Ludo van Denderen

Ludo van Denderen

Ludo van Denderen was active in football for many years, working for clubs such as Feyenoord and Fortuna Sittard. As a journalist, he worked in the sports editorial teams of publications like Algemeen Dagblad and Omroep Brabant. While his focus was on football, his true passion lay in motorsport.
When Jos Verstappen made his Formula 1 debut, Ludo was watching it on TV. Since 1996, he has had a piece of the 1995 Simtek, which came from the bankruptcy of the British team, in his living room. Since the 1990s, he has been following Formula 1 closely, often attending races around the world. Other racing series also capture his interest, including WEC, DTM, IndyCar, and more.
Ludo is currently using all of his experience to make GPblog the ultimate motorsport site in the Netherlands. Over the past years, he has had several exclusives for GPblog and has spoken with motorsport legends such as Mario Andretti and Jacques Villeneuve. In addition to his work for GPblog, Ludo also contributes to the sports editorial team at Nu.nl.
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F1 teams in Bahrain at a standstill due to Middle East unrest: here's the latest

Mar 01, 15:44
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Mercedes, McLaren and Pirelli are working intensively to evacuate their personnel from Bahrain, where a tyre test had originally been scheduled. So far, however, all attempts have been unsuccessful, G...

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Unrest in the Middle East: Are the Grands Prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia at risk?

Feb 28, 14:03
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The United States and Israel's attack on Iran (and the latter's response) do not, for now, give Formula 1 cause for concern about the fast-approaching Grands Prix of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia going ahe...

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Political power play in F1: Why Mercedes also backed the FIA decision

Feb 28, 12:46
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Ferrari, Audi, and to a lesser extent, Honda loudly demanded that the FIA introduce a new method of measuring the engine's compression ratio, which would render Mercedes' power unit 'illegal'. A compr...

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Formula 1 boasts massive revenue after Verstappen-Norris championship battle

Feb 27, 13:31
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The thrilling season with Lando Norris and Max Verstappen battling for the world title has paid off handsomely for Formula 1. In 2025, Formula 1’s revenue rose by 14 percent to 3.9 billion dollars, ac...

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Red Bull makes call on Verstappen's upgrade package for Australia

Feb 27, 12:11
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Red Bull Racing’s RB22 will not undergo a massive makeover for the Australian Grand Prix. The car with which Max Verstappen and his new teammate Isack Hadjar tested in Bahrain is, broadly speaking, th...

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Time is ticking for Mercedes and McLaren, but there is no concern at all

Feb 26, 15:59
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In a week, the first free practice session for the Australian Grand Prix is on the schedule, but the Petronas fuel that should then be used by Mercedes, McLaren, Alpine, and Williams is still not homo...

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Verstappen gives major update on his future in Formula 1

Feb 18, 17:32
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Max Verstappen will remain active in Formula 1 next season as well. The Dutchman announced this in Bahrain, despite all his criticism of the new generation of F1 cars. Earlier, Verstappen gave the im...

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Max Verstappen 'dumps on the same toilet' as everyone else in staggering claim

Feb 17, 16:30
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Max Verstappen earns a lot of money, with some estimates running to €100m a year - but he’s not into glitz and glamour. Instead, the Dutchman refuses to put himself on a pedestal, because - in his own...

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The Bahrain Test continues: which driver will be in action when!

Feb 17, 09:35
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After a few days of rest, this week brings the third and final  pre-season test before the season’s first Grand Prix. Teams are now announcing which driver will be in action and when.  Red Bull Racin...

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Significant blow to Verstappen: Red Bull chief designer suddenly steps down

Feb 16, 21:46
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A big blow for Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing: Craig Skinner, the team’s chief designer, has left with immediate effect, it was confirmed to GPblog. The reason for Skinner's departure right before...

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