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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Automobile club could save embattled Nurburgring
The Nurburgring has moved one step closer to a saviour, as a potential buyer for the fabled German circuit emerged. The well-connected Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper (...

12 Nov 2013 10:03
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Perez out, Magnussen in, say McLaren sources
Martin Whitmarsh has not denied mounting speculation that Sergio Perez will be ousted by McLaren after Brazil's 2013 season finale. Team sources are being cited by a growing num...

12 Nov 2013 08:39
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US 2013 preview quotes: Marussia F1 Team
Jules Bianchi, Driver #22: "I'm really looking forward to the next two - the final two, actually - Grands Prix of my debut season. We are in a strong position to achieve our obj...

08 Nov 2013 13:45
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Ecclestone paid F1 team bosses for support
Bernie Ecclestone's long reign at the top of formula one could end over an alleged multi-million 'bribe' paid to jailed German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky. As the circumstances su...

08 Nov 2013 11:20
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Force India sent 'observer' to Red Bull filming day
Force India sent an observer to a 'filming day' conducted this week by world champions Red Bull. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said Force India, the Silverstone based team, sen...

08 Nov 2013 10:19
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Lotus and Ferrari just lucky with tyre management - Newey
Adrian Newey has hit back at claims Pirelli's mid-season tyre switch was a stab at the ingenuity of rival teams like Lotus and Ferrari. The tyre-exploding dramas of Silverstone ...

07 Nov 2013 14:51
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Horner mentioned as potential successor for Ecclestone
Christian Horner this week has once again played down reports he is first in line should Bernie Ecclestone step down as F1 supremo. 83-year-old Ecclestone is fighting legal batt...

07 Nov 2013 13:48
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Rosberg sure of a good season for Mercedes in 2014
Nico Rosberg says he is confident Mercedes can end Red Bull's dominance ahead of the 2014 season. At first glance, the German's prediction seems unlikely, given the way Sebastia...

07 Nov 2013 12:52
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Pirelli asks for exclusive agreement for three years
Pirelli is close to finalising a new deal to continue supplying tyres in formula one beyond the end of its 2013 contract. However, while it was believed the new deal beginning i...

07 Nov 2013 12:15
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Raikkonen could drive a Sauber in Austin - Salo
The big question ahead of next weekend's US grand prix in Austin is the whereabouts of Kimi Raikkonen. That is the claim of former F1 driver turned pundit Mika Salo. Lotus claim...

07 Nov 2013 09:59
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McLaren yet to decide as it considers Magnussen
In light of conflicting reports about its 2014 driver lineup, McLaren insists it is yet to decide who Jenson Button's teammate will be. A week ago, in Abu Dhabi, it appeared the...

07 Nov 2013 09:04
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Vettel can't imagine Newey switching to yachting
Sebastian Vettel has urged the designer of his dominant Red Bull cars, Adrian Newey, to forget about switching to the world of competitive yachting. Before meeting with British ...

06 Nov 2013 12:51
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Kumho tested F1 specification tyres in September
Pirelli chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera has hit back at Fernando Alonso's criticism of the Italian marque's F1 tyres in 2013. Spaniard Alonso, the highest paid and arguably mo...

06 Nov 2013 11:50
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Record-breaker Chilton 'likely' to continue at Marussia
Max Chilton says it is "likely" he will stay at Marussia in 2014. The team is known for regularly changing its usually heavily-sponsored drivers, but Briton Chilton thinks he wi...

06 Nov 2013 10:20
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Raikkonen already regretting Ferrari return - Danner
Kimi Raikkonen might already be regretting his impending return to Ferrari, according to a pundit. The Finn had a particularly bad-tempered weekend in Abu Dhabi, starting with h...

06 Nov 2013 08:38
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Vettel is 'insatiable, perfect, unassailable, invincible' - press
The international press is running out of superlatives to describe Sebastian Vettel's meteoric rise to F1 greatness. With memories of podium booing still fresh, the jury had bee...

05 Nov 2013 16:03
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The urge to stay fit 'went away' - Mark Webber
Mark Webber has admitted fading motivation prompted his decision to retire from formula one. Austin and Brazil will be the Australian veteran's last two grands prix in a career ...

05 Nov 2013 13:50
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'Force India to lose backing, Sauber rescue deal collapsed'
F1 stragglers should consider moving over for the next generation of teams if they cannot afford formula one. That is the message of Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz, wh...

05 Nov 2013 12:15
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Unconfirmed Pic approached by other teams
Neither of Caterham's current race drivers have been confirmed for the 2014 season. Giedo van der Garde and Charles Pic, both heavily sponsored, were new to the team this season...

05 Nov 2013 11:23
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Magnussen could oust Perez at McLaren - report
It was believed McLaren is on the verge of confirming Sergio Perez as Jenson Button's continuing teammate for 2014. But a report by respected correspondent Tom Cary in the Teleg...

05 Nov 2013 09:43
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Mixed messages after Alonso's violent bump over kerbs
Mixed messages are emerging from the Ferrari camp, after Fernando Alonso's violent bump over the kerbs in Abu Dhabi. After the incident, which took place as the Spaniard exited ...

05 Nov 2013 08:52
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Newey reveals he once turned down offer from Ferrari
Adrian Newey has admitted he once came close to agreeing to work for Ferrari. The future of the renowned Red Bull designer is currently the subject of hot speculation, amid news...

04 Nov 2013 16:45
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Hulkenberg spotted in lengthy Force India talks
The possibility of a return to Force India for Nico Hulkenberg has grown. It was believed the Silverstone based team was not an option for the German, as he had annoyed supremo ...

04 Nov 2013 16:02
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New engine formula could end Red Bull dominance
Mercedes and Ferrari could finally stop Red Bull's dominance in 2014. While Sebastian Vettel has dominated at the wheel of Adrian Newey's cars in the current aerodynamically-fue...

04 Nov 2013 15:34
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Peter Sauber alright after some minor health problems
Peter Sauber should return to the F1 paddock next year, following some minor health problems in 2013. That is the news of the Swiss team's team boss Monisha Kaltenborn, who was ...

04 Nov 2013 14:26
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Kobayashi apologises for 'inappropriate behaviour'
Kamui Kobayashi has apologised after photographs emerged of him smoking a cigarette. The former Toyota and Sauber driver, who is hoping to return to the grid, now races GT sport...

04 Nov 2013 13:40
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Ross Brawn would be a great addition - Williams
A few days ago, deputy boss Claire Williams said the Oxfordshire based team has had "no conversations" with Ross Brawn. But her father - the team's famous founder, principal and...

04 Nov 2013 12:13
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Lotus closes in on deal with Quantum Motorsports
After a tense weekend in Abu Dhabi, a deal to secure Lotus' future looks closer than ever before. With unpaid Kimi Raikkonen's boycott threat looming large, it appears the inves...

04 Nov 2013 11:32
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Alonso 'still has all his teeth' after big impact in Abu Dhabi
Fernando Alonso should be fit to race in Austin later this month, despite dramatic images of him in hospital emerging after Sunday's Abu Dhabi grand prix. The photos depicted th...

04 Nov 2013 10:34
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No penalty for 'naughty boy' Vettel after doing more donuts
Sebastian Vettel will not have to spend a penny after doing more victory 'donuts' in Abu Dhabi. A week ago in India, when the German wrapped up his fourth consecutive world titl...

04 Nov 2013 08:43
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FP2: Champion Vettel tops the timesheets in Abu Dhabi
He may have clinched the title at the last race in India, but Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel showed no signs of taking his foot off the gas as he topped the timesheets in second pr...

01 Nov 2013 16:22
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Massa confident he'll find a good team for next year
Felipe Massa has admitted he might have entered his final month as a formula one driver. With Pastor Maldonado on pole position to take his PDVSA backing to Lotus for 2014, Mass...

01 Nov 2013 16:03
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FIA 'crazy' to reprimand Vettel for donuts - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton was surprised when he heard that, after winning a fourth title in India last Sunday, Sebastian Vettel was penalised. "He was reprimanded?" the Mercedes driver tol...

01 Nov 2013 14:54
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Sauber best hope for Hulkenberg to rescue F1 career
Nico Hulkenberg's best hope of simply staying in formula one is a new deal with Sauber, according to reports. Pastor Maldonado's PDVSA millions, and Max Chilton's lucrative Aon ...

01 Nov 2013 13:34
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FP1: Grosjean sets the pace at Yas Marina Circuit
Man of the moment, Lotus's Romain Grosjean, set the pace in Yas Marina on Friday afternoon in an opening practice session in which track conditions never really evolved, meaning...

01 Nov 2013 13:22
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Perez 'deserves' to be at McLaren in 2014 - Button
Sergio Perez "deserves" a second season with McLaren, lead driver Jenson Button insists. Amid wild rumours linking Ferrari's Fernando Alonso with a return to the British team, M...

01 Nov 2013 11:38
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Sutil smiles as his future in F1 is now secure
Adrian Sutil has announced in Abu Dhabi that his formula one career will race on beyond this month's Brazil finale. It is believed that, thanks to his solid return to F1 this ye...

01 Nov 2013 10:21
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Mercedes and Ferrari both claim new pitstop record
In recent days, both Mercedes and Ferrari have claimed to now hold the record for the fastest pitstop ever recorded in formula one. We reported after Suzuka that Mercedes had st...

01 Nov 2013 08:53
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Unwell Hulkenberg spends day in hotel room in Abu Dhabi
Nico Hulkenberg is spending Thursday in his hotel room rather than at the Yas Marina circuit. German reports by SID news agency and Auto Motor und Sport say the Sauber driver...

31 Oct 2013 16:30
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Red Bull Racing keeping foot on the throttle in 2013
A fourth title is already in his pocket, but Sebastian Vettel is not ready to lift the throttle in 2013. That is the claim of Red Bull's Christian Horner, who said the German dr...

31 Oct 2013 14:41
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Grosjean just like any other driver for Raikkonen - manager
In a further sign that Kimi Raikkonen's relationship with Lotus is dead in the water with three races still to run in 2013, his manager says the radio rudeness in India last Sun...

31 Oct 2013 13:31
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Abu Dhabi 2013 preview quotes: Caterham F1 Team
Charles Pic: "India didn't go to plan at all, but with Abu Dhabi back-to-back with the Indian GP we have the chance to come back right away at a track we all know very well. Our...

31 Oct 2013 12:15
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Red Bull denies driver shake-up for Webber, Ricciardo, Kvyat
Red Bull and Toro Rosso have denied rumours they could shake up their F1 driver lineups for the final two races of the 2013 season. Speed Week reports rumours from the Abu Dhabi...

31 Oct 2013 11:21
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Chilton with 12 million in frame for Force India seat
A lack of sponsors and the power of pay-drivers could lock Nico Hulkenberg out of formula one. On the one hand, the German is the hot property at the tail-end of the 2014 'silly...

31 Oct 2013 10:30
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Video: A lap onboard around Abu Dhabi with Hamilton
Yas Marina Circuit hosts the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi this weekend. As a preview a video of a lap onboard with Lewis Hamilton around that circuit. ...

31 Oct 2013 10:14
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Alonso turned down offer from Red Bull in 2007 - report
Fernando Alonso turned down an offer to move to Red Bull for the 2008 season. That is the claim of Spain's El Mundo Deportivo newspaper, reporting that the Spaniard was the ener...

31 Oct 2013 08:52
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Webber's bad mood with Vettel dates back to 2007 - Marko
Mark Webber's bad relationship with his teammate Sebastian Vettel dates back six years. That is the claim of Red Bull's Helmut Marko, who plays down suggestions Australian Webbe...

30 Oct 2013 14:57
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Abu Dhabi 2013 preview quotes: Mercedes
Nico Rosberg: "The Abu Dhabi weekend is a real favourite of mine and it's a great event for the fans, our partners and the team. It's also very unique as a twilight race and wor...

30 Oct 2013 13:40
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Going back to 2012 tyres clearly helped us - Newey
Adrian Newey has admitted Pirelli's mid-season tyre specification change helped the quadruple back-to-back world champions in 2013. Sebastian Vettel, who clinched his fourth tit...

30 Oct 2013 12:14
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Williams not the next destination for Ross Brawn
Williams has played down reports the British team could be the next destination for Ross Brawn. Mercedes on Tuesday refused to comment on the latest speculation about Brawn's fu...

30 Oct 2013 11:25
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Former doctor hits back at claims of doping in F1
Former F1 doctor Gary Hartstein has slammed suggestions even formula one is not immune to doping. From 2003 to 2005, Marc Sanson was head of the conseil de prevention et de lutt...

30 Oct 2013 10:47
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Maldonado leaps to front of the queue for Lotus seat - reports
Nico Hulkenberg looks set to miss out on the Lotus race seat for 2014. Team boss Eric Boullier has admitted the German is his preferred choice to replace Kimi Raikkonen. But, be...

30 Oct 2013 10:04
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FIA checks Red Bull Racing RB9 for bending floor
Another secret of Red Bull's dominance in the second half of the season is emerging. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said former Stewart and Jaguar designer Gary Anderson, now a ...

29 Oct 2013 16:14
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Mercedes refused to comment on latest Brawn exit reports
Mercedes on Tuesday refused to confirm or deny the latest speculation about Ross Brawn's future. Former F1 team owner and boss Eddie Jordan, who now works as a pundit for Britis...

29 Oct 2013 15:37
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Abu Dhabi 2013 preview quotes: Sauber
After a disappointing race in India the Sauber F1 Team moves on to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which is taking place from 1st to 3rd November. The team hopes to make up for lost g...

29 Oct 2013 14:48
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Alonso the worst of all at psychological warfare - Mateschitz
Dietrich Mateschitz has likened Fernando Alonso to legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. The Red Bull magnate is referring to the fact that many regarded Ali as the master of trying to ...

29 Oct 2013 13:24
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Sainz 'satisfied' despite missing out on Toro Rosso seat
Carlos Sainz jr insists he is "very satisfied" despite missing out on the vacant seat at Toro Rosso for 2014. Like Antonio Felix da Costa and Daniil Kvyat, fellow Red Bull junio...

29 Oct 2013 12:14
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Vettel halted title party to help his mechanics pack up
Sebastian Vettel halted his title-winning party in India to help his mechanics pack up the Red Bull garage, it has emerged. Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Tobias Gruner said...

29 Oct 2013 11:10
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Abu Dhabi 2013 preview quotes: Pirelli
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is the only race of the year that starts in the late afternoon and ends in the twilight of the evening, providing the drivers and teams with a unique ch...

29 Oct 2013 09:59
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Lotus apologises for bad language in radio message
Lotus has apologised after an expletive-laden exchange on the radio with Kimi Raikkonen during the Indian grand prix. When the Finn was struggling for pace but duelling with his...

29 Oct 2013 08:53
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Raikkonen, Ferrari, not 'worried' about poor run of form
Ahead of their 2014 reunion, Ferrari and Kimi Raikkonen insist they are not worried about one another's worrying run of poor form. Ferrari is ending the 2013 season as arguably ...

28 Oct 2013 14:08
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Pirelli's uneasy situation with F1 even more strained after India
F1's uneasy relationship with its tyre supplier Pirelli became even more strained in India. At the tail end of the Italian marque's highly controversial 2013 campaign, the tyre ...

28 Oct 2013 12:14
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Newey admits mind turning to projects outside F1
Adrian Newey has hinted his time in formula one may be coming to an end. As Sebastian Vettel prepares to drive his Newey-penned Red Bull to an easy fourth consecutive world cham...

28 Oct 2013 11:51
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Vergne must take more responsibility in 2014 - Tost
Team boss Franz Tost insists 2014 is not Jean-Eric Vergne's last chance to shine for Toro Rosso. At the beginning of the year, amid rumours Mark Webber would retire, it was said...

28 Oct 2013 10:42
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Red Bull plans proper title celebration for Abu Dhabi
Red Bull will have EUR 25,000 less in its coffers for the championship party in Abu Dhabi, after the FIA toasted Sebastian Vettel's title win on Sunday with a penalty. The Germa...

28 Oct 2013 10:00
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Ecclestone civil trial to begin on Tuesday
F1's attention will turn from Sebastian Vettel's fourth title to the inside of a courtroom early this week. Reports say that while German prosecutors have not decided whether th...

28 Oct 2013 08:38
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I remain confident in Ferrari - Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso has played down continuing speculation he is looking for the exit at Ferrari. The Spaniard was this year publicly rebuked by Luca di Montezemolo, and privately b...

25 Oct 2013 14:49
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FP2: Another one-two for Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel led team mate Mark Webber in another Red Bull one-two in New Delhi on Friday afternoon, as Lotus's Romain Grosjean finished best of the rest in second practice ...

25 Oct 2013 13:24
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Kaltenborn recently met and talked with Petrov
Monisha Kaltenborn has admitted she recently met with Vitaly Petrov. It emerged on Thursday that Russian Petrov, reportedly with EUR 30 million in Gazprom sponsorship in his poc...

25 Oct 2013 12:15
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Delayed hearing means India GP can go ahead

This weekend's Indian grand prix is going ahead. Earlier, a public campaigner appealed to the supreme court for an injunction against proceedings at the Buddh circuit, on the ba...

25 Oct 2013 11:13
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