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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Kolles blasts 'stubborn' FIA over F1's massive problem
Former team boss Colin Kolles has pointed the finger squarely at F1's governing body over a "massive regulations problem" within the sport. Kolles, formerly in charge at Force I...

15 Apr 2015 11:23
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Stuck angry with Ecclestone over German GP demise
Racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck has slammed Bernie Ecclestone over the demise of the German grand prix. Stuck, a former F1 driver and now chairman of the German sanctioning bod...

15 Apr 2015 10:31
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Raikkonen on track to secure Ferrari deal beyond 2015
Kimi Raikkonen is on track to securing a deal to stay at Ferrari beyond 2015. When he rejoined Maranello from Lotus for 2014, the Finn signed a two-year contract. Raikkonen, 35,...

15 Apr 2015 09:54
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Bahrain 2015 preview quotes: Toro Rosso
Carlos Sainz (Car 55): "This track usually produces a good race and last year I remember it was one of the highlights of the season. Racing at night in a Formula 1 car will be a...

15 Apr 2015 08:40
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Horner clarifies Red Bull threats about quitting F1
Christian Horner is now playing down Red Bull's F1 quit threat. Earlier, directing their anger at engine supplier Renault, the energy drink company's mogul Dietrich Mateschitz a...

14 Apr 2015 16:26
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Sandstorm welcomes world of F1 in Bahrain
A sandstorm has welcomed the world of formula one to Bahrain. As the sport left Shanghai and headed for the Persian Gulf's island Kingdom, the local meteorological bureau warned...

14 Apr 2015 15:59
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Bianchi signed at Sauber mere hours before crash - Kolles
Jules Bianchi might have raced a Sauber in 2015, it has emerged. The claim was made by former HRT boss Colin Kolles, as he discussed the Giedo van der Garde saga on Austrian tel...

14 Apr 2015 15:05
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Hamilton urges Rosberg to get into a 'racing' spirit
Lewis Hamilton has urged his teammate to get into the "racing" spirit and try to take him on next time around. Rosberg, now 17 points behind in the championship standings, ended...

14 Apr 2015 14:49
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Arrivabene promises full equality within Ferrari
Maurizio Arrivabene has ruled out boosting Ferrari's title hopes with the help of 'team orders'. After just three races, Sebastian Vettel is not only splitting the two Mercedes ...

14 Apr 2015 13:39
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Jorda aims to drive for Lotus in the coming months
Carmen Jorda says she is on track to test this year's Lotus car. The 26-year-old Spaniard's appointment as development driver has been controversial, with many saying it was mor...

14 Apr 2015 12:47
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Sky presenter suspended for offending Alonso tweet
A presenter for Italian F1 broadcaster Sky has been suspended for insulting Fernando Alonso. Referring to the Spanish driver's Barcelona testing crash, Paola Saluzzi's offending...

14 Apr 2015 12:13
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Ferrari reform was inevitable after disastrous 2014
Fiat chairman John Elkann has hailed the sweeping changes made by a resurgent Ferrari ahead of the 2015 season. New York-born Elkann, Fiat-Chrysler chairman and the grandson of ...

14 Apr 2015 11:30
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Hamilton counts himself out of the running for Laureus Award
Lewis Hamilton has ruffled feathers for more than one reason over the last few days. On Sunday, he enraged Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg for allegedly "compromising" the German...

14 Apr 2015 10:43
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Alonso let Button have only new diffuser in China
Fernando Alonso demonstrated his "good mood" by happily racing a step behind teammate Jenson Button in China. That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, revealing that...

14 Apr 2015 10:22
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Bahrain 2015 preview quotes: Sauber
After the great result at the Chinese Grand Prix, the Sauber F1 Team is already traveling to the next destination: Bahrain. Next weekend the Bahrain Grand Prix will be the first...

14 Apr 2015 09:50
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Rosberg vows to move on after 'constructive criticism'
Nico Rosberg has vowed to move on after his post-race run-in with teammate Lewis Hamilton in China. Addressing his fans in a video posted on social media from the Shanghai airpo...

13 Apr 2015 16:29
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Alonso absence not cause of major boost for Ferrari
Leading members of the Italian media have played down Niki Lauda's suggestion that Fernando Alonso was a real cause of the Ferrari slump. F1 legend and former Ferrari driver Lau...

13 Apr 2015 14:59
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GP2: Status GP confirms Stanaway for season opener
Richie Stanaway impressed by topping the times at the Abu Dhabi pre-season test, followed by displaying competitive race pace in Bahrain last week. In their maiden GP2 season ...

13 Apr 2015 14:11
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Mercedes helped Williams in bid to create buffer to Ferrari
Mercedes is manipulating the balance of power among its customer teams, according to a Spanish media report. El Pais newspaper said Williams, Lotus and Force India each pay arou...

13 Apr 2015 13:20
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Sauber proves that Australia result was no accident
Having emerged from the comfort of his pre-season low profile, Peter Sauber is now declaring confidently: "We're back." In recent times, the Swiss team's 71-year-old founder has...

13 Apr 2015 12:48
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Red Bull, McLaren bracing for difficult Bahrain GP
Red Bull-Renault and McLaren-Honda are bracing for a difficult Bahrain grand prix. Red Bull official Dr Helmut Marko's frustration boiled over in China on Sunday, declaring to K...

13 Apr 2015 12:11
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Arrivabene: "Kimi needs to feel support of the team"
Ferrari's team boss has backed Kimi Raikkonen after a difficult start to the 2015 season for the Finn. While new teammate Sebastian Vettel has finished on the podium in all thre...

13 Apr 2015 11:05
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Bianchi father 'too upset' to talk about investigation
Jules Bianchi's father has admitted he is angry about the investigation into his son's horror 2014 crash. More than six months after that fateful day in Japan, 25-year-old Frenc...

13 Apr 2015 10:33
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Chinese GP promotor demands 'changes' in F1
Organisers of the Chinese grand prix are demanding "changes" within formula one. The annual Shanghai race is promoted by Juss Event, whose marketing manager Yang Yibin has revea...

13 Apr 2015 09:58
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Rosberg accuses Hamilton of deliberately spoiling his race
It was after the chequered flag flew that the real fireworks began in China between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Rosberg, beaten in Shanghai, re-fired old tensions with his ...

13 Apr 2015 08:42
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Rosberg 'up to date' with Hamilton contract negotiations
Nico Rosberg has joined the rest of the F1 world in tracking the saga of world champion Lewis Hamilton's contract negotiations. "I am keeping up to date," the Mercedes driver to...

10 Apr 2015 14:48
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Teams look at every solution to 'finance budget' - Grosjean
As Romain Grosjean sat out Friday practice early in Shanghai, he said he understands the financial pressures on F1 teams. Temporarily in his Lotus cockpit in China is Briton Jol...

10 Apr 2015 14:04
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Vettel not sure if Ferrari offer was serious - Arrivabene
Maurizio Arrivabene has admitted Sebastian Vettel was not sure last year if Ferrari's offer of a race seat was genuine. Ultimately, the former quadruple world champion's switch ...

10 Apr 2015 13:35
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Toro Rosso car on the level of Williams - Sainz
Carlos Sainz says Toro Rosso must capitalise on its strong start to the 2015 season. The Spaniard, and his fellow rookie teammate Max Verstappen, have had a strong start as they...

10 Apr 2015 12:14
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Hamilton misses the noise of V8 and V10 engines
Lewis Hamilton has questioned F1's need to boast its environmental credentials through the engine regulations. Partly to portray a 'green' image, the sport last year switched to...

10 Apr 2015 11:50
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Red Bull will only stay in F1 if it has a competitive team
Red Bull mogul Dietrich Mateschitz has confirmed the threat to pull his energy drink company out of formula one. His right-hand man and fellow Austrian, Dr Helmut Marko, made th...

10 Apr 2015 10:44
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Lotus-linked Gravity Sport 26 million in debt
There are reports of financial trouble at Lotus' team owners. The Luxembourg newspaper L'Essentiel reports that Gravity Sport, the driver management arm of Lotus' team owner Gen...

10 Apr 2015 09:56
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Williams working to prevent overheating of rear tyres
First, the good news about Valtteri Bottas -- he is no longer worried about his bad back. "It is not giving me any more trouble," the Finn said in Shanghai on Thursday. "With th...

10 Apr 2015 09:00
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Stevens hoping for some smooth running in China
Will Stevens is hoping 'third time's a charm' in China. After Manor stayed in the pits in Australia, teammate Roberto Merhi got up and running in Malaysia but British rookie Ste...

10 Apr 2015 07:39
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Alonso to retire at the end of his time at McLaren-Honda
Fernando Alonso has admitted he will regret his move to McLaren-Honda if Ferrari wins the 2015 title. After five years at Maranello, the Spaniard revealed on Thursday he eventua...

10 Apr 2015 04:29
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Red Bull switches brake supplier for China
As announced by Dr Helmut Marko after Malaysia, Red Bull has switched brake suppliers for the Chinese grand prix. Sebastian Vettel always disliked the feel of the Hitco brand, s...

10 Apr 2015 03:48
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Frustrated Perez braced for 'very painful year'
Sergio Perez is bracing to end the 'pain' of his current situation. The Mexican on Thursday admitted to feeling frustrated after the early phase of 2015 with the struggling Forc...

09 Apr 2015 16:44
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Red Bull enters multi-year partnership with Hisense
Infiniti Red Bull Racing is pleased to announce today a multi-year partnership with Hisense, China's leading electronics manufacturer. Hisense has become an Official Supplier t...

09 Apr 2015 16:27
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Upbeat Button sees 'great future' for McLaren
Jenson Button insists he has a "great future" at McLaren. His comments follow a miserable period for the 2009 world champion, having clung onto his place in F1 only to find hims...

09 Apr 2015 15:18
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Rosberg denies he will slip into 'number 2' role
Nico Rosberg has denied he will slip into a 'number 2' role in 2015. Despite putting up a hard fight against his teammate last year, the German has struggled to match reigning w...

09 Apr 2015 14:30
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FIA to measure fuel flow in more detail in China
Ferrari and Mercedes will be in the FIA's spotlight this weekend in China. Some weeks ago, we reported that the governing body had told teams that the fuel flow rules would come...

09 Apr 2015 13:52
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Manor gets '2015 development programme' underway
Manor is reportedly looking to get a 2015 car up and running later this season. Newly resurrected after the Marussia collapse, the British backmarker failed to run at all in Aus...

09 Apr 2015 12:49
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Renault can catch up without change in regulations
Renault insists it will not argue for a change of rules to help it catch up with F1's pacesetters. After Mercedes utterly dominated last year as the new turbo V6 era began, Ferr...

09 Apr 2015 12:06
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Ricciardo admits Red Bull package is below par
Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that Red Bull's problems run deeper than Renault power. Particularly after Australia, bosses of the former world championship-dominant team pointed...

09 Apr 2015 11:20
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Vettel expects Mercedes to set the pace in cold China
The F1 world is looking to the Shanghai skies amid the prospect of another Mercedes versus Ferrari battle this weekend. Although Ferrari has undoubtedly upped its pace significa...

09 Apr 2015 10:27
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Hamilton contract announcement unlikely in China
Lewis Hamilton's increasingly farcical contract saga looks set to continue. The reigning world champion has been saying for weeks that talks with Mercedes about extending the de...

09 Apr 2015 09:54
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Video: A lap around Shanghai onboard with Alonso
Shanghai International Circuit hosts the Grand Prix of China this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Fernando Alonso around that track. ...

09 Apr 2015 08:42
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Mick Schumacher will not be speaking to the press
Michael Schumacher's manager on Wednesday urged for calm as the German legend's 16-year-old son started his own climb towards formula one. We reported earlier that 100 journalis...

08 Apr 2015 16:27
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Vettel mechanic Handkammer re-emerges outside F1
Sebastian Vettel's former chief mechanic has swapped a 25-year career in formula one for the world of electric road cars. Last October, we reported that Kenny Handkammer had lef...

08 Apr 2015 15:58
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Ecclestone won't watch formula one destroy itself
Bernie Ecclestone has joined Max Mosley in fearing for the very survival of formula one. Former FIA president Mosley, a famously close ally of Ecclestone's until the end of his ...

08 Apr 2015 15:09
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Ferrari sets sights on more victories in 2015
Suddenly, Ferrari's team boss is making plans to actually fulfil a tongue-in-cheek pre-season pledge. As he played down the team's hopes for 2015, Maurizio Arrivabene quipped be...

08 Apr 2015 14:49
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Honda power unit 'still over 100hp behind' on rivals
In Malaysia, McLaren-Honda team figures including champion drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button extolled the progress made in the fortnight since Australia. Now, according ...

08 Apr 2015 13:25
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Huge media contingent to cover Mick Schumacher test
A huge media contingent is set to descend on what is normally a low-profile test session of the minor German single-seater category Formula 4. Die Welt, a major German daily, re...

08 Apr 2015 12:51
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Renault has 30 million to spend on buying a team
Lotus has reportedly moved into pole position to be taken over by the French manufacturer Renault. Dissatisfied with its current status as mere supplier to Red Bull, the marque ...

08 Apr 2015 12:16
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Force India delays 'B' car until Austrian grand prix
Force India is planning to introduce a "B" version of its 2015 car. The Silverstone based team has had a poor start to the season, after the long-delayed VJM08 missed the openin...

08 Apr 2015 11:21
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Australian GP boss cancer-free thanks to experimental drug
Australian grand prix supremo Ron Walker is cancer-free, the 75-year-old has confirmed. A famously close ally of Bernie Ecclestone, the influential Australian businessman was in...

08 Apr 2015 10:38
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Mercedes responds by taking new front wing to China
Mercedes has reacted to the "wake-up call" of Malaysia. Toto Wolff was stunned at Sepang when his formerly-dominant silver cars were beaten to the chequer by a resurgent Ferrari...

08 Apr 2015 09:42
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If we go on like this F1 is going to collapse - Mosley
FIA president Max Mosley has warned F1 could "collapse" if it does not sort out struggling teams' financial problems. The now 74-year-old Briton left office five years ago havin...

08 Apr 2015 08:59
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We need to all pull on same rope against Ferrari - Lauda
Mercedes is pulling together to fend off the new threat posed by Ferrari. Sebastian Vettel's Sepang win was a shock to the formerly-dominant reigning champions, prompting a rare...

07 Apr 2015 16:40
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Spaniards back Alonso to succeed at McLaren
Two of Fernando Alonso's countrymen have backed the Spaniard to eventually succeed at the wheel of a McLaren-Honda. McLaren's early 2015 struggle, and his Ferrari successor Seba...

07 Apr 2015 15:22
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Ferrari vows to keep pressure on Mercedes
F1 is shaping up for a 'silver versus red' battle in 2015. The dominant reigning champions Mercedes were surprised in Malaysia to have been beaten to the chequered flag by Ferra...

07 Apr 2015 14:33
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Doubts surrounding Alonso's explanation for crash
Two leading figures in Spanish motor sport have hit back at the latest rumours about Fernando Alonso's Barcelona testing crash. German publications are openly doubting the hones...

07 Apr 2015 13:42
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Raikkonen helped Nasr to fund his racing career
Felipe Nasr has revealed that Kimi Raikkonen helped to fund his rise to formula one. In the first two grands prix of his career, Brazilian rookie Nasr clashed on track with Ferr...

07 Apr 2015 12:43
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Pirelli wants changes before committing to new contract
Paul Hembery has urged F1 to make changes before Pirelli commits to a new contract. The Italian tyre supplier's F1 chief told the Guardian newspaper that he fully supports effor...

07 Apr 2015 12:06
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Toro Rosso happy with 'big step forward' from Renault
Toro Rosso says it is happy with the progress being made by Renault. While the senior team Red Bull slammed its French partner after Melbourne, Toro Rosso has emerged as the mor...

07 Apr 2015 11:41
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Carmen Jorda adds voice to all-female F1 debate
Carmen Jorda has added another voice to the debate about the idea of an all-female F1 series. Bernie Ecclestone's proposal was roundly blasted, with a reporter for the Associate...

07 Apr 2015 10:38
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Merhi confident of Manor race seat for China GP
Roberto Merhi is confident he will return to the cockpit of the Manor car in China. And Spain's Diario Sport said that if the 24-year-old rookie does reprise his race role in Sh...

07 Apr 2015 09:55
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Van der Garde: "This must never happen again"
Giedo van der Garde has revealed the awkwardness of his situation at the 2015 season opener, as he pressed his claim against Sauber. Ultimately, the Swiss team settled its dispu...

07 Apr 2015 09:07
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McLaren will succeed sooner than people think - Dennis
McLaren supremo Ron Dennis is confident the team can emerge from the early troubles of the new Honda era. He is quoted by France's L'Equipe as saying the bright side of the earl...

07 Apr 2015 08:25
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Our season actually began in Malaysia - Renault

Renault insists it is not giving up on the 2015 season. After Australia, the French manufacturer clashed spectacularly with works partner Red Bull, indicating the pair are on th...

03 Apr 2015 08:48
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