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.
Michael Schumacher was "absolutely right" to have urged Ferrari to sign up Sebastian Vettel for the future. Well-known F1 engineer Jock Clear has returned from a year ...
All hope that Monza will keep hosting the Italian grand prix beyond 2016 is not lost yet. That is the claim of the fabled Autodromo Nazionale's operating company Sias, hot o...
Rumours Williams could be set to switch to customer Honda power for 2017 have been denied. After a woeful 2015, Honda has made a step forward with its exclusive works partner Mc...
Niki Lauda has hit back at claims Mercedes is still sandbagging, one race into its 2016 championship campaign. It was rumoured the dominant champions of 2014 and 2015 held fire ...
Renault has not given up on the 2016 season, team boss Frederic Vasseur insists. After the eleventh-hour takeover of Lotus, it had been reported that the French carmaker will qu...
Nico Rosberg is first in the queue to race with Mercedes in 2017. That is the claim of team boss Toto Wolff, with media reports in Germany declaring that 30-year-old Australian ...
Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed reports the controversial 'musical chairs' qualifying format could actually have survived the 2016 season opener. After the farcical debu...
Max Verstappen has played down claims his rivalry with teammate Carlos Sainz has turned into a feud. The Dutchman was furious at the Australian grand prix, launching foul-mouthe...
F1 drivers have caused a stir by criticising the governance of the sport. An open letter published by the normally safety-oriented Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) was...
By: Bas Naafs ‘’Colin Chapman, 54, a designer of racing cars, dies in England’’, The New York Times of 17 December, 1982. Not really an exciting header,...
The big question after Melbourne is whether Ferrari can really challenge Mercedes' dominance in 2016. Sebastian Vettel looked set to win the season opener last Sunday until ...
Max Verstappen has found some allies in the wake of his anger and outbursts at the Australian grand prix. The teen Dutchman was widely criticised after fuming on the radio that ...
Rio Haryanto actually won the popular vote as F1 debuted its new official 'driver of the day' plaudit in Australia. Many were surprised in the hours after the 2016 seaso...
Champagne will not be sprayed on the F1 podiums in 2016. In January, we reported that the sport's long-time champagne sponsor Mumm is leaving the sport, with reports saying ...
The engine, gearbox and monocoque aboard Fernando Alonso's otherwise-mangled McLaren-Honda survived his famous crash in Melbourne last Sunday. Marca, a Spanish sports daily,...
Eyes will now turn to the F1 Commission, after team bosses voted unanimously to scrap the new 'musical chairs' qualifying format before Bahrain. "I think the F1 Com...
Valtteri Bottas says it is too early to become overly disappointed with the pace of Williams' 2016 car. The Finn finished just eighth in Australia, having qualified in the m...
F1 is still "miles away" from sounding like the pinnacle of motor sport. That is the claim of two insiders, notwithstanding efforts over the winter to turn up the meag...
One more title could be enough to satisfy Lewis Hamilton's ambition. That is the view of Sir Jackie Stewart, who like Hamilton is a triple world champion. Briton Hamilton ha...
New team boss Frederic Vasseur says he is happy with Renault's drivers after the first race weekend of 2016. As the French carmaker returns to full works status this year, i...
Red Bull's alternative to the 'halo' cockpit protection concept would be better for crashes like those suffered by Fernando Alonso in Melbourne. That is the claim of...
Pirelli is sure the new tyre selection rules have succeeded in spicing up F1. Although the rules are complex, teams and drivers are essentially now allowed to choose three compo...
Dr Helmut Marko on Tuesday pointed a finger at the F1 rules amid the tension at Red Bull's junior team. Toro Rosso teen sensation Max Verstappen lost his cool with the Faenz...
The 2017 'silly season' is already underway. Several top drivers are out of contract at the end of the year, including Mercedes' Nico Rosberg and Ferrari's Kimi ...
The controversial 'halo' concept is once again a talking point in F1 circles, following Fernando Alonso's huge crash in Australia. The McLaren-Honda driver was spott...
F1 teen sensation Max Verstappen has been criticised for his behaviour at the Australian grand prix. While tipped for greatness by most pundits, the 18-year-old "showed his...
Jean Alesi says the latest events in F1 show that the sport needs a "dictatorship". The former Ferrari driver spoke to the French broadcaster Canal Plus about F1's...
Helmut Marko is not so sure Ferrari is really ready to challenge Mercedes in 2016. On the face of it, it might be said Sebastian Vettel only lost victory in Melbourne because of...
Toto Wolff has admitted Max Verstappen is on Mercedes' radar for the future. Jos Verstappen, the F1 teen sensation's father, is openly confirming that while Toro Rosso w...
F1 will revert to the qualifying system of 2015 at the next race in Bahrain, after the farcical debut of the new 'musical chairs' format on Saturday. Team bosses got tog...
Haas will not get the $10 million start-up bonus that was paid to F1's most recent team newcomers. To entice the three new teams - known originally as Virgin, Team Lotus and...
Jost Capito, set to return to the sport from his current post at Volkswagen, says a F1 foray for the German giant cannot be ruled out. "For a company like Volkswagen, formu...
"Game on!" declared a smiling world champion Lewis Hamilton after the Australian grand prix, as he finished second behind teammate Nico Rosberg. The Briton was notably...
Amid a thrilling Mercedes versus Ferrari battle for victory in Melbourne, the spectre of ever-changing rules continued to hang over F1. Over the few days of the opening race wee...
Fernando Alonso was wearing a bandage on his knee and a grimace on Monday when he bumped into Blick correspondent Roger Benoit at a Melbourne beach. "I slept badly and have...
Toro Rosso may now be the third-best team in formula one behind grandees Mercedes and Ferrari. That is despite the fact that driver Carlo Sainz only recently ruled out podiums i...
The length of the F1 calendar is further limiting the "aggression" with which teams and drivers can tackle individual races. That is the view of Mika Hakkinen, when as...
The death knell is nearing for historic Monza's place on the F1 calendar, according to the latest reports from Italy. Il Fatto Quotidiano reports that 2016 will be the last ...
The year 2015 in the Formula 1 was dominated by Mercedes. The battle for the world title was a fight between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, with Lewis Hamilton as winner. Also...
Charlie Whiting has scolded world champion Lewis Hamilton for failing to attend key meetings. It has been a tumultuous start to the season for the Mercedes driver, after his soc...
The 2016 Toro Rosso could be the perfect tool for its drivers to make their case for a move to the premier team Red Bull Racing for 2017. Jan Lammers, a former F1 driver from th...
F1 teams are reportedly angry that Pirelli introduced a new tyre late last year without telling them. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said it emerged during a technical meeti...
Jacques Villeneuve has slammed F1 drivers who are calling loudly for the introduction of the 'halo' cockpit protection system. The story has split the driver camp, with ...
It is not just the Honda engine that is holding McLaren back, champion drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button revealed in Melbourne. Until now, the official line has been tha...
Mercedes has mixed up the crews of mechanics and engineers working on the German team's two sides of the garage. Bild newspaper claims it is a ploy to bring better harmony t...
Sebastian Vettel's 2016 car is named after a crown-wearing queen, not a pizza. "It is not about pizza," the German insisted to Bild newspaper, after international ...
Kevin Magnussen has backed Renault's decision to give new third driver Esteban Ocon some Friday practice outings in 2016. Ocon, the 19-year-old reigning GP3 champion, is ...
Felipe Massa has acknowledged that Williams will not get involved in the title fight between Mercedes and Ferrari in 2016. Although with a much smaller budget, the British team ...
Carlos Sainz says he is happy to have survived the departure from Toro Rosso of the major Spanish sponsor Cepsa. Many believed the Red Bull-backed Sainz's arrival at the Fae...
F1's governing body is determined to push ahead with the controversial 'halo' cockpit protection system. That is despite not only the opposition of some drivers, but...
It was Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton who set the fastest time in the second free practice for the Australian Grand Prix, but it was his team mate Nico Rosberg who grabbed the h...
The second free practice for the Australian Grand Prix starts at 06.30 CET. Below this article you can chat with other users of the website about the session and your expectatio...
Lewis Hamilton has set the best time during the first free practice for the Australian Grand Prix. Rain showers played a significant role in this session in Melbourne. Max Verst...
NEC Corporation, a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies, NEC Mexico and the Sahara Force India Formula One Team announced today the extension of their partne...
Kimi Raikkonen's manager has admitted 2016 will be a crucial year for the 2007 world champion. Most pundits are predicting that, if Ferrari is able to match Mercedes' mi...
Kevin Magnussen has more on his mind this week than the new colour of his 2016 car. Asked by the Danish press to rate out of ten his happiness as he returns to the grid, Magnuss...
Paul Hembery on Thursday admitted Pirelli's efforts to design tyres that reach a sudden grip 'cliff' did not work out as planned for 2016. We have reported that, to ...
Scuderia Toro Rosso is happy to announce that Estrella Galicia 0,0 is reinforcing its ambitious commitment to Formula 1 by strengthening the partnership agreement signed with th...
Nico Hulkenberg on Thursday put a brave face on the speculation swirling around the future of Force India. The speculation is the result of team co-owner and boss Vijay Mallya&#...
Williams' much anticipated new nose for its 2016 car has finally passed the mandatory crash tests. Auto Motor und Sport reported from the Melbourne paddock that the ultra-sh...
Pascal Wehrlein is looking past the qualifying controversy and instead sees an opportunity for the Manor team. Many pundits and insiders are critical of the eleventh-hour 'm...
F1 veteran Joan Villadelprat thinks Honda can eventually succeed in formula one. "If they were alone, I'd say no," the Spaniard, a well-known former manager and en...
Romain Grosjean has admitted that switching to Haas for 2016 moved him one step closer to a "dream" Ferrari seat. To the surprise of many, the Frenchman turned down th...
Sauber's drivers have put a brave face on swirling speculation about the future of the Swiss team. Before the 2016 season even starts in Melbourne this weekend, it emerged n...
Max Verstappen has joined his boss Franz Tost in targeting a podium for 2016. After Toro Rosso chief Tost set the podium objective recently, team driver Carlos Sainz said he dou...
The new season starts Sunday in Australia. The track for the first Grand Prix of 2016 is Albert Park in Melbourne. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Lewis Hamilton arou...
Red Bull Racing and British luxury sports car brand Aston Martin are today announcing a partnership which sees Red Bull Racing’s Chief Technical Officer, Adrian Newey and ...
Fernando Alonso thinks F1 is taking a backwards step with the further clampdown on pit-to-car radio communication in 2016. The clampdown made a tentative first step last year, b...
Aston Martin's touted F1 foray is back on track, it emerged in the Melbourne paddock on Thursday. In January, Force India admitted that its rumoured tie-up with the British ...
By: Bas Naafs It was difficult not to get carried away in all the commotion around the newest addition to the FIA’s quest for safety in Formula One: the halo which made i...
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