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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'Ricciardo has proved he is on same level as Vettel'Red Bull is happy with its current driver lineup, Dr Helmut Marko insists. The struggling team lost its quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel to Ferrari over the winter. "It...
24 Apr 2015 14:28 -
Maldonado 'refused' to take turn on Friday benchPastor Maldonado is refusing to budge as Lotus attempts to accommodate 'Friday' driver Jolyon Palmer. In China and Bahrain, Maldonado's race teammate Romain Grosjean sat out Fri...
24 Apr 2015 13:43 -
Sparks can be unpleasant for drivers - SainzNot everyone loves F1's new sparks. Last year, also to beef up the safety of the cars, F1 decided to return to its spark-laden past by adding titanium to the skid blocks in 2015...
24 Apr 2015 12:49 -
Hamilton guaranteed at Mercedes next year - LaudaNiki Lauda has issued a "guarantee" that Lewis Hamilton is staying at Mercedes. The reigning world champion's talks over a contract beyond 2015 have been publicly long and repea...
24 Apr 2015 12:10 -
Manor could change livery to accomodate Van der GardeRoberto Merhi will contest the forthcoming Spanish grand prix. That is the claim of the Spanish daily El Mundo Deportivo, reporting that Manor has now unofficially confirmed the...
24 Apr 2015 11:37 -
Verstappen feels 'more respect' of fellow F1 drivers
Max Verstappen says he is steadily earning the respect of his fellow F1 drivers. When the season began, the sport was collectively sceptical of the 17-year-old Dutchman as he sm...
24 Apr 2015 10:46 -
McLaren needs year and a half to catch up - BoullierIt will be 2017 before McLaren is ready to charge for the title. That is the admission of team boss Eric Boullier, who said that despite a difficult start for the new McLaren-Ho...
24 Apr 2015 10:06 -
ARC Resorts aiming to put Valencia back on F1 calendar
Valencia could be set to return to the F1 calendar. The streets of the Spanish port city hosted five grands prix until 2012, but those race organisers subsequently faced accusat...
24 Apr 2015 09:57 -
CVC must decide if it wants to sell F1 or not - MontezemoloFormer Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo thinks formula one needs to urgently reform. And he said the onus is on the sport's "owners" - headed by major shareholder CVC - to ...
24 Apr 2015 08:20 -
Sauber heads into fourth season with partner InterThe Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce the extention of the partnership with Inter, the market leader in insurance brokerage in Latin America. The collaboration goes into its...
23 Apr 2015 16:57 -
Renault is Red Bull's 'best chance' and vice versaChristian Horner on Thursday pinned Red Bull's hopes on the fate of its current engine supplier. For much of the season so far, the energy drink owned team's chiefs have been sc...
23 Apr 2015 16:24 -
McLaren denies Button lost his temper in BahrainMcLaren has denied reports Jenson Button lost his temper with the team's situation after the Bahrain grand prix. The 2009 world champion had a horror weekend of unreliability in...
23 Apr 2015 13:11 -
Lauda says Hamilton deal will be fixed by Spanish GPYet another deadline is now looming over the finalisation of Lewis Hamilton's 2016 contract -- Barcelona. "Everything will be fixed by the Spanish grand prix on May 10," Mercede...
23 Apr 2015 12:46 -
Vettel watches out for Schumacher son as F4 'patron'Sebastian Vettel has become a patron of this year's Formula 4 series, the German newspaper Bild reports. The German junior single-seater category kicks off at Oschersleben this ...
23 Apr 2015 12:01 -
Motor sport without an engine is difficult - MarkoDr Helmut Marko has admitted the Red Bull-funded Austrian grand prix trophy will probably be passed into Mercedes' hands. The June race at the former A1-Ring, now known as the R...
23 Apr 2015 11:16 -
Wurz agrees with Sauber over engine cost limitsGPDA chief Alex Wurz has backed Sauber over the future direction of F1's engine rules. Former Williams driver Wurz, now chairman of the F1 drivers' union, linked on Twitter to a...
23 Apr 2015 10:25 -
Merhi looks set to hang onto Manor seat for nowRoberto Merhi looks set to hang onto his Manor seat at least for another race. While his F1 rivals take the weekend off, 24-year-old Merhi is currently in his native Spain, prep...
23 Apr 2015 09:44 -
Mercedes may have helped Ferrari to catch upMercedes will not react to title rival Ferrari's engine allocation strategy. In Bahrain, the resurgent Ferrari team fitted the second of four allocated 'power units' for the sea...
23 Apr 2015 08:27 -
Raikkonen 'seriously considered' retiring after 2014Kimi Raikkonen considered returning to F1 retirement after his disastrous 2014 season, according to a Spanish sports daily. In Bahrain, the Finn bounced back from a slump by run...
22 Apr 2015 16:04 -
Toro Rosso helping Red Bull on AVL test benchRed Bull is looking to speed ahead -- with the help of its sister team, Renault and an Austrian partner called AVL. Right now, according to Italy's Omnicorse, a Toro Rosso car i...
22 Apr 2015 14:56 -
Pirelli announces tyre selection for next four racesPirelli has nominated the tyres that will be used in the grands prix of Spain, Monaco, Canada and Austria. The nominations are the same as 2014, but with the cars going faster t...
22 Apr 2015 13:42 -
Rosberg admits he cannot hide his disappointmentHe is not giving up yet, but Nico Rosberg admits he could not hide his bad mood in Bahrain. A bad qualifying session left him six tenths behind teammate Lewis Hamilton, but Germ...
22 Apr 2015 12:47 -
Sauber denies testing special engine for FerrariSauber has denied it ran Ferrari's next-specification engine during the 2015 winter test season. Following reports Ferrari is planning to introduce a new specification of its 20...
22 Apr 2015 12:09 -
Manager working hard to guard Schumacher's privacyMichael Schumacher's manager is reportedly working hard to keep news about the health of her famous client quiet. Ever since the F1 legend and seven time world champion was inju...
22 Apr 2015 11:17 -
Stevens deletes criticised tweet about MerhiWill Stevens has deleted a tweet described as "ugly" by one well-known Spanish sports daily. After Bahrain, Briton Stevens highlighted the significant gap between his race finis...
22 Apr 2015 10:37 -
Hulkenberg still trying to bring his career forwardsNico Hulkenberg is settling in at his new "second home". The German headed straight from Bahrain, where he raced with the struggling Force India team, to a test this week at the...
22 Apr 2015 09:53 -
Any step would be good for McLaren - BoullierFernando Alonso left Bahrain expecting McLaren-Honda to make a "big step" for the start of the forthcoming European season. Having switched from the now-resurgent Ferrari, the S...
22 Apr 2015 09:05 -
Williams: "Third isn't anything to be ashamed of"Williams has admitted it will struggle to quickly recover its position as the first force behind title favourite Mercedes. The Grove team finished last season as clearly the fas...
21 Apr 2015 16:43 -
Ferrari set for new engine specification in BarcelonaFerrari is preparing to unleash more horse power in Spain. Reports are doing the rounds that the Maranello team will debut an upgrade for its turbo V6 'power unit' in June for t...
21 Apr 2015 14:46 -
Merhi: "I've been consistent, but consistently slow"While the other F1 drivers take a weekend off, there will be no rest for Roberto Merhi. As he has not been signed up for the full F1 season by Manor, the Spaniard will kick off ...
21 Apr 2015 13:28 -
Leberer plays down Raikkonen's 'dangerous driving'Josef Leberer has played down suggestions he was almost struck by Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari in Bahrain. Finn Raikkonen was given an official reprimand for "dangerous" driving aft...
21 Apr 2015 12:45 -
Ecclestone puts plans for race in Qatar on back burnerBernie Ecclestone has put plans for a grand prix in Qatar on the back burner. In February, the Arab country's highest ranking motor racing official said: "We are about to sign c...
21 Apr 2015 12:13 -
Arrivabene defends Vettel after error-strewn raceThe case of Sebastian Vettel shows how quickly things can turn around in formula one. Before Bahrain, the German was the new darling of Ferrari, dubbed 'Per-vettal' by the Itali...
21 Apr 2015 12:01 -
Maldonado fends off reputation as crash-prone driverPastor Maldonado has fended off his growing reputation as a crash-prone F1 driver. The Telegraph newspaper said a nickname doing the rounds for the Venezuelan is 'Crashtor', whi...
21 Apr 2015 11:02 -
Kvyat struggling with pressure at Red Bull - Villeneuve
Daniil Kvyat is struggling to deal with the pressure of driving for Red Bull. That is the claim of the outspoken 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. "Last year he did ok at ...
21 Apr 2015 10:15 -
McLaren on the verge of scoring points - AlonsoFernando Alonso says the new McLaren-Honda project is now on the verge of being able to score points. "We did not have a good start to the season," Yasuhisa Arai, the F1 boss of...
21 Apr 2015 09:48 -
Renault situation 'a bit ridiculous' - Max VerstappenHaving kept its composure until now, Toro Rosso's patience in 2015 may finally be up. While big-brother team Red Bull has been highly critical of Renault this season, the junior...
21 Apr 2015 08:39 -
Vettel says Ferrari could be last team before retirementSebastian Vettel thinks Ferrari could be his last stop in formula one. The 27-year-old switched to the fabled Maranello marque for 2015, and is believed to have signed at least ...
20 Apr 2015 13:50 -
Allison 'signature' helping Raikkonen at Ferrari - managerDesigner James Allison was a key to Kimi Raikkonen's 2014 resurgence, the Finnish driver's manager admits. Raikkonen struggled notably to match former teammate Fernando Alonso l...
20 Apr 2015 10:46 -
Renault ready to spend to change the situation - HornerChristian Horner has acknowledged Renault is now getting serious about fixing its obvious problems in formula one. Earlier, the Briton and other Red Bull officials were scathing...
20 Apr 2015 09:57 -
Ferrari: "Kimi is at his best when he is a bit worried"At least for now, Ferrari is leaving the door slightly ajar for Lewis Hamilton. After declaring that Hamilton would make a great teammate for Sebastian Vettel next year, Bernie ...
20 Apr 2015 08:42 -
FP2: Mercedes sets the pace under floodlight in BahrainMercedes has reclaimed the lead in the second free practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg was one tenth fasther than Lewis Hamilton. Jenson Button encountered some mo...
17 Apr 2015 18:36 -
Rosberg vows to do his talking on the track from now onNico Rosberg has acknowledged he may have kicked an own goal by hitting out at his teammate Lewis Hamilton after the Chinese grand prix. The accusations about Hamilton's tactica...
17 Apr 2015 17:58 -
Lotus supports karting with message in BahrainThe 'GO KARTING' signage and the CIK-FIA logo are visible this weekend on the sides between the sidepods and the front suspension of both Romain Grosjean's and Pastor Maldonado'...
17 Apr 2015 17:08 -
I want to beat my teammate on equal terms - HamiltonLewis Hamilton has denied "ever" asking for number 1 status at a formula one team. With the world champion's new Mercedes contract now repeatedly delayed, boss Toto Wolff on Thu...
17 Apr 2015 16:27 -
Merhi struggled with sore back due to poorly-fitted seat
Will Stevens is looking forward to getting at the wheel of an all-new Manor, so that he can race against more than one rival. Currently, the former Marussia team is struggling a...
17 Apr 2015 15:33 -
FP1: Raikkonen keeps his head cool in Bahrain heatFerrari driver Kimi Raikkonen has set the best time in the first free practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Finn was the only one to go under 1:38 with a 1:37.827. Teammate S...
17 Apr 2015 15:05 -
Atmosphere this year the best I ever had - RaikkonenKimi Raikkonen says it is up to Ferrari whether he stays at the Italian team beyond 2015. Reports in recent days have suggested that after his 2014 slump, Raikkonen's return to ...
17 Apr 2015 14:18 -
Ericsson happy to demonstrate potential for SauberMore than a year into his F1 career, Marcus Ericsson is happy to finally have an outlet to show his potential. Last year, the Swede made his debut for the now-defunct backmarker...
17 Apr 2015 13:40 -
Vettel doesn't expect repeat of Malaysia in BahrainIt may be a glistening, floodlit spectacle, but Sebastian Vettel would prefer if the sun did not set on this weekend's Bahrain action. The island Kingdom is suitably hot for the...
17 Apr 2015 12:24 -
Fernando Alonso moves on from Twitter insult sagaFernando Alonso has played down the controversy about an insulting 'tweet'. After a presenter for the Italian broadcaster attacked the Spaniard with a derogatory comment on Twit...
17 Apr 2015 11:53 -
Monza has to pay the same as other venues - EcclestoneBernie Ecclestone has repeated his warning that Monza risks falling off the F1 calendar. "It's very simple," he told Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport. "There is a contract for th...
17 Apr 2015 10:59 -
Massa rediscovered the kind of form he had in 2008For Felipe Massa, 2015 so far is like a glass half-full. The empty half is that Williams - last year a main rival to title-winner Mercedes - has fallen behind the resurgent Ferr...
17 Apr 2015 10:36 -
Hamilton not affected by post-China controversiesLewis Hamilton on Thursday tried to draw a line under two controversies that have been swirling over the past week. The spat with teammate Nico Rosberg, the Mercedes driver said...
17 Apr 2015 08:20 -
Red Bull insists: "Max Verstappen is not for sale"Max Verstappen is not for sale, Red Bull driver manager Dr Helmut Marko insisted on Thursday. The hype around the 17-year-old sensation is now swirling, particularly after his s...
16 Apr 2015 16:38 -
Mercedes denies blocking any engine rule changesMercedes has hit back at Bernie Ecclestone's claim the German carmaker is "killing" formula one. The F1 supremo had made the comments in claiming that as he tries to fix the con...
16 Apr 2015 15:13 -
Ecclestone commits to 'human rights policy' for F1Bernie Ecclestone has made a sharp U-turn on his approach to this year's Bahrain grand prix. Now some years after the violent civil uprising in the island Kingdom, Bahrain remai...
16 Apr 2015 14:29 -
Podium model plays down 'spraygate' controversy'Spraygate' could come to a screeching halt after the podium model at the centre of the saga played down the controversy. Lewis Hamilton came under fire after photographs of him...
16 Apr 2015 13:32 -
Drivers criticise Rosberg for 'ridiculous' Shanghai spatNico Rosberg is not backing down after accusing his teammate Lewis Hamilton of driving too slowly en route to victory in China last Sunday. "I said what I felt," the German told...
16 Apr 2015 12:49 -
Verstappen can definitely win championship one day - TostMax Verstappen is on the road to becoming world champion. That is the claim of his boss Franz Tost, as others also gush about the early form of F1's controversial 17-year-old dr...
16 Apr 2015 12:07 -
Hulkenberg admits Force India is in a difficult situationNico Hulkenberg has admitted he will have to keep treading water at Force India for some weeks to come. "It's actually quite a difficult situation," said the German, referring t...
16 Apr 2015 11:15 -
Alonso in perfect condition for years to come - trainerFernando Alonso will be in top physical shape for years to come, according to his trainer. After his mysterious Barcelona testing crash and hospitalisation, the Spanish driver a...
16 Apr 2015 10:27 -
Ferrari a danger for Mercedes in Bahrain heatEyes will be on the skies on Thursday as the F1 world pushes through the Bahrain paddock gates. A top of 34 degrees C is forecast in the island Kingdom, which will be music to t...
16 Apr 2015 09:15 -
Video: A lap around Bahrain onboard with Rosberg
Bahrain International Circuit hosts the Grand Prix of Bahrain this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Nico Rosberg around that track. ...
16 Apr 2015 08:30 -
Mercedes' driver duo dealing with different dramasMercedes' race drivers were dealing with very different dramas in the quick-fire hop between China and Bahrain. For championship leader Lewis Hamilton, it was the manner of his ...
15 Apr 2015 16:32 -
Red Bull Racing renews partnership with FLIR
Infiniti Red Bull Racing has announced a two-year extension of its Innovation Partnership with FLIR Systems, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial infrared camera syste...
15 Apr 2015 16:12 -
Bahrain 2015 preview quotes: PirelliBahrain, a favoured testing venue in the past on account of its year-round warm weather, hosts the third race of the season where the medium and soft compounds have been nominat...
15 Apr 2015 14:25 -
Rosberg: "Driving behaviour of Hamilton irrelevant"Nico Rosberg says he has no intention of speaking again about the Shanghai incident with Lewis Hamilton. The German, having accused his Mercedes teammate of compromising his rac...
15 Apr 2015 13:40 -
McLaren to recieve new spec Honda engine in SpainMcLaren is standing firmly behind its new star driver Fernando Alonso. Following his high-profile switch from the now-resurgent Ferrari to struggling McLaren-Honda, the Spaniard...
15 Apr 2015 12:49 -
No solution for Renault piston fault in next six weeksA fault with the piston design of Renault's 2015 engine has been identified, according to the French broadcaster Canal Plus. Problems across both Renault-powered teams, Red Bull...
15 Apr 2015 12:06
Test calendar
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G. Russell
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