Author Profile: Leopold Pleijsier

Leopold Pleijsier

Leopold Pleijsier

F1 Journalist

29987 published articles
31 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.

Latest story: Hamilton could stay at Ferrari beyond 2027 as Bearman waits

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

Pirelli speeds up tyre changes for Canadian F1 GP

Pirelli is speeding up a scheduled change of tack for its 2013 tyres. Following harsh criticism both inside and outside the paddock amid the...

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14 May 2013

McLaren: Perez radio call no F1 team order

McLaren has denied a radio call to Sergio Pérez during Sunday's Spanish grand prix was a 'team order'. After Mexican Perez and teammate Jenson...

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14 May 2013

Paul Hembery says new F1 contract is coming soon

Pirelli is now well on the road to securing a new contract to continue as F1's official tyre supplier beyond 2013. That is the...

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14 May 2013

Romain Grosjean supports F1 penalty points system

Romain Grosjean sounds supportive of F1's move to enhance its penalty system. Last year, the Frenchman became the first F1 driver in years to...

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14 May 2013

Bribery charge could end Ecclestone's reign over F1

If Bernie Ecclestone is charged with bribery, it will be the end of the 82-year-old Briton's long and famous reign over formula one. That...

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14 May 2013

First Carlos Slim F1 sponsor shows on McLaren MP4-28

Carlos Slim, the Mexican telecommunications billionaire, has already arrived as a sponsor at British team McLaren. When Mexican Sergio Pérez was signed for 2013...

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14 May 2013

F1 tyre discussion not that simple

In the days after the Spanish F1 grand prix, the word on everybody's lips is the same: tyres. Indeed, so crucial is the impact...

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14 May 2013

Access All Areas - Caterham F1 Team 2013

Caterham F1 Team takes us behind the scenes at the filming day they ran on May 1st at Magny-Cours, France.

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13 May 2013

Nico Rosberg RTL Trailer Monaco GP 2013 - Jackass

Nico Rosberg RTL Trailer Monaco GP 2013: Einkaufswagen

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13 May 2013

Journalists visiting Ferrari Museum Maranello

Fantastic atmosphere at the new wing of the museum with 230 journalists from all over the world. Ferrari is proud to say that the...

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13 May 2013

Lewis talks about his F1 steering wheel

Besides steering left and right, the steering wheel features around 25 switches and buttons that need to be pushed, held down or released. Lewis...

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13 May 2013

Nico Rosberg & Lewis Hamilton get street smart episode "Ketchup"

Nico Rosberg & Lewis Hamilton get street smart episode "Ketchup"

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13 May 2013

It's coming... Caterham F1 Team's 2013 film. Are you ready?

09.05.2013...

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13 May 2013

Interview with Force India F1 driver Adrian Sutil - May 2013

We catch up with Adrian Sutil to look back to his return to the sport and the start of the 2013 season.

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13 May 2013

F1 job Swap: Sebastian and Rocky

Seb as a race engineer. Rocky as an F1 driver. Here's what happened when they gave each others' jobs a go...

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13 May 2013

Stefano Domenicali video message after 2013 Spanish F1 GP

"I am really happy with this great team result! We did a great job, both here at the track and back in Maranello. It...

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13 May 2013

Nico Rosberg's video message after 2013 Spanish F1 GP

Nico Rosberg: video message after finishing 6th in the Spanish GP 2013

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13 May 2013

How to make a pitstop in F1 at Williams

The fifth and final instalment in our 5 part pit stop series takes a look at everyone's role behind the scenes of an F1...

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13 May 2013

Mercedes favourite for Monaco F1 GP

Mercedes has been tipped as a likely favourite to win the fabled Monaco grand prix later this month. Having dominated qualifying in Spain, Nico...

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13 May 2013

Alonso happy in Spain but more F1 tyre changes follow

Fernando Alonso thrilled his countrymen on Sunday as he took a big bite out of Sebastian Vettel's championship lead at home in Spain. The...

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13 May 2013

Alonso almost got penalized for Spanish flag pickup

The FIA on Sunday considered penalising Fernando Alonso for picking up a Spanish flag during his post-chequered flag in-lap. After winning his home race...

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13 May 2013