Author Profile: Leopold Pleijsier

Leopold Pleijsier

Leopold Pleijsier

F1 Journalist

30356 published articles
16 Oct 2026 latest publication

Leopold Pleijsier founded F1-Fansite.com in 2001 and has followed Formula 1 since the early 1980s. He writes about daily F1 news, race weekends, drivers and the sport’s history.

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Audi questions ‘sense’ of F1 for carmakers

Audi chairman Rupert Stadler has played down suggestions a formula one foray should be considered by the Volkswagen-owned German carmaker. Audi's repeat successes at...

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5 Jul 2013

Allison definitely Ferrari-bound

A Spanish correspondent is certain James Allison is headed to Ferrari. Briton Allison stepped down as Lotus' highly-rated technical director earlier this season, and...

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5 Jul 2013

Red Bull seeks fans help for deciding 2014 driver

Red Bull has turned to its fans to help it decide Mark Webber's successor. Team boss Christian Horner recently narrowed down the selection of...

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5 Jul 2013

Tyre crisis deepens as drivers threaten boycott

F1's tyre-gate saga has taken another dramatic twist, as drivers formally threaten to boycott the German grand prix. The Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA),...

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5 Jul 2013

600 F1 grand prix races for Williams

The Williams F1 Team is celebrating a landmark achievement in 2013 - reaching 600 races in Formula One. To mark the occasion, Williams has...

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4 Jul 2013

Mercedes German Grand Prix teaser

German Grand Prix video teaser #ArrowsAtHome at the Nordschleife; D-3 the complete Nurburgring.

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4 Jul 2013

Rosberg & Hamilton visiting Mercedes factory

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton visiting the Mercedes factory in Sindelfingen Germany.

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4 Jul 2013

F1 unease remains after Silverstone tyre chaos

There remains an uneasy feeling in the Nurburgring paddock on Thursday, with memories of Sunday's chaotic and tyre-exploding Silverstone race still fresh. Pirelli and...

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4 Jul 2013

Haug: I am not ruling out F1 return

Norbert Haug is not ruling out a return to formula one. After more than two decades in the role, Mercedes replaced the 60-year-old German...

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4 Jul 2013

Vettel ignores mind games and July 'curse'

Sebastian Vettel insists talk about mind games and a July 'curse' will not distract his push for a first home win in Germany this...

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4 Jul 2013

Alonso has played down the chance of driver boycott in Germany

Fernando Alonso has played down the chance of a driver boycott this weekend at the Nurburgring. Earlier, the Ferrari driver's teammate Felipe Massa would...

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4 Jul 2013

Nurburgring's F1 future after 2013 'open'

The future of the Nurburgring's formula one race beyond this weekend's German grand prix is clouded. We reported last week that the event is...

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4 Jul 2013

Brawn: Race win will be the perfect tonic for Hamilton

A win at the Nurburgring will be the perfect tonic for Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn admits. This weekend's German grand prix...

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4 Jul 2013

Mercedes wants to test on fourth day at Silverstone

Ferrari looks set to drop its plans to run rookies at the forthcoming young drivers test. Previously, only drivers with little experience were eligible...

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4 Jul 2013

Di Resta waiting for opportunity to 'jump' at Massa's seat

Paul di Resta has revealed he would "jump" at the opportunity to join Ferrari in 2014. The Scot, often critical of his Force India...

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4 Jul 2013

Behind the scenes with Hamilton & the Red Arrows

Behind the scenes video of Lewis Hamilton's amazing day with the Red Arrows crew! (Created with Story Maker for BlackBerry 10)

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4 Jul 2013

Rosberg & Schumacher onboard on Nordschleife

Follow Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher back in 2011 driving the brilliant Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG around the legendary (and wet!) Nordschleife (Nurburgring)!  

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4 Jul 2013

Shell Inside Track about the 2013 German Grand Prix

Get the inside track to the 2013 German Grand Prix as Scuderia Ferrari and Shell prepare for the challenges of the Nürburgring. We hear from...

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4 Jul 2013

Soapbox Fever Sweeps Up Vettel!

Sebastian Vettel watches a soapbox run video from inside a caravan and can't help but give a running commentary. If only the riders could...

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4 Jul 2013

Wolff hits out at F1 'opportunists'

Toto Wolff on Wednesday hit out at F1's 'opportunists' who initially blocked Pirelli's intended tyre changes. Actually, Pirelli has never admitted its 2013 tyres...

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3 Jul 2013

Lowe - Decision to step down 'is Brawn's alone'

At the very top of the Mercedes team, the 'elephant in the room' is called Paddy Lowe. Lowe, surprisingly released early by McLaren, is...

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3 Jul 2013

Hamilton's onboard flying lap with the RAF Red Arrows

Relive Mercedes F1 driver Lewis Hamilton's' flight with the RAF Red Arrows onboard cam with him!

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3 Jul 2013

Ferrari worried about fuel-saving formula in 2014

Ferrari has admitted it is worried grands prix could be half-baked in 2014, as the radical new turbo V6 era dawns in formula one....

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3 Jul 2013

Frijns happy as young drivers survive test shakeup

Robin Frijns is relieved he will still test for Sauber at Silverstone later this month. F1 has responded to the tyre-exploding Silverstone crisis by...

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3 Jul 2013

'test-gate' helped Mercedes win races says rivals

Mercedes' rivals are drawing a direct link between the illegal Barcelona tyre test in May, and the German squad's new winning form in 2013....

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3 Jul 2013

Schumacher to miss out German Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher will not attend the German grand prix this weekend. After retiring from F1 for the second and final time at the end...

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3 Jul 2013

Boullier - Pit blunder won't cause Raikkonen exit

Boss Eric Boullier has denied a bungled race strategy at Silverstone could cost Lotus the services next year of lead driver Kimi Raikkonen. Having...

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3 Jul 2013

Silverstone chaos 'shouldn't happen' in Germany

After the tyre-explosive British grand prix, formula one can look forward to a calmer weekend at the Nurburgring. Pirelli has announced that in Germany...

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3 Jul 2013

Pirelli points out teams for tyre-explosive British GP

Pirelli has shifted the blame for the tyre-exploding chaos of last weekend's British grand prix. F1's Italian supplier insists its 2013 tyres "do not...

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3 Jul 2013

Domenicali: About the 2013 British Grand Prix

"If we want to continue to fight for the championship, it is vital that we improve the car, because in performance terms, our rivals have...

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2 Jul 2013