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.
News
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Haas F1 car passes mandatory FIA crash testsHaas, F1's new Ferrari-linked American team, is on track to make its testing debut in February. The team, based in North Carolina and also the old Marussia facility in Banbu...
11 Jan 2016 08:23 -
Niki Lauda buys Austrian charter airline Amira AirNiki Lauda has returned to the world of aviation, according to reports in the Austrian press on Friday. Die Presse newspaper said it is the fourth airline foray for the F1 legen...
08 Jan 2016 13:32 -
Ferrari not confirming 2016 online launch plansFerrari is not confirming reports about its intended launch plans for the 2016-specification car. Citing Italian sources, the Finnish newspaper Ilta Sanomat said this week that ...
08 Jan 2016 11:46 -
No 'special preference' regarding Ferrari - BottasValtteri Bottas insists he is not intoxicated with the thought of joining Ferrari. Last year, the Finn was reportedly close to being signed by the fabled Maranello marque to rep...
08 Jan 2016 10:33 -
Sauber senior engineer Dall'Ara switches to DTMThe Swiss F1 team Sauber is losing a long-time senior engineer, media reports reveal. Speed Week (Germany) and Omnicorse (Italy) claim Giampaolo Dall'Ara, who came into F1 w...
08 Jan 2016 09:20 -
McLaren legend Tyler Alexander passes awayRon Dennis (McLaren chairman and CEO) has paid tribute to Tyler Alexander, one of McLaren’s founding fathers, who sadly passed away on 7th January 2016, at the age of 75: ...
08 Jan 2016 08:18 -
Hamilton wanted Block's 845hp Ford MustangWorld champion Lewis Hamilton expressed interest in buying a wild custom car from Ken Block, the famous American rally and stunt driver. One of the most fascinating cars in 48-y...
07 Jan 2016 16:11 -
Ferrari planning an online launch for its 2016 carFerrari is planning an online launch for its 2016 car, it emerged on Thursday. Citing Italian sources, the Finnish newspaper Ilta Sanomat said the as-yet unnamed machine will be...
07 Jan 2016 15:38 -
Rosberg should not give up on F1 title - HakkinenNico Rosberg is still in the game when it comes to winning world championships. That is the view of former two-time title winner Mika Hakkinen, who insisted the German driver ca...
07 Jan 2016 11:06 -
Nurburgring not ruling out return on F1 calendarThe Nurburgring is not ruling out returning to the F1 calendar in 2017. The circuit's financial and ownership troubles were the reason for the absence from the calendar of a...
07 Jan 2016 10:30 -
'F1 needs to use social media to connect tot he fans'F1 should have two priorities in order to improve the sport. That is the view of Mika Hakkinen, as the former double world champion was asked about moves to make changes and re-...
07 Jan 2016 09:01 -
Illien tips Renault to improve gradually in 2016Mario Illien thinks Renault may begin to show clear progress with its F1 engine early in 2016. The Swiss, and his company Ilmor, have been drafted in after the French carmaker s...
06 Jan 2016 12:53 -
Marchionne pays more attention to Lauda than to WolffFerrari president Sergio Marchionne is expecting a close fight with Mercedes in 2016. Earlier this week, the Italian-Canadian boldly targeted nothing less than world championshi...
06 Jan 2016 11:03 -
Schu jr close to deal with Ferrari-linked F4 teamMick Schumacher, the 16-year-old son of F1 legend Michael, looks set to sign a deal with a Ferrari-linked Italian junior team. Amid great fanfare, Mick made his single-seater de...
06 Jan 2016 10:17 -
'Much too early' for bold title forecasts - VettelSebastian Vettel has urged caution as Ferrari heads into the 2016 season as a potential title candidate. President Sergio Marchionne this week issued a bold target of nothing le...
06 Jan 2016 09:43 -
Sainz urges Toro Rosso bosses to let him race freelyCarlos Sainz has urged his bosses at Toro Rosso to let him and teammate Max Verstappen race more freely in 2016. Last year, as the young duo made their impressive F1 debuts, tea...
06 Jan 2016 08:30 -
2017 rules not different to what we have - NeweyAdrian Newey has admitted he is worried planned rule changes in formula one are not going far enough. Reportedly frustrated at the restrictive chassis rules and the overly engin...
05 Jan 2016 15:18 -
There are two different sides to Lauda - RosbergNiki Lauda is not as outspoken and brash behind the scenes, according to Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg. The Munich newspaper TZ asked German Rosberg if it bothers him that Lauda,...
05 Jan 2016 14:45 -
Wihuri extends sponsor deal with Williams for 2016Williams is pleased to announce that it has signed a renewed partnership agreement with Wihuri, one of Finland's most respected business enterprises, for the 2016 Formula On...
05 Jan 2016 12:46 -
Arrivabene has 'no problem' with ambitious goalsMaurizio Arrivabene says it his job to deliver on the ambitious goal set by Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne for 2016. Ferrari made its debut on the Milan stock exchange on M...
05 Jan 2016 12:09 -
Grosjean helped Haas to sign new personnel - boss
Signing Romain Grosjean is helping to attract staff to F1's new American outfit Haas, boss Gunther Steiner says. Founded by Nascar team co-owner and machine tool magnate and...
05 Jan 2016 11:28 -
Red Bull Racing moving on without title sponsorRed Bull looks to be moving on in formula one without a title sponsor. Last month, following the marketing split from Renault and the rebranding of Red Bull's engines for 20...
05 Jan 2016 10:47 -
New Ferrari to have redesigned suspension layoutMaurizio Arrivabene has suggested Kimi Raikkonen needs to move closer to the pace of his Ferrari teammate in 2016. Ferrari toyed with the idea of replacing the 36-year-old Finn ...
05 Jan 2016 10:04 -
Jos Verstappen ends career to focus on son Max
Jos Verstappen has called time on his motor racing career in order to focus on his son Max. The former F1 driver, who was once teammate to the great Michael Schumacher in the 90...
05 Jan 2016 09:31 -
Alfa Romeo association with F1 'ideal' - MarchionneAlfa Romeo would need to ally with a team in order to enter formula one, Ferrari and Fiat Chrysler president Sergio Marchionne said on Monday. Recently, Marchionne suggested tha...
05 Jan 2016 08:16 -
History: America in Formula One: an overviewBy: Bas Naafs After the deception that was USF1, the Formula One circus can finally welcome an American team to the 2016 start grid. The first American team to hit the Formula ...
23 Dec 2015 19:31 -
Short winter break 'a bit ridiculous' - RaikkonenKimi Raikkonen has criticised F1's ever-shortening winter break. With the 2015 championship concluding with a post-race test, a record 21 races on the 2016 schedule and Pire...
22 Dec 2015 12:50 -
Ecclestone: "Mercedes, Ferrari rowing in same boat"Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at reports suggesting formula one risked collapse due to some of the political events of 2015. "Formula one will never collapse. Even if we h...
22 Dec 2015 12:11 -
Renault to announce more details in February
Renault is not yet ready to announce all the details of its return to full works team status in formula one. But the deal has at least now been officially done, with the French ...
22 Dec 2015 11:28 -
Jordan feels for BBC F1 staff after Christmas axeFormer F1 team owner and boss Eddie Jordan has slammed the BBC for the manner of its departure from the sport. The British public broadcaster, for whom Jordan was a controversia...
22 Dec 2015 10:43 -
Fresh rumours about Michael Schumacher healthMichael Schumacher's manager has rejected the latest media report about the rumoured health condition of the F1 legend. Bunte, a German gossip weekly, declared in its latest...
22 Dec 2015 10:06 -
'Favourable agreement Hockenheim will not last'The fate of the German grand prix is also in doubt beyond 2018, Bernie Ecclestone has warned. After a controversial absence this year, the country is returning to the calendar f...
22 Dec 2015 09:22 -
Sepang to be closed for three months for upgradesSepang, the Malaysian grand prix circuit, will be closed for three months for repairs ahead of the 2016 race. Usually, Malaysia hosts an early round of the world championship, b...
22 Dec 2015 08:30 -
Bernie's Christmas card shows apologetic HamiltonBernie Ecclestone has drawn his 2015 to a close with his traditional Christmas card to friends. This year's edition of the F1 supremo's always humorous summary of the se...
21 Dec 2015 16:46 -
Palmer hoping for 'long term' future at RenaultJolyon Palmer is hoping for a "long term" future with Renault. The 2014 GP2 champion, who served as official reserve this year, was actually signed up for 2016 while t...
21 Dec 2015 16:18 -
Mercedes and Ferrari 'control the sport' - NeweyBefore a single wheel turns in 2016, Adrian Newey says only Mercedes and Ferrari are in a position to win the world championship. Arguably the best and most famous F1 designer o...
21 Dec 2015 15:57 -
F1 about half a second per lap quicker in 2015F1 cars were about half a second per lap faster this year compared to the start of the controversial new 'power unit' era in 2014. That is the finding of Germany's A...
21 Dec 2015 15:34 -
Renault tells court Lotus buyout has been completedRenault now "have the keys" to the Enstone based team known in 2015 as Lotus. That is what a lawyer for the French carmaker on Monday told an insolvency judge in Londo...
21 Dec 2015 15:28 -
Indian GP 'impossible' without government supportNarain Karthikeyan, who was India's first F1 driver, does not think the sport will be returning to his native country. New Delhi hosted three grands prix between 2011 and 20...
21 Dec 2015 15:09 -
Williams F1 drivers will not be racing in Formula EA Williams spokesperson has played down reports its F1 team drivers could race in the electric single seater series Formula E next year. Reports, including by the Finnish broad...
21 Dec 2015 14:42 -
Haryanto has not complied to Manor demands yetIndonesian GP2 driver Rio Haryanto does not yet have his F1 race debut for 2016 in the bag. Earlier, it was reported that the Indonesian government would put up the EUR 15 milli...
21 Dec 2015 13:56 -
Sainz benefits from Verstappen as teammate - AlonsoMax Verstappen's success helped Carlos Sainz to also show his worth in 2015. That is the view of Sainz's friend, mentor and countryman Fernando Alonso, referring to the ...
21 Dec 2015 13:21 -
Lewis Hamilton reveals he is dyslexic
World champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed he is dyslexic. The Mercedes driver made the revelation during an unique interview with children for the German newspaper Stuttgarter ...
21 Dec 2015 12:47 -
Kevin Magnussen still working on 2016 F1 roleKevin Magnussen insists he is not giving up on a future in formula one. Dumped and criticised after two years at McLaren, the Dane recently tested front-running Le Mans and DTM ...
21 Dec 2015 12:15 -
17-year-old skier dies at Schumacher crash resort
A skier has died after falling at the Meribel resort in France, where Michael Schumacher also famously crashed at the end of 2013. Britain's Telegraph newspaper said a 17-y...
21 Dec 2015 11:53 -
All sport will soon be pay-to-view - Murray WalkerThe BBC's expected exit from F1 could also signal the looming end for free-to-air television coverage of sports in general. That is the view of Murray Walker, the legendary ...
21 Dec 2015 11:20 -
Valtteri Bottas planning to attend Rio OlympicsAt least one F1 driver will be at the Olympic Games next year. UOL, a Brazilian source, reports that Valtteri Bottas will travel to Rio de Janeiro during next year's F1 cale...
21 Dec 2015 10:44 -
Young Russian signs deal with F1 team - KosachenkoAnother Russian could soon be represented at the pinnacle of motor racing. That is the claim of Oksana Kosachenko, the former manager of Russia's first-ever F1 racer Vitaly ...
21 Dec 2015 10:13 -
Lauda is my friend and my sparring partner - WolffToto Wolff has rejected speculation he and Niki Lauda no longer get along. The rumours had spread around the paddock towards the end of Mercedes' dominant 2015 campaign, but...
21 Dec 2015 09:39 -
Renault won't increase budget for F1 works teamJerome Stoll, the Renault Sport chairman, has dismissed reports the French carmaker is ramping up its annual F1 budget. The reports had suggested that after only supplying Red B...
21 Dec 2015 09:08 -
Ecclestone refuses to confirm BBC stops with F1Bernie Ecclestone is refusing to confirm that F1's free-to-air British broadcaster is pulling out of the sport. British newspapers this week said the BBC has now decided to ...
21 Dec 2015 08:22 -
Ferrari can take on Mercedes in 2016 - AndrettiMario Andretti, a motor racing legend and former Ferrari driver, says he can imagine the Maranello marque taking on Mercedes for the title in 2016. "Yes, of course," h...
18 Dec 2015 13:50 -
Carmen Jorda 'excited' about what the future holdsCarmen Jorda sounds confident she will remain with Enstone as the current Lotus team transitions to Renault ownership over the winter. Often controversially, the 27-year-old fem...
18 Dec 2015 13:13 -
Careful with putting on more downforce - LoweMercedes is among those who are worried about F1's expected new rules for 2017. The sport basically agrees that the cars must be more spectacular and faster for the future, ...
18 Dec 2015 12:44 -
Vandoorne working 'flat out' on F1 debut in 2017Stoffel Vandoorne has acknowledged that his F1 race career will have to wait until 2017 at least. The McLaren-backed Belgian has been dominant en route to becoming the new GP2 c...
18 Dec 2015 12:06 -
Mercedes keeps allowing their drivers to fightToto Wolff insists he does not want to end the controversial rivalry between warring Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. That is despite the fact that he was recen...
18 Dec 2015 11:29 -
Hugo Hakkinen not following his father's footstepsIn 1999, as Mika Hakkinen won his second world championship, arch F1 rival Michael Schumacher welcomed a son - Mick - into the world. Similarly, it was in 2000 when Schumacher a...
18 Dec 2015 11:01 -
New deal beyond 2016 to be agreed soon for MonzaIn the days before Christmas, good news emerged this week from Italian parliamentary circles. La Repubblica reports that after a marathon 37 hour sitting, the budget committee g...
18 Dec 2015 10:48 -
Don't expect Renault 'fireworks' early on - PalmerJolyon Palmer has warned that Renault may not shine immediately as the carmaker returns to full works status in formula one next year. It was amid Lotus' financial troubles ...
18 Dec 2015 09:55 -
Ferrari chief encouraged Volkswagen to enter F1Sergio Marchionne, the Ferrari and Fiat Chrysler chief, says he is still urging his Volkswagen counterpart to consider entering formula one. Currently, only four carmakers are o...
18 Dec 2015 09:36 -
ITV to take over from BBC as 'free' F1 broadcasterThe BBC, F1's free-to-air British broadcaster, looks set to drop its coverage of the sport. The broadcaster has warned that it must cut costs, but F1 supremo Bernie Ecclesto...
18 Dec 2015 08:47 -
With two Hamiltons, the team would explode - WolffToto Wolff has denied that Mercedes spent much of the 2015 season 'sandbagging' to hide its true performance advantage. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo said recently tha...
17 Dec 2015 14:36 -
Alonso manager responds after Marchionne insultTwo figures have defended Fernando Alonso following a verbal jibe by Ferrari's new president Sergio Marchionne. Just as Marchionne swept into Maranello last winter, Alonso w...
17 Dec 2015 11:16 -
Renault cannot hide that 2015 did not go wellRenault is confident the involvement of Ilmor, led by the renowned F1 engine guru Mario Illien, will help the French manufacturer as it aims to make a big step forward in 2016. ...
17 Dec 2015 10:37 -
Aston Martin appears to walk away from F1 dealAston Martin looks set to shelve for now its plans to enter formula one with Force India. Team owner Vijay Mallya had admitted during October's Mexican GP weekend that rumou...
17 Dec 2015 10:09 -
F3: Ryan Tveter stays with Carlin for another yearAmerican racer Ryan Tveter will return to Carlin's FIA Formula Three European team for the 2016 season following his debut rookie season in the highly competitive championsh...
17 Dec 2015 09:41 -
F1 should stop protecting smaller teams - AlonsoFernando Alonso says whether he stays in F1 beyond his current contract depends on McLaren-Honda's form and the direction of the sport. The Spaniard, arguably the best and m...
17 Dec 2015 08:58 -
History: Ferrari and the Great Walkout of 1961By: Bas Naafs Ferrari's history is a mix of spectacular highs, dark lows and controversies that fit in between the two. Ferrari's controversies are everything but borin...
16 Dec 2015 19:31 -
Autosprint honours Carlos Sainz as Best RookieOn Tuesday night, Carlos Sainz was presented with one of the prestigious "Caschi d'Oro" (Golden Helmet) awards. At a star studded evening, featuring top names from...
16 Dec 2015 13:34 -
Ferrari not underestimating McLaren-HondaFerrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene has tipped McLaren-Honda to take a clear step forward for 2016. As the iconic partnership reunited this year, McLaren-Honda endured a night...
16 Dec 2015 12:14
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