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.
By: Bas Naafs The 2005 and 2006 Formula One seasons saw Fernando Alonso take the world championship in his Renault R25 and R26. Characterized by reliability and traction,...
Force India has avoided repeating the crisis of last winter. A year ago, the Silverstone based team's early campaign was derailed by financial problems, reportedly as suppli...
Felipe Massa is not sure F1 fans should expect Mercedes to be toppled from its back-to-back title-winning perch in 2016. As the Brazilian got his first taste of Williams' ne...
McLaren-Honda is right to be keeping its expectations for 2016 in check, according to the British team's former long-time test driver Pedro de la Rosa. Now 45, de la Rosa ha...
Red Bull Racing is very pleased to announce the extension and expansion of its relationship with innovation partner AT&T, the global integrated communications and entertainm...
Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen has set the fastest time on day four in Barcelona. The Finn did a 1:23.477 on the ultrasoft compound. McLaren had a disastrous day with only three ...
The car being tested by Toro Rosso this week is a cross between the 2015 and 2016 machines, driver Carlos Sainz has revealed. Firstly, the car is being run at Barcelona in an in...
Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has slammed F1's proposed car 'revolution' for 2017. Although the final vote has been delayed until late April, the sport'...
Paddock opinion at the Barcelona test has been divided in two, after the FIA confirmed that the F1 Commission in Geneva "unanimously" approved a new qualifying format....
Renault team boss Frederic Vasseur has slammed suggestions he is not fully behind 2016 recruit Kevin Magnussen. Particularly in the Danish media, much has been made of Vasseur&#...
Kimi Raikkonen is in first place after the morning session of day four of winter testing in Barcelona. The Ferrari driver did a 1:23.477 on the ultrasoft compound. McLaren is su...
A Mexican race official hopes his colleagues north of the border can end the uncertainty surrounding the 2016 US grand prix. A government funding dispute has thrown the popular ...
A cloud may already be hanging above Rio Haryanto's new race seat at Manor. The 23-year-old rookie secured the drive when his sponsor, the Indonesian state-owned oil company...
Volkswagen has renewed its objection to approving a formula one project. Recently, Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne said he believes VW brand Audi was "quite ready"...
The mood at Red Bull is upbeat, even though part-time designer Adrian Newey admits the RB12 will not be a Mercedes-beater in 2016. But that is not because the car is bad, team o...
Franz Tost has hit out at F1's system for penalising drivers. Max Verstappen, the teen sensation who thrilled fans with his audacious overtaking moves last year, enters 2016...
Day 3 of testing in Barcelona has given a remarkable result. Force India ended on top with a 1:23.110 for Nico Hülkenberg on the supersoft tyres. In second place it was Rom...
Fernando Alonso slammed a British journalist for having suggested that Tuesday was effectively 'D-day' in his formula one career. London's Times newspaper had publis...
Niki Lauda has shown the thumbs-up to F1's impending change to the qualifying format for 2016. At meetings in Geneva on Tuesday, the sport collectively agreed that every 90 ...
Pascal Wehrlein is determined to make his mark on formula one this year. Backed by Mercedes, the reigning DTM champion makes his grand prix debut in 2016 with Manor, just as the...
The morning session of the third day of testing in Barcelona has ended with Nico Hülkenberg on top. The Force India driver set a 1:25.286 as best time, on the medium compou...
Felipe Massa has taken issue with reports Williams has been too conservative with the design of its 2016 car. Following the FW38's launch, a correspondent from Brazil had re...
The F1 world on Tuesday got its first good look at Pirelli's new 'ultra soft' tyre. The best time posted by Sebastian Vettel was particularly noteworthy, as the Ferr...
Gene Haas insists he is "not desperate" to fill up the livery of the new American team's 2016 livery. It is notable that, despite the huge interest in F1's new...
Toro Rosso has admitted time was so tight in the winter that a livery for the 2016 car had to be put on the backburner. "We just ran out of time," technical boss James...
F1 looks set for a radical shakeup to its qualifying format, according to widespread reports in the specialist press. The news, yet to be announced by the governing body, follow...
Alexander Rossi will make his Verizon IndyCar Series debut in 2016 with Andretti Autosport. Rossi, who will make the transition from the FIA Formula 1 World Championship to Indy...
Sebastian Vettel is still on top after the second day of testing in Barcelona. The Ferrari driver needed to use the ultrasofts to fend off Daniel Ricciardo from Red Bull Racing....
After Bernie Ecclestone on Monday shattered F1's pre-season optimism, his old friend Flavio Briatore agreed that the sport he once loved is "broken". "This fo...
Flavio Briatore has warned organisers of the Italian grand prix not to play hardball with Bernie Ecclestone. As negotiations over a new deal for Monza drag on, regional Lombardy...
Sebastian Vettel is the leader as the second day of testing heads into lunch break. The Ferrari driver did a 1:22.810 on the ultrasoft tyre. Daniel Ricciardo is in second place,...
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced today its annual organizational and personnel changes, including Operating Officers and Directors' changes, effective April 1, 2016. In l...
Now a fully-fledged race driver for a new works team, Jolyon Palmer nonetheless cut a disappointed figure on Monday. Renault's 2016 car is an obvious evolution of its Merced...
F1 is louder but not loud enough to meet the expectations of its audience, one correspondent at the Barcelona test reported on Monday. For 2016, following widespread complaints ...
Up and down the Barcelona paddock, the buzzword is "evolution". With the exception of Sauber, all the 2016 cars have now been revealed, including - on Monday - the Man...
Nico Hulkenberg has admitted he is not among those who support the closing of the cockpits in formula one. It is believed F1 is close to adopting the so-called 'halo' co...
Another important meeting will take place regarding F1's future this week. While the main eyes are on the track action in Barcelona, the sport's top figures will soon he...
The first day of winter testing in 2016 has ended with Ferrari on top. Sebastian Vettel did a 1:24.939 in the morning and that turned out to be the best time at the end of the d...
Adrian Newey on Monday admitted he does not expect Red Bull to take a "huge step forward" in 2016. After the engine supply crisis of late last year, the team has retur...
Haas got a rude welcome to formula one as testing began on Monday. On the unlucky 13th lap of the American team's new F1 adventure, the front nose of the car driven by Romai...
Although just a rookie, Pascal Wehrlein has been given the lead role at Manor for 2016. With Mercedes' backing, the reigning DTM champion will make his F1 debut this year fo...
Jules Bianchi will race again, thanks to his father who has launched a new kart in the late F1 driver's honour. According to the French source RMC, the 'JB' kart fea...
McLaren-Honda did not set any performance targets as the Anglo-Japanese collaboration launched its 2016 car on Sunday. The world of F1, including hundreds of media representativ...
Sebastian Vettel leads the first day of testing in Barcelona. The Ferrari driver is the only one to set a time under 1:25, a 1:24.939 on the medium compound. Reigning world cham...
Manor Racing has shown their new car for the 2016 season today in Barcelona. No official launch or roll-out in front of the pitbox, just an installation lap. Pascal Wehrlein is ...
Bernie Ecclestone has sided with Sebastian Vettel rather than reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton over the current state of formula one. Ferrari's Vettel declared last we...
Force India has unveiled their new car for the upcoming Formula One season, the VJM09. Nico Hülkenberg and Sergio Perez pulled the covers of the 2016 challenger in the pitl...
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce IFS as a Principal Partner for the 2016 FIA Formula One Championship. IFS is a global enterprise applications company. IFS has built a...
Red Bull Racing has launched its 2016 challenger. The Milton Keynes based team had a livery launch last week and now they have presented the new RB12. Daniel Ricciardo is schedu...
Haas F1 Team has published a first picture of their 2016 challenger. The new American team will make its debut in formula one this year and will do that with the VF-16. Haas F1 ...
James Allison has revealed he will travel to less grands prix in 2016. Ferrari's technical director says he is relieved to be splitting his duties for the new season with Jo...
McLaren-Honda has launched the new car for the 2016 season, the MP4-31. The Woking based outfit is looking for a better season than last year. Jenson Button will debut the car t...
The Mercedes team has launched their new car for the upcoming season. With the new W07 Hybrid the Brackley based outfit wants to defend their titles in 2016. The line-up for the...
Valtteri Bottas should have his fingers crossed that bitter teammate warring at Mercedes continues in 2016. That is the view of former F1 driver Mika Salo, who thinks his fellow...
Sergio Marchionne said the Maranello team is "much more optimistic" about its title-winning chances for 2016. The Ferrari and Fiat Chrysler president was absent on Fri...
Max Verstappen is unfazed by a warning issued by his boss at Toro Rosso. According to De Telegraaf newspaper, boss Franz Tost warned recently that Verstappen, F1's Dutch tee...
Nico Rosberg gave Mercedes' new 2016 car an early thumbs-up on Friday. On Silverstone's short layout, the German driver was the first at the wheel of the W07 during a 10...
A swathe of out-of-work F1 drivers are looking to pick up the pieces in America's top open wheeler series. It is already known that, having lost their Manor and Renault driv...
McLaren-Honda is pleased to announce that Nobuharu Matsushita has joined the team as test and development driver. The Japanese driver will focus on simulator support and e...
Mick Schumacher's team switch within the lower-tier categories of Formula 4 has now been confirmed. In early January, we reported that the 16-year-old son of F1 legend Micha...
The Circuit de Catalunya will host the first pre-season test of 2016 from Monday onwards. F1Today.net will run the Live Update to bring the latest news, all the times and the mo...
Kimi Raikkonen should not be regarded as 'number 2' to teammate Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari. That is the view of fellow Finn and former Ferrari driver Mika Salo, who non...
Christian Horner has confirmed suspicions that the heat of Red Bull's bitter relationship with Renault has now improved. Since the end of 2015, Red Bull has reverted to mere...
Daniel Ricciardo says he is no fan of F1's new no-glitz approach to 'launching' cars. In the past, teams threw lavish events amid live Spice Girls performances, whil...
Max Verstappen is not getting carried away with talk Toro Rosso could beat the premier Red Bull team in 2016. With the junior Faenza squad switching to Ferrari power but Red Bul...
Jenson Button has admitted he came close to leaving F1 in order to join the new lineup on the BBC motoring programme Top Gear in 2016. Amid rumours the 2009 world champion was c...
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