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.

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We must make sure we get back to winning - Montezemolo
After four years of title-winning dominance, Red Bull's rivals hope to be "back in the game" as the new F1 era kicks off in 2014. Even before Sebastian Vettel's run began in 201...

19 Feb 2014 13:15
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2014 cars right up Vettel's alley - Webber
If Red Bull emerges from its early-season technical crisis, reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel will be a force to be reckoned with yet again. That is the view of Vettel's ...

19 Feb 2014 11:15
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Williams can't comment on third driver deal with Nasr
Felipe Nasr and his sponsor Banco do Brasil look set to become the next pieces of the puzzle for Williams' promising campaign in 2014. Having finished a woeful ninth of the elev...

19 Feb 2014 09:44
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Camera did not contribute to Schumacher injuries
Speculation the personal Gopro video camera mounted on Michael Schumacher's helmet contributed to his injuries is "not true". That is the claim of the major German newspaper Die...

19 Feb 2014 08:38
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Follow LIVE the first day of the second test in 2014
The second test of this year will take place in Bahrain this week. Today champions like Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel go out for their teams. They are joi...

19 Feb 2014 06:58
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Williams officially reunited with partner Petrobras
Williams is pleased to announce that it has signed a new multi-year partnership agreement with Brazilian multi-national energy company Petrobras. Williams and Petrobras have ...

18 Feb 2014 14:59
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Rosberg in good mood to win 'a lot of races' this season
In a rare show of brash confidence, Nico Rosberg has admitted he is expecting to win "a lot" of races in 2014. Bernie Ecclestone said recently that with Mercedes emerging from J...

18 Feb 2014 12:13
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Newey takes the blame for early Red Bull problems
Adrian Newey has admitted his rush to design Red Bull's title-defending car for 2014 was a cause of the early-season technical crisis. Much of the blame for the team's situation...

18 Feb 2014 11:26
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Williams to launch Martini livery in last test week
Williams will launch its new Martini livery in Bahrain. Earlier, with the iconic Italian drinks brand set to return to formula one in 2014, it was believed the once-great Britis...

18 Feb 2014 10:10
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Ecclestone no longer candidate to buy Nurburgring
Bernie Ecclestone is no longer a serious candidate to buy the embattled Nurburgring. The F1 chief executive revealed last month that he has made a bid for the fabled German gran...

18 Feb 2014 09:45
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Red Bull signs video-gamer for talent programme
The latest driver in Red Bull's single seater talent programme was plucked out of the world of video gaming. 22-year-old Briton Jann Mardenborough honed his skills on the Playst...

18 Feb 2014 08:26
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Pujolar impressed by 'great fighter' Maldonado
Xevi Pujolar, the well-known F1 engineer who has switched from Williams to Toro Rosso, says Pastor Maldonado is "underestimated". Pujolar has worked with what he describes as "g...

17 Feb 2014 17:04
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Prosecutors close investigation in Schumacher crash
French criminal investigators have closed the file on the cause of Michael Schumacher's skiing accident. Citing 'legal sources', we reported a week ago that investigators were p...

17 Feb 2014 16:29
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Ferrari V6 turbo stops spark to save fuel
Ferrari looks to have come up with another of the big innovations of the 2014 season. It emerged last week that the new F14-T features an unique cooling system that allows the r...

17 Feb 2014 16:13
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Williams renews deal with loyal sponsor Oris
Williams is pleased to announce that its long-term Official Watch Partner, Oris, has renewed its sponsorship of the team ahead of the 2014 FIA Formula One World Championship. ...

17 Feb 2014 14:30
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Bahrain safety issues return to F1 headlines
With equipment already in the pitlane and the crucial second test set to begin on Wednesday, Bahrain's security issues have returned to the F1 headlines. Last Friday, as protest...

17 Feb 2014 13:49
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Legal dispute threatens Kolles' F1 entry
A court action could endanger Colin Kolles' chances of returning to formula one. The former HRT and Force India boss had been linked with a return to the sport with his own team...

17 Feb 2014 12:49
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Red Bull Racing and Renault deny split rumours
Red Bull and Renault have denied rumours the reigning world champions could split. Together, after Sebastian Vettel won the last nine grands prix of 2013, Red Bull and Renault a...

17 Feb 2014 12:16
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McLaren-Ferrari rivalry spills to winter olympics
F1's famous Ferrari versus McLaren rivalry has spilled into the winter olympics. It emerges that McLaren, with two employees actually at the Sochi games, has been helping the Br...

17 Feb 2014 11:27
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Brundle scolds Villeneuve for F1 'boot'
Martin Brundle has scolded former F1 rival Jacques Villeneuve, after the 1997 world champion attacked the sport's new V6 era. As his new foray in the world rallycross series was...

17 Feb 2014 10:44
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Teams group FOTA on the verge of collapse
The F1 teams group FOTA, once a powerful and influential alliance, is on the verge of collapse. That is the claim of the Telegraph newspaper, revealing that with membership fees...

17 Feb 2014 09:58
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Raikkonen could be next father on F1 grid
Kimi Raikkonen could be the next father on the F1 grid. The Finnish press is now reporting openly about the identity of the Ferrari driver's new partner, 26-year-old Mintuu Virt...

17 Feb 2014 09:13
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FIA legalises post-race 'donuts' for F1 winners
Post-race celebratory 'donuts' have been legalised by F1's governing body. Sebastian Vettel was given an official reprimand by the FIA after crossing the line in India to become...

17 Feb 2014 08:40
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Renault plays down early season engine crisis
Renault on Friday played down the seriousness of its early season engine crisis. After Renault-powered teams struggled for laps at the Jerez test recently, former F1 team boss G...

14 Feb 2014 16:31
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Pneumonia no longer an acute danger for Schumacher
Michael Schumacher has won his fight against pneumonia, according to the major German daily newspaper Bild. Earlier, the seven time world champion's manager Sabine Kehm played d...

14 Feb 2014 15:40
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Mercedes teams posted highest top speeds in Jerez
Was Ferrari sandbagging at Jerez? Germany's Auto Motor und Sport on Friday revealed that, having studied the data from the recent opening winter test, the top five places in ter...

14 Feb 2014 15:27
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Sauber prepares Simona de Silvestro for F1 future
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce that Simona De Silvestro will become an affiliated driver. The 25-year-old Swiss left for the US when she was just 18 to drive in the F...

14 Feb 2014 14:02
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Less physical F1 could suit smoking Raikkonen
Of F1's eleven teams, only Mercedes and Marussia are heading into the 2014 season with unchanged driver pairings. Undoubtedly, however, it is Ferrari's shakeup that has triggere...

14 Feb 2014 13:16
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Radical new rules risk 'destroying' F1 - Villeneuve
F1's all-new era risks "destroying" the sport, according to outspoken 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. The French-Canadian, often referred to as an F1 'purist', admitted ...

14 Feb 2014 12:13
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Red Bull exploring change of engine supplier - Minardi
World champions Red Bull could be on the market for a new engine supplier. That is the belief of ex F1 team owner and boss Gian Carlo Minardi, whose former Faenza based team, no...

14 Feb 2014 11:27
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Waking proces Schumacher can take a long time - manager
Michael Schumacher's manager has denied rumours the seven time world champion is back in a critical condition. It was reported this week that, with doctors having tried to wake ...

14 Feb 2014 09:51
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Promoter insists Sochi venue will be ready for F1
The promoter of the all-new Russian grand prix insists the Sochi venue will be ready for the inaugural race in October. With the questionable readiness of the facilities for the...

14 Feb 2014 09:03
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Williams to be relaunched in colours of new title sponsor Martini
Martini, the famous Italian drinks brand, is Williams' new title sponsor. The speculation entered the realm of fact this week when the website grandprix247.com spotted images of...

14 Feb 2014 08:29
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Alonso practically never in Ferrari simulator in 2013 - Massa
Felipe Massa claims he was the only Ferrari driver in 2013 to work in the new driver simulator at Maranello. Dropped by Ferrari after an eight-year career wearing red, the Brazi...

13 Feb 2014 14:06
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'Quesnel secures job as new team boss for Lotus'
Olivier Quesnel is Lotus' new team principal, according to the authoritative Italian publication Autosprint. 64-year-old Quesnel, best known for his world rally success at the h...

13 Feb 2014 12:14
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F1 drivers surprised by adventurous V6 torque
For those trackside, the biggest obvious change since the end of the 2013 season has been F1's new, milder engine note. For the drivers, however, the major talking point is 'tor...

13 Feb 2014 11:36
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Chief executive Riad Asmat leaves Caterham
A key figure at Caterham has left the outfit. Riad Asmat has been with company supremo Tony Fernandes since the beginning of the project, rising to the height of chief executive...

13 Feb 2014 10:03
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Never underestimate Red Bull Racing - Domenicali
There is still time for Red Bull to pull out of an early crisis and be competitive in 2014. That is the claim of Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali, following a disastrous opening ...

13 Feb 2014 09:30
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Toro Rosso filming day littered with Renault troubles
It seems Renault is yet to solve all its troubles with the new turbo V6 'power unit'. After a disastrous Jerez test for the French engine supplier and its partners - notably wor...

13 Feb 2014 08:43
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Maybe our strategy to wait was the better one - Lotus
Gerard Lopez, the Lotus team owner, has played down suggestions the Enstone squad is still grappling with financial problems. The team's problems of late last year, when Kimi Ra...

11 Feb 2014 15:12
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Williams left Pujolar needing a change of scenery
With one leaving and another joining, two well-known F1 names have given their view about the once-great British team Williams. Arriving at Grove is the long-time Ferrari driver...

11 Feb 2014 13:27
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Webber thinks Ricciardo will give Vettel 'a hard time'
Mark Webber expects his replacement at Red Bull, countryman Daniel Ricciardo, to put up a competitive defense alongside Sebastian Vettel this year. By the end of the tense Webbe...

11 Feb 2014 12:51
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F1 could open doors for two new teams in 2015
F1 could have not one, but two new teams in 2015. Italy's Autosprint reports that, in Paris early this week, the FIA began the official evaluation process after inviting express...

11 Feb 2014 12:06
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Quesnel admits interest for Lotus team boss job
Olivier Quesnel, the former Ctiroen and Peugeot rally boss, has admitted he has had contact with Lotus owner Gerard Lopez about becoming the Enstone team's new sporting boss. Th...

11 Feb 2014 11:23
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Hakkinen expects Raikkonen to beat Alonso
Not everyone thinks Kimi Raikkonen will struggle to keep up with Fernando Alonso at Ferrari this year. Despite the fact the returning Finn Raikkonen is the Italian marque's last...

11 Feb 2014 09:52
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Di Resta and Hamilton senior settle legal dispute
Former F1 figures Paul di Resta and Anthony Hamilton have settled their legal dispute, following a bitter court battle in London late last year. Hamilton, the father of the Merc...

11 Feb 2014 09:06
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No Renault crisis amid trouble-free Lotus debut
Lotus enjoyed a trouble-free track debut with its 2014 car, the E22, at Jerez. Earlier rumours suggested the Enstone team had struck the same sort of Renault-powered trouble tha...

11 Feb 2014 08:14
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Austria striving for perfect race weekend in June
Austria's return to the F1 calendar this year is on track, Red Bull supremo Dietrich Mateschitz says. "We are striving for a perfect race weekend with sold out grandstands," sai...

10 Feb 2014 14:56
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Red Bull Racing issues 'nothing major' - Horner
Christian Horner has played down fears of a Red Bull crisis, insisting the problems with the new RB10 are "nothing major". After four consecutive world championships at the tail...

10 Feb 2014 13:44
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Antonio Pizzonia hopes to see turnaround from Williams
Former team driver Antonio Pizzonia has backed Williams to bounce back into competitive form. The fabled British team has struggled for success since Jacques Villeneuve won the ...

10 Feb 2014 12:49
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Quesnel leaps into pole position for Lotus' team boss role
Olivier Quesnel, the former Citroen and Peugeot world rally boss, has leapt into pole position to become Lotus' new team boss. Following Eric Boullier's switch to McLaren, the g...

10 Feb 2014 12:03
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Schumacher 'still not responding to deliberate stimuli'
Now two weeks since doctors started trying to wake Michael Schumacher, the F1 legend remains in a coma. That is the news of the German daily Bild-Zeitung, reporting that while t...

10 Feb 2014 11:14
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McLaren supplying standard LCD display to all teams
McLaren is supplying a standard LCD steering wheel display to fellow formula one teams in 2014. The new display, part of the package provided by the Woking based company's techn...

10 Feb 2014 09:35
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Ecclestone bets bribery trial will not happen
Bernie Ecclestone has tipped the criminal bribery trial, set to begin in Munich in late April, to end before it even begins. "Bet you it doesn't happen," the F1 chief executive,...

10 Feb 2014 08:41
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Force India adopts GP2 team Hilmer Motorsport
Sahara Force India has expanded its driver development programme by teaming up with Hilmer Motorsport to create Sahara Force India's official GP2 team. The new partnership will ...

07 Feb 2014 15:01
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Ricciardo to find own way at Red Bull - Vettel
Daniel Ricciardo will have to make his own way at Red Bull, champion teammate Sebastian Vettel has declared. 24-year-old Australian Ricciardo, with just 50 grands prix with HRT ...

07 Feb 2014 12:12
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Ferrari ahead of the game with fuel consumption and cooling
Mercedes is being touted as the early 2014 favourite, but Ferrari is reportedly also ahead of the game as F1's new V6 era dawns. The German-language Speed Week reports that, whe...

07 Feb 2014 11:26
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Other Renault teams to 'observe' Lotus filming day
Representatives of the Red Bull, Toro Rosso and Caterham teams will reportedly be present when Lotus does its 'filming day' at Jerez on Friday. With the Enstone team having sat ...

07 Feb 2014 10:33
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Nasr and Williams reach agreement for Friday role
One of the very last seats in formula one is set to be filled by rookie Felipe Nasr. Last November, we reported that following countryman Felipe Massa's move to Williams for 201...

07 Feb 2014 09:18
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F1 set to change qualifying rules for 2014
F1 looks set to introduce an eleventh-hour change to the qualifying rules for 2014, according to media reports. Just five weeks ahead of the Melbourne season opener, team bosses...

07 Feb 2014 08:44
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Sauber joins forces with Gabrielle's Angel Foundation
The Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research as its charity partner. Gabrielle's Angel Foundation funds junior scientific invest...

06 Feb 2014 16:40
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Wolff tips Red Bull Racing to bounce back strong
With Mercedes already cast as the early title favourite, boss Toto Wolff is tipping reigning champions Red Bull to bounce back from an early crisis. Red Bull and engine partner ...

06 Feb 2014 14:06
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Modern money-dominated F1 'not fair' - Frijns
Robin Frijns says modern formula one is "not fair". The 22-year-old Dutchman, arguably the hottest young talent not yet on the F1 grid, has seen his rise thwarted by his lack of...

06 Feb 2014 12:14
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Red Bull issues can be fixed with some redesigning - Marko
Helmut Marko is sure Red Bull will get its 2014 title-defense back on track. The reigning world champions endured a disastrous opening test at Jerez as designer Adrian Newey's t...

06 Feb 2014 11:28
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GP2 a lot closer to Formula 1 in 2014 - Button
Jenson Button thinks GP2, F1's second-tier support series, will run the premier category close for pace in 2014. As the sport's all-new energy-recovery and V6 turbo-powered era ...

06 Feb 2014 10:39
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Raikkonen manager David Robertson dies
One of Kimi Raikkonen's managers, David Robertson, has died. It emerged late last year that the 70-year-old, who teamed with his son Steve to bring drivers like Finn Raikkonen a...

06 Feb 2014 08:57
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F1 will be engine formula in early stages of 2014 - Newey
Adrian Newey, the fabled designer of Red Bull's troubled RB10, expects the 2014 season to be dominated by the new powertrain rules. At Jerez last week, the reigning world champi...

05 Feb 2014 16:41
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Lauda thinks Mercedes has early 'edge' over rivals
Even team chairman Niki Lauda thinks Mercedes has "the edge" over its rivals after the opening test at Jerez. Although teams were not focusing on performance in southern Spain, ...

05 Feb 2014 16:04
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Vergne initially struggled to cope with Ricciardo promotion
Jean-Eric Vergne insists he has put in the past Red Bull's decision to overlook him for the top seat alongside Sebastian Vettel this year. The Frenchman admits he struggled init...

05 Feb 2014 14:59
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Contradictory Ecclestone hails incoming new era for F1

Depending on the forum, Bernie Ecclestone has contradictory views about F1's new V6-powered era. Speaking to the specialist press, the F1 chief executive slammed the revolutiona...

05 Feb 2014 14:03
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