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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US 2014 preview quotes: MercedesLewis Hamilton: "Crossing the line on Sunday in Sochi was a really amazing moment. To win the very first Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix and help the team achieve the first Constru...
27 Oct 2014 14:51 -
Now Marussia officially taken over by insolvency expertsMarussia is now being managed by administrators. Just days after Caterham's management accepted the same fate, UK insolvency experts FRP Advisory have taken over Manor Grand Pri...
27 Oct 2014 13:20 -
US 2014 preview quotes: Red Bull RacingDaniel Ricciardo: "Hand on heart, this is probably the date on the calendar I look forward to the most. I've loved every minute of being in Austin: when they picked this place f...
27 Oct 2014 12:47 -
Recovery vehicle driver says F1 'never 100 per cent safe'An experienced F1 recovery vehicle driver in Brazil has defended his Japanese colleagues in the wake of Jules Bianchi's horror crash. Brazil's Globo Esporte says Rafael Ricciard...
27 Oct 2014 12:03 -
Sainz thinks he deserves Toro Rosso seat for next yearCarlos Sainz jr is convinced he should be handed his F1 debut by backer Red Bull. The 20-year-old is the newly crowned champion of the highly rated Formula Renault 3.5 series, b...
27 Oct 2014 11:18 -
Fernley: "We'll lose more teams if we carry on like this"F1 risks sliding into crisis and having to reinvent its very DNA as struggling backmarker teams begin to succumb to collapse. HRT folded in 2012, and now F1's two other newest t...
27 Oct 2014 10:21 -
Sponsor photoshops image of Alonso in Lotus overallsA major sponsor of the Lotus team has stirred up the already confusing speculation about Fernando Alonso's next move. Most insiders believe the Spaniard and Ferrari have already...
27 Oct 2014 09:27 -
Brothers lining up as potential buyers for troubled MarussiaMarussia is not commenting on claims it will sit out the next races and is on the verge of being put into the hands of administrators. Amid Caterham's well-documented troubles, ...
27 Oct 2014 08:35 -
Ocon enjoyed his two-day test for Lotus at ValenciaLotus F1 Team Junior driver Esteban Ocon completed a successful two-day test for Lotus F1 Team driving the team’s 2012 car, the E20. Esteban spoke to the Lotus website fresh o...
24 Oct 2014 15:00 -
Management hand-over allows Caterham to continueCaterham F1 Team is saved, for the time being. License owner 1MRT has agreed to hand-over management to administrator Finbarr O'Connell in order to keep the team alive. Caterham...
24 Oct 2014 13:46 -
Ecclestone: "We don't need a second race in Spain"Bernie Ecclestone has played down reports he is in advanced talks to bring formula one to the streets of Madrid. Spain's El Confidencial claimed this week the F1 supremo is alre...
24 Oct 2014 11:59 -
Fong and Nissany happy after test debut for SauberDuring the two days of testing on the Circuit de la Comunidad Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, the drivers Adderly Fong and Roy Nissany were able to go through the planned programme. O...
24 Oct 2014 11:12 -
Cash injection required for Marussia to travel to AustinF1's grid may have shrunk to just 18 cars by the time of the US grand prix next weekend. Caterham's troubles - with administrators locking the green cars inside the Leafield fac...
24 Oct 2014 10:06 -
'Barrichello never accepted that he is a former F1 driver'Rubens Barrichello's desire to return to the F1 grid appears to have ended his days as a roving commentator. We reported on Thursday that the most experienced driver in the hist...
24 Oct 2014 09:29 -
Clock is ticking for Caterham to meet Austin deadlineThe clock is ticking down to struggling F1 backmarker Caterham's apparent collapse. With the Saturday freight deadline for sending cars and equipment to Austin now just hours aw...
24 Oct 2014 08:40 -
'Recovery Schumacher might take one to three years'Michael Schumacher has made "progress" since leaving hospital and rehabilitation and returning to his home in Switzerland. That was the cautious news on Thursday of Jean-Francoi...
23 Oct 2014 16:38 -
New Caterham owners claim they have paid FernandesThe investment group that bough Caterham F1 Team earlier this year has issued out a statement in response to a Tweet from former owner Tony Fernandes. He suggested on Twitter th...
23 Oct 2014 16:15 -
F1 paddock still guessing on Alonso's future
Yet another week in F1 history is passing by with little more known about the future of arguably the sport's biggest name. Insiders suggest Fernando Alonso is wavering between a...
23 Oct 2014 15:54 -
It would be better if Caterham goes - EcclestoneCaterham is on the brink of collapse, as the backmarker team loses even the support of F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. "I think it's better they go," said the 83-year-old Briton a...
23 Oct 2014 15:07 -
Barcelona not worried about race in streets of MadridSpanish grand prix boss Salvador Servia insists reports the capital Madrid is bidding to join the F1 calendar do not worry him. El Confidencial reported in recent days that Bern...
23 Oct 2014 14:41 -
We have a license, we will be there in 2016 - Haas
Gene Haas has played down suggestions Bernie Ecclestone could freeze him out of F1 long before his team's scheduled 2016 debut. The American might be forgiven if he was alarmed ...
23 Oct 2014 13:32 -
Berger steps down as Single Seater Commission presidentRumours linking Gerhard Berger with a return to the F1 paddock have resurfaced. Earlier, McLaren slammed as "complete and utter nonsense" reports the former team driver is a can...
23 Oct 2014 12:49 -
Bianchi's recovery chances are not very good - BurtiLuciano Burti, a former F1 driver and full-time pundit for Brazil's Globo, has bad news about the health of critically injured driver Jules Bianchi. Little has been heard about ...
23 Oct 2014 12:03 -
TV Globo ends contract with pundit Rubens BarrichelloA familiar face will be missing in action when the F1 circus reconvenes in Austin next week. Brazil's TV Globo has confirmed that its commentary contract with pundit and popular...
23 Oct 2014 11:27 -
Lotus not a bad place to be in 2015 - GrosjeanRomain Grosjean appears set to remain at Lotus in 2015. Although the French driver has been leaving his future open while Fernando Alonso's move remains unclear, Lotus owner Ger...
23 Oct 2014 10:57 -
Rosberg in the hunt for the titel: "I am a hunter"Nico Rosberg has admitted he will think more about his own interests now after Mercedes wrapped up the constructors' championship in Russia. The German has fallen 17 points behi...
23 Oct 2014 10:14 -
McLaren denies more key figures to follow Sam Michael exitMcLaren has denied it is set to lose more key team figures ahead of the looming Honda era. The Woking based team confirmed on Wednesday that sporting director Sam Michael, said ...
23 Oct 2014 09:37 -
New Caterham team owners threaten to quit F1Caterham F1 Team issued out this statement: "On 29 June 2014, Caterham Enterprises Ltd, Caterham (UK) Ltd and Sheikh Mohamed Nasarudin (Seller) and their shareholders Tony Ferna...
23 Oct 2014 08:26 -
Lotus concludes deal with Endless Jewelry for AustinLotus F1 Team has concluded a deal with Endless Jewelry which will see the rapidly expanding jewellery brand represented on the airbox and on the top of sidepod of the E22 for t...
22 Oct 2014 14:25 -
Vettel is much more sensitive than Schumacher - Weber
Michael Schumacher's former manager doubts Sebastian Vettel can emulate the F1 legend's success at rebuilding a beleaguered Ferrari team. Willi Weber, also known as the lucrativ...
22 Oct 2014 12:21 -
Perez wants to establish himself with Force IndiaSergio Perez could be the next driver to secure his place on the 2015 grid. Force India made no mention of the Mexican, who is closely aligned with the team's on-car Mexican bac...
22 Oct 2014 10:34 -
Kurt Busch signs up to participate in Race of Champions
American NASCAR superstar Kurt Busch has happily accepted the invitation to participate in the 2014 Race Of Champions, to be held at the Bushy Park Circuit in Barbados on Decemb...
22 Oct 2014 09:52 -
Caterham needs an agreement with administrators CSLCaterham's financial troubles appear to be deepening, as it emerges the struggling F1 team may have no cars to race at the forthcoming US grand prix. Reuters reports that the gr...
22 Oct 2014 08:40 -
Nico Rosberg is not free in the head - FrentzenNico Rosberg needs to relax if he wants to get back into the world championship fight. That is the advice of German countryman Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who at the peak of his care...
21 Oct 2014 14:47 -
Total president De Margerie killed in plane crashThe president of F1 sponsor Total has been killed in a plane crash, the Russian news agency Ria Novosti reports. The French oil multinational is closely aligned in formula one w...
21 Oct 2014 13:38 -
Van der Garde drops hint about his F1 futureJust as news about Nico Hulkenberg emerged on Monday, Giedo van der Garde dropped a big hint about his own future in formula one. Force India announced that 27-year-old German H...
21 Oct 2014 12:46 -
Plans for F1 street race in Madrid have emergedPlans are afoot for a F1 street race in the heart of Madrid, Spain's El Confidencial reports. It is claimed Bernie Ecclestone is in talks with a group of Spanish businessmen who...
21 Oct 2014 12:01 -
Raikkonen undoubtebly better than he is showing - MassaKimi Raikkonen is suffering psychologically alongside his Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso this year. That is the view of Felipe Massa, who although still friends with Alonso fa...
21 Oct 2014 11:20 -
Brawn and Domenicali in new FIA Accident PanelThe composition of a new FIA Accident Panel, as announced by FIA President Jean Todt in Sochi on 10 October 2014 following the accident involving Jules Bianchi at the Japanese G...
21 Oct 2014 10:37 -
Susie Wolff to compete in Race of Champions 2014The Race of Champions is to feature its first female competitor as Susie Wolff has signed up for ROC 2014 at the Bushy Park Circuit in Barbados on December 13-14. Originally fr...
21 Oct 2014 09:42 -
Caterham Sports Limited placed into process of insolvencyMore alarming news about the health of the ailing F1 backmarker Caterham has emerged. The posts have now been deleted, but race driver Kamui Kobayashi reportedly admitted on Fac...
21 Oct 2014 08:26 -
Mercedes preparing big step with turbo pressure for 2015
Dominant Mercedes is unapologetic amid increasing pressure to agree to an engine 'unfreeze' for 2015. The new constructors' champions came under fire recently when Red Bull's Ch...
20 Oct 2014 14:28 -
Ricciardo has learned leadership role from VettelSebastian Vettel behaved impeccably in 2014, despite plotting his Red Bull exit and being outclassed by his teammate. That is the claim of Daniel Ricciardo, who having establish...
20 Oct 2014 13:43 -
Let teams choose their own two tyre options - Force IndiaForce India has a radical suggestion about how F1 should proceed in the sport's Pirelli-tyred era. Earlier in the Italian supplier's F1 tenure, Pirelli was famed - and often hea...
20 Oct 2014 12:46 -
Hamilton on his future: "I don't make promises to anyone"The German newspaper Bild claims Ferrari will announce Alonso's departure and Vettel's arrival before the US grand prix in Austin early next month. It appears increasingly likel...
20 Oct 2014 12:15 -
Force India confirms Hulkenberg to stay for 2015Sahara Force India Formula One Team is pleased to confirm that Nico Hulkenberg will continue to race with team for 2015. The 27-year-old German returned to Sahara Force India a...
20 Oct 2014 11:07 -
Nico Hulkenberg on Porsche's shortlist for Le MansPorsche would like to enter a third car in the fabled Le Mans 24 hour race next year with F1 stars at the wheel, according to Germany's Auto Bild. The report said Nico Hulkenber...
20 Oct 2014 10:55 -
Todt asks for calm until Bianchi crash is fully investigatedJean Todt has called for patience in the wake of critically-injured Jules Bianchi's recent Suzuka crash. Since the Frenchman struck a recovery vehicle in controversial circumsta...
20 Oct 2014 10:09 -
Sainz jr patiently waiting for a call from Red BullEven now crowned the new Formula Renault 3.5 champion, Carlos Sainz jr is still in the dark about his F1 future. Clearly the cream of Red Bull's hopeful clan of young developmen...
20 Oct 2014 09:23 -
Kubica needs more surgery to make F1 comeback possibleMore surgery on his injured arm could lead Robert Kubica back to formula one. The Pole was becoming so established as a rising great talent in F1 that by 2011 he was being menti...
20 Oct 2014 08:40 -
Mother Bianchi: "People 'shirking responsibilities' after crash"
Jules Bianchi's mother has broken her silence by hinting the family is being told to keep quiet about her son's life-threatening crash. Christine Bianchi, still at the Mie hospi...
17 Oct 2014 16:40 -
Fong and Nissany to test two-year old Sauber C31On the 22nd and 23rd October, Adderly Fong and Roy Nissany will test a two-year old Sauber C31 on the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. Adderly Fong will be driving during t...
17 Oct 2014 13:43 -
Pirelli alters tyre selection for Brazilian Grand PrixAfter a meeting of the Tyre Working Group, the tyre nomination for the Brazilian Grand Prix (November 6-9) has been changed, following Pirelli's proposal and with the unanimous ...
17 Oct 2014 13:07 -
STL renews supplier partnership with Force IndiaSTL Communications has renewed its supplier partnership with Sahara Force India F1 Team for a further three years in an agreement signed by the team's Chief Operating Officer, O...
17 Oct 2014 12:15 -
F1 not always about logic, merit and results - Sainz jrCarlos Sainz jr says he is being "patient" as Red Bull decides his future in formula one. Before Sebastian Vettel blew the 'silly season' wide open and Daniil Kvyat got the call...
17 Oct 2014 11:31 -
Renovation Interlagos needed to save Brazil GP - mayorBrazil had to spend millions on upgrading the ageing Interlagos circuit or risk losing its place on the formula one calendar. That is the claim of Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Hadda...
17 Oct 2014 10:44 -
Raikkonen may be staying put at Ferrari for 2016Amid all the 'silly season' commotion surrounding Fernando Alonso, the other Ferrari driver insists he is going nowhere fast. Newly-departed president Luca di Montezemolo confir...
17 Oct 2014 09:51 -
Ecclestone admires Putin: "He's a first-class person"Bernie Ecclestone has done it again; this time saying Vladimir Putin could "control Europe or America" if he wasn't so busy. Ecclestone has never been afraid to speak his mind a...
17 Oct 2014 08:40 -
Mercedes to close sporting year with Stars & CarsOne week after the Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi, Mercedes-Benz would like to invite fans to Stuttgart on Saturday, November 29th, 2014 for the grand 'Stars & Cars, 2014'...
16 Oct 2014 15:45 -
'Thank you' from Ferrari would be nice - Di MontezemoloLuca di Montezemolo has hit back at suggestions he was ousted as Ferrari president because of the Italian team's struggles. "A lack of results?" the 67-year-old, who was replace...
16 Oct 2014 12:14 -
Domenicali's new job at Audi triggers Alonso rumoursStefano Domenicali has accepted an offer to work for the German manufacturer Audi. Earlier this week, we reported that the former Ferrari team boss could be moving to the Ingols...
16 Oct 2014 11:27 -
FIA asks teams for more information on Bianchi crashF1's governing body has formed an 'accident panel' in the wake of Jules Bianchi's life threatening crash. The news, confirmed in a letter from the FIA to "all F1 teams" this wee...
16 Oct 2014 10:35 -
Caterham 'very surprised' to hear Kobayashi claimsKamui Kobayashi's job at Caterham appears even more tenuous after boss Manfredi Ravetto rebuked the Japanese's comments after the Russian grand prix. After the struggling team's...
16 Oct 2014 09:41 -
Di Montezemolo confirms Alonso's departure at FerrariLuca di Montezemolo has admitted Fernando Alonso is leaving Ferrari. The Spaniard's falling out with the Maranello team and recent dissolving of his contract is an open secret i...
16 Oct 2014 08:20 -
Berger surprised Vettel moving to 'turbulent' FerrariFormer Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger says he is surprised world champion Sebastian Vettel is joining Ferrari. The great Austrian told Germany's Sport Bild he thinks the long-tim...
15 Oct 2014 16:30 -
Red Bull Racing welcomes Exness as new sponsorInfiniti Red Bull Racing is pleased to announce a new partnership agreement with Exness, one of the world’s largest retail Foreign Exchange Brokers. The association will forma...
15 Oct 2014 15:57 -
Lotus will win half a second with Mercedes - MaldonadoPastor Maldonado has admitted he is looking forward to Lotus' switch from Renault to Mercedes power for 2015. The Venezuelan has said consistently this year he does not regret m...
15 Oct 2014 15:05 -
Alonso sabbatical unlikely: "He's a racing animal"It is possible Fernando Alonso will take a sabbatical in 2015, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. It is the burning question of the F1 driver 'silly season' at present ...
15 Oct 2014 14:24 -
Stefano Domenicali linked with potential move to Audi
Stefano Domenicali could be Audi-bound, according to a report in Italy's Autosprint. Amid Ferrari's struggle at the start of the new turbo V6 era, the 49-year-old Italian was...
15 Oct 2014 13:41 -
McLaren to decide on lineup for 2015 this season
McLaren is aiming to decide its 2015 driver lineup before the chequered flag waves in Abu Dhabi next month. That is the claim of boss Eric Boullier, after the Woking team's lead...
15 Oct 2014 12:11
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