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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Max Verstappen to miss next GT race at the Nordschleife

Mar 30, 19:09
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Max Verstappen will not take part in the next GT race on the legendary Nordschleife at the Nurburgring. GPblog can confirm that the Dutchman will skip the final warm-up race ahead of the 24 Hours of t...

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Yuki Tsunoda replaces a sulking Verstappen at Red Bull Racing

Mar 30, 13:03
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Yuki Tsunoda is set to get another chance at Red Bull Racing. The Japanese driver will replace Max Verstappen in the coming days, as the latter is skipping a test in Suzuka. After the Japanese Grand...

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Formula 1 returns to the Nurburgring following Verstappen's praise

Mar 30, 11:38
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Formula 1 is returning to the iconic Nurburgring circuit, GPblog can reveal. It will be the first time since the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix that F1 is present at the German track. That race took place duri...

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Date of key F1 meeting announced: Verstappen wants change, but teams are hesitant

Mar 30, 07:31
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The FIA and the eleven Formula 1 teams will talk on Thursday, April 9, about possible adjustments to the technical regulations, but major changes are not expected there, GPblog understands. Those don’...

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Jos Verstappen sees his son Max slowly losing motivation for Formula 1

Mar 27, 17:02
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Jos Verstappen fears that Max Verstappen will lose his motivation to compete in Formula 1. "I have a bleak outlook," says the father of the former champion. Jos Verstappen fully agrees with his son M...

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Was Verstappen ‘summoned’ by Red Bull? This is what really happened

Mar 27, 14:30
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Red Bull Racing is said to have summoned Max Verstappen for a meeting after the Dutchman forced a British journalist to leave his media session, according to the German newspaper Bild. However, accord...

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Myth debunked again: here's the truth about Red Bull's RB22 weight

Mar 27, 14:09
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A myth about the weight of Red Bull Racing’s RB22 has been causing a stir for weeks. While GPblog immediately explained that certain reporting was incorrect, the rest of the F1 world is now following...

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Verstappen banishes British journalist: This is the exact reason why

Mar 26, 21:46
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Max Verstappen believes he has a clear reason why he wanted a journalist from the British newspaper, The Guardian, ejected from the team’s hospitality unit at the Japanese GP. Here GPblog explains exa...

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A substantial grid penalty already looms for unlucky McLaren driver Norris

Mar 26, 17:46
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After just two Grand Prix weekends, it already looks likely that Lando Norris will face a significant grid penalty at some point this season. The reigning world champion must make it through twenty ra...

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Verstappen has absolutely no need for that strange behavior toward a journalist

Mar 26, 15:15
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Max Verstappen is often praised for his honesty and for always saying what he thinks. On Thursday in Japan, however, the Red Bull Racing driver went much too far by bluntly showing a journalist the do...

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