wurz-led Grand Prix Driv...

29 Mar 2016 11:26
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Adrian Newey not lifting F1 focus beyond 50pc
Even rules for significantly faster F1 cars in 2017 will not change Adrian Newey's 50 per cent focus on the sport. That is the news of Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, e...

29 Mar 2016 10:50
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Alonso's crash so violent it broke the seat in his car
It is no surprise Fernando Alonso endured a tough week in the wake of his terrifying Melbourne crash. That is the claim of Jurgen Lindemann, an FIA doctor who said the Spaniard ...

29 Mar 2016 10:14
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Verstappen may be free to switch teams for 2017
Just as details of Max Verstappen's Red Bull deal emerge, the Dutchman has thrown some praise in the direction of Ferrari number 1 Sebastian Vettel. Writing for the authorit...

29 Mar 2016 09:39
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Ecclestone sends out mixed messages about Monza
The saga over the future of historic Monza's grand prix continues, with Bernie Ecclestone making conflicting comments regarding its chances. After reports suggested talks be...

29 Mar 2016 08:48
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Elimination-style quali stays in place for Bahrain
The controversial and unpopular 'musical chairs' qualifying format will decide the grid for next weekend's Bahrain grand prix. That is despite the fact the new conce...

25 Mar 2016 08:31
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Ecclestone agrees with need for F1 restructuring
Bernie Ecclestone on Thursday joined forces with F1 drivers who are complaining about the governance of the sport. Sections of the media had interpreted the Grand Prix Drivers&#...

24 Mar 2016 15:41
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Sky Sports claims exclusive rights to F1 from 2019
F1 needs to adapt to the changing shape of the world and media. That is the view of Alex Wurz, who on the same day as the release of the GPDA's controversial open letter on ...

24 Mar 2016 15:00
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Hamilton hits back af Whiting after criticism
Lewis Hamilton has hit back at Charlie Whiting for singling him out over the course of the Australian grand prix weekend. Following the world champion's claim that drivers a...

24 Mar 2016 14:38
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