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.
Renault will power back to the front in formula one with a Mercedes-like annual budget. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, following the announcement late ...
The future of the Russian grand prix is secure, race organiser Sergei Vorobyov insists. "The F1 round at Sochi is (secure) for many years to come and we know this for sure,...
Fernando Alonso says he will be on the grid in 2016. McLaren supremo Ron Dennis caused a stir at the Abu Dhabi season finale recently when he hinted Spaniard Alonso, arguably th...
Two F1 pundits believe Lewis Hamilton - warts and all - is good for formula one. "For formula one, I think he's a godsend," said former F1 driver and now German mo...
Bernie Ecclestone says the idea of an alternative engine in formula one is not dead yet. Before the recent F1 Commission meeting, the sport's supremo and FIA president Jean ...
Nico Rosberg has donated EUR 100,000 to charity. Recently, the Mercedes driver sold the first family photographs of himself, his wife Vivian and his new baby daughter Alaia to t...
Toro Rosso has confirmed officially that Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz are staying at the Faenza based team in 2015. Along with Manor, the two Red Bull-owned teams were the la...
The wait for an end to the engine supply crisis was long, but Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull will be ready for the first winter tests of 2016. Renault finally announced on Thursd...
Lotus track chief Alan Permane thinks the Enstone team's difficult 2015 will now be "quickly forgotten" after the Renault buyout. He told Auto Motor und Sport on F...
F1 could still be sold within the next few months, according to Bernie Ecclestone. The sport's long-time supremo, who runs F1 on behalf of current owners CVC, caused a stir ...
Sergio Marchionne has hailed an "outstanding" season for Ferrari at the end of his first year as the fabled marque's president. After the turbulence and mediocrity...
Nico Rosberg has joined Lewis Hamilton in responding to reports Mercedes may consider dropping them for the sake of team harmony. Boss Toto Wolff was quoted this week as suggest...
Manor owner Stephen Fitzpatrick would not comment on reports the British backmarker is close to a decision about its drivers for 2016. With the team switching from Ferrari to Me...
Neither party has denied reports that Jaguar could buy the British grand prix venue Silverstone. With current owners the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) struggling to pa...
From the milliseconds that separate victory from defeat to the finely balanced and perfectly measured rhythm of a racing engine, in motorsport timing is everything. As the curta...
Sebastian Vettel has played down any perception that he will have a long vacation ahead of the start of the 2016 season. The long 19-race calendar for 2015 is over, but an unpre...
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce Malbuner Power Slice as a Premium Partner for the 2016 FIA Formula One Championship. Alexander Ospelt, President of the Board of Direct...
F1's governing body and Pirelli had heads scratching this week as new rules for 2016 were rubber-stamped. It was already known that the sport had decided to spice up the act...
Following the September announcement of the signing of a Letter of Intent with Lotus F1 Team, teams at Renault continued to evaluate the possibility of a return to Formula 1. Pa...
Romain Grosjean is preparing to get to work on his future as soon as this month -- by travelling to Maranello. After a tough few months for the financially-ailing Lotus team, th...
Red Bull looks set to lift the lid on its future on Friday. As the fireworks marked the end of the season in Abu Dhabi last Sunday, Christian Horner suggested his McLaren counte...
F1 would not be wise to allow free-to-air television coverage to stop in Britain, David Coulthard has warned. Last weekend in Abu Dhabi, the BBC's formula one coverage team ...
Jaguar, the iconic British carmaker, is reportedly considering buying Silverstone. In September, reports emerged that the future of the historic British grand prix is in doubt o...
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are not the only drivers who could win at the wheel of their Mercedes. That is the claim of former double world champion Mika Hakkinen, as Merced...
F1's governing body on Wednesday empowered Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt to take charge of "a number of pressing issues in formula one". The news comes amid the ...
Manor looks set to stick with its current driver lineup for the 2016 season. Although Roberto Merhi returned to the car for the 2015 finale in Abu Dhabi, he was only filling in ...
Mark Webber thinks Kimi Raikkonen might be nearing the end of his useful career in formula one. 2007 world champion Raikkonen, although impressive when he returned to F1 with Lo...
Max Verstappen and Daniil Kvyat have been singled out as two of the most impressive youngsters in F1 this year. "Definitely the biggest surprise was Max Verstappen," f...
McLaren has fired the opening salvo of its effort to fight back in 2016 by topping the 12-hour post-season tyre test in Abu Dhabi. It was new reserve and reigning GP2 champion S...
Dieter Zetsche has backed Mercedes' F1 chiefs Niki Lauda and Toto Wolff, amid mischievous reports of discord between the pair. Reports in Abu Dhabi had suggested the rift le...
Departed Manor chiefs John Booth and Graeme Lowdon are tipped to re-fire their racing instincts in the world of endurance sports cars. Reportedly amid a split with new owner Ste...
Valtteri Bottas has called on Williams to up its game in 2016. Just like last year, the British team finished this season's world championship third overall, with Finn Botta...
Renault's decision to return to full works status in 2016 by buying Lotus is now imminent. That is the claim of the well-connected French source RMC Sport, reporting that th...
Honda has vowed to work throughout the forthcoming holiday season to get back up to speed in formula one. With McLaren, the Anglo-Japanese collaboration faltered badly in 2015 a...
Lance Stroll admits he hopes a new role at Williams could be his road to the formula one grid. Last week, the British team said its new development driver for 2016 will be 17-ye...
When Ferrari puts its 2016 challenger on track in February, the entire world of F1 will wonder if it can be a Mercedes-beater. And arguably the keenest observers of all will be ...
Whether Nico Rosberg can turn his newly-found top form into a title challenge in 2016 has become a hot topic for the forthcoming winter period. "Three wins and six poles in...
Tuesday or Wednesday have been tipped as the most likely days for Renault to announce its decision to stay in formula one next year and beyond. That is the claim of Austria'...
Yasuhisa Arai insists Honda has no regrets about making its return to F1 in 2015, despite its obvious unpreparedness for the 'power unit' era. McLaren-Honda staff and fa...
The popularity of formula one within Germany has continued to steadily decline. It emerges that the coverage by the German broadcaster ARD of Sunday's skiing-and-shooting bi...
F1 drew its 2015 season to a close amid the spectacular Abu Dhabi night skyline and the distinct smell of political controversy. "There is a lot of self-interest and a lot ...
Carlos Sainz says he is looking forward to a better season in 2016. Although overshadowed by his meteoric teammate Max Verstappen, the Spanish rookie has also shone at Toro Ross...
Fernando Alonso and Ron Dennis have steered away from speculation the Spaniard might be taking a sabbatical in 2016. Dennis, the McLaren supremo, lit the fuse on Saturday at Abu...
Daniil Kvyat does not have to worry about his future at Red Bull. That is the claim of team boss Christian Horner, despite the fact that he said just recently that if Red Bull s...
Maurizio Arrivabene says Ferrari is "fine" with the FIA's ruling about technical alliances in formula one. While Mercedes never mentioned Ferrari or Haas by name, ...
Uncertainty has morphed back into mystery as Red Bull's engine crisis races beyond the chequered flag in 2015. Amid the Abu Dhabi floodlights, F1 legend Niki Lauda confirmed...
Bernie Ecclestone thinks the time could be right for the Volkswagen Group to enter formula one. Reportedly, Audi was close to showing the green light to a F1 project when the Vo...
Abu Dhabi fireworks signalled the end of the 2015 season on Sunday, but that doesn't mean the action will now go quiet. Even before the race began at Yas Marina, the steward...
It is believed that talks between Bernie Ecclestone and Renault are holding up the futures of no fewer than three teams. Red Bull, it seems, is now ready to announce that it is ...
A McLaren spokesman has dismissed speculation that team boss Eric Boullier was rebuked by Ron Dennis after the recent Brazilian grand prix. It was at Interlagos that Fernando Al...
Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton swapped positions in the second free practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This time it was Rosberg in front of Hamilton by just over a tenth. B...
Christian Horner on Friday announced that Red Bull finally has an engine deal in place for 2016. He did not confirm speculation the former world champions are simply staying wit...
After Felipe Massa was disqualified in Brazil, the Brazilian driver and Williams insist they did nothing wrong. The British team, however, decided not to appeal the stewards'...
Ferrari's 2016 car will be more evolution than revolution, Sebastian Vettel has revealed. With the German now at the wheel and new management in place, the Italian team surg...
Adderly Fong will test the Sauber C34-Ferrari during the Pirelli tyre test on 1st December following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend. The 25-year-old Chinese driver will be beh...
Valtteri Bottas has given himself a higher personal score for 2015 than that of his team Williams. Despite missing the opening race with a back injury, the Finn has out-scored h...
Lewis Hamilton has set the best time in first free practice in Abu Dhabi. The Mercedes driver realised a 1:43.754 and was just over a tenth quicker than team mate Nico Rosberg. ...
Carlos Sainz has all but confirmed speculation that Toro Rosso is switching from Renault to Ferrari power for 2016. It was believed both Red Bull teams would be splitting from t...
Sauber will turn a sharp corner with its new car for 2016, the Swiss team's drivers have revealed. After a strong start with the C34 car, the financially-struggling Swiss te...
Lance Stroll has been selected by Williams Martini Racing to join its Young Driver Development Programme. The Montréal-born teenager, who turned 17-years-old last month (...
Pirelli is waiting on support from the rest of the F1 paddock before confirming how it will proceed in F1 beyond 2016. The Italian marque has already secured a new contract for ...
Confirmation of Red Bull's engine plans for 2016, initially expected this weekend in Abu Dhabi, may have to wait even longer. It was believed news of a new deal with Renault...
Jenson Button says Fernando Alonso is a harder teammate to beat than Lewis Hamilton. 2009 world champion Button has an unique vantage point on assessing two of the very best dri...
The FIA has allowed Lotus to sit out the scrutineering deadline in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Normally, a car will be excluded from the race weekend unless it is officially examined...
Nico Rosberg's chances of securing a winning hat-trick have taken a blow even before a wheel turns in Abu Dhabi. Auto Motor und Sport reports that Mercedes has withdrawn fro...
Lewis Hamilton's third world championship remains provisional for now, the German publication Auto Motor und Sport claimed on Thursday. Correspondent Michael Schmidt reports...
Infiniti Red Bull Racing has announced an extension of its longstanding partnership with wheel manufacturer OZ Racing for a further three years until the end of 2018. The wheel...
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce CNBC as a Premium Partner for the 2016 FIA Formula One Championship. CNBC is the leading global broadcaster of live business and financ...
Infiniti Red Bull Racing has announced an extension of its partnership with Sabelt into 2017, continuing a long and successful relationship with the Italian safety equipment man...
The Manor Marussia F1 Team is pleased to announce an exciting new collaboration at the intersection of sport and music with Shazam, one of the world's most popular apps for ...
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