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About GPblog

GPblog.com is the fastest and most complete Formula 1 news site in the Netherlands. Our passion lies with Formula 1 and keeping our visitors up-to-date on the latest news within Formula 1 as quickly as possible. In addition, as an independent site we are only too happy to give our opinion on the latest rumours and developments in Formula 1 and other racing classes.

Our address

The editorial office of GPblog.com is located at the following address: Joop Geesinkweg 909
1114 AB Amsterdam-Duivendrecht

English Edition GPBlog - GPblog/en

Matt Gretton - Editor-in-Chief Global Editions - matt@gpblog.com

Matt has been following Formula 1 since 2003. He joined the GPblog team in March 2018 while studying Sports Journalism at the University of Gloucestershire. Matt enjoys reading F1 history, watching statistics and writing opinion articles.

Kada Örs Sárközi

Born in Budapest, Kada grew up near the Hungaroring and started watching Formula 1 thanks to the country's passion for the sport. After living in Spain for three years, he is currently studying Sports Journalism at the University of Gloucestershire. Kada speaks three languages and enjoys writing opinion articles to start conversations about the sport, which will always have a special place in his heart.

Toby McLuskie

Toby is currently studying Sports Journalism at the University of Gloucestershire. He has been a fan of F1 for several years and loves the excitement and thrill of every GP. He enjoys writing opinion articles and delving into statistical analysis. Besides F1, Toby is a big fan of American sports, specialising in basketball and American football, as well as English sports including football and cricket.

• Joe Tyrrell
• Oliver Lewis
• Oliver D'Arcy

Editor-in-chief Netherlands

Tim Kraaij - tim@gpblog.com

Tim Kraaij has been part of GPblog since 2018, where he started working as Editor-in-Chief after graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Sport, Management and Entrepreneurship in 2019. In that role, Tim already reported on several Formula 1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Azerbaijan, among others. This included attending the press moments of Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing and interviewing Helmut Marko and Nyck de Vries, among others.

Editorial team

Corwin Kunst - corwin@gpblog.com

Corwin Kunst joins GPblog from 2019, where he started as editor-in-chief. Together with the other editor-in-chief Tim Kraaij, Corwin has been jointly responsible for growing the platform and launching GPblog's multiple international editions. Twice, Corwin attended the winter tests in Barcelona to keep all readers informed of the latest developments from there.

Corwin has now completed his Sports & Management studies and has devoted himself entirely to creating stories related to motorsport. He follows Formula 1 closely and, thanks to his years of experience, knows how to inform all GPblog users in no time about all that is going on around the royal class of motorsport and other racing classes. Since 2023, Corwin has been working as editor-in-chief of GPblog Netherlands.

Nicole Mulder - nicole@gpblog.com

Nicole has been following Formula 1 since the late 1990s and has therefore always had a great passion for it. In 2020, she joined GPblog, where she became part of the final editorial team in early 2023. Besides the latest news from the F1 world, Nicole also likes to dive into big issues and historical events to write in-depth background stories about them.

Ludo van Denderen - ludo@gpblog.com

Ludo van Denderen was active in football for many years, including working for Feyenoord and Fortuna Sittard. As a journalist, he worked on the sports editorial staff of Algemeen Dagblad and Omroep Brabant, among others. There, too, his focus was on football, but his real passion lay in motorsport.

When Jos Verstappen made his debut in Formula 1, Ludo sat in front of the television. Since 1996, there has even been a part of the '95 Simtek - from the bankrupt estate of the English team - in his living room. Since the 1990s, he has followed Formula 1 closely, often also on the circuits around the world. Other racing classes can also count on his interest: WEC, DTM, IndyCar and so on.

Ludo is currently using all his experience to make GPblog the motorsport site of the Netherlands. In recent years, he had several scoops on behalf of GPblog, and spoke with motorsport greats such as Mario Andretti and Jacques Villeneuve. Besides his work for GPblog, Ludo also works for the sports editorial department of Nu.nl.

Editors GPblog Netherlands

Daniel de Ruiter

Daniel has been an F1 enthusiast since childhood, since the heyday of Michael Schumacher. In 2018, he became part of the GPBlog team. As an intern, he started on GPBlog's social media. He then remained active as an editor alongside completing his master's in public history. After four years as a member of the editorial team, Daniel has also been in charge of GPBlog's video productions and video interviews since 2023. We have come full circle again as his videos can also be seen on our social channels in the form of shorts, reels and tiktoks.

Cas van de Kleut

Cas van de Kleut has been editor for GPblog since April 2023. He is currently in his second year of his HBO journalism degree in Utrecht. He has been watching Formula 1 very actively since 2020, and because of his journalistic view of the sport, he is now well acquainted with everything surrounding the royal class. In 2023, he was present at Zandvoort with GPblog, recording interviews with fans here. Furthermore, Cas is also involved in editing the F1 VANDAAG podcast, and ensures that shorts are posted on GPblog's social media.

Esteban van den Toom

Since March 2023, Estéban den Toom has been part of GPblog. With great passion for the profession, he provides readers with newsworthy pieces. Estéban is an 18-year-old student from Zwolle. He studies journalism at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences. Besides working in Formula 1, Estéban also writes about amateur football in his region. On the GPblog site, you will mainly find news items under his name.

• Wouter Bos
• Niels Lagemaat
• Tycho de Feijter
• Sandy van Wijnen

Video - Social Media Netherlands

• Tycho Minnen (video editor)
• Liv de Ridder (Social Media)

Technical Analyst

Francesco Bianchi

Francesco is an Italian engineering student who loves drawing and the technical details of F1. He has been studying engineering since 2021 and started watching Formula 1 in early 2016. Francesco enjoys learning the workings of every little part of the cars and has been part of the GPblog team since 2023.

Italian Edition - (GPblog.com/it)

Andrea Bassini

After completing my bachelor's degree in Bergamo, near my hometown of Brescia, I moved to Bologna to pursue a master's degree in communications. In recent years, I have gained experience in different fields, from online writing to radio, trying to gain as much experience as possible during my formative years. My goal is to one day work in the media world, specialising in sports or cinema, my greatest passions, if possible.

Simone Tommasi

Born in Udine, Italy, Simone has been following F1 since childhood. A fan of Ferrari, he had a strange passion for Juan Pablo Montoya as a child. He is completing his Masters in Organisation of Information, Culture and Media at the University of Bologna and, besides F1, he also writes about football. He has been part of the Gpblog team since the launch of the Italian edition in July 2022.

Spanish Edition- (GPblog.com/es)

Rubén Gómez

Rubén has been watching Formula 1 since he was very young. He remembers that every Sunday at his house, Formula 1 was always on the television in the living room. Rubén dreams of being the voice of Formula 1 in Spain. Rubén studies journalism at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). Rubén loves Formula 1, but also likes football, MotoGP and Indycar, in short, all sports.

Brazilian Edition (GPblog.com/pt-br)

Marcos Gil

Marcos has been following Formula 1 since the early 2000s and is the new member of the Brazilian version of GPblog. He holds a degree in Journalism from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and has experience covering motorsport, Olympic sports, European football and professional wrestling. Besides motorsport, Marcos is passionate about football, basketball, American football and wrestling.

Vicente Soella

Vicente has been following Formula 1 since 2002. He is the new member of the GPblog team and works on the Brazilian version of the blog. Before starting his writing career in Formula 1, Vicente was a civil engineer. His love for the sport changed his mind and now he has decided to devote all his working time to bringing all the news about Formula 1 to Brazil, his native country.

French Edition (GPblog.com/fr)

Camille Cassiède

Camille is a student of sports journalism and wants to specialise in motor sport, especially Formula 1. She has a passion for the history of F1 and all the great figures in the sport. She loves discussing Grand Prix, has an interest in statistics and mechanics. She hopes to become a race commissioner. Outside F1, she enjoys winter sports.

Raphaël Fernandez-Lopez

Raphael has been following Formula 1 since 2006 and Fernando Alonso's title. Since his victory, he continues to passionately follow this crazy competition. Since 2020, he has been training as a sports journalist in Nice, France.

German Edition (GPblog.com/de)

Paola Bonini

Paola, originally from Italy, has been following F1 since she was young. While growing up, she also discovered her passion for learning languages, which led to her moving to Edinburgh in 2019. Since then, she has been studying languages and communication and has recently managed to combine these two main hobbies through GPBlog.

Would you like to join our team?

We work with a team of enthusiastic editors who are completely at home with Formula 1 and also have a great passion for motorsport in general. Besides our current team, we are always looking for new writing talent. Do you study journalism and do you think you can contribute to the enthusiastic editorial team of GPblog? Then contact us directly!

Contact

Do you have questions, comments or complaints and want to contact the editors of GPblog.com? If so, please use our contact form or the contact details below:

E-mail: info[@]gpblog.com Telephone: +31 85 13 07 628