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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FIA devises a 'points system' for F1 super licenceThe FIA has devised a points system as part of its clampdown on the ease of achieving an F1 super licence. With Max Verstappen set to debut this year at the controversially youn...
06 Jan 2015 09:47 -
Ferrari sticking with 'pullrod' front suspension in 2015Ferrari is sticking with its unique 'pullrod' front suspension layout for a fourth consecutive season, according to Italy's Autosprint. The Maranello team has persevered with th...
06 Jan 2015 08:30 -
Engine manufacturers to talk about future F1 rulesAs ever in formula one, the future is always just around the next bend. On Tuesday, at Bernie Ecclestone's behest, representatives of the four engine manufacturers - Mercedes, R...
05 Jan 2015 16:25 -
Williams recruits Robson as race engineer for MassaWilliams is pleased to announce an updated Race Operations structure to further bolster the engineering department ahead of the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship season. ...
05 Jan 2015 13:32 -
F1 future of ailing backmarkers remains unclearLess than a month before official winter testing begins, the future of the ailing backmarkers Marussia and Caterham remains unclear. Marussia's administrators have auctioned tea...
05 Jan 2015 12:48 -
Mercedes uncovers 50hp engine boost for 2015Delaying a start-of-season engine 'freeze' may be nowhere near enough for Mercedes' rivals to catch up in 2015. Although the rule 'loophole' championed by Ferrari and Renault wi...
05 Jan 2015 12:07 -
Sainz's father says famous surname no ticket to F1Carlos Sainz insists his famous name alone did not power his 20-year-old son all the way to formula one. Carlos Sainz jr, the new reigning Formula Renault 3.5 champion, will mak...
05 Jan 2015 11:24 -
Mercedes, McLaren to change liveries for 2015At least two top teams will enter the 2015 season with fundamentally different colour schemes, it has emerged. Spain's El Mundo Deportivo reports that new reigning champions Mer...
05 Jan 2015 10:59 -
Max Verstappen: "I'm a driver, not a magician"
Max Verstappen has moved to play down expectations ahead of his record-making formula one debut in 2015. With the FIA set to clamp down on very young drivers from 2016, the Dutc...
05 Jan 2015 09:32 -
Force India to launch new VJM08 on January 21Force India has set a firm date for the launch of its 2015 car, the Mercedes-powered VJM08. After finishing the 2014 season a career-high sixth in the constructors' championship...
05 Jan 2015 08:43 -
Jean-Eric Vergne becomes test driver for FerrariFerrari announces that, as from next season, Jean-Eric Vergne will join the Scuderia in the role of test driver to work on car development in the simulator. The rest of the driv...
19 Dec 2014 18:38 -
F1 speeding towards new engine rules for 2016
F1 is now speeding towards yet another new set of engine regulations. On Thursday at a Geneva meeting of the Strategy Group, Bernie Ecclestone proposed to scrap the current turb...
19 Dec 2014 16:02 -
Ecclestone locked in legal fight with German bankBernie Ecclestone and a German bank are still locked in a legal fight. Earlier this year, the F1 supremo controversially ended a criminal trial in Munich by paying $100 million....
19 Dec 2014 15:15 -
Chassis Sauber C34 passes mandatory crash testsSauber is the second team to have its new chassis homologated by the FIA. The Swiss outfit announced on Twitter that its C34 has passed the mandatory crash tests. The rear crash...
19 Dec 2014 14:39 -
Nasr chooses 12 as permanent race number for F1Felipe Nasr has announced that he will be racing with number 12 in the Formula 1. The Brazilian is set to debut for Sauber in 2015. Nasr is one of three rookies in F1 next year,...
19 Dec 2014 13:26 -
Mercedes confirms departure of engineer ClearMercedes has confirmed the departure of new world champion Lewis Hamilton's performance engineer Jock Clear. "We thank Jock for his work and wish him well and all the best for t...
19 Dec 2014 11:28 -
Schumacher's son Mick in 'secret' Formula 4 test
Michael Schumacher's son is taking his next steps in the wake of his fabled father. Racing under the protective pseudonym of 'Mick Junior', 15-year-old Schumacher has had a succ...
19 Dec 2014 10:36 -
De la Rosa could follow Alonso out of FerrariPedro de la Rosa has refused to comment on whether he will be following his countryman and friend out of Ferrari. It is rumoured that, with Esteban Gutierrez and his Mexican bac...
19 Dec 2014 09:51 -
Ecclestone, Walsh, Di Montezemolo join F1 boardF1's owner CVC has made three notable appointments to the sport's executive board. After escaping jail in the wake of the Gerhard Gribkowsky scandal, chief executive Bernie Eccl...
19 Dec 2014 08:42 -
Ecclestone pokes fun at bribery trial in Xmas cardBernie Ecclestone has poked fun at the legal troubles that almost landed him in jail this year. Every Christmas season, the F1 supremo sends out a card to his friends in the spo...
18 Dec 2014 14:53 -
Horner confirms Renault is working with IlmorChristian Horner has confirmed that Red Bull's engine supplier Renault is now working with Mario Illien. As the French engine marque faltered at the start of the new 'power unit...
18 Dec 2014 10:13 -
Alonso was a real option for Lotus - LopezLotus really was one of Fernando Alonso's options for the 2015 season, team owner Gerard Lopez has admitted. As the long saga preceding the Spanish driver's switch from Ferrari ...
18 Dec 2014 09:42 -
Ferrari convinces Mercedes figure to move to MaranelloThe sweeping pre-2015 revolution at Ferrari is continuing at full speed. The latest of multiple heads to officially roll is the former Bridgestone tyre specialist Hirohide Hamas...
18 Dec 2014 08:26 -
Prost advice helped contain Mercedes rivalry - WolffAlain Prost gave Mercedes crucial advice early this year to help avoid a repeat of his troubled pairing with Ayrton Senna in the late 80s. Only in the past days has the bitter e...
17 Dec 2014 12:47 -
A number of stolen Red Bull trophies found in lakeRed Bull has recovered up to a third of the trophies stolen from its F1 headquarters in a ram-raid earlier this month. More than 60 trophies won on podiums around the world by t...
17 Dec 2014 12:02 -
Walsh no longer interested in role as F1 chairmanPaul Walsh is no longer a threat to Bernie Ecclestone's long reign over formula one. Specialist reports in the Financial Times and The Times newspapers said former Diageo chief ...
17 Dec 2014 11:28 -
Schumacher most searched-for sportsman on GoogleMichael Schumacher was the most searched-for sportsman in 2014, the internet giant Google has announced. An analysis of the more than two trillion searches on the world's most p...
17 Dec 2014 10:35 -
Horner compares mindset Kvyat to that of RaikkonenChristian Horner has likened Red Bull's new driver for 2015 to one of the most unique drivers in F1 history. As quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel departed for Ferrari, R...
17 Dec 2014 09:57 -
Ferrari confirms departure of Tombazis and FryFerrari has confirmed reports top engineers Nikolas Tombazis and Pat Fry have left the Italian team. We reported last week that, after a list of names left F1's turmoil-struck g...
17 Dec 2014 08:40 -
Ferrari welcomes America Móvil Group as sponsorScuderia Ferrari announces that it has reached a sponsorship agreement with Mexican based America Móvil group, a leading telecommunications company, with presence in Latin Amer...
16 Dec 2014 16:16 -
Vettel and Ferrari share will for revenge - MontezemoloOusted Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has backed the Italian team's signing of Sebastian Vettel for 2015. Amid the turmoil of Ferrari's 2014 campaign, long-time chief Mon...
16 Dec 2014 12:05 -
Mercedes contemplating engine compromise solutionMercedes is reportedly ready to compromise amid the engine regulations dispute. Backed by struggling Ferrari and Renault, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is so concerned about the ...
16 Dec 2014 10:56 -
Haas to bid for failed Marussia's assets at auctionGene Haas has a close eye on Marussia as the backmarker team's collapse is completed over the next few days. On Tuesday, the assets of the failed Banbury-based team will begin t...
16 Dec 2014 09:42 -
Contract Frijns at Caterham expired yesterdayThe contract between the 23-year-old Dutch race driver Robin Frijns and 1Malaysia Racing Team (1MRT), the company holding the race licence of Caterham F1 Team, expired yesterday...
16 Dec 2014 08:31 -
Gutierrez joins Ferrari as test and reserve driverFerrari announces that, as from next season, Esteban Gutierrez will become part of the Scuderia workforce. After two years competing in Formula 1 at the wheel of Ferrari-powered...
15 Dec 2014 16:11 -
Villeneuve sceptical about Alonso's return to McLaren
Ron Dennis has dismissed reports Fernando Alonso has built 'exit clauses' into his new McLaren-Honda contract. It is claimed the Spaniard might want to leave Woking at the end o...
15 Dec 2014 16:08 -
Decision to let Vergne go was 'difficult' - TostJean-Eric Vergne has made a promising start to his post-F1 career. Dropped by Toro Rosso after three years on the grid, the 24-year-old Frenchman burst onto the Formula E scene ...
15 Dec 2014 15:41 -
Alonso rules out Le Mans outing for 2015Fernando Alonso says he will not be following Nico Hulkenberg's lead by splitting his F1 duties with Le Mans next year. There has been speculation the Spaniard could join Force ...
15 Dec 2014 14:26 -
Steve Nielsen joins Williams as sporting managerWilliams Martini Racing is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Nielsen to the position of Sporting Manager with immediate effect. In this role Steve will be responsi...
15 Dec 2014 13:34 -
Ecclestone rules out broadcasting F1 on internetBernie Ecclestone has ruled out the broadcasting of grands prix on the internet. The F1 chief executive, however, has acknowledged that despite his disparagement of things like ...
15 Dec 2014 12:47 -
Ferrari is not sick, only a bit tired - TodtJean Todt has urged Ferrari to resist making revolutionary changes after faltering at the start of the new V6 era. Before becoming FIA president, Frenchman Todt presided over Fe...
15 Dec 2014 12:12 -
Lauda not sure what is going to happen in engine rowEven Niki Lauda admits he is not sure what is the future of F1's engine regulations. Bernie Ecclestone revealed last week that he intends to propose during Thursday's Strategy G...
15 Dec 2014 11:30 -
'No sense' to start all over again in F1 - KubicaRobert Kubica has suggested he is close to abandoning the idea of ever returning to formula one. Amid the Polish driver's burgeoning F1 career in early 2011, he almost severed h...
15 Dec 2014 10:52 -
Korea would clash with WEC race for HulkenbergKorea has become a potential spanner in the works for Nico Hulkenberg. It was announced recently that the German driver, whilst racing full-time for Force India in 2015, will al...
15 Dec 2014 10:04 -
Max Verstappen 'too young' for F1 - TodtJean Todt says Max Verstappen is 'too young' for formula one. At the most recent meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, the FIA agreed to impose a new minimum of 18 years as ...
15 Dec 2014 09:27 -
Magnussen's career only on 'pause' - DennisRon Dennis has likened Kevin Magnussen to champions Fernando Alonso and Mika Hakkinen, insisting the deposed rookie Dane's career is only on 'pause'. McLaren gave 22-year-old Ma...
15 Dec 2014 08:43 -
Alonso and Dennis have unfinished business togetherFor both Fernando Alonso and Ron Dennis, a successful F1 marriage is "unfinished business". When they split seven years ago, most insiders found the idea of a reunion at any poi...
12 Dec 2014 12:11 -
Ecclestone unfazed by intentions of new F1 chief
Bernie Ecclestone on Thursday sounded unfazed following reports a new F1 chief intends to 'rein in' the long-time F1 supremo. The reports have said likely new F1 chairman Peter ...
12 Dec 2014 11:42 -
'Handshake deal' Bahrain makes race in Qatar unlikelyBernie Ecclestone has admitted Korea is unlikely to make its return to the F1 world championship next year. That is despite the country being listed provisionally as one of 21 r...
12 Dec 2014 10:33 -
Dennis admits choosing against Magnussen 'painful'Mere hours ago, his F1 career appeared over, but Jenson Button is now half of what Ron Dennis is hailing as "easily the best lineup" in F1 today. But as ever in formula one, the...
12 Dec 2014 09:29 -
Ecclestone to propose V8 or V10 comeback for 2016Bernie Ecclestone refuses to give up his crusade against F1's current engine formula. Meeting with a select group of reporters on Thursday including Forbes' business journalist ...
12 Dec 2014 08:47 -
Caterham continues to fight for F1 survivalDespite the passing of a deadline, beleaguered F1 backmarker Caterham's fight for survival continues. Having sat out Austin and Brazil, a controversial crowdfunding scheme and p...
11 Dec 2014 12:42 -
Ferrari sends Pat Fry and Tombazis 'on vacation'
Pat Fry is the next major Ferrari name set to depart. Amid a tumultuous time for the fabled Maranello marque, 2014 has already seen a host of major names including Stefano Domen...
11 Dec 2014 12:03 -
Official: McLaren presents Alonso and Button as lineupMcLaren has finally announced its lineup for next season. Fernando Alonso has been signed as the big star and he will be joined bij Jenson Button for 2015. McLaren delayed its d...
11 Dec 2014 11:31 -
Sporting succes is always 'short-lived' - RosbergNico Rosberg insists he has already bounced back from the disappointment of not winning the 2014 world championship. As his Mercedes team utterly dominated this season, the Germ...
11 Dec 2014 11:25 -
Verstappen has no problem with age controversyF1's youngest ever driver Max Verstappen is expecting controversy about his age and experience to continue for now. At just over 17 years of age, the young Dutchman raised eyebr...
11 Dec 2014 10:38 -
Frentzen recovering from a serious knee operation
Once a race winner and title contender, Heinz-Harald Frentzen today drives a hearse and is recovering from knee surgery. Driving a Jordan, the German was a standout of the 1999 ...
11 Dec 2014 09:40 -
Button selected to be Alonso's teammate in 2015British newspapers say Jenson Button has been selected to be fellow champion Fernando Alonso's Honda-powered McLaren teammate in 2015. Contrary to earlier speculation that after...
11 Dec 2014 08:21 -
McLaren invites media to 'important' event on ThursdayThe long wait for news about McLaren's 2015 driver lineup finally appears to be over. The British team has invited select members of the press to an "important and exclusive med...
10 Dec 2014 15:02 -
Newey vows to stay 'in the loop' at Red Bull RacingRed Bull is playing down the likely effect of Adrian Newey's diminished involvement. Although the sport's best paid and most highly rated engineer is staying with Red Bull at Mi...
10 Dec 2014 14:30 -
F1 needs to cut costs to attract new teams - Todt
Jean Todt has revealed his ambition to welcome "or or more" new teams to formula one. Although Caterham returned in Abu Dhabi, the collapse of the least competitive backmarkers ...
10 Dec 2014 13:42 -
No major difficulties with switch to F1 - VerstappenMax Verstappen says working with a modern formula one team is easy. Since the 17-year-old was controversially signed by Toro Rosso for 2015, the sport's governing FIA has moved ...
10 Dec 2014 12:45 -
'McLaren hold-up related to Alonso's contract'As the McLaren wait rolls on, the British team is continuing to take criticism for leaving Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen in the lurch. "What is happening at McLaren is unwor...
10 Dec 2014 12:05 -
Nasr optimistic about competitive Sauber for 2015Felipe Nasr has played down suggestions he is kicking off his F1 career with an ailing team. A constant and respected presence on the grid for over twenty years, Hinwil based Sa...
10 Dec 2014 11:14 -
Palmer frustrated GP2 title is not enough for F1 seatJolyon Palmer has expressed frustration that his new GP2 title has not proved an instant ticket to formula one. The son of former F1 driver Jonathan, 23-year-old Briton Palmer i...
10 Dec 2014 10:27 -
Incoming new F1 chairman to 'rein in' EcclestoneA source has reinforced reports Bernie Ecclestone could be 'reined in' by the incoming new F1 chairman. Last week, the Financial Times (FT) reported that F1 supremo Ecclestone's...
10 Dec 2014 09:51 -
Ferrari, Renault see 'loophole' in engine rulesMercedes' F1 engine rivals are targeting a 'loophole' in the regulations, according to media reports. Speed Week claims the 2015 season could kick off next March amid a dispute,...
10 Dec 2014 08:41 -
Button resorts to jokes to deal with strange situationJenson Button has resorted to jokes as McLaren's farcical delay in announcing its 2015 driver lineup drags on. "I have a new Japanese phone number," said the 2009 world champion...
09 Dec 2014 12:08 -
Ecclestone a little bit disappointed in Vettel, AlonsoBernie Ecclestone has credited Mercedes' team management for preventing a "lousy" world championship in 2014. Considering the German team's utter dominance this year, the F1 'su...
09 Dec 2014 11:27 -
Mercedes 'surprised' by level of dominanceMercedes was "surprised" when it realised the level of its dominance at the start of the radical new V6 era in 2014. With the season now over, the German team's rivals are left ...
09 Dec 2014 10:46
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