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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Mercedes driver battle heads into SilverstoneHeading into his home race at Silverstone, the pressure is on Lewis Hamilton. He may have the fastest car in the field, but so too does Mercedes teammate and championship leader...
30 Jun 2014 09:53 -
FIA closes investigation on 'illegal test' and clears Toro RossoA saga involving a controversial pre-season test is now over. Last month, an unnamed whistleblower circulated letters to the FIA and some rival teams about an allegedly illegal ...
30 Jun 2014 08:41 -
Tony Fernandes hints at Caterham F1 Team sale
Just before closing down his high-profile Twitter account on Friday, Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes hinted he is pulling out of F1. The AirAsia chief has been conspicuous...
27 Jun 2014 15:59 -
Great Britain 2014 preview quotes: MercedesLewis Hamilton: "It was great to get another one-two finish for the team in Austria and I'm so proud of all the hard work everyone is putting in to keep us at the front this sea...
27 Jun 2014 15:40 -
Marc Gene insists Alonso is 'happy' at FerrariFerrari test driver Marc Gene has played down reports Fernando Alonso could be considering a move for 2015. Spaniard Alonso, regarded as perhaps the very best driver in F1 today...
27 Jun 2014 12:16 -
Last chance to slash costs has passed for struggling teamsF1's last chance to slash costs for struggling teams has now passed. The FIA's World Motor Sport Council met in Munich on Thursday, less than a mere handful of days before the e...
27 Jun 2014 09:54 -
Wolff and Marko not on speaking terms: "We are competitors"Mercedes, the dominant team of 2014, and defending quadruple world champions Red Bull, are the perfect F1 enemies. After winning on Red Bull's home soil last weekend, Mercedes r...
27 Jun 2014 08:37 -
F1 legal officer ended Ecclestone testimony 'in tears'F1's chief legal officer ended her day in tears after appearing as a witness during the Bernie Ecclestone bribery trial. Earlier this year, it emerged that, with Ecclestone's po...
26 Jun 2014 12:13 -
Red Bull considers buying Renault F1 engine facility in ViryEven amid the denials, the story suggesting Red Bull is considering designing its own formula one engine will not go away. All year - ever since it became clear the reigning wor...
26 Jun 2014 11:08 -
Ferrari looks for alternative suppliers for F1 engine componentsJust like struggling world champions Red Bull, fellow F1 grandee Ferrari is also looking for a way out of its engine problems in 2014. Unlike Red Bull, however - who rely on sep...
26 Jun 2014 09:42 -
Investigators close on identifying Schumacher file thiefInvestigators are closing on the identity of the individual attempting to sell Michael Schumacher's stolen medical file. Bild newspaper reports that the dossier, reportedly a do...
26 Jun 2014 08:29 -
Juncadella to debut in official F1 session at SilverstoneSahara Force India's reserve driver, Daniel Juncadella, will take part in his first official Formula One session during Friday morning practice at the British Grand Prix. The 23...
25 Jun 2014 15:03 -
Horner backs embattled Vettel to 'fight back'
Christian Horner has backed Sebastian Vettel, amid suggestions the four time world champion could be losing the support of the Red Bull team. Typically-forthright 1997 world cha...
25 Jun 2014 13:59 -
Sirotkin calls De Silvestro role at Sauber 'a marketing ploy'Sergey Sirotkin has denied his future at Sauber is being overshadowed by the Swiss female driver Simona de Silvestro. Funded by her wealthy backers, de Silvestro - who also ran ...
25 Jun 2014 12:48 -
Stolen documents a 'summary of Schumacher's condition'The hospital in Grenoble where Michael Schumacher lay in coma for almost six months reported medical documents about the F1 legend's condition stolen, it has emerged. Earlier, t...
25 Jun 2014 12:04 -
Gribkowsky contacted intelligence agency after Ecclestone threats
Gerhard Gribkowsky contacted the BND, Germany's foreign intelligence agency or Bundesnachrichtendienst, when he claimed Bernie Ecclestone was threatening him. That is the latest...
25 Jun 2014 11:36 -
Horner adds denial to 'Red Bull V6 turbo' claims
Christian Horner has added his denial to reports Red Bull could end its F1 engine crisis by building its own turbo V6. Amid the reigning world champions' obvious frustration wit...
25 Jun 2014 10:43 -
Raikkonen shouldn't be making excuses like a rookie - Villeneuve1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has attacked Kimi Raikkonen for struggling to shine in 2014. After two impressive comeback years with Lotus, Finn Raikkonen was signed for...
25 Jun 2014 09:29 -
Prodromou to start work at McLaren in SeptemberRed Bull aerodynamics chief Peter Prodromou will start work at McLaren in September, Ron Dennis has announced. The Woking based team signed the highly rated Prodromou late last ...
25 Jun 2014 08:44 -
Renault's F1 engine facility in Viry-Chatillon 'for sale'The rumours surrounding troubled engine supplier Renault continue to swirl. The French marque had a nightmare race weekend in Austria, beginning with paddock rumours of a split ...
24 Jun 2014 16:29 -
Rosberg showing he is a bigger killer than Hamilton - VilleneuveNico Rosberg has put himself in a world championship-winning mood, F1 experts agree. Despite most agreeing that his teammate Lewis Hamilton has the edge in raw pace, it is Merce...
24 Jun 2014 14:39 -
Williams settled for third and fourth in Austria - SmedleyWilliams settled for defeat to Mercedes in Austria, despite dominating qualifying at the Red Bull Ring. Chief engineer Rob Smedley told Spain's EFE news agency that the Grove te...
24 Jun 2014 13:08 -
Ferrari moves to extend Alonso contract beyond 2016Ferrari has moved to extend Fernando Alonso's contract beyond 2016, according to reports in the German and Spanish press. The correspondent for Marca, a Spanish sports daily, qu...
24 Jun 2014 12:48 -
Red Bull rules out building its own F1 engineDietrich Mateschitz has put a line through rumours Red Bull is commencing a project to build its own F1 engine. "It's not even worth denying these rumours," the Austrian billion...
24 Jun 2014 12:12 -
Button could be ditched as McLaren looks for big nameJenson Button has played down increasing speculation about his future in F1. The sport's most experienced active driver is out of contract at the end of 2014, but McLaren boss E...
24 Jun 2014 11:28 -
2015 schedule to have 19 races - EcclestoneThe F1 calendar will not break the 20-race barrier in 2015, Bernie Ecclestone has revealed. In recent years, teams have expressed concerns that organising as many as twenty race...
24 Jun 2014 10:52 -
Stolen medical files Schumacher being offered for sale
Media outlets are being offered a medical file about Michael Schumacher's condition for at least EUR 50,000, Die Welt newspaper reported. According to another major German daily...
24 Jun 2014 09:49 -
If you can't afford to be in F1, you shouldn't be here - Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has issued a stinging warning to struggling F1 teams. Amid all the noise about the urgent need for cost cutting, the sport's chief executive insists he has no ...
24 Jun 2014 08:30 -
I would rather have less respect and more trophies - Alonso
When told on Sunday to push up to his nearest rival, the radio answer from Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was immediate. "Well, give me more power!" the Finn told his engineer. Raikko...
23 Jun 2014 13:26 -
Horner attacks Renault: "It can't continue like this"
Team boss Christian Horner stepped up his attack on Red Bull's engine supplier Renault after the Austrian grand prix. At the debut of the energy drink company's very own grand p...
23 Jun 2014 12:19 -
Transparency suffering 'a bit' under rivalry within MercedesKey mistakes in Austria blew out Lewis Hamilton's championship deficit by another 7 points. The gap to teammate Nico Rosberg is now 29 points with almost half the 2014 season go...
23 Jun 2014 10:55 -
Rosbacher to end personal sponsor deal with Schumacher
One of Michael Schumacher's personal sponsors is ending its deal with the embattled F1 legend. For years, advertising campaigns for the bottled mineral water brand Rosbacher hav...
23 Jun 2014 09:45 -
US businessman buys 5pc Williams stake from WolffWilliams has a new co-owner. Ever since he bought into Mercedes and became the Brackley squad's team boss, Toto Wolff has been looking to sell his 15 per cent Williams stake. ...
20 Jun 2014 15:35 -
Ecclestone to respect existing contract with HockenheimBernie Ecclestone has played down the threat to Hockenheim's future on the F1 calendar. The track's current contract is for a race this July, and then again in 2016 and 2018, as...
20 Jun 2014 14:56 -
McLaren not looking for a new driver for 2015
The 'silly season' is yet to hit its highest gear in 2014. Two early protagonists, Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton, spent time on Thursday dismissing the rumblings about their...
20 Jun 2014 14:03 -
Mercedes driver tension continues to simmerThe tension between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg is continuing to simmer on the back boiler. The pot boiled over spectacularly in Monaco, where Briton Hamilton's behaviour wa...
20 Jun 2014 12:48 -
Montezemolo denies threatening to pull Ferrari out of F1Luca di Montezemolo on Friday hit reverse gear, after he was quoted as having threatened to pull Ferrari out of formula one. The Italian marque's president made the clear warnin...
20 Jun 2014 12:09 -
Mercedes, Ferrari train with titanium plates to create sparksHot on the heels of the exhaust 'megaphone', F1 is now courting more controversy with its latest push to spice up the show. Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has been the lo...
20 Jun 2014 11:21 -
FIA vows to ease approach to judge racing incidentsA big talking point in Austria on Thursday was the continuing feud between Felipe Massa and Sergio Perez. The pair crashed and ended their Canadian grand prix in hospital, where...
20 Jun 2014 10:54 -
Team members and media stuck in traffic jam in AustriaThe Red Bull Ring's first grand prix weekend got off to a sluggish start, when members of the teams and media got stuck in a huge traffic jam. McLaren chiefs Eric Boullier and S...
20 Jun 2014 10:11 -
'Keep fighting Michael' sticker to stay on MercedesThe words 'Keep fighting Michael' are to remain on Mercedes' dominant F1 car. The German squad - F1 legend Michael Schumacher's last grand prix team during his 2010-2012 comebac...
19 Jun 2014 17:13 -
There are always 'alternatives' to Renault, of course - Red BullRed Bull will decide after its home Austrian grand prix this weekend if it will continue with Renault power into the future. That is the claim of team owner and supremo Dietrich...
19 Jun 2014 15:51 -
Almost every cost-saving proposal rejected by F1 Commission
F1 failed to make significant cost-saving progress at a meeting on Wednesday, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports. Earlier, it was reported that the F1 Commission - involving...
19 Jun 2014 15:02 -
Austria 2014 preview quotes: Marussia F1 TeamRound 8 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Österreich 2014, marks the return of the sport to Europe for the run of six rounds before the f...
19 Jun 2014 14:48 -
Title will be difficult for this year - Ricciardo
While the Mercedes duo tussle for title spoils, a very different battle is raging within Red Bull. World champion for the last four seasons consecutively, Sebastian Vettel is no...
19 Jun 2014 13:26 -
F1 Commision in crucial meetings before Austria GPCrucial talks about the future of formula one are speeding ahead. Between the Canadian and Austrian grands prix, team bosses, FIA president Jean Todt and Bernie Ecclestone repor...
19 Jun 2014 12:48 -
'F1 must look over its shoulder at new Formula E'According to the Times newspaper, F1 must look over its shoulder at the new 'formula E' series that is rapidly gaining credibility. The latest name attracting headlines for the ...
19 Jun 2014 12:15 -
Austria 2014 preview quotes: Caterham F1 TeamKamui Kobayashi: "The Red Bull Ring is a completely new circuit for me. I've seen a lot of on-boards of the track and it'll be a good challenge. It's quick, some of it really fa...
19 Jun 2014 11:55 -
Video: A lap onboard around Red Bull Ring with Villeneuve
The Red Bull Ring hosts the Grand Prix of Austria this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Jacques Villeneuve around that track. ...
19 Jun 2014 11:26 -
Rosberg and Hamilton take 'mind games' into AustriaThe psychological battle between title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg is now racing into Austria. The war between the Mercedes stars imploded in Monaco, where Rosberg wo...
19 Jun 2014 10:44 -
Hockenheim contract 'has no exit clause'Hockenheim's F1 future is up in the air.bThe circuit has a contract with Bernie Ecclestone until 2018, whereby it annually alternates the German grand prix with the Nurburgring....
19 Jun 2014 09:29 -
Marussia offers Leimer chance to progress to F1Fabio Leimer is at F1's crossroads. The reigning GP2 champion missed out on a race seat on this year's grid, but Tages-Anzeiger newspaper says he now has a solid offer on the ta...
18 Jun 2014 16:37 -
Austria 2014 preview quotes: Scuderia Toro RossoJean-Eric Vergne: "I have never raced at this track before, but I did drive it last year in a Formula 1 Show Car run for Red Bull at a Renault World Series event. I remember the...
18 Jun 2014 14:03 -
'Michael Schumacher drifting in and out of consciousness'
The hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, has admitted F1 legend Michael Schumacher could be there for the "long haul". News that the great German had left Grenoble, where he has b...
18 Jun 2014 13:10 -
Steiner denies rumours about rift with Gene Haas
Gunther Steiner has denied rumours that a rift with team owner Gene Haas is endangering the entire F1 project. The rumours in the Italian press hinted that arguments between tea...
18 Jun 2014 12:13 -
Austria 2014 preview quotes: MercedesLewis Hamilton: "Montreal was a bit of a strange one for me. I felt I had the pace right from the beginning of the weekend, but things just never quite came together. It's frust...
18 Jun 2014 11:45 -
Hockenheim furious about losing F1: "This is scandalous"
Bernie Ecclestone could terminate Hockenheim's contract, as he looks to secure the long-term future of formula one in Germany. Currently, Hockenheim - to host the German grand p...
18 Jun 2014 10:58 -
Ferrari made Newey an 'absurd' offer - MarkoRed Bull has directly contradicted Ferrari's claim that the Italian team never tried to secure the services of Adrian Newey. Following weeks of speculation about the hugely-rate...
18 Jun 2014 09:42 -
Austria 2014 preview quotes: Pirelli
The Austrian Grand Prix last appeared on the Formula One calendar in 2003, at the A1 Ring. Eleven years later, the track has been modified and now returns as the Red Bull Ring f...
17 Jun 2014 13:50 -
Doctors urge caution after Schumacher 'good news'Doctors have urged caution following Monday's official news that Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma. Lewis Hamilton summed up the mood of almost the entire world when he ...
17 Jun 2014 13:03 -
Disagreements could lead to Steiner departure from Haas
An alternative to Danica Patrick is a 'pay driver', F1's newest team owner Gene Haas has admitted. Earlier, American Haas said the world's most famous female driver, who already...
17 Jun 2014 12:09 -
Lotus PR employee 'sacked' over 'unauthorised' tweetA Lotus employee has revealed he was fired for posting a 'tweet' on the F1 team's official social networking account earlier in 2014. In February, as the winter olympics began i...
17 Jun 2014 11:30 -
Nurburgring agrees to host F1 race each year until 2019The fabled Nurburgring is set to ramp up its presence on the F1 calendar. Currently, the circuit and another German venue, Hockenheim, annually alternate a single spot on the sp...
17 Jun 2014 10:52 -
Mixed emotions after Monday's Schumacher newsNews on Monday that Michael Schumacher is out of his coma and hospital met a mixed reaction. Overwhelmingly, the response was positive, with figures like Ferrari's Fernando Alon...
17 Jun 2014 09:27 -
Austria 2014 preview quotes: SauberAfter a long break, Formula One and the Sauber F1 Team return to Spielberg. The last Formula One Grand Prix in Styria took place in 2003, so the Austrian Grand Prix will celebra...
16 Jun 2014 15:18 -
Vettel just needs some time to deal with the car - WebberMark Webber has tipped his last F1 teammate Sebastian Vettel to eventually return to the top of the sport. Off the back of his four consecutive titles, German Vettel has struggl...
16 Jun 2014 13:45 -
Ferrari wants meeting to discuss future of F1
Hot on the heels of Ferrari's latest quit threat, Luca di Montezemolo has called for a meeting to discuss the future of formula one. Last Friday, the iconic Italian team's presi...
16 Jun 2014 12:50 -
Forza Rossa still waiting for formal response from FIA
Forza Rossa is still yet to receive a "formal response" from the FIA regarding its application to enter formula one. It was reported recently that, on the heels of Nascar team c...
16 Jun 2014 12:12 -
Danica Patrick would 'certainly listen' to offer from HaasDanica Patrick has refused to rule out entering formula one in 2016. Gene Haas, F1's newest team owner, has said the world's most famous female racer "would be the dream driver"...
16 Jun 2014 10:31 -
Button recovering from allergic reaction after wasp sting
McLaren driver Jenson Button is currently recovering from a wasp sting. The Briton pulled out of appearing in person on a BBC chat show last Friday after suffering an allergic r...
16 Jun 2014 09:41
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