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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'Client engine' will make F1 less exciting - HondaHonda does not like the sound of the FIA's 'client engine' idea for 2017. Although struggling at present, the Japanese carmaker's F1 chief Yasuhisa Arai said Hon...
04 Nov 2015 12:11 -
Mateschitz slams rivals for lack of 'sportsmanship'Dietrich Mateschitz has accused Red Bull's powerful rivals of lacking the "courage and sportsmanship" to supply the team with engines in 2016. As he added another...
04 Nov 2015 11:46 -
Pirelli denies Hembery to take up different roleMario Isola has rejected speculation he is shaping up to take over as the head of Pirelli's F1 programme. Currently 'racing manager' for the Italian marque, Isola is...
04 Nov 2015 11:04 -
Lauda sides with Rosberg: "Nico was better"Niki Lauda, the F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman, has sided with Nico Rosberg in the wake of his victory in Mexico. Although the German dominated the race weekend and won fr...
04 Nov 2015 10:35 -
Montoya and Ricciardo sympathise with AlonsoTwo F1 drivers, past and present, have sympathised with the current plight of Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard is acknowledged to be one of the very best and highest paid drivers o...
04 Nov 2015 09:53 -
Susie Wolff to retire from motorsport at end of 2015Williams can confirm that following four successful years with the team, Susie Wolff will retire from competitive motorsport at the end of the 2015 season. Since being appointe...
04 Nov 2015 09:07 -
'Hamilton should switch on his brain before he talks'The head of Michael Schumacher's fan club has hit out at Lewis Hamilton for comments about the beleaguered F1 legend. Kolner Express, a German tabloid, has quoted the new tr...
04 Nov 2015 09:02 -
Super Formula option for Vandoorne to stay sharpNew GP2 champion Stoffel Vandoorne will definitely succeed Kevin Magnussen as McLaren reserve driver in 2016, we have learned. The Belgian has already been standing in while Kev...
04 Nov 2015 08:18 -
Hunter-Reay signs up for Race of Champions 2015American IndyCar great Ryan Hunter-Reay has signed up to compete at the Race Of Champions on November 20-21 at London’s former Olympic Stadium. Hunter-Reay won the famous ...
03 Nov 2015 11:54 -
Red Bull working on a last-ditch plans for 2016Red Bull is reportedly working on a last-ditch plan to remain on the F1 grid for 2016. Boss Christian Horner says the team might be interested in Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA&#...
03 Nov 2015 10:14 -
Lauda considering quitting Mercedes after this yearThe simmering feud between Mercedes' two drivers is not the only tension in the Mercedes motor home at present. As Nico Rosberg hit back at Lewis Hamilton with victory in Me...
03 Nov 2015 09:41 -
Lack of interest in Germany 'a mystery' - VettelSebastian Vettel says the declining interest in formula one of his home nation Germany is "a mystery". His comments follow the popular return after more than two decad...
03 Nov 2015 08:59 -
Amid F1 crisis, Ricciardo gets invitation for NascarDaniel Ricciardo may already be lining up an alternative in the event he is left without a car to race in formula one. Red Bull has declared that if it can find an engine to use...
03 Nov 2015 08:28 -
Wehrlein has to be patient now Manor is in crisisFor Pascal Wehrlein, the wait for good news about his future goes on. Now with the DTM title firmly in his pocket, the 21-year-old German is hoping Mercedes can negotiate a plac...
02 Nov 2015 16:25 -
Red Bull extends engine deadline until mid-NovemberDietrich Mateschitz has confirmed that his end-of-October deadline for a resolution of Red Bull's engine crisis has been extended. The deadline came and went during the Mexi...
02 Nov 2015 15:47 -
Button puts the brakes on Hamilton confidenceJenson Button has moved to temper Lewis Hamilton's run of ultra-high confidence. Hamilton has just sealed up his third drivers' world championship - the second on the tr...
02 Nov 2015 13:13 -
New clash between Raikkonen and Bottas in MexicoAfter their second crash in three weeks, fellow Finns Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen sound unprepared to sit down and talk it out. "I don't know if there's anyt...
02 Nov 2015 12:41 -
Rosberg celebrates first win in almost five monthsRelations remained cool between Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg after the Mexican grand prix. A week ago in Austin, the pair hurled podium caps at one another...
02 Nov 2015 12:02 -
'McLaren-Honda can fight for the title in 2017'Fernando Alonso admitted his feelings about his Honda engine to the former King Carlos of Spain. It was one year ago when 77-year-old Juan Carlos spilled the beans on fellow Spa...
02 Nov 2015 11:28 -
Kvyat 'will be in the car' if Red Bull stays in F1If Red Bull is on the 2016 grid, it will be Daniil Kvyat lining up with Daniel Ricciardo again. "He (Kvyat) is doing great," team boss Christian Horner said in Mexico,...
02 Nov 2015 10:51 -
F1 looks to past GP hosts for thrilling futureF1 is looking to its past as it speeds into the future. With 1992 winner Nigel Mansell interviewing them on the podium, the sport's latest stars including world champion Lew...
02 Nov 2015 10:19 -
Hellmund tied to new US race, F1 team investmentAn increasingly prominent paddock figure at the last couple of races has been Tavo Hellmund. With close ties to Bernie Ecclestone, the 49-year-old American was the initial drivi...
02 Nov 2015 09:30 -
Todt not worried Lotus-Renault takeover to collapseJean Todt has played down fears Renault's planned takeover of the embattled Lotus team could fall through. It is now over a month since Renault signed its famous 'letter...
02 Nov 2015 08:26 -
FP1: Verstappen leads on slippery surface in Mexico
Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Max Verstappen has set the best time in the first free practice for the Mexican Grand Prix. The session started with a damp track and even in the dry ...
30 Oct 2015 18:33 -
Tension brewing between Manor owner and bossesManor is losing its most prominent bosses, the Telegraph newspaper reports on Friday. Correspondent Daniel Johnson said founder John Booth, and deputy Graeme Lowdon, "have ...
30 Oct 2015 16:00 -
Ferrari sidelines latest engine spec until 2016Ferrari has sidelined the latest specification of its F1 'power unit' for the remainder of the 2015 season. That is the claim of the Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat, ref...
30 Oct 2015 12:08 -
No engine, other teams are afraid of us - MarkoRed Bull appears to have dropped its earlier threat to voluntarily quit formula one. As team owner Dietrich Mateschitz's end-of-October deadline now looms large, the message...
30 Oct 2015 11:36 -
Lotus-Renault buyout no done deal yet
With the Renault buyout still not done, the prevailing mood of uncertainty remains at Lotus for now. It could be that Red Bull's eleventh-hour efforts to patch up its broken...
30 Oct 2015 10:57 -
Hamilton not going to help Rosberg beat VettelLewis Hamilton says he is reluctant to help teammate Nico Rosberg cap off Mercedes' 2015 season with a clean sweep. The German team and the British driver have already wrapp...
30 Oct 2015 10:24 -
Max eyeing a better car for 2017 - Jos VerstappenRumours are continuing to swirl around Max Verstappen, the 18-year-old F1 rookie sensation. Red Bull - although occupied with the greater concern about finding power units for 2...
30 Oct 2015 09:45 -
Gutierrez confirms Haas race seat for next seasonEsteban Gutierrez has confirmed the worst-kept secret in the F1 paddock -- that he will complete Haas' 2016 driver lineup. The new American team has scheduled an official an...
30 Oct 2015 08:51 -
Volcano erupts near site for Mexican GPHot on the heels of Hurricane Patricia, the F1 world now has its eye on another natural phenomenon. 75 kilometres from the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, the Popoc...
30 Oct 2015 08:02 -
No need to discuss Mercedes driver clash - LaudaIn the days after Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg's first-corner clash in Austin, Mercedes team management are now playing down the incident. Immediately after the chequered...
29 Oct 2015 12:29 -
Little enthusiasm for Ecclestone's 'client engine' planUp and down pitlane, there is little enthusiasm for Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA's plan for a 'client engine' in formula one. F1 supremo Ecclestone, who has convinc...
29 Oct 2015 12:12 -
McLaren confirms veto against Honda supplying Red BullMcLaren has effectively confirmed reports it has vetoed the supply of customer Honda power units to Red Bull next year. With Mercedes and Ferrari already saying no to the embatt...
29 Oct 2015 11:45 -
Forgotten candidate Raikkonen eyes title challengeKimi Raikkonen has raised his hand as a potential challenger for the 2016 world championship. Although the 2007 title winner for Ferrari, the Finn's return to Maranello has ...
29 Oct 2015 11:03 -
Rosberg can become world champion - MontoyaNico Rosberg cannot be ruled out of the running to take on Lewis Hamilton, even though the German has lost two consecutive world championships to his Mercedes teammate. That is ...
29 Oct 2015 10:30 -
'Financially devastating weekend' for US GP companyLewis Hamilton left Austin with his childhood dream achieved, but for the race organisers it was an horror US grand prix. "It was a tough weekend," Circuit of the Amer...
29 Oct 2015 09:58 -
Force India asking FOM for payments in advanceForce India is calling on Bernie Ecclestone to advanced the team's official income to before the 2016 season begins. Although now apparently out of trouble and a solid fifth...
29 Oct 2015 09:41 -
Williams to lose Bottas-linked sponsor KemppiOne of Valtteri Bottas' personal sponsors is pulling its financial backing from the Williams team. Although not regarded in the paddock as a typical 'pay driver', Fi...
28 Oct 2015 09:15 -
Kevin Magnussen not abandoning his F1 dreamKevin Magnussen is looking to get his career back on track after being let go by McLaren. The young Dane, who was dropped by the British team on his 23rd birthday recently, will...
28 Oct 2015 08:39 -
FIA pushing for standard client engines after Ferrari vetoConfirming its push for a "client engine" in formula one, F1's governing body has aimed fire at Ferrari. Mercedes has already come out against Bernie Ecclestone...
27 Oct 2015 12:05 -
Hamilton: "It's the worst thing to be my teammate"Lewis Hamilton says he can "understand" why Nico Rosberg hurled a second-placed podium cap at him after the US grand prix. Furious about their first-corner clash, and ...
27 Oct 2015 11:26 -
Big surprise is how strong Ferrari has been - ProstSebastian Vettel is shaping up as the most likely contender to end new triple world champion Lewis Hamilton's run of dominance in 2016. Hamilton's Mercedes teammate, the...
27 Oct 2015 10:58 -
McLaren played 'lottery' with talent development - de la RosaLewis Hamilton's immense talent may have thrown McLaren off course when it came to the development of young talent. That is the view of former long-time McLaren test driver ...
27 Oct 2015 10:31 -
Raikkonen not interested in rain-delay 'shenanigans'Kimi Raikkonen has admitted he had no interest in joining the "circus" that became the unusual television spectacle of qualifying in Austin. With the session lasting a...
27 Oct 2015 10:07 -
Rosberg defends behaviour after the US grand prixNico Rosberg has defended his behaviour in the immediate aftermath of the US grand prix. The German has been widely called a 'bad loser' for hauling a cap at his teammat...
27 Oct 2015 09:47 -
Coulthard thinks Alonso might quit McLaren-HondaFormer long-time team driver David Coulthard says he can imagine Fernando Alonso quitting McLaren at the end of the season. Spaniard Alonso backtracked after slamming Honda'...
08 Oct 2015 16:00 -
Ecclestone promised different TV coverage for SochiNiki Lauda says Bernie Ecclestone has assured him the two Mercedes cars will not be ignored by the television cameras this weekend at Sochi. Following the controversial Suzuka &...
08 Oct 2015 15:35 -
Mateschitz wants engine crisis sorted out in October
Dietrich Mateschitz has now set a target for the end of Red Bull's current engine crisis, and it is looming fast. "Sometime in late October," the owner of Red Bull...
08 Oct 2015 14:51 -
'Money distribution in other sports fairer than in F1'When asked by the German publication Sport Bild how things are going at Sauber, the Swiss team's boss replied: "I can't complain." Monisha Kaltenborn, however,...
08 Oct 2015 14:34 -
Silverstone chief says modern F1 is a 'sh*t product'Silverstone chief Patrick Allen has launched an unprecedented attack on formula one, describing it as a "sh*t product". It is an echo of an earlier story in 2015, when...
08 Oct 2015 12:47 -
Ecclestone comments trigger rumours in F1 paddockBernie Ecclestone has tongues wagging in the F1 paddock after declaring that formula one is set to be sold within three months. F1 legend and Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda t...
08 Oct 2015 12:11 -
Only Alonso to race upgraded Honda engine at SochiHonda has brought a new engine specification to Russia, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports. Correspondent Michael Schmidt said the power unit makes use of the struggling...
08 Oct 2015 11:23 -
Rosberg admits he needs luck for title fight-backFerrari will have an unusual supporter barracking for a strong weekend for the Maranello team this weekend in Russia. It is Nico Rosberg, who acknowledged that with his 48 point...
08 Oct 2015 10:41 -
Video: Lap of Sochi onboard with Valtteri Bottas
Sochi hosts the Grand Prix of Russia this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Valtteri Bottas around that track. ...
08 Oct 2015 09:44 -
Lotus hits back at hospitality lock-out 'rumours'Lotus on Wednesday hit back at what it called "paddock rumours". Earlier reports suggested that, just like at Suzuka, the troubled Enstone team was locked out of its h...
08 Oct 2015 08:22 -
History: Six wheelers!In the late sixties, Tyrrell's chief designer Derek Gardner was troubled by a new development in Formula One engineering. With the introduction of the lighter and more power...
07 Oct 2015 19:21 -
Mick Schumacher has made 'huge strides' in F4The immediate leap from Formula 4 to Formula 3 for F1 legend Michael Schumacher's son is not being ruled out. 16-year-old Mick, having graduated to single seaters this year,...
07 Oct 2015 16:42 -
Lotus now locked out of hospitality unit at SochiLotus' travelling staff are once again locked out of the struggling team's designated paddock building ahead of a grand prix. Amid the Enstone team's obvious financi...
07 Oct 2015 16:27 -
Lauda worried about Sochi's Singapore-like asphaltNiki Lauda has admitted he is worried about this weekend's Russian grand prix. Earlier, we reported that Mercedes is indeed nervous about Sochi, despite dominating recently ...
07 Oct 2015 15:55 -
Haas F1 Team has budget of 100 to 110 millionGene Haas says the money he will spend on formula one is comparable to his four-car operation in the American tin-top series Nascar. Californian Haas has partnered with Ferrari ...
07 Oct 2015 15:01 -
Hoy and Ainsly in ROC Celebrity Skills Challenge
Two of Britain's greatest ever Olympians Sir Chris Hoy and Sir Ben Ainslie will return to London's former Olympic Stadium on the evening of Friday 20 November to take pa...
07 Oct 2015 14:30 -
GP2: Prema replaces Lazarus in GP2 for next yearGP2 organisers confirm that Prema have found an agreement to takeover Lazarus' entry. This will be effective at the end of the 2015 season with the new Italian squad running...
07 Oct 2015 13:49 -
Mercedes denies ongoing negotiations with Red BullToto Wolff has hit back at Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner's claim that negotiations about a supply of engines for 2016 are back on. Horner told the Red Bull-owned Aus...
07 Oct 2015 12:03 -
McLaren-Honda has to look ahead to 2016 nowMcLaren-Honda is having to look beyond the final five races of 2015. At Suzuka recently, the Anglo-Japanese collaboration looked set to unravel, amid Fernando Alonso's radio...
07 Oct 2015 11:29 -
Next F1 owner must have vision for future - WolffF1's next owner needs to be fully committed to the sport. That is the view of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, after F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone revealed that CVC is likely t...
07 Oct 2015 10:46 -
Bottas could lose momentum at Williams - KovalainenValtteri Bottas risks watching his F1 career stagnate at Williams, fellow Finn Heikki Kovalainen has warned. Earlier this year, the now 26-year-old Bottas was a strong candidate...
07 Oct 2015 09:53 -
Todt defends F1 and Le Mans clash as best compromiseFIA president Jean Todt has defended a controversial clash on next year's F1 calendar. A re-jig of the Bernie Ecclestone-authored schedule for 2016, mainly to reinstate a lo...
07 Oct 2015 09:08 -
Ferrari not counting on Singapore-like showing in SochiFerrari is not counting on having another Singapore-like showing this weekend at Sochi. Just over two weeks ago, Sebastian Vettel put himself back in the championship reckoning ...
06 Oct 2015 15:25
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