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.

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Mercedes' benefit from success on-track is 'priceless'
Mercedes lost millions as it dominantly won last year's world championships. Writing in the Swiss newspaper Blick, the veteran F1 journalist Roger Benoit says the German car...

06 Oct 2015 12:12
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Red Bull talks with two manufacturers - Horner
Christian Horner has revealed that talks with two manufacturers are taking place as Red Bull continues to work on its engine supplier crisis. Amid the Renault divorce, the energ...

06 Oct 2015 11:16
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Lauda worried Sochi could expose Mercedes' weakness
A slightly nervous Mercedes is preparing for this weekend's Russian grand prix. Actually, the usually utterly-dominant German squad can wrap up the 2015 constructors' wo...

06 Oct 2015 09:51
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F1 enormously behind with digital platforms - Zetsche
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche has called on formula one to up its game in the 21st century. Currently dominating the sport with its Mercedes team, Zetsche says the German giant is ...

05 Oct 2015 13:46
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Ecclestone not afraid for diminished F1 grid for 2016
Bernie Ecclestone insists he is not worried F1 could be left with a diminished grid for the start of the 2016 season next March. Currently, following the collapse of Caterham la...

05 Oct 2015 12:49
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Andretti warns F1 against 'reinventing the wheel'
Mario Andretti has warned formula one against going overboard as it looks to the future. After an intense period of recent soul-searching, the sport collectively agreed to turn ...

05 Oct 2015 12:03
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You must always have patience - Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso says he can be misunderstood by the public. Indeed, the latest rumours about the Spaniard arose after the Japanese grand prix, where he was rebuked by McLaren-Ho...

05 Oct 2015 11:33
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Wehrlein not denying rumours linking him with Manor
Pascal Wehrlein is not denying suggestions he is now in pole position to make his F1 debut next year. The speculation about the 20-year-old's future has shifted into a high ...

05 Oct 2015 10:45
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Max Verstappen has been good for F1 - Ecclestone

Max Verstappen must not be left without a race seat in formula one. That is the view of none other than F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who admits he is a great fan of the sport&#...

05 Oct 2015 09:53
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Susie Wolff joins forces with Coulthard for RoC
Williams Martini Racing's Official Test Driver Susie Wolff has signed up for the 2015 Race Of Champions on November 20-21 at London’s former Olympic Stadium. Wolff wi...

02 Oct 2015 15:28
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Haas F1 caught off-guard by new test schedule
Bernie Ecclestone's re-jigged calendar for 2016 is ruffling a few feathers this week. At the World Motor Sport Council in Paris, the F1 supremo's amended 21-race calenda...

02 Oct 2015 14:28
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Sainz a bit nervous about Red Bull engine situation
Carlos Sainz has admitted to some nervousness about Red Bull's F1 crisis. The energy drink company has threatened to pull both of its teams out of the sport because, as thin...

02 Oct 2015 13:36
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Button already 'excited' for 2017 after 2016 confirmation
Jenson Button might not be ready to retire even after the 2016 season. In the past few weeks, the 35-year-old has made no secret of his deliberations about the future amid an ap...

02 Oct 2015 12:42
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Jorda says Lotus test has been put on hold for now
Carmen Jorda has admitted her "dream" of actually driving a formula one car has been put on the back-burner for now. Amid some controversy about the former GP3 driver&...

02 Oct 2015 12:02
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Ecclestone pressured to pick Michelin as tyre supplier
Michelin is reportedly back in the running to become F1's sole tyre supplier from 2017. It is already known that the French marque, like the sport's current partner Pire...

02 Oct 2015 11:01
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Alguersuari retires from motor racing at age of 25
Former F1 driver Jaime Alguersuari has retired from motor racing at the age of 25. In August, the ex-Toro Rosso racer had to step out of his Formula E cockpit following a fainti...

02 Oct 2015 10:36
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GP3: DAMS and Virtuosi Racing new in the GP3
GP3 Series organisers are pleased to announce the teams that have been selected to compete in the 2016-2018 seasons. Six current GP3 teams will continue since Arden Internationa...

02 Oct 2015 09:13
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Dennis admits he tried to explore Button pay-cut
Jenson Button will next year earn the full $18 million promised to him in his existing contract. The pay dispute between the 2009 world champion - who was contractually guarante...

01 Oct 2015 13:44
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Putin gives his approval to night race switch for Sochi
Vladimir Putin has given his approval to the switch to floodlights for the Russian grand prix at Sochi. In August, promoter Sergei Vorobyov travelled to Spa for talks with Berni...

01 Oct 2015 12:46
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Ferrari marching forwards in leaps and bounds - Wolff
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says he is taking Ferrari seriously as the Italian team continues its resurgence in 2015. While Sebastian Vettel won dominantly in Singapore, Merce...

01 Oct 2015 12:03
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Manor strikes deal for Mercedes engines in 2016
Following the conclusion of a multi-year supply agreement, Manor Marussia F1 Team will race with Mercedes-Benz Hybrid power from the 2016 season onwards. Since the introduction ...

01 Oct 2015 11:26
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Official: Button confirmed at McLaren for 2016
McLaren-Honda is happy to confirm that Jenson Button will race for the team in 2016. Ron Dennis (Chairman & Chief Executive Officer) said: "Jenson and I have been disc...

01 Oct 2015 10:45
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Seperate tailpipe for wastegate should increase noise
F1 has introduced a new technical rule that should turn up the volume for 2016. Ever since the new 'power unit' era dawned, some have praised the high technology on the ...

01 Oct 2015 09:58
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History: Lotus and the empty candy jar
These last couple of weeks the Lotus Formula One team has been watched closely by journalists around the world, following their ever deteriorating financial situation. Overdue p...

30 Sep 2015 16:57
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Melbourne confirms new date for 2016 season opener
Organisers of the Australian grand prix have confirmed reports that the 2016 season will kick off earlier than originally planned. Earlier, we reported that despite Melbourn...

30 Sep 2015 16:07
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Chandon becomes sponsor of McLaren-Honda
McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team announces an exciting new partnership with Chandon, signed today. As one of the most successful teams in Formula 1 history, McLaren meets Chan...

30 Sep 2015 15:12
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Ecclestone admits Mercedes blackout was wrong
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted at least twice now that the Mercedes blackout during Sunday's television coverage of the Japanese grand prix was wrong. The silver cars finish...

30 Sep 2015 14:29
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Wait for Renault to buy Lotus was too long - Grosjean
Romain Grosjean has admitted that Lotus' financial troubles contributed to his decision to leave the Enstone team. The Frenchman was on Tuesday unveiled in North Carolina as...

30 Sep 2015 13:42
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McLaren rubbishes Button-Renault story as 'nonsense'
McLaren has rubbished the theory that Jenson Button is weighing up a move to Renault next year to replace the Haas-departed Romain Grosjean. "This article is nonsense,"...

30 Sep 2015 12:55
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Max Verstappen not worried amid Red Bull crisis
Amid all the talk of a Red Bull crisis, Max and Jos Verstappen insist they are not worried. However, the energy drink company - owning not just Red Bull but also Dutch sensation...

30 Sep 2015 12:08
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Ecclestone not alarmed by European investigation
Force India, Sauber and the European Commission have all confirmed reports a formal complaint about formula one has been lodged and received. In their complaint, we can reveal t...

30 Sep 2015 11:13
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Strong performance in Japan calmed Mercedes down
Niki Lauda has admitted to feeling relief after Mercedes returned to the top of the podium in Japan. While the German camp thinks it was due to a combination of factors, an air ...

30 Sep 2015 10:16
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Official: Haas signs Grosjean as driver for 2016
Haas F1 Team has announced Romain Grosjean as the first of its two driver for its debut season in Formula 1. Grosjean has build up a lot of experience at this level of motor spo...

29 Sep 2015 17:08
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Ecclestone denies ordering Mercedes TV boycot
Bernie Ecclestone has denied he manipulated the coverage of Sunday's Japanese grand prix to exclude Mercedes. The silver cars, finishing first and second at Suzuka after the...

29 Sep 2015 17:00
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Follow LIVE the Haas F1 Team driver announcement
Haas F1 Team holds a press conference at 17.00 CET to announce the first of its two drivers for 2016. Follow the press conference live. ...

29 Sep 2015 16:57
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Wisest thing for Verstappen is to stay at Toro Rosso - Tost
Franz Tost has played down suggestions Max Verstappen is ready to make the big step to Red Bull. With Daniil Kvyat yet to be confirmed officially by the energy drink company'...

29 Sep 2015 16:25
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Rio Haryanto linked to Manor seat for 2016
A new candidate has emerged to potentially race for the British backmarker Manor in 2016. The former Marussia squad's current lineup is Briton Will Stevens alongside Alexand...

29 Sep 2015 15:55
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Alonso snap signals difficult period for McLaren - Prost
Suzuka could have been the turning-point in Fernando Alonso's patience with the McLaren-Honda project. That is the view of F1 legend Alain Prost, a figure closely associated...

29 Sep 2015 14:48
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Two teams lodge complaint over F1 governance
Two midfield teams have carried through their threat to formally complain to the European Union about formula one's governance structure. For months, smaller teams have been...

29 Sep 2015 13:31
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Hakkinen fully understands Red Bull quit threat
Mika Hakkinen says he can understand why Red Bull is threatening to quit formula one over its engine situation. The energy drink company, with two teams on the grid, is in the t...

29 Sep 2015 12:59
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Ecclestone admits British GP is in doubt for 2016
Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed that the running of next year's British grand prix is in doubt. Amid similar doubts over the future of another historic race, the Italian GP ...

29 Sep 2015 12:10
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Button could abandon McLaren and join Renault
Renault's 'letter of intent' has given Lotus ten more weeks to finalise the sale of the embattled Enstone team. Mere hours before Lotus faced London's high court...

29 Sep 2015 11:44
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Rosberg had less power at the start in Suzuka
Nico Rosberg has revealed there was a technical reason he fell behind teammate Lewis Hamilton after starting the Japanese grand prix from pole. According to some, the fact Hamil...

29 Sep 2015 10:42
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Arrivabene surprised by 'Vettel better than Schu' controversy
Maurizio Arrivabene was on the defensive after suggesting Sebastian Vettel is "better" than the Ferrari legend and F1 great Michael Schumacher. In an Italian newspaper...

29 Sep 2015 09:44
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Earlier date for 2016 no problem for Australia
Australian grand prix organisers say they will accept an earlier-than-planned race date on the 2016 F1 calendar. Although tickets for a race in early April next year are alr...

29 Sep 2015 08:31
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Red Bull engine situation now 'very critical'
As each day passes, Red Bull's threat to pull out of formula one is appearing more and more real. "At the moment we have no engine (for 2016)," boss Christian Horn...

28 Sep 2015 16:52
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Honda holds McLaren responsible for 'negativity'
As the struggling McLaren-Honda union hit a new low at Suzuka, Yasuhisa Arai suggests the one-way blame game needs to stop. In front of the Japanese carmaker's highest-ranki...

28 Sep 2015 16:04
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Tension rises after Hamilton beats Rosberg again
As Nico Rosberg's title hopes shrank even further in Japan, tension with his teammate and runaway championship leader Lewis Hamilton only increased. Being only the second-be...

28 Sep 2015 15:29
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Button denies Dennis' claim deal for 2016 is 'done'
There were plenty of shattered pieces to pick up after McLaren-Honda's struggling collaboration continued to fall apart in Japan. Even Mercedes' Niki Lauda was drawn int...

28 Sep 2015 14:50
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We need to be very lucky for title shot - Arrivabene
Team boss Maurizio Arrivabene has played down Ferrari's chances of winning the world championship. After winning in Singapore amid Mercedes' sudden slump, Sebastian Vett...

28 Sep 2015 14:02
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Ecclestone shifts 2016 season opener back to March
Bernie Ecclestone has re-shaped F1's 2016 calendar, it emerged on Monday. It was already known that, with the summer break controversially shrunk for next year as Azerbaijan...

28 Sep 2015 13:37
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Silverstone boss can't guarantee British GP future
A dark cloud has moved above the future of the British grand prix. A report in the Telegraph newspaper quotes Silverstone's managing director Patrick Allen as saying funding...

28 Sep 2015 12:52
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Jason Plato signs up for Race of Champions 2015
The most successful racer in British Touring Car Championship history Jason Plato has become the latest driver to join the line-up for the 2015 Race Of Champions at London's...

28 Sep 2015 12:09
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Gasly is Red Bull reserve for the rest of this year
Pierre Gasly is the new reserve driver at Red Bull. Late last year, the energy drink company re-appointed for 2015 its regular reserve Sebastien Buemi, but the Swiss also has du...

28 Sep 2015 11:22
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Vettel 'even better than Schumacher' - Arrivabene
Sebastian Vettel is "better in some ways" even than F1's most successful driver of all time. That is the claim of Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene, who contra...

28 Sep 2015 10:42
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Renault announces acquisition of controlling stake in Lotus
Renault has issued out this statement: "Renault Group and Gravity Motorsports S.a.r.l., an affiliate of Genii Capital SA, are pleased to announce the signature of a Letter ...

28 Sep 2015 09:46
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Ecclestone sends message to Mercedes with 'TV snub'
Rumours that Bernie Ecclestone ordered a 'TV blackout' of a team have resurfaced after the Japanese grand prix. The first time rumours of this nature began to swirl was ...

28 Sep 2015 09:38
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Dennis says Button, Alonso stay at McLaren for 2016
Ron Dennis on Sunday moved to end all the speculation about the future of McLaren's driver lineup. With the struggling team and Jenson Button reportedly arguing over money, ...

28 Sep 2015 08:42
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McLaren would like to keep Button for 2016 - Neale
McLaren on Friday declared that it wants to keep Jenson Button on board for 2016. Actually, the world's media assembled at Suzuka on Thursday expecting the 2009 world champi...

25 Sep 2015 13:51
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Raikkonen has no problems with helping Vettel
Kimi Raikkonen says he would play a team role in order to help friend and Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel win the world championship. Happy now at Williams, former Ferrari dri...

25 Sep 2015 12:52
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No one imagened McLaren to be a disaster - Briatore
If Fernando Alonso cannot return to having a winning car, he will seek it outside of formula one. That is the stark warning issued by Flavio Briatore, who signed up the Spaniard...

25 Sep 2015 12:02
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Tost's comments to defend Verstappen 'surprised' Sainz
In the wake of Max Verstappen's defiant refusal to obey team orders in Singapore, teammate Carlos Sainz has hinted he remains unhappy with Toro Rosso. In Singapore, the teen...

25 Sep 2015 11:47
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2016 title not impossible, but 'really difficult' - Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has conceded it will be "really difficult" to win next year's world championship with Williams. Earlier, until the great Italian team re-signed Kim...

25 Sep 2015 10:54
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Haas schedules driver announcement for Tuesday
Haas, the new American team for 2016, has scheduled a driver announcement for next week. The Ferrari-linked outfit has invited journalists to its Kannapolis headquarters next Tu...

25 Sep 2015 10:08
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Audi would strengthen F1 as a platform - Wolff
Mercedes says it would welcome Audi to formula one. As Red Bull desperately seeks an alternative after splitting with Renault, rumours suggest the Volkswagen Group is now eyeing...

25 Sep 2015 09:25
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FP2: Kvyat beats both Mercedes drivers in the rain
Red Bull Racing driver Daniil Kvyat has posted the best time in the second free practice for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Russian ended in front of both Mercedes drivers in what...

25 Sep 2015 08:34
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Kvyat not worried about his F1 future: "I'll be ok"
Daniil Kvyat on Thursday insisted he is not worried about the future -- not his own, nor that of his Red Bull team. At present, Red Bull is without an engine deal for 2016 and t...

25 Sep 2015 07:24
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FP1: Carlos Sainz sets fastest time at wet Suzuka
The first free practice for the Japanese Grand Prix has seen very little action because of the rainy conditions. Only twelve drivers set a lap time, with Carlos Sainz ending on ...

25 Sep 2015 04:32
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Hamilton dismisses Singapore conspiracy theories
Pirelli on Thursday moved to dismiss a conspiracy theory about Mercedes' mysterious loss of performance last week in Singapore. The world champions' sudden slump had ton...

25 Sep 2015 03:10
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Button keeps everyone waiting on news on his future
Lotus' financial woes were laid literally bare at Suzuka on Thursday. Crates of equipment were laying wet in the paddock, the hospitality unit was completely empty as the st...

24 Sep 2015 16:44
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