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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Japan 2014 preview quotes: WilliamsAs is the case at Spa-Francorchamps, the drivers love the high-speed challenge of Suzuka Circuit. It's fast and narrow, and it punishes mistakes because there is very little run...
01 Oct 2014 12:44 -
Peace between Mercedes drivers is not real - Marko
With five full races to spare, Mercedes this weekend has its first opportunity to wrap up the 2014 constructors' world championship. Utterly dominant this season, the German tea...
01 Oct 2014 12:11 -
Jos Verstappen eases pressure on 'superstar' Max for debut
Jos Verstappen has moved to ease the pressure on his son's shoulders ahead of the Japanese grand prix weekend. The former F1 driver is already in Japan, where his newly seventee...
01 Oct 2014 11:22 -
Bank withdraws financing for Capricorn in Nurburgring buyout
The fate of the German grand prix venue at the fabled Nurburgring is once again in serious doubt. Recently, we reported that after the embattled circuit was bought for a reporte...
01 Oct 2014 10:37 -
To make F1 harder, you need to make the cars faster - CoulthardThe best way to make F1 cars harder to drive is to make them faster. That is the view of retired grand prix veteran David Coulthard, following reports the sport's governing FIA ...
01 Oct 2014 09:53 -
Kobayashi to race for Caterham in Japan, Merhi to drive in FP1Roberto Merhi will take part in his second official Formula 1 session with the team during Friday morning practice in Japan. Kamui Kobayashi and Marcus Ericsson will race for Ca...
01 Oct 2014 08:45 -
Mercedes, Ferrari have a head start for new nose designsTwo teams already have a "big head start" when it comes to the 2015 regulations, according to Force India technical boss Andy Green. With the shape of this year's nose designs r...
30 Sep 2014 16:20 -
Japan 2014 preview quotes: MercedesLewis Hamilton: "Singapore was a good weekend for me. It's the first time in quite a few races that I've not had to fight through the pack to get a result which made life a lot ...
30 Sep 2014 14:36 -
'Honda V6 heavy on fuel consumption and low on power'
The high uncertainty surrounding Fernando Alonso's future could be connected with rumours emerging from the Honda camp. It is well known that the Japanese manufacturer, returnin...
30 Sep 2014 12:01 -
Japan 2014 preview quotes: PirelliFormula One's late-season long-haul run of events now takes the teams to the epic Suzuka circuit in Japan, where the two hardest tyres in the range will be in action: the P Zero...
30 Sep 2014 10:59 -
F1 'too easy' as teen Verstappen makes debut at SuzukaF1's governing body has cleared the way for Max Verstappen to make history this week at Suzuka. Under existing rules, a hopeful rookie can qualify for the mandatory 'super licen...
30 Sep 2014 09:43 -
Erupting volcano could affect Japanese GPAn erupting volcano is threatening to affect this weekend's Japanese grand prix. On Saturday, Mount Ontake - located less than 200 kilometres from the Suzuka circuit - erupted, ...
30 Sep 2014 08:25 -
Japan 2014 preview quotes: SauberThe Japanese Grand Prix will be the next race in Asia for the Sauber F1 Team. In the land of the rising sun, the 15th round of the FIA Formula One World Championship will take p...
29 Sep 2014 15:42 -
Caterham and Marussia optimistic about their survivalThe fate of three formula one teams continues to hang in the balance. The health of the sport's most financially struggling outfits has been under an intense spotlight since it ...
29 Sep 2014 14:48 -
Carlos Sainz jr gives message after emotional summerCarlos Sainz jr hopes a timely show of dominance can put him back in the spotlight after a challenging couple of months. The Spaniard put up an impressive double-victory in the ...
29 Sep 2014 13:35 -
Ferrari loses legal battle with demoted engineerFerrari has lost a legal battle with a disgruntled F1 engineer. For 2012, Briton Steve Clark joined the fabled Maranello team from Mercedes, where he was a highly respected seni...
29 Sep 2014 12:40 -
Rosberg steering wheel failure 'not a conspiracy' - Mercedes
Mercedes has revealed the cause of former championship leader Nico Rosberg's steering wheel failure in Singapore. The team said it carried out a "forensic analysis" of the probl...
29 Sep 2014 12:12 -
Force India nominates Toyota wind tunnel for 2015Force India is the latest F1 team turning to Toyota's state-of-the-art wind tunnel in Cologne. It emerged in Singapore recently that Caterham is developing its 2015 car in the C...
29 Sep 2014 11:02 -
Marchionne confirms 'issue' with Ferrari driver lineupIn terms of speculation about his future, the last days have been arguably the most intense in Fernando Alonso's entire career. Throughout the world of respected, influential an...
29 Sep 2014 10:24 -
Verstappen passes medical and prepares for FP1 in Japan
Max Verstappen is clearing every hurdle as his fast-track to formula one leads to this weekend's Japanese grand prix. The Dutchman's ultimate seventeenth birthday present this w...
29 Sep 2014 09:51 -
Japan 2014 preview quotes: Red Bull RacingSebastian Vettel: "Suzuka has been a very positive place for me in the past, I've won the race three times and I also won the World Championship there in 2011 which was a fantas...
29 Sep 2014 08:37 -
Vettel wants to do everything to ensure Red Bull 'comeback'
The 'Fernando Alonso rumours' have dominated this week's F1 headlines. Many respected sources throughout the sport's international media landscape are now convinced that the Spa...
26 Sep 2014 15:22 -
We were ready for original proposed radio clampdown - LowePaddy Lowe and Toto Wolff, the team bosses at dominant Mercedes, do not see eye-to-eye over the new radio clampdowns in formula one. Although a pre-race compromise with the FIA ...
26 Sep 2014 13:58 -
Public opposed to Russia hosting F1 on political groundsJust two weeks before F1 action kicks off at Sochi, the sport's decision to press ahead with the inaugural Russian grand prix remains highly controversial. Despite the Ukraine c...
26 Sep 2014 12:48 -
Cosworth working on F1 return with affordable V6Cosworth could be eyeing a return to formula one, with the support of none other than Bernie Ecclestone. Although the expensive new engine rules and a lack of customers sent the...
26 Sep 2014 12:11 -
Drivers allowed to take risks at race start - WhitingDrivers are allowed to gamble on making a false start in formula one, the FIA's Charlie Whiting has confirmed. At Monza, some observers were both amazed and bemused when Lewis H...
26 Sep 2014 11:08 -
Niki Lauda slams new Formula E seriesNiki Lauda is the latest F1 figure to slam the new 'Formula E' series. The all-electric and nearly silent single seater series, promoted by Alejandro Agag and sanctioned by F1's...
26 Sep 2014 10:30 -
Barrichello offered his services to Mercedes in SingaporeRubens Barrichello offered his services to F1's dominant team Mercedes at the recent Singapore grand prix. Just before Singapore, the championship leading team announced it had ...
26 Sep 2014 09:52 -
Six months needed to prepare for three-car teams - McLarenTime is running short if formula one needs three-car teams to bolster dwindling grid numbers in 2015. That is the claim of Eric Boullier, boss of the McLaren team, presumably on...
26 Sep 2014 08:43 -
Vettel opens his mouth as Alonso rumours keep burningFernando Alonso is the man on everybody's lips this week in the world of formula one. Musing the recent departure from the great but currently-troubled Ferrari of its long-term ...
25 Sep 2014 12:09 -
'Engine freeze' relaxation could victimize struggling teamsToto Wolff says F1's struggling teams would be the victims if a push to relax the engine development 'freeze' is successful. As Mercedes continues to utterly dominate in the fir...
25 Sep 2014 11:13 -
Lotus and Briatore play down wild Alonso rumoursLotus team owner Gerard Lopez, and the Fernando Alonso-connected Flavio Briatore, have played down the latest explosive F1 rumours. Germany's Sport Bild claimed this week that B...
25 Sep 2014 10:13 -
Ralf Schumacher locked in bitter dispute with wife Cora
Ralf Schumacher is locked in a bitter dispute with his wife Cora, as the couple head towards divorce. The German-language magazine Closer reports that the 39-year-old younger...
24 Sep 2014 14:55 -
Valentino Rossi continues to follow F1 closelyValentino Rossi, the MotoGP great, says he is still a big fan of formula one. In fact, the flamboyant 35-year-old nearly switched from two to four wheels in 2006 with a series o...
24 Sep 2014 13:37 -
Vergne hopes teams noticed his performance in SingaporeJean-Eric Vergne hopes his impressive drive in Singapore will open a rival team's garage door for him in 2015. Dumped as a Red Bull-backed driver, the Frenchman will leave the e...
24 Sep 2014 12:48 -
Caterham will be supplied tyres until end of the seasonCaterham and Pirelli have denied reports the struggling Leafield based team could be left without tyres at the forthcoming Japanese grand prix. The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf ...
24 Sep 2014 12:08 -
Andrea Agnelli named as next new president at FerrariFerrari could be set for yet another change right at the top of the Maranello marque. The departure of long-time president Luca di Montezemolo recently, with Fiat Chrysler chair...
24 Sep 2014 11:24 -
Diageo declines to become title sponsor for McLarenJohnnie Walker parent Diageo declined to step up its deal with McLaren to title sponsorship. Days ago, we reported incorrectly that because Bernie Ecclestone had signed the whis...
24 Sep 2014 10:43 -
Radio clampdown as originally suggested a 'nightmare' - WolffToto Wolff thinks Sunday's Singapore grand prix proved F1 needs to rethink its new clampdown on radio communications. Ultimately, a last-minute compromise meant only driver 'coa...
24 Sep 2014 09:51 -
Lotus switch latest wild twist in sensational Alonso rumoursRumours about Fernando Alonso's future at Ferrari are continuing to run wild in the days after the Singapore grand prix. Italy's respected La Gazzetta dello Sport claimed this w...
24 Sep 2014 08:38 -
Korea eyes F1 return with Singapore-like night race in SeoulKorea is casting jealous eyes on the success of Singapore's city night race as it plans to return to the F1 calendar. South Korea's first foray, at the desolate, highly unpopula...
23 Sep 2014 15:15 -
F1 'not what it used to be' in terms of racing - LottererLe Mans stars Andre Lotterer and Mark Webber have made less than flattering comparisons between their sports car machines and the modern F1 racer. In their musings, today's form...
23 Sep 2014 12:46 -
Red Bull denies sending out coded radio messagesRed Bull has denied claims it sent illegal coded radio messages to Daniel Ricciardo during the Singapore grand prix. After the FIA's new communications clampdown took effect las...
23 Sep 2014 12:10 -
Pirelli threatens to withhold tyres from ailing CaterhamCaterham could be left stranded without tyres ahead of the forthcoming Japanese grand prix, according to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. The report said a source close to F1's...
23 Sep 2014 11:23 -
Young Schumacher and young Fittipaldi succesful in racing
Michael Schumacher's son is well on the road to formula one glory. As his famous father continued to recover from his skiing fall of last December, 15-year-old Mick Schumacher h...
23 Sep 2014 10:36 -
Smoke becomes fire as Alonso's future at Ferrari in serious doubtWhere before there was merely smoke, now there are the first obvious signs of fire. Fernando Alonso's future with Ferrari is almost certainly in serious doubt. Some Spanish medi...
23 Sep 2014 09:47 -
Mercedes concerned title will be decided by car breakdownsMercedes has acknowledged it needs to up its game in the reliability stakes following former championship leader Nico Rosberg's problems in Singapore. The German went into the n...
23 Sep 2014 08:29 -
'Fernando Alonso informs Ferrari of intention to leave'Even with much of the F1 world on the long-haul return to Europe, the silly season continued to churn on Monday after the Singapore grand prix. Fernando Alonso is still the main...
22 Sep 2014 15:41 -
McLaren accuses Red Bull of radio clampdown breachMcLaren has pointed the finger at Red Bull for allegedly breaching the FIA's new clampdown on radio communications. Although the governing body intended to immediately impose a ...
22 Sep 2014 15:20 -
Relaxing engine freeze talk 'absolute nonsense' - WolffToto Wolff has declared Mercedes' obvious resistance to moves to relax F1's engine 'freeze'. The German marque has utterly dominated in 2014, producing a clearly superior turbo ...
22 Sep 2014 11:33 -
Wrong to interfere as Ricciardo title unlikely - HornerChristian Horner has all but written off Daniel Ricciardo's chances of beating the Mercedes drivers to the 2014 title. Amid his impressive first campaign for Red Bull, Australia...
22 Sep 2014 10:49 -
Alonso's future continues to dominate F1 silly seasonAs was uttered by a paddock dweller in Singapore this weekend, "There's no smoke without fire". He was referring to the 'Fernando Alonso situation', as the Spaniard's future con...
22 Sep 2014 10:07 -
McLaren instists Johnnie Walker stays on as sponsor
McLaren has hit back at reports it is set to lose Johnnie Walker as a sponsor. The Mirror's Byron Young reported from Singapore on Sunday that, with Bernie Ecclestone securing t...
22 Sep 2014 08:58 -
FIA delays total clampdown on radio communication
The FIA has backtracked over its total clampdown on "performance"-related radio communications in formula one. The earlier-announced comprehensive clampdown has been discussed a...
19 Sep 2014 13:56 -
Ecclestone looking at three-car teams plan for next year
Bernie Ecclestone has admitted F1 could fill up a depleted grid next year with three-car top teams. Former Williams chairman Adam Parr set off alarm bells after the Italian gran...
19 Sep 2014 12:48 -
Vergne on his own to keep motor racing career aliveJean-Eric Vergne has been left alone to keep his motor racing career on track. After three seasons with the secondary team Toro Rosso, the Frenchman was overlooked by Red Bull l...
19 Sep 2014 12:13 -
Kobayashi likes the idea of three-car top teams for 2015Kamui Kobayashi has admitted in Singapore that he may be left out of Caterham's plans for his home Japanese grand prix later this month. The Japanese, who is not substantially s...
19 Sep 2014 11:05 -
Ecclestone admits 'double points' could be ditchedBernie Ecclestone has admitted his 'double points' innovation may be axed after the 2014 finale. This year, in a bid to keep the championship alive until the dying moment, F1 wi...
19 Sep 2014 09:52 -
Alonso furious with latest rumours about his futureFernando Alonso was "visibly upset" on Thursday as he angrily slammed the latest silly-season speculation about his future. That is the claim of Spain's EFE news agency, reporti...
19 Sep 2014 08:42 -
Bernie Ecclestone claims credit for radio clampdownAs day turned to night in the floodlit Singapore paddock, the big talking point was the FIA's radio clampdown. Actually, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone claimed the credit. "I was ...
18 Sep 2014 15:37 -
Only 'subtle details' troubling Vettel this year - WebberMark Webber thinks "small, subtle details" are all that is holding back his former F1 colleagues Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen in 2014. Both champions have struggled this ...
18 Sep 2014 14:39 -
Susie Wolff happy to consolidate Williams roleSusie Wolff insists she is not disappointed she did not get promoted by Williams for the 2015 season. Along with fellow F1 tester Simona de Silvestro, who works for Sauber, the ...
18 Sep 2014 13:25 -
Drivers welcome ban on performance related communication
Mercedes' title-warring teammates are the first F1 drivers to welcome the FIA's banning of "performance"-related radio communications. At a sponsor event in downtown Singapore, ...
18 Sep 2014 12:16 -
'Unhealthy' air pollution levels in Singapore to drop for GPA haze is hanging over Singapore's skies ahead of the highly popular night race. The city-state's environmental agency said air pollution has reached "unhealthy" levels in the p...
18 Sep 2014 11:48 -
Di Montezemolo departure 'positive' for Ferrari - SurerAn F1 pundit thinks long-time president Luca di Montezemolo's departure is good news for Ferrari. Marc Surer, a Swiss former grand prix driver, thinks the early noises being mad...
18 Sep 2014 11:08 -
Billionaire switches his attention from Sauber to MarussiaLawrence Stroll may now have moved his attention from Sauber to Marussia. In the paddock at Monza recently, it was strongly rumoured that the Canadian fashion industry billionai...
18 Sep 2014 10:11 -
Sainz's father disappointed with Red Bull's decisionsCarlos Sainz jr's famous father has expressed disappointment with Red Bull's decision-making in 2014. Earlier, 20-year-old Spaniard Sainz jr was regarded as the undoubted cream ...
18 Sep 2014 09:54 -
Video: A lap of Singapore onboard with Nico Rosberg
Singapore hosts the Grand Prix of Singapore this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Nico Rosberg around that track. ...
18 Sep 2014 08:55 -
Caterham confirms Kobayashi to race in SingaporeKamui Kobayashi will retain his Caterham seat for the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend alongside Marcus Ericsson. Kobayashi's place has been in doubt since the team changed han...
17 Sep 2014 13:18 -
Ferrari does not need an awful lot to end crisis - TodtJean Todt insists Ferrari is not in the sort of crisis today that he found at Maranello more than two decades ago. The Frenchman, now FIA president, said any comparison between ...
17 Sep 2014 12:43
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