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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No F1 race in Germany again in 2017 - EcclestoneBernie Ecclestone is not confident about the future of the German grand prix. Just a decade ago, the country was still in the grip of Michael Schumacher fever, which had revolut...
16 Dec 2015 11:52 -
Jock Clear only new arrival at Ferrari for next yearBenjamin Hoyle, an engineer at the centre of a new espionage saga in F1, will never be joining Ferrari. That is the claim of Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene, a week after ...
16 Dec 2015 11:05 -
Montezemolo not sure about Alfa Romeo F1 returnThe world of F1 should not get too excited about a potential return to the sport of Alfa Romeo, former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has warned. Ferrari and Fiat Chrysle...
16 Dec 2015 10:20 -
Button expressing concern about 21-race calendarTwo more F1 figures say it would not be good for the sport if Austin falls off the 2016 calendar. Although many say the US grand prix is now a highlight of the season, a funding...
16 Dec 2015 09:36 -
You need a lawyer to interpret F1 rules - FerrariF1 should look to the two-wheeled world of MotoGP for a system of simpler rules. That is the claim of Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne, who said the status quo in formula one...
16 Dec 2015 08:15 -
Vettel 'more of a Ferrarista' than Alonso - MarchionneIn assessing Sebastian Vettel's first year at Ferrari, president Sergio Marchionne aimed a pointed barb at Fernando Alonso. Vettel replaced the McLaren-Honda bound Alonso at...
15 Dec 2015 16:24 -
Toro Rosso could be quicker than Red Bull - MarkoDr Helmut Marko has admitted Red Bull could be outpaced by the energy drink team's secondary team in 2016. Carlos Sainz said recently he thinks it is possible Toro Rosso'...
15 Dec 2015 15:55 -
Williams responsible for Jaguar's Formula E teamF1 team Williams will run a new Formula E outfit for Jaguar Land Rover, the Indian-owned British carmaker. Williams "will be responsible for the operational running of the ...
15 Dec 2015 15:18 -
Ferrari offended by Red Bull stance in engine searchDr Helmut Marko said he is hopeful changes at Renault will help Red Bull to charge back towards the front in F1. The energy drink company tried to dump Renault and switch to an ...
15 Dec 2015 14:49 -
Teams need more money from FOM for 21 racesFerrari has backed Mercedes in worrying about next year's unprecedentedly-long race calendar. The FIA recently approved an increase in the maximum number of races per season...
15 Dec 2015 14:26 -
Floatation will not affect Ferrari in F1 - MarchionneSergio Marchionne has denied that Ferrari's floatation will affect the fabled F1 team. Earlier, owner Fiat Chrysler floated 10 per cent of the Maranello marque's shares....
15 Dec 2015 14:00 -
We are far from being boring - Lewis HamiltonBernie Ecclestone has no reason to be "bored" by today's formula one, back-to-back world champion Lewis Hamilton insists. F1 supremo Ecclestone said recently that ...
15 Dec 2015 13:33 -
Ferrari never received data about Mercedes engineFerrari has continued to distance itself from the new 'spy story' in formula one. Recently, it emerged that Mercedes is suing a member of its engine team for trying to t...
15 Dec 2015 12:51 -
Ricciardo expects Mercedes to dominate in 2016Daniel Ricciardo says he doesn't want to turn his mind to his expiring Red Bull contract quite yet. The Australian admits he became frustrated at times this year, as the ene...
15 Dec 2015 12:04 -
Domenicali being lined up as next Lamborghini CEOStefano Domenicali, the former Ferrari team boss, looks set for yet another new challenge. Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the Italian, who after leaving F1 fou...
15 Dec 2015 11:29 -
'F1 should take into account the tastes of the public'F1 should look to the two-wheeled world of MotoGP for a system of simpler rules. That is the claim of Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne, who said the status quo in formula one...
15 Dec 2015 10:47 -
Another venue for US GP could pop up - Haas
America's future in F1 is not endangered by the problems facing the current US grand prix in Austin. That is the view of Gene Haas, the founder and owner of the sport's ...
15 Dec 2015 10:10 -
Ecclestone has to take responsibility - MarchionneSergio Marchionne pulled no punches when asked about an apparent 'war' with Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA. Recently, the F1 supremo as well as Jean Todt questioned Ferra...
15 Dec 2015 09:38 -
Alfa Romeo could return to F1 as Ferrari competitorAlfa Romeo could return to formula one, Fiat Chrysler president Sergio Marchionne has announced. He was speaking as Ferrari president at the fabled marque's end-of-year medi...
15 Dec 2015 09:01 -
In four or five weeks clarity about Wehrlein - WolffIt will be "weeks" before Manor is ready to announce its drivers for 2016. That is the claim of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, who is privy to the British backmarker&#...
14 Dec 2015 14:03 -
Marchionne targets Ferrari win in first race of 2016Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne says the Maranello team should start 2016 with an immediate win. After a tumultuous 2014 campaign, the Italian outfit regrouped impressively ...
14 Dec 2015 13:28 -
Prost also worried about F1 plans for the futureAlain Prost has backed Lewis Hamilton in worrying about F1's plans for the future. With the sport acknowledging the need to speed up, world champion Hamilton nonetheless bla...
14 Dec 2015 12:47 -
21-race calendar pushing teams to the limit - WolffF1 is pushing teams beyond breaking point by expanding the calendar to an unprecedented 21 races in 2016. That is the warning of Toto Wolff, who said that although Mercedes once...
14 Dec 2015 12:15 -
Vettel: "Verstappen brilliant, but also very young"
Sebastian Vettel is not sure F1 teen sensation Max Verstappen is ready for a Ferrari seat. Showered with praise and awards at the end of his exciting and impressive rookie seaso...
14 Dec 2015 11:51 -
Mercedes drivers understand team axe warningMercedes chief Toto Wolff thinks the dominant team's two drivers have heard his warning about the intensity of their feud. As the 2015 season ended recently with the silver ...
14 Dec 2015 11:14 -
F1 should go back to its roots with noise - RicciardoDaniel Ricciardo this weekend got a stark reminder of something he misses about formula one -- the noise. In his native Perth, the Red Bull driver was demonstrating Sebastian Ve...
14 Dec 2015 10:32 -
Wehrlein rates his chances at Manor F1 at 50-50Pascal Wehrlein says his chances of moving onto the F1 grid next year at still 50-50. Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team boss, has previously mentioned the 50-50 likelihood as he neg...
14 Dec 2015 09:49 -
'Haas F1 Team to have yellow livery in 2016'Haas looks set to use a yellow livery in formula one next year. In recent days, the new American team has been practicing pitstops at its factory with a black-liveried show car....
14 Dec 2015 09:06 -
Gov't promises Manor EUR15m for Haryanto seatRio Haryanto, a 22-year-old who finished this year's GP2 championship in fourth place, appears to have leapt into pole position to race for the F1 team Manor in 2015. Variou...
14 Dec 2015 08:20 -
GP3: Arden picks up Jake Dennis from Formula 3Racing Steps Foundation-backed driver Jake Dennis will make his previously announced step up to the 2016 GP3 series with Series front-runners Arden International. The three-part...
11 Dec 2015 14:40 -
Red Bull signs three new names for Junior TeamThough the final line up of the 2016 Red Bull Junior Team will not be announced until the new year there are at least three new names that will be featuring next season: S&eacut...
11 Dec 2015 12:45 -
Cooperating drivers 'a relief' for Ferrari - RaikkonenThe calmness brought by Ferrari's new driver lineup was a "relief" to the team, Kimi Raikkonen says. Last year, turmoil at the fabled Maranello marque was arguably...
11 Dec 2015 12:14 -
Trying to not rely too much on downforce - WhitingF1 can speed up for the future without exacerbating the current problems associated with aerodynamics. That is the view of Charlie Whiting, the F1 race director and FIA technica...
11 Dec 2015 11:45 -
'Major strategic error' cost Michelin F1 returnA strategic blunder reportedly cost Michelin as the French tyre maker failed to return to formula one. Having left F1 under a cloud within memory of the six-car US GP debacle of...
11 Dec 2015 11:03 -
New engine rules to be based on 1.6 litre turbo V6If F1 is going to overhaul its engine regulations, it should base the new formula on the current 'power units'. That is the view of Mercedes and Renault's respective...
11 Dec 2015 10:30 -
'Verstappen and Sainz best-ever Toro Rosso lineup'One bright spot in Red Bull's otherwise-difficult 2015 campaign was the discovery of meteoric junior Max Verstappen. That is the claim of Dr Helmut Marko, who said Verstappe...
11 Dec 2015 09:56 -
Ferrari says Ecclestone 'mandate' is not enforceableFerrari is challenging the new "mandate" given by the FIA to Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt to address problems within formula one. In late October, F1's governin...
11 Dec 2015 09:10 -
Mick Schumacher to be opponent for uncle RalfRalf Schumacher has played down the prospect of a 'Schumacher dream team' to rise back up the ranks towards F1. Ralf, a former six-time grand prix winner, has teamed up ...
11 Dec 2015 08:29 -
New rules for 2017 to re-fire Newey spark - MarkoLooming rule changes could re-fire Adrian Newey's motivation to work in formula one. With Red Bull's famous but disgruntled car designer having lifted the throttle on F1...
10 Dec 2015 14:11 -
Don't count out Rosberg for 2016 title - Stewart2016 could finally be Nico Rosberg's year. That is the view of F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart, who admits he was impressed with the German's late-season form alongside Lew...
10 Dec 2015 13:29 -
F1 cars not easier to drive, just different - MassaFelipe Massa has hit back at suggestions driving a formula one car today is "easy". It is suggested the sport is pushing ahead with plans for more powerful engines and...
10 Dec 2015 12:48 -
Saving US GP not high on CVC's list - EpsteinF1 is heading into its winter sojourn with a cloud hanging over the future of the US grand prix. It also emerged this week that the promoter of the popular Canadian grand prix i...
10 Dec 2015 12:14 -
Rosberg responds to Hamilton's 'favourite argument'Even though Toto Wolff has warned them to stop bickering, Nico Rosberg has hit back at teammate Lewis Hamilton's latest verbal jibe. Wolff has said no less than twice since ...
10 Dec 2015 11:57 -
In theory we can beat Red Bull in 2016 - SainzCarlos Sainz thinks it is possible Toro Rosso could beat Red Bull's premier F1 team in 2016. Toro Rosso - meaning Red Bull in Italian - is known as the energy drink company&...
10 Dec 2015 11:21 -
Is this the new look for Aston Martin/Force India?Aston Martin still has to decide if it will jump into Formula 1, but on the internet there are several renders about a possible livery for Aston Martin F1 circulating. Is this t...
10 Dec 2015 11:17 -
2016 McLaren 'already better' than MP4-30 - BoullierMcLaren says it will have a significantly different car for 2016. Clearly, the Woking outfit's biggest problem this year has been its works Honda engine as it slumped to nin...
10 Dec 2015 10:46 -
Marko says carmakers wielding too much powerHelmut Marko agrees that the car manufacturers involved in formula one at present are wielding too much political power. Red Bull, of which Austrian Marko is a leading official,...
10 Dec 2015 10:05 -
Verstappen tipped for Laureus award nominationMax Verstappen's flow of high-profile awards looks set to continue. Since his meteoric first season in F1 ended, the 18-year-old Dutchman has been showered with awards at th...
10 Dec 2015 09:20 -
Raikkonen predicts another year of speculationKimi Raikkonen thinks another season of predictable speculation about his future will soon begin. In 2015, all the talk was about whether Ferrari would replace him with Valtteri...
10 Dec 2015 08:31 -
History: Even Adrian Newey can hit and missBy: Bas Naafs McLaren and mystery are two of a kind. The endlessness of McLaren's professional and clinical approach towards maximizing the efficiency of race car productio...
09 Dec 2015 19:31 -
Santander renews McLaren deal until end of 2020McLaren-Honda is pleased to announce the extension of its partnership with leading bank Santander UK plc. The agreement is set to continue the partnership for a further five yea...
09 Dec 2015 16:24 -
Horner predicts Mercedes dominance to continueChristian Horner has predicted another year on top for Mercedes in 2016. That is despite the fact the Red Bull chief thinks the actual chassis produced by the premier energy dri...
09 Dec 2015 12:45 -
Toro Rosso supports Sainz amid Verstappen hypeTeam boss Franz Tost says it is not fair to judge Carlos Sainz's F1 debut simply by looking at his points tally. Indeed, while many agree that the 21-year-old had a good fir...
09 Dec 2015 12:08 -
Canada GP promoter late with supplier paymentsThe promoter of the popular Canadian grand prix has fallen behind in payments to suppliers, according to the Quebec newspaper La Presse. "It's true. I confirm it,"...
09 Dec 2015 11:36 -
Villeneuve slams Hamilton for late-season behaviour1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has slammed Lewis Hamilton for his behaviour since winning the world championship in October. After wrapping up the title, Hamilton's ...
09 Dec 2015 11:17 -
Renault must rebuild everything in Enstone - BriatoreFormer Renault team boss Flavio Briatore has urged the French carmaker to look carefully at its contracted driver lineup for 2016. Amid Lotus' struggle for survival late thi...
09 Dec 2015 10:44 -
No contract between Mercedes 'spy' Hoyle and Ferrari
Ferrari has played down reports it has signed up F1's latest alleged espionage protagonist. Bloomberg news agency revealed on Tuesday that Mercedes is suing a power unit eng...
09 Dec 2015 10:20 -
McLaren-Honda partnership now a lot stronger - ButtonMcLaren staff have had lessons in Japanese culture as the struggling team gets up to speed with works Honda power. The Anglo-Japanese collaboration endured an abysmal 2015 campa...
09 Dec 2015 09:51 -
Todt more interested in road safety than F1 - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone thinks FIA president Jean Todt should step back from the front line in formula one. According to the BBC, an increasingly alarmed F1 supremo told the World Mot...
09 Dec 2015 09:06 -
Mercedes sues Ferrari-bound engineer for espionageWorld champion team Mercedes on Tuesday confirmed reports it is suing an engineer. The Bloomberg news agency claimed the engineer Benjamin Hoyle, working for the German marque&#...
08 Dec 2015 14:06 -
Perez tips Haas to challenge Force India in 2016Sergio Perez has backed Force India to rise to the "huge task" of continuing to raise its game in formula one. Teammate Nico Hulkenberg may have been the high-profile ...
08 Dec 2015 12:46 -
Briatore rules out Alonso move to Renault teamFlavio Briatore has dismissed suggestions Fernando Alonso might be considering a sensational return to lead Renault's latest works effort in F1. The Enstone based team Lotus...
08 Dec 2015 12:12 -
Valtteri Bottas 'not very happy' with 2015 seasonValtteri Bottas admits he is "not very happy" with his 2015 season. In the end, the Finn out-scored his Williams teammate Felipe Massa for the second year running, but...
08 Dec 2015 11:37 -
'Hamilton's lifestyle no problem if as long as he performs'Toto Wolff has rubbished reports it could be Lewis Hamilton's off-track lifestyle that costs the triple world champion his seat at Mercedes. The team boss warned after the A...
08 Dec 2015 10:51 -
Mercedes and Ferrari have too much power - JordanEddie Jordan has backed Bernie Ecclestone's view that formula one should usher an independent engine supplier onto the grid. Even though the F1 Commission derailed the supre...
08 Dec 2015 10:05 -
Sabbatical not a good move for Alonso - HakkinenLowering his guard and taking a sabbatical amid McLaren-Honda's troubles would not be the right move for Fernando Alonso. That is the advice of fellow former double world ch...
08 Dec 2015 09:16 -
'No one is irreplaceable, that includes Hamilton'An unnamed team boss thinks Mercedes could seriously consider dropping Lewis Hamilton. The German team's chief, Toto Wolff, warned dramatically after Hamilton won the 2015 t...
08 Dec 2015 08:23 -
Red Bull Racing reunited with Puma for 2016Red Bull Racing is excited to announce that it has agreed a long-term partnership with Puma, as Team Partner and Supplier of Race and Teamwear as well as Licensed Partner for th...
07 Dec 2015 14:29 -
Rosberg welcomes 'interesting' new tyre rulesNico Rosberg has welcomed the tyre-usage rule changes in formula one for 2016. The governing FIA and Pirelli announced last week that teams and drivers will get more freedom nex...
07 Dec 2015 13:56 -
On average, I'm satisfied with my achievements - VettelSebastian Vettel has declined to hit back with fury at Lewis Hamilton's recent jibe about his talent. The new triple world champion recently said that because Vettel's t...
07 Dec 2015 13:12
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