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 knows exactly what caused Canada problemsMercedes already understands the issue that in Canada ended the dominant team's run of one-two victories. In Montreal, championship leader Nico Rosberg fell to second behind F1'...
13 Jun 2014 12:09 -
Caterham could be absent when F1 returns to AustriaCaterham's F1 foray could be coming to an immediate halt, if the latest rumours are to be believed. A couple of weeks ago, team owner Tony Fernandes - who has been notably absen...
13 Jun 2014 11:41 -
We already have two of the best drivers in F1 - WolffLewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will remain paired at Mercedes for at least the next two years. That is the claim of boss and team co-owner Toto Wolff, on the heels of a wave of...
13 Jun 2014 11:18 -
'New star' Ricciardo can be world champion - BergerDaniel Ricciardo is world championship material, according to F1 legend Gerhard Berger. Berger, a former race winner for McLaren and Ferrari, said he has been impressed with the...
13 Jun 2014 10:32 -
Schumacher moved to rehabilitation unit in Grenoble hospitalMichael Schumacher has been moved to a special rehabilitation unit at the hospital in Grenoble, according to the German weekly newsmagazine Bunte. Last week, a private German re...
13 Jun 2014 09:39 -
Hamilton spotted visiting Ferrari headquarters in MaranelloLewis Hamilton has been spotted this week visiting Ferrari's Maranello headquarters. Reports of the Mercedes driver and 2008 world champion's visit were carried by authoritative...
13 Jun 2014 08:27 -
Mercedes considers Canada as good 'wake-up call'Canada was a spanner in the works in Mercedes' otherwise flawless 2014 campaign. Until both Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton struck technical trouble aboard their silver W05s in ...
12 Jun 2014 12:49 -
Even 2014 title may not be out of reach for RicciardoThe title could be the next target for F1's newest race winner. Impressive Red Bull newcomer Daniel Ricciardo drove past Mercedes' technical trouble in Canada last weekend to re...
12 Jun 2014 12:10 -
No miracles for Ferrari in the short term - MontezemoloFerrari is turning its attention towards 2015, president Luca di Montezemolo has hinted. Having faltered at the very start of the new era of turbo V6 engines, the fabled Italian...
12 Jun 2014 11:06 -
Magny Cours still 'discussing' F1 return with FOMTalks to take formula one back to France are still on, according to Magny Cours boss Serge Saulnier. Last month, Saulnier said: "If the will of a number of people is confirmed i...
12 Jun 2014 09:29 -
Alonso not in our plans for 'short term' - MercedesToto Wolff has dismissed reports Mercedes could be eyeing a future with Fernando Alonso. When rumours of the German marque's flirtation with the obviously frustrated Ferrari dri...
12 Jun 2014 08:50 -
Briatore worried about health of Michael Schumacher
Flavio Briatore admits he is worried about the health of his former champion, Michael Schumacher. In the mid 90s, as the boss and number 1 driver of the Benetton team, the pair ...
11 Jun 2014 12:13 -
Adrian Newey 'keen' to join $130m America's Cup bidFamous British sailor Sir Ben Ainslie has admitted Adrian Newey could play a key role in his America's Cup yachting project. Newey, the highest paid and most highly regarded eng...
11 Jun 2014 11:36 -
Ecclestone not overly worried about TV ratings declineF1's television ratings in key markets are strikingly down in 2014. Writing in the Spanish sports daily Marca, correspondent Miguel Sanz said the most worrying figures are comin...
11 Jun 2014 10:04 -
Mercedes' Cowell also turned down an offer from FerrariFerrari is paying a dear price for its geographical location, according to Flavio Briatore. Last month, former Benetton and Renault chief Briatore said the fabled Maranello team...
11 Jun 2014 08:29 -
Renault not on our list - Haas FormulaIt is "too early" to be linking Danica Patrick with F1's newest team, the 2016 debutant Haas. American Patrick, the world's most famous female racing driver, already drives for ...
10 Jun 2014 12:11 -
Red Bull takes up option on Ricciardo contract for 2015Daniel Ricciardo will definitely still be at the wheel of a Red Bull in 2015, according to Germany's Sport Bild. Correspondents Ralf Bach and Bianca Garloff claim an option on t...
10 Jun 2014 11:36 -
No Mercedes team orders despite Canada problems
Mercedes is not imposing team orders, even though the dominant team's winning streak ended in Canada. At the wheel of the W05, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were just as domin...
10 Jun 2014 10:44 -
Ferrari could announce Le Mans protoytype foray
Ferrari could be set to announce a Le Mans prototype foray. It is already known that the Maranello marque's lead formula one driver, Fernando Alonso, will be the special guest s...
10 Jun 2014 09:53 -
McLaren, Red Bull reach settlement over FallowsA legal dispute between Red Bull and McLaren is now over. Earlier, McLaren supremo Ron Dennis was threatening to take the reigning world champions to court, after he signed Dan ...
10 Jun 2014 08:42 -
Red Bull will have Renault engines in 2015 - HornerRed Bull boss Christian Horner has announced that the reigning world champions are staying with Renault power in 2015. In recent days, the team's more outspoken director, Dr Hel...
06 Jun 2014 20:13 -
Pirelli reveals tyre nominations for upcoming Grands PrixPirelli has announced the next four tyre nominations for the Grands Prix held in Austria, Great Britain, Germany and Hungary. For the all-new Austrian Grand Prix, Pirelli wil...
06 Jun 2014 16:26 -
Ferrari, Renault won't keep up with us on the straights - HamiltonEven Montreal favourite Lewis Hamilton admits Mercedes will be almost unbeatable this weekend. Challengers Red Bull looked closer to the pace at tight and twisty Monaco, but on ...
06 Jun 2014 14:35 -
No more time to lose for Vettel in 2014 - NeweyWorld champion Sebastian Vettel has been told to step on the gas by Red Bull's technical 'genius' Adrian Newey. German Vettel has borne the brunt of the team's reliability troub...
06 Jun 2014 13:41 -
Ferrari must not compromise 2015 project - AlonsoFerrari is already turning its attention to 2015. That is the claim of the Italian team's lead driver Fernando Alonso, after his teammate Kimi Raikkonen recently ruled out his c...
06 Jun 2014 12:58 -
New Canada GP contract announcement imminent
Canada looks set to hold on to its popular place on the annual F1 schedule. Montreal race promoter Francois Dumontier has sounded alarmed in recent weeks and months, as the back...
06 Jun 2014 12:12 -
Mercedes drivers suggest Monaco 'war' over now
Lewis Hamilton confirmed on Thursday that, after their relationship hit a high-profile low in Monaco, he and teammate Nico Rosberg are now "friends" again. After his Monaco fury...
06 Jun 2014 11:51 -
Ecclestone offered to pay back money to prevent trialBernie Ecclestone says he offered to pay more than $40 million to stop the Gerhard Gribkowsky bribery affair. Writing in the Independent newspaper, F1 business journalist Christ...
06 Jun 2014 11:02 -
Not the right time for McLaren contract talks - ButtonJenson Button says there has been "no progress" recently regarding his contract talks with McLaren. With Kevin Magnussen having debuted for the Woking team in 2014, it has been ...
06 Jun 2014 09:29 -
'Rolling road' test would be permitted - Red BullRed Bull says a test on a 'rolling road' facility would not be illegal. Earlier, reports suggested Red Bull had tested secretly over six days between the final Bahrain test and ...
06 Jun 2014 08:38 -
Gribkowsky asked BayernLB CEO for multi-million bonusBernie Ecclestone was not the only man Gerhard Gribkowsky turned to as he sought to make his millions. That is the claim that emerged in a Munich court on Wednesday, as embattle...
05 Jun 2014 16:36 -
Domenicali trying to disconnect from the world of F1
Stefano Domenicali has admitted he is contemplating "several very interesting options" for his future. The 49-year-old had worked for Ferrari for almost half of his life when he...
05 Jun 2014 15:48 -
Raikkonen just 'a little slower' than Alonso - AllisonKimi Raikkonen is simply driving "slower" than his Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso this year. That is the view of the Italian team's technical director James Allison, amid repo...
05 Jun 2014 14:54 -
Story about VW was a complete hoax - Marko
Helmut Marko has denied reports he is coaxing the major German carmaker Volkswagen into formula one. Reports last week quoted the Red Bull director as saying the reigning world ...
05 Jun 2014 13:24 -
Marshals better trained after fatal incident in 2013Marshals have been trained more thoroughly than before ahead of this weekend's Canadian grand prix. A year ago in Montreal, F1 was mourning its first fatality in over a decade, ...
05 Jun 2014 12:11 -
Most of aero upgrades just cosmetic - NeweyRestrictive rules have slowed the pace of aerodynamic development in formula one. Frustrated aerodynamics 'genius' Adrian Newey told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport that the era ...
05 Jun 2014 11:41 -
Canada 2014 preview quotes: PirelliJust as was the case for Monaco, the Pirelli P Zero Yellow soft and P Zero Red supersoft tyres have been nominated for the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve: a semi-permanent facility, ...
05 Jun 2014 10:54 -
Video: A lap onboard around Montreal with Hamilton
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal hosts the Grand Prix of Canada this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with late Lewis Hamilton around that track. ...
05 Jun 2014 10:16 -
Schumacher not moved to rehab clinic in Germany
A German rehabilitation clinic has denied that one of its current patients is the great Michael Schumacher. The former Ferrari and Mercedes driver's manager Sabine Kehm said in ...
05 Jun 2014 09:43 -
Red Bull tested in secret at indoors facility of AVLReports of a 'secret Red Bull test' have emerged. Germany's Bild newspaper said the reigning world champion team is alleged to have tested indoors at the Austrian company AVL's ...
05 Jun 2014 08:34 -
Vettel says questioning his credentials is 'disrespectful'Sebastian Vettel says questioning his credentials as a quadruple world champion is "disrespectful". After four consecutive titles successes, culminating in the ultra-dominant se...
04 Jun 2014 16:09 -
Force India begins technical partnership with UnivaSahara Force India is pleased to announce the beginning of a new technical partnership with Univa, a leading provider of automation data management software for large scale comp...
04 Jun 2014 14:52 -
Future of popular Canada GP remains in doubtAs the F1 world gathers in Montreal, the future of the popular Canadian grand prix remains in doubt. Two months ago, race promoter Francois Dumontier said it was "urgent" that a...
04 Jun 2014 14:08 -
Canada 2014 preview quotes: Scuderia Toro RossoJean-Eric Vergne: "The Gilles Villeneuve circuit is definitely very hard on the cars. I had a very good Grand Prix there last year and I will be trying for a repeat performance ...
04 Jun 2014 12:36 -
Witness testifies in support of Ecclestone's blackmail defenceBernie Ecclestone's claim that he was blackmailed by Gerhard Gribkowsky got a boost in court this week. Gribkowsky has already been jailed in Germany for accepting the F1 suprem...
04 Jun 2014 12:11 -
Renault to 'complete' proces to fix F1 crisis in CanadaF1 engine supplier Renault will take stock of its recovery from an early-season technical crisis this weekend in Canada. Ahead of the seventh round of the 2014 season, the Frenc...
04 Jun 2014 11:07 -
Forza Rossa has until June 23 to lodge $20m F1 bondColin Kolles' new formula one team still has a high hurdle to clear before it can join the grid. Media reports this week have claimed that - like the prospective 2016 outfit Haa...
04 Jun 2014 10:45 -
Haas confirms his new F1 team will not debut until 2016
Gene Haas has confirmed reports his new formula one team will not debut until 2016. Recently, it was reported the Nascar team co-owner's 'plan A' for his newly-granted F1 entry ...
04 Jun 2014 09:52 -
Canada 2014 preview quotes: Caterham F1 TeamKamui Kobayashi : "Race seven is Montreal in Canada, one of the most popular races of the year and one where the weather can play a very big part in the race. At the moment the ...
04 Jun 2014 08:43 -
Hamilton never worked as hard as Rosberg - kart bossFourteen years on, little has changed between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, according to their former karting boss. In 2000, the pair were teammates at mbm.com, the kart team...
02 Jun 2014 16:13 -
Canada 2014 preview quotes: WilliamsThis quick nip across the pond is one of the most popular jaunts on the F1 calendar. Montreal becomes a party town over the grand prix weekend and the townsfolk embrace the spor...
02 Jun 2014 15:42 -
Vettel expects engine troubles to emerge later in 2014Sebastian Vettel has admitted his 2014 troubles are far from over. The world champion said that even if his run of poor reliability ends soon, Renault's early-season crisis will...
02 Jun 2014 14:24 -
Canada 2014 preview quotes: SauberAfter the two European races in Barcelona and Monaco, the Sauber F1 Team is once again going to a have longer trip to the Canadian Grand Prix, which will take place from the 6th...
02 Jun 2014 13:42 -
Former Ferrari boss resurfaces at Italian MotoGP roundStefano Domenicali says his heart will "always be red". Red, of course, is the colour of Ferrari, the fabled Italian marque he represented for more than two decades. But Domenic...
02 Jun 2014 12:37 -
Sentronics develops new fuel flow sensor for F1
F1 looks set to abolish the troublesome Gill fuel flow sensor. Earlier this season, the sensor was at the centre of Daniel Ricciardo's disputed Melbourne disqualification, with ...
02 Jun 2014 12:13 -
Manager dismisses latest Schumacher speculationMichael Schumacher's manager has dismissed the latest round of speculation about the F1 legend. Media reports in Spain last week quoted Sabine Kehm, Schumacher's manager, as say...
02 Jun 2014 11:54 -
New engines fascinating, but 'far too expensive' - HeadF1's new turbo era is "far too expensive", according to Williams co-founder and former technical boss Patrick Head. The 67-year-old Briton told the BBC he thinks the sport has t...
02 Jun 2014 10:57 -
Mercedes says Honda has advantage for 2015Honda has an advantage in being able to concentrate exclusively on 2015. That is the claim of Andy Cowell, who is the engine boss for F1's dominant Mercedes team. This year, the...
02 Jun 2014 09:48 -
Promoter admits Russia heading towards night race future
Sochi could be the next night race on the F1 calendar. Despite the unfolding Crimean crisis, tickets for the inaugural Russian grand prix in October have are now on sale. And fo...
02 Jun 2014 08:37 -
Red Bull considers billing Renault for 2014 crisisRed Bull will consider billing its engine supplier Renault, Dr Helmut Marko revealed on Friday. Already this week, the reigning world champion team's outspoken Austrian director...
30 May 2014 15:23 -
Canada 2014 preview quotes: MercedesLewis Hamilton: "Monaco was another great weekend for the team and I'm so proud of all the hard work the guys put in to make it happen. Of course, from a personal perspective it...
30 May 2014 13:43 -
Pirelli president aware of 'negative comments' from driversIt took twenty years for Pirelli to make the financial decision to re-enter formula one. That is the admission of the Italian tyre maker's president Marco Tronchetti Provera, as...
30 May 2014 11:11 -
Boullier working on 'something different' for McLarenRumours are continuing to swirl around the McLaren team. In Monaco, former team champion Alain Prost urged the struggling British outfit to "do something a little bit different"...
30 May 2014 09:58 -
Alonso still planning to set up a top cycling teamFernando Alonso spent the day with Italy's major cycling race, the Giro d'Italia. Having worked earlier this week in Ferrari's F1 simulator, the Spaniard headed further north on...
30 May 2014 08:40 -
Raikkonen struggles at Ferrari no surprise for MassaFelipe Massa says he is not surprised Kimi Raikkonen has struggled so much in 2014. The Brazilian is well placed to comment, having partnered both Finn Raikkonen and Fernando Al...
28 May 2014 16:39 -
Red Bull Racing flirting with VW engine switchRed Bull is flirting with a change of engine supplier, according to reports on Wednesday. Dr Helmut Marko has told Germany's Sport Bild that the reigning world champion team wil...
28 May 2014 15:28 -
Alesi advises Sauber to ignore Jordan's quit call
Former F1 driver Jean Alesi has urged Peter Sauber to ignore Eddie Jordan's advice. Earlier, after the struggling Swiss team dropped behind backmarker Marussia in the 2014 const...
28 May 2014 14:31 -
Honda looking at buying into McLaren
Rumours in Japan suggest Honda is looking at buying into McLaren. After a six year absence, the Japanese car manufacturer is returning to formula one next year, initially as McL...
28 May 2014 13:55 -
Pirelli thinks about combining different compounds
Pirelli has answered "we'll see" to the question of staying in formula one beyond its current contract. After an often tumultuous and controversial opening three-year stay as F1...
28 May 2014 12:43 -
Hamilton behaviour in Monaco quite 'sub-standard' - Hakkinen
Mika Hakkinen says Lewis Hamilton's behaviour was "sub-standard" in Monaco. 2008 world champion Hamilton accused his Mercedes teammate of deliberately sabotaging his push for po...
28 May 2014 12:11
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