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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We can certainly hope to be on the podium - VettelSebastian Vettel says he has arrived at Ferrari with the passion the most fabled name in formula one deserves. "Many things have changed" at the Maranello team, the former Red B...
21 Feb 2015 11:46 -
McLaren admits it's 50 per cent behind scheduleFor F1's top teams, 2015 is a case of putting the troublesome first year of the new turbo V6 era in the past and setting sights on closing the big gap to Mercedes. It is bad new...
21 Feb 2015 10:01 -
Multiple threats have Mercedes' eyes 'wide open'A fascinating picture is beginning to emerge from winter testing, as multiple teams threaten to step up and challenge Mercedes. Until now, Ferrari has appeared surprisingly as t...
21 Feb 2015 09:10 -
Ferrari is a team again, without politics - bossFerrari's new boss is not changing his targets for the 2015 season, despite a strong showing in winter testing for the fabled team. Before the SF15-T emerged with consistently c...
21 Feb 2015 09:00 -
Follow LIVE the third day of test 1 in BarcelonaThe preparations for the new season will kick in a higher gear this week. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will play host for the second test of 2015. Kimi Raikkonen hands...
21 Feb 2015 08:47 -
Ferrari agrees to supply Manor with 2014 enginesFerrari looks to have beaten McLaren-Honda to the reborn Manor team's door. Earlier, we reported that with the former Marussia team now exiting administration, McLaren could pla...
20 Feb 2015 18:29 -
Mercedes racers back in full swing in BarcelonaMercedes' race lineup is back on song in Barcelona. As the second test of the winter began on Thursday, Lewis Hamilton did ten laps before retiring unwell with a high temperatur...
20 Feb 2015 15:46 -
Helmet livery change ban a compromise measureThe new ban on helmet livery changes was actually a compromise measure, it emerged on Friday. So far, news that drivers will be limited to just a single helmet livery per season...
20 Feb 2015 13:50 -
Leaving US for F1 'out of the question' for PatrickDanica Patrick has played down suggestions she might be in pole position to enter formula one next year. She already drives in Nascar for Stewart-Haas, the team co-owned by F1's...
20 Feb 2015 13:24 -
Lotus' Gastaldi says F1 is 'world of huge egos'"Huge egos" have ensured the status quo in formula one when it comes to cost-cutting and income distribution. That is the claim of Federico Gastaldi, the deputy chief at Lotus. ...
20 Feb 2015 13:19 -
We are not where we would like to be - RicciardoDaniel Ricciardo has admitted Red Bull has some catching up to do in the few short weeks before Melbourne. "We are not where we would like to be," the team's new number 1 driver...
20 Feb 2015 13:13 -
Extra power in new Mercedes V6 'noticeable' - WehrleinHow much progress has dominant 2014 title winner Mercedes made over the winter? The perfect man to ask on Thursday was Pascal Wehrlein. A DTM driver, the 20-year-old German bega...
20 Feb 2015 12:38 -
Lotus sees potential to target top places this yearAfter a miserable 2014 season, Lotus appears back on track this year. Pastor Maldonado's chart-topping time in the new Mercedes-powered E23 on Thursday would have been good enou...
20 Feb 2015 11:45 -
Rosberg and his wive will have a baby in 2015Nico Rosberg is the next F1 driver on pole position to become a father. Other new dads in the paddock are Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, while the Lotus duo of R...
20 Feb 2015 10:42 -
Mateschitz denies selling Red Bull Racing to AudiDietrich Mateschitz has denied reports he might be looking to sell his F1 team Red Bull to Audi. On Thursday, stories emerged in the German press suggesting that the Red Bull mo...
20 Feb 2015 10:20 -
Vettel: "I'm Sebastian, not Michael Schumacher"Sebastian Vettel has denied he is a "carbon-copy" of fellow German and F1 legend Michael Schumacher. Earlier this week, new Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene hailed the arrival a...
20 Feb 2015 10:10 -
Wolff and Nasr crash while Ferrari shows paceNearly three months after the chequered flag waved in Abu Dhabi, it was a pair of rookies who had pulses racing on Thursday. The press room at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya b...
20 Feb 2015 09:50 -
Follow LIVE the second test day of test 1 in Barcelona
The preparations for the new season will kick in a higher gear this week. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will play host for the second test of 2015. On the second day so...
20 Feb 2015 08:53 -
Manor arranges crash test date for early MarchWhile Barcelona echoed to the sound of turbo V6 engines on Thursday, behind-the-scenes developments were also making noise. Force India finally began its winter programme at the...
19 Feb 2015 15:39 -
Faulty MGU-K seal ends McLaren's day prematurelyMcLaren-Honda's troubled pre-season continued on Thursday as the second winter test at Barcelona began. At lunch on day one at the Circuit de Catalunya, Jenson Button's work at ...
19 Feb 2015 15:26 -
Rosberg suffering from inflamed nerve in his neckBoth of Mercedes' race drivers are out of action at present. World champion Lewis Hamilton kicked off the team's four-day test at Barcelona early on Thursday, but had to retire ...
19 Feb 2015 15:17 -
Audi rejects F1 project despite positive studyRumours are once again doing the rounds that the Volkswagen Group is eyeing a place on the F1 grid. But according to Germany's respected Auto Motor und Sport, this time the spec...
19 Feb 2015 15:13 -
No quick solutions to McLaren-Honda problems - Ramirez
A crucial month lies ahead for the new McLaren-Honda collaboration. That is the obvious view from the outside, after the innovative MP4-30 struggled for pace and laps not only a...
19 Feb 2015 14:57 -
Bahrain confirms Qatar race is indeed possibleBahrain has admitted it is in "talks" amid reports neighbouring Qatar is about to join the F1 calendar. Earlier, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said that despite the oil-rich Arab...
19 Feb 2015 14:50 -
Age controversy will not last long - Verstappen
Max Verstappen thinks all the stories about his age will soon be old. The Dutchman's impending debut at the tender age of 17 has been so controversial that the FIA has even chan...
19 Feb 2015 13:41 -
Sirotkin in negotiations for Force India test seatSergey Sirotkin has admitted he is in talks with Force India. When the Silverstone based team sat out the recent Jerez test, we reported that it was because money promised by th...
19 Feb 2015 13:29 -
Vettel must be faster than Raikkonen in 2015 - Coulthard
Sebastian Vettel must beat friend and new Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen in 2015. That is the claim of former F1 driver David Coulthard, who fears the quadruple world champion ...
19 Feb 2015 13:25 -
Bottas would rather have gone testing in BahrainValtteri Bottas has lamented the end of winter testing in the island Kingdom of Bahrain. Previously, F1 teams made the pre-season trip to the Middle East to avoid Europe's cold ...
19 Feb 2015 12:05 -
Gribkowsky hands over 'bribe' to his former employerGerhard Gribkowsky has handed over more than a quarter of the $44 million alleged 'bribe' he was paid by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. Last year, Ecclestone ended his criminal c...
19 Feb 2015 11:37 -
Dennis defends opposition to centralised cost-cuttingRon Dennis has defended his opposition to centralised cost-cutting in formula one. After Tuesday's meeting of the F1 Commission in Geneva, the German magazine Auto Motor und Spo...
19 Feb 2015 10:44 -
Lotus paints picture of more robust financial health
Lotus is hitting back in the wake of reports it might be counted among F1's most struggling teams. Owner Gerard Lopez led the charge vocally late last year when fellow midfielde...
19 Feb 2015 10:16 -
Manor on track to confirm end of administrationManor's administrators are expected to issue a statement on Thursday confirming that the former Marussia team is back on the road to the 2015 grid. It was announced recently tha...
19 Feb 2015 10:01 -
F3: Motopark signs Pommer and RaghunathanFIA Formula 3 European Championship newcomers Team Motopark have announced the signing of another two drivers: Markus Pommer and Mahaveer Raghunathan. The 24-year old German won...
19 Feb 2015 08:39 -
Follow LIVE the first test day of the first test in BarcelonaThe preparations for the new season will kick in a higher gear this week. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will play host for the second test of 2015. On the opening day t...
19 Feb 2015 08:19 -
Drivers banned from changing helmet livery during seasonMid-season helmet livery changes have been banned, according to reports on Wednesday. The respected German publication Auto Motor und Sport and the international news agency Reu...
18 Feb 2015 21:28 -
Champion trio to kick off Barcelona test actionThree world champions will bring F1 track action back into life on Thursday. Reigning title winner Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and 2009 world champion Jenson Button...
18 Feb 2015 11:43 -
Wehrlein to test two days for Force India this weekSahara Force India is pleased to announce that Pascal Wehrlein will drive for the team at the upcoming testing session in Barcelona, Spain beginning on 19 February. The 20-year-...
18 Feb 2015 11:31 -
F1 won't introduce rules revolution before 2017A rules revolution in formula one will have to wait, after the decision-making F1 Commission met in Geneva on Tuesday. As the body - comprising the teams, the FIA, Bernie Eccles...
18 Feb 2015 11:27 -
Sutil prefers Nissan seat for Le Mans over ManorAdrian Sutil could keep his top motor racing career alive in 2015 with a Le Mans seat. Late last year, the German veteran hinted he might take legal action against Sauber, as de...
18 Feb 2015 11:13 -
FIA study shows costs in F1 could be halvedA study commissioned by the FIA reportedly shows that costs in formula one could be halved without hurting the 'show'. With Caterham and Marussia ailing and even better-funded m...
17 Feb 2015 22:52 -
Ferrari reveals concept car for future of F1Just as the F1 Commission meets in Geneva, Ferrari has outlined its vision of the sport's future. Earlier in February, the powerful Strategy Group met to discuss plans to spice ...
17 Feb 2015 22:21 -
Many similarities between Vettel and Schumacher - ArrivabeneThe true 2015 pecking order will still not become clear at this week's Barcelona test. That is the view of new Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene, after the Italian team surprisin...
17 Feb 2015 13:32 -
Ferrari overtaken as most powerful brand in the worldOn-track struggles in formula one have hurt fabled Ferrari's brand power, according to a study by asset valuation company Brand Finance. Last year, Ferrari retained its post as ...
17 Feb 2015 13:09 -
Mercedes to decide token strategy after testingA big unknown ahead of the 2015 season is how F1's manufacturers will manage the new engine 'unfreeze'. Earlier, Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault and newcomer Honda were bound to free...
17 Feb 2015 12:06 -
F1 'appeal' has gone down a little - FriesacherFormer Minardi driver Patrick Friesacher has joined the ranks who argue F1 took a sharp wrong turn. The Austrian, now 34, drove for the Faenza based backmarker in 2005, qualifyi...
17 Feb 2015 11:41 -
Ricciardo admits Ferrari looking 'pretty strong'Daniel Ricciardo, the only non-Mercedes driver to win races last year, has admitted he might have a new rival in 2015. After the 2014 season, in which the Australian finished th...
17 Feb 2015 10:53 -
Manor pays entry fee for 2015 season to the FIA
Manor, formerly known as Marussia, is plotting its course for a 2015 return. Earlier, the backmarker appeared doomed, as administrators auctioned equipment and the 2016 entrant ...
17 Feb 2015 10:19 -
We should all 'respect' Alonso's Ferrari exit - CamposFerrari's management situation led to the departure of number 1 driver Fernando Alonso. That is the view of Adrian Campos, a former F1 driver who in 2010 founded the team that b...
17 Feb 2015 09:38 -
F1 Commission to debate rule changes on TuesdayF1 will round another corner to the future on Tuesday. Writing for Brazil's Globo, respected correspondent Livio Oricchio reports that the topic of a dramatic change of regulati...
17 Feb 2015 08:57 -
McLaren shows no signs of improvement on filming dayMcLaren-Honda may still be struggling to make progress. Exactly one month before Melbourne, the new British-Japanese works collaboration hit the track early in Barcelona, the sc...
17 Feb 2015 08:24 -
'No miracle on the horizon' for Michael SchumacherNearly 14 months after his late 2013 skiing accident, little new is known about the great Michael Schumacher's medical progress. The 46-year-old is reportedly cared for by a pri...
16 Feb 2015 16:22 -
Lotus boss hits out at F1's 'archaic management'Gerard Lopez has hit out at F1's "archaic management". Refuting rumours he is looking for new investors to replace the Lotus boss, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone earlier this mont...
16 Feb 2015 15:36 -
GP3: Mitch Gilbert joins Carlin for 2015 season
Mitch Gilbert will join reigning champions Carlin for the 2015 GP3 Series. The Australian, who raced in GP3 last season, stays in the F1 support series and joins already announ...
16 Feb 2015 14:25 -
GP2: Negrao to continue with Arden InternationalArden International have announced that André Negrao will continue with their GP2 race team for the 2015 Season. The Brazilian, who finished twelfth in the 2014 GP2 Drivers Sta...
16 Feb 2015 13:41 -
Grosjean hopes to have a winning car in 2016Lotus is not expecting a return to the top step of the podium in 2015. In 2012 and 2013, when the returning Kimi Raikkonen was at the wheel of the black and gold car, the Finn m...
16 Feb 2015 12:49 -
McLaren 'took a calculated risk' with the MP4-30Going extreme with the new MP4-30 is a "calculated risk", McLaren supremo Ron Dennis has revealed. Although it has struggled to run amid early troubles with new works engine par...
16 Feb 2015 12:17 -
Felipe Nasr defends not winning the GP2 titleFelipe Nasr has defended his move into formula one this year despite not matching the success of others in the sport's feeder category. The Brazilian will make his debut next mo...
16 Feb 2015 11:21 -
Suits me that interest centres around Verstappen - SainzCarlos Sainz jr insists he is happy to be in the shade of his high-profile Toro Rosso teammate. Spaniard Sainz, whose father and namesake is the world rally legend, is making hi...
16 Feb 2015 10:39 -
Renault 'not solely to blame' for disastrous 2014 - LopezIt is clear there is little love lost between Lotus and its former engine supplier. The Enstone team, fourth overall in 2012 and 2013, slumped to an horror eighth in the constru...
16 Feb 2015 09:53 -
Force India VJM08 passes mandatory crash testsForce India is reportedly now hard at work on preparing its new car. Earlier, it was rumoured that due to financial and supplier troubles, the Silverstone based team had not eve...
16 Feb 2015 08:40 -
Force India bound for Barcelona for second test
Signs of life emerged from Force India on Friday. The Silverstone based team sat out the opening test of the winter at Jerez amid rumours of financial problems and crippling deb...
13 Feb 2015 14:28 -
GP3: Campos Racing signs Palou and AshkananiCampos Racing will join the GP3 Series field this season and today the Spanish outfit has announced two racers to drive its cars. They are Alex Palou and Zaid Ashkanani, two you...
13 Feb 2015 13:40 -
Red Bull ran very conservatively in Jerez - MarkoRed Bull will begin to step on the throttle at the forthcoming Barcelona test. That is the news of the energy drink marque's Dr Helmut Marko, apparently responding to reports th...
13 Feb 2015 12:08 -
Engine boss can't quarantee Mercedes V6 is still the bestDominant 2014 champion Mercedes thinks its rivals can catch up. Germany's authoritative Auto Motor und Sport on Thursday estimated the marque's advantage last year at as much as...
13 Feb 2015 11:33 -
Renault will 'explore the limits' more in BarcelonaRenault has confirmed reports it did not hit full throttle at the recent Jerez test. Works team Red Bull evidently had a difficult start to the winter season, struggling for pac...
13 Feb 2015 10:32 -
Rule revolution could entice Newey back - HornerA big change to the regulations could convince Adrian Newey to return to full throttle in formula one. That is the claim of Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, who insists Newe...
13 Feb 2015 09:54 -
GP2: Matsushita joins Vandoorne at ART for 2015ART Grand Prix have confirmed that 21 year old Nobuharu Matsushita will join their 2015 GP2 Series campaign. Racing alongside Stoffel Vandoorne, the young Japanese driver will f...
13 Feb 2015 09:12 -
Having Alonso at McLaren is a huge benefit - ButtonJenson Button insists he is happy to be paired with Fernando Alonso. Both sides of the new McLaren-Honda garage have won world championships, but Spaniard Alonso is regarded not...
13 Feb 2015 08:40 -
Williams supports Marussia's 2014-car planWilliams on Wednesday said it would welcome Marussia back to the F1 grid -- even if the struggling backmarker has to field a 2014 car. Marussia, now called Manor, is bidding to ...
11 Feb 2015 16:03 -
GP2: Binder teams up with Marciello at TridentTrident have confirmed that the 23-year-old Austrian, Rene Binder will complete his third GP2 season, with them at the wheel of the #12 car. Binder has previously worked with th...
11 Feb 2015 15:50
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