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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Ferrari mythical, but there are other iconic brands - BottasValtteri Bottas has played down talk of an impending switch to Ferrari, by insisting driving for other teams in F1 is also attractive. The impressive Finn is increasingly linked...
18 May 2015 11:57 -
Verstappens back proposed changes to boost F1
Former F1 driver Jos Verstappen has backed the decisions taken last week by the Strategy Group. Comprised of the top teams, Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA, the decision-making bo...
18 May 2015 11:01 -
'No discussions' yet on Button's McLaren futureJust five races into 2015, attention is already returning to the issue of Jenson Button's future. Kimi Raikkonen may be a few months older, but 35-year-old is the oldest dri...
18 May 2015 10:30 -
Don't understand why there can't be a tyre war - CoulthardDavid Coulthard thinks F1 needs a 'tyre war' once again. This week, the former F1 supplier Michelin revealed that its interest in working at the pinnacle of motor sport ...
15 May 2015 16:23 -
Ecclestone fantastic, but not indispensible - StewartFernando Alonso, who tested Ayrton Senna's old 1988 car recently, said this week he wishes he had raced in that era. "The cars were more racy," said the McLaren dr...
15 May 2015 15:49 -
Refuelling to be reintroduced in F1 for 2017A FIA statement: "The Formula One Strategy Group met yesterday in Biggin Hill to exchange views on the current challenges that F1 faces. Besides the statuary members of the...
15 May 2015 15:11 -
Philip Morris extends Ferrari deal until 2018Tobacco giant Philip Morris has quietly extended its sponsorship deal with Ferrari, the Bloomberg news agency reports. Even though the red F1 cars can no longer display a 'M...
15 May 2015 14:59 -
I know I can show more than I've done - KvyatDaniil Kvyat insists he is staying calm amid his troubled time in formula one. Before the 2015 season, the 21-year-old was a rising star of the sport, having earned graduation t...
15 May 2015 14:11 -
2015 Mexican grand Prix sold out 'within hours'The Mexican grand prix is already sold out. While other races - even key markets like Germany - have struggled to fill the grandstands, it is reported that a full house will con...
15 May 2015 13:34 -
Massa would prefer more test freedom in F1Felipe Massa would prefer if teams were given more freedom to decide their in-season testing plans. For cost reasons, there are now only two official group tests within the annu...
15 May 2015 12:10 -
Leaving Ferrari 'an unavoidable risk' for AlonsoLuca di Montezemolo has backed away from his earlier criticism of Ferrari. The former Ferrari president's claim that the Maranello team was "lucky" in 2015 had tri...
15 May 2015 11:56 -
Managers responsible for giving Bottas title chance - HakkinenMika Hakkinen says he does not want to add more fuel to the rumours surrounding Valtteri Bottas. In Barcelona, the Williams driver had to address speculation he has been targete...
15 May 2015 11:09 -
FIA intends to publish Strategy Group news on FridayThe news filtering out from Thursday's landmark meeting of the Strategy Group is not encouraging. Amid the sport's reported problems and widespread calls for change, F1 ...
15 May 2015 10:18 -
Inequality of F1's income payment system exposedAhead of a crucial meeting about F1's future on Thursday, the inequality of the sport's secret payments system has been exposed. According to The Times newspaper, the re...
15 May 2015 09:53 -
Upgraded Sauber expected no earlier than BelgiumFelipe Nasr is expecting Sauber to suffer at the next few races. Early in 2015, the Brazilian rookie emerged as a potential star of the future, finishing fifth in Australia and ...
15 May 2015 08:41 -
Barcelona day 2: Palmer and Lotus end test on topJolyon Palmer had topped the second and final day of testing in Barcelona. The Lotus test driver realised a 1:26.080 on the supersoft compound. The session was halted three time...
13 May 2015 18:13 -
'Exceptional' Toro Rosso drivers put Kvyat under pressureToro Rosso's "exceptional" drivers are free to race their counterparts in the senior Red Bull team. That is the news of Dr Helmut Marko, the infamous boss of the e...
13 May 2015 16:21 -
Michelin ready to submit application for F1 returnMichelin has confirmed its interest in returning to formula one. Italy's Autosprint reported that the former F1 tyre supplier could go head-to-head with Pirelli in the forth...
13 May 2015 15:22 -
'No tension' between Lotus drivers - MaldonadoPastor Maldonado has not ramped up the tension with his teammate Romain Grosjean. In Barcelona, it emerged that tension between the pair was growing over the 'Friday practic...
13 May 2015 15:01 -
Marko says he was misquoted over Audi ultimatumHelmut Marko has hit back at reports he issued a new ultimatum about Red Bull's involvement in formula one. The BBC on Monday quoted the Austrian as declaring: "If we d...
13 May 2015 13:37 -
Candidates line up for Force India reserve roleThe candidates are lining up to be Force India's official reserve driver. "We are looking," confirmed deputy team boss Bob Fernley. Pascal Wehrlein, who is already...
13 May 2015 12:09 -
Rosberg happy to continue 'good rivalry' with HamiltonNico Rosberg says he is happy if Lewis Hamilton stays at Mercedes beyond 2015. After a long period of negotiation and speculation, the latest reports suggest reigning world cham...
13 May 2015 11:35 -
Gutierrez 'had long meeting' with Haas F1 TeamEsteban Gutierrez appears to be in pole position to head the new Haas team's driver lineup next year. According to Italy's Autosprint, the Mexican had a "long meeti...
13 May 2015 10:54 -
Briatore facing jail over alleged tax fraudFlavio Briatore could face four years in jail over alleged tax fraud. Five years ago, Italian police seized the former Renault chief's 60-metre luxury yacht Force Blue, sayi...
13 May 2015 10:19 -
Follow LIVE the second day of testing in BarcelonaThe second day of the first in-season test this year is about to get underway. Esteban Ocon jumps in at Force India, Pascal Wehrlein is scheduled to test for Mercedes, Esteban G...
13 May 2015 08:43 -
Barcelona day 1: Rosberg remains on top in SpainNico Rosberg has picked up where he left off this weekend, winning the Spanish Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver was also fastest on day one of testing in Barcelona. The German di...
12 May 2015 18:15 -
Mercedes to change pitstop strategy - LaudaMercedes will change its philosophy regarding pitstops ahead of Monaco, team chairman Niki Lauda has announced. Although the German team extended its performance advantage over ...
12 May 2015 17:25 -
McLaren wants solution for discarded 'tear-offs'McLaren has called on F1 to consider a rule tweak about the disposal of drivers' helmet visor tear-offs. The Honda-powered team found that Fernando Alonso's brake failur...
12 May 2015 16:30 -
Red Bull drivers not part of our problem - HornerChristian Horner has leapt to the defence of Red Bull's drivers. Amid the Renault-powered former champions' deep crisis, team official Dr Helmut Marko warned Daniel Ricc...
12 May 2015 16:10 -
Alonso defends Button after 'negative' phraseFernando Alonso has defended his teammate Jenson Button, after the British driver let his positivity slip after the Spanish grand prix. McLaren-Honda's drivers and team mana...
12 May 2015 15:04 -
F1 cars have become 'a bit too complicated' - ProstAlain Prost, once nicknamed 'The Professor' in F1 for his famously intellectual approach to racing, has admitted the sport is now too complicated. F1's controversial...
12 May 2015 14:15 -
All manufacturers survive FIA fuel flow checksTeams escaped the ire of F1's governing body following a spate of post-race fuel systems checks after the Spanish grand prix. Just after qualifying in Barcelona, the FIA tol...
12 May 2015 13:39 -
Audi could prevent Red Bull from quitting F1 - MarkoAudi could stop Red Bull from quitting formula one. That is the sensational claim of the former world champion team's Austrian official Dr Helmut Marko, adding even more fue...
12 May 2015 12:47 -
Ferrari criticised for testing without racing driversThe only team missing from the post-race Barcelona test this week is Manor. "There is nothing to test," Britain's Times newspaper quoted deputy boss Graeme Lowdon ...
12 May 2015 12:09 -
Jorda says McLaren is getting 'impatient' with HondaCarmen Jorda, the female development driver for Lotus, says she has heard whispers of discord at McLaren-Honda. Spaniard and former GP3 driver Jorda, 26, is attending all the gr...
12 May 2015 11:40 -
Hamilton hints towards contract 'news' in MonacoLewis Hamilton has promised that the long delay over his new Mercedes contract will finally end at the next race. The repeatedly-delayed deal has triggered rumours of a switch t...
12 May 2015 11:09 -
Follow LIVE the first day of testing in BarcelonaThe first day of the first in-season test this year has commenced. Pascal Wehrlein is ill, so Force India has called upon Nick Yelloly, who was scheduled to drive the second day...
12 May 2015 09:15 -
Hockenheim not to blame for German GP axeThe sorry saga of the now-axed 2015 German grand prix has nothing to do with Hockenheim. That is the claim of circuit chief Georg Seiler, after some F1 fans and even insiders re...
11 May 2015 16:28 -
Dealing with Ecclestone lesson in humility - BarcelonaRace chief Sebastia Salvado says his "worst memory" in the quarter-century history of the Spanish grand prix at Barcelona features none other than Bernie Ecclestone. L...
11 May 2015 15:41 -
Ricciardo hesitant about new deal with Red BullDaniel Ricciardo is not yet committing to the increasingly crisis-struck Red Bull beyond 2015. In Barcelona, rumours that the troubled former champion team's Australian lead...
11 May 2015 14:40 -
'Fuel flow clampdown had biggest impact on Ferrari'The Hamilton versus Rosberg show is back on, according to Mercedes chief Toto Wolff after the Spanish grand prix. Team chairman Niki Lauda beamed at Barcelona on Sunday as he de...
11 May 2015 13:24 -
McLaren 'underestimated' Honda challenge - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton says he is surprised how much his old team McLaren is struggling in 2015. "When I saw them so lost in Australia, I thought to myself 'How can that be?...
11 May 2015 12:42 -
Clear that Bottas has bright future in F1 - Massa
All the talk about Valtteri Bottas' future has come "too early". That is the view of Felipe Massa, the former long-time Ferrari driver who today is the rising Finn...
11 May 2015 12:08 -
VW Group in F1 'would be great' - EcclestoneBernie Ecclestone has added even more fuel to the ever-growing 'Audi-to-F1' speculation. Former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo and F1 legend Gerhard Berger fuelle...
11 May 2015 11:16 -
Red Bull Racing crisis deepens in BarcelonaRenault has turned down the performance of its troubled 'power unit' as it stands on the cusp of an embarrassing run of F1 grid penalties. Drivers powered by the French ...
11 May 2015 10:25 -
2016 German GP return '1,000pc sure' - HockenheimHockenheim's boss says he is "1,000 per cent" sure the German grand prix will return in 2016. After failing to rescue this year's event, Bernie Ecclestone said...
11 May 2015 09:52 -
Mercedes supports fifth engine for extra Friday runningMercedes has changed its position yet again over the 'fifth engine' issue. Concerned that too many drivers will easily run through their allocation of four engines and s...
11 May 2015 08:40 -
Felipe Massa 'calm' about Williams futureFelipe Massa had a simple message as he prepared for the Spanish grand prix -- I'm not worried. The paddock rumour mill is whispering loudly about the Ferrari-themed future ...
08 May 2015 16:42 -
Hulkenberg not critical about F1 after WEC debutNico Hulkenberg has played down his reported deliberations over a full-time future at Le Mans. Between Bahrain and Barcelona, the German made his world endurance sports car debu...
08 May 2015 16:01 -
FP2: Mercedes and Ferrari share first four placesFerrari has reduced the gap to Mercedes in the second free practice in Spain. Sebastian Vettel positioned himself between Lewis Hamilton, who posted the best time, and Nico Rosb...
08 May 2015 15:38 -
Vettel happy if Raikkonen remains his teammateSebastian Vettel says he would be happy if Kimi Raikkonen remains his teammate beyond 2015. Williams' Valtteri Bottas on Thursday did not deny that he might be driving for a...
08 May 2015 14:54 -
Alonso not a fan of Pirelli's decision to 'go soft'Fernando Alonso has criticised Pirelli's decision to 'go soft' for the rest of the 2015 season. The official F1 supplier's Paul Hembery declared this week that, ...
08 May 2015 13:41 -
Ferrari without sporting director Rivola in SpainFerrari is without its sporting director Massimo Rivola in Spain this weekend. Italy's La Repubblica claims he was "removed from his duties" during the three-week ...
08 May 2015 13:10 -
Grosjean: "Lotus needs both cars to score points"Pastor Maldonado seems to be losing the battle in trying to shake off his 'Crashtor' nickname. One dedicated website mischievously asks 'HasMaldonadoCrashedToday.com...
08 May 2015 12:03 -
FP1: Rosberg and Hamilton miles ahead in SpainNico Rosberg has set the best time in the first free practice for the Grand Prix of Spain. The Mercedes driver was just seven hundredths faster than teammate Lewis Hamilton. Fer...
08 May 2015 11:38 -
Fernando Alonso suffering from an eye infectionEyebrows were being raised on Thursday as Fernando Alonso refused to take his dark sunglasses off during the official FIA press conference. Earlier this week, on social media, t...
08 May 2015 10:23 -
Free Fantasy F1 Gran Premio de España - with prizesThis weekend the next Grand Prix is scheduled. Following the Formula 1 is even more exciting with a team created in the Fantasy f1 from Zweeler. All drivers and teams have been ...
08 May 2015 09:13 -
Bottas not thinking about possible Ferrari moveValtteri Bottas on Thursday tried to play down rumours he is shaping up as a Ferrari driver of the future. The Williams driver denied the wilder of the reports, for instance tha...
08 May 2015 08:43 -
Lotus postpones new nose after failing crash testLotus has had to leave the centrepiece of its Barcelona car upgrade in the luggage. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reported that the Enstone team wanted to debut a new, ultr...
07 May 2015 16:48 -
Alonso had become 'dark and moody' - Di MontezemoloFernando Alonso had become "dark and moody" by the time Ferrari realised it needed a change. That is the claim of the ousted former long-time Ferrari president Luca di...
07 May 2015 16:01 -
Lauda now targets Hamilton announcement for MonacoThe Lewis Hamilton contract saga looks set to continue throughout yet another race weekend or two. The reigning world champion's repeatedly delayed new Mercedes deal has tri...
07 May 2015 15:36 -
Mercedes supports Ocon in the GP3 this seasonAhead of the opening rounds of the 2015 GP3 Series in Barcelona, Mercedes-Benz is pleased to announce that the reigning FIA Formula 3 European champion Esteban Ocon (18, France)...
07 May 2015 14:37 -
'Arms race' to decide the championship - VettelMercedes is now set for a head-to-head fight with Ferrari starting in Barcelona this weekend. That is the view of the reigning world champion team's F1 chairman Niki Lauda, ...
07 May 2015 13:28 -
Video: A lap around Barcelona onboard with AlonsoThe Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya hosts the Grand Prix of Spain this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Fernando Alonso around that track. &...
07 May 2015 12:46 -
Mateschitz 'trying to convince Audi to enter F1' - MontezemoloLuca di Montezemolo claims Ferrari's new guard has been "lucky" to be so successful in 2015. The Maranello marque's long-time and now former president admits t...
07 May 2015 12:09 -
'Leaked' provisional calendar puts pressure on GP hosts
Bernie Ecclestone is ramping up the pressure with his "leaked" provisional calendar for 2015. "It would appear that the proposed 2016 calendar has been leaked,&qu...
07 May 2015 11:54 -
Red Bull takes blame for tough start KvyatDaniil Kvyat looks set to be given a second chance to shine at Red Bull. After his meteoric debut at the mere age of 19 for the junior team Toro Rosso last year, the confident R...
07 May 2015 11:13 -
'70 per cent' of the Ferrari SF15-T has been renewedFerrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene has headed to Barcelona just a few days after undergoing surgery under general anaesthetic. That is the news of renowned Ferrari insider Le...
07 May 2015 10:17 -
Pirelli aiming to use super-soft tyre more - HemberyPirelli is aiming to spice up races by leaning towards soft-compound tyre choices as the 2015 season progresses. Having faced intense criticism of its deliberately heavily-degra...
07 May 2015 09:45 -
Berger 'not at all' surprised by Renault's struggleEven Sebastian Vettel would not have made a difference to Red Bull's tough season in 2015. "In (terms of) car development, maybe," said the now Ferrari-driving Ger...
07 May 2015 08:26
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