Estéban den Toom

Since March 2023, Estéban den Toom has been part of GPblog. With great passion for the profession, he provides readers with newsworthy articles. Estéban is a 20-year-old student from Zwolle, currently studying journalism at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences. In addition to his work in Formula 1, Estéban also writes about amateur football in his region. On the GPblog site, you will mainly find news articles under his name.

Final starting grid: Hamilton starts from P5 after grid penalties

Jul 26, 14:48

Max Verstappen will start the Hungarian Grand Prix from fourth on the grid. The Dutchman originally qualified sixth on Saturday, but moved up to fourth due to two grid penalties for rivals. His former...

Verstappen has a final message for fans ahead of the Hungarian GP

Jul 26, 14:20

Max Verstappen had a difficult qualifying on Saturday for the Hungarian Grand Prix. While Red Bull had hoped beforehand to be closer to the competition at the twisty Hungaroring, the Dutchman ultimate...

Verstappen's manager firmly quashes 'Max to McLaren' rumors

Jun 27, 14:25

According to Max Verstappen’s manager, Raymond Vermeulen, the rumors about talks between McLaren and the Red Bull driver are absolute nonsense. Not many days ago, The Daily Mail reported that there ha...

Verstappen hit by highly unusual issue during FP2: 'What the f*** is this?'

Jun 26, 17:26

Max Verstappen suffered a lot from his seat during the second free practice for the Austrian Grand Prix. The Red Bull Racing driver had to reverse into the pit box to have his seat adjusted. He was no...

'Absolute despair for Verstappen and Leclerc at the Monaco Grand Prix'

Jun 07, 18:48

The Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday was won by Andrea Kimi Antonelli after two and a half hours of pure chaos. For Max Verstappen, the race was over after just five seconds, as he failed to get off his gr...

Former Ferrari boss Di Montezemolo unhappy with Ferrari car: 'Take the horse off it'

May 27, 16:30

The Ferrari Luce is one of the most controversial and talked-about cars Ferrari has ever unveiled. Flavio Briatore and Luca Cordero di Montezemolo have put the project completely through the wringer....

Verstappen points out something 'very strange' after Miami GP qualifying

May 03, 00:50

Max Verstappen had a bit of a tough time during qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix with the varying performance of the tires on the RB22. After the session, the Dutchman said it felt a bit strange....

'Sports world shocked after escort scandal involving F1 driver and dozens of footballers'

Apr 21, 18:45

An as-yet-unknown Formula 1 driver is said to be named in a large Italian investigation into an escort network allegedly involving dozens of Serie A players (footballers from Italy’s top division). Th...

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Colton Herta stumbles in debut Formula 2 sprint race

Mar 07, 05:17

Colton Herta’s debut sprint race in Formula 2 panned out far from what he would have hoped, as the Hitech driver failed to score any points. The 26-year-old, who ventured into the series following yea...

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Verstappen turns out to speak yet another language besides Dutch, English, and German

Jan 30, 09:42

It turns out that besides Dutch, German, and English, Max Verstappen has mastered another language: French. During Wednesday’s stream, he said a phrase in the language that’s spoken in his place of re...