Author Profile: Leopold Pleijsier

Leopold Pleijsier

Leopold Pleijsier

F1 Journalist

29978 published articles
30 Aug 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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F1 owner CVC votes to keep Ecclestone despite charges

F1's owners have voted to keep Bernie Ecclestone at the helm of the sport, despite reports German prosecutors have decided to charge him with...

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20 May 2013

2012 Bahrain stance triggered former doctor's F1 exit

Gary Hartstein, F1's former doctor, claims his stance about the controversial Bahrain grand prix led to his departure. American Hartstein, who was hand-picked by...

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20 May 2013

Massa Ferrari F1 demo in Warsaw

There was a great show and plenty of enthusiasm for Scuderia Ferrari and Felipe Massa's first appearance in Poland. They were there for the...

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19 May 2013

Felipe Massa in Warsaw -- On board video

In fact there were over 15,000 of them along the nine hundred metre track and they were able to enjoy watching Felipe shooting past...

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19 May 2013

Ferrari joins Lotus in F1 tyre tweak criticism

Ferrari has joined Lotus in criticising Pirelli's mid-season tyre tweak. Following early-season criticism, culminating in the furore after Barcelona recently, Pirelli announced it is...

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17 May 2013

McLaren: Honda no unfair benefit because of Mercedes

McLaren has played down suggestions Honda will unfairly benefit from the great British team's continuing collaboration with Mercedes next year. It was announced in...

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17 May 2013

Caterham Unchained episode 13

Episode 13: F1 meets sailing with the launch of Caterham Challenge Heikki Kovalainen stops by the factory to catch up with the whole team...

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17 May 2013

Lauda happy Pirelli change on F1 tyres

Niki Lauda has hailed Pirelli's move to alter the design of its 2013 tyres ahead of the Canadian grand prix next month and beyond....

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17 May 2013

F1 video with Mark Webber about his dream

An insight into two-times Monaco Grand Prix winner Mark Webber. See all Monaco F1 GP info & statistics.

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17 May 2013

No news on Ecclestone lawsuit until June

It will be at least June before anything more is known about Bernie Ecclestone's bribery charges. It is believed F1's 82-year-old chief executive has...

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17 May 2013

F1 Teams cannot afford 2014 V6 engines

Most formula one teams cannot afford to pay the prices quoted by engine manufacturers for next year's all-new turbo V6 engines. That is the...

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17 May 2013

Caterham Spanish F1 GP review & Monaco F1 GP preview

Cyril Abiteboul, Team Principal of Caterham F1 Team, looks back in detail at the Spanish Grand Prix weekend and looks ahead to the next...

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17 May 2013

McLaren wants Button for new Honda engines

McLaren on Thursday opened the door for Jenson Button to lead the charge for the new works Honda partnership beginning in 2015. Button's existing...

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17 May 2013

Double duties for Massa in Maranello

Felipe Massa tackled a session in the simulator as part of the preparations for the Monaco Grand Prix and also made an unexpected visit...

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17 May 2013

Grand Prix Insights - Braking in F1

In this episode of Grand Prix Insights, Nico and Lewis compete to get closer to the line, leading to a demonstration of braking precision...

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17 May 2013

McLaren confirms Honda 2015 F1 return as engine supplier

Honda on Thursday confirmed its 2015 return to formula one, announcing it will supply engines to its 80s and 90s works partner McLaren. "We're...

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16 May 2013

HD wallpaper pictures 2013 Spanish F1 GP

HD wallpaper pictures of the 2013 Spanish F1 GP. This F1 race has been won by Fernando Alonso with a Ferrari F138 on the 12th of May...

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16 May 2013

Fernando Alonso third on global sports earners list

Fernando Alonso is the third-highest 'international' sports earner on earth, according to the influential US magazine Sports Illustrated. Excluding American athletes, like undefeated boxer...

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16 May 2013

Ecclestone will not quit because of German bribery charge

Bernie Ecclestone has played down the notion he might quietly retire off the back of his German bribery charges. Although F1's 82-year-old chief executive...

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16 May 2013

Sato rules out F1 return as Honda news looms

  Honda is expected to announce before the week is out its highly anticipated return to formula one. Citing Honda sources, major Japanese newspapers...

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16 May 2013

Boullier: F1 tyre change same as bigger football goals

Eric Boullier has revealed Lotus is "a little disappointed" with Pirelli's decision to change its 2013 tyres mid-season. Amid the media furore and the...

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16 May 2013

Ricciardo in favor to replace Webber at Red Bull Racing

The signs are growing ever stronger than Daniel Ricciardo is a real candidate to replace his Australian countryman Mark Webber at Red Bull next...

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15 May 2013

Lotus not in panic after Allison F1 team switch

Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez has played down the impact of technical director James Allison's departure. So highly rated had Briton Allison become within...

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15 May 2013

Red Bull Racing wants to keep Vettel

Christian Horner says he is not worried Sebastian Vettel is about to jump ship to a rival formula one team. German Vettel, F1's reigning...

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15 May 2013

Honda will announce F1 return

Honda is shaping up to announce its return to formula one, a source at the Japanese manufacturer said on Wednesday. We reported at the...

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15 May 2013

Ecclestone to meet Renault chairman about V6 F1 engines

Bernie Ecclestone will meet with Renault chairman Carlos Ghosn in Paris on Thursday, according to Germany's specialist Auto Motor und Sport. Reportedly, F1's chief...

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15 May 2013

German prosecutors charge Ecclestone with F1 bribe

German prosecutors have charged Bernie Ecclestone with bribery, the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reports in its Wednesday edition. Earlier, the newspaper said the officials had...

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15 May 2013

Red Bull: Pirelli making F1 tyre change to fix own image

Pirelli has denied claims it is making major changes to its 2013 tyre design as a result of the pressure applied by world champions...

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15 May 2013

Horner weighs up Raikkonen & Ricciardo for 2014 F1 seat

Christian Horner was on Tuesday faced with rising speculation Red Bull is weighing up a choice between two drivers for Mark Webber's 2014 seat....

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14 May 2013

Domenicali: 2013 F1 grid order will not change much

Stefano Domenicali doubts F1's pecking order will change significantly as the 'development race' continues in 2013. Speaking to Brazil's Totalrace, the Ferrari boss seemed...

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14 May 2013