Author Profile: Leopold Pleijsier

Leopold Pleijsier

Leopold Pleijsier

F1 Journalist

30041 published articles
5 Sep 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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Mark Webber lucky for not getting F1 penalty

Mark Webber may have been the victim of the 'Multi-21' affair at Sepang, but the Australian's behaviour also raised a few eyebrows. As his...

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3 Apr 2013

McLaren F1 happy with Sergio Pérez

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh says he is happy with team newcomer Sergio Pérez. Mexican Perez has had a difficult and low-profile start to his...

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3 Apr 2013

Porsche not denying Mark Webber rumours

Porsche has refused to deny rumours it is lining up Mark Webber to lead its charge with a new Le Mans prototype next year....

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3 Apr 2013

Three teams beat old McLaren F1 pitstop 2012 record

Red Bull claims it beat McLaren's all-time record for the fastest ever tyre pitstop during the recent Malaysian grand prix. The reigning champions claim...

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3 Apr 2013

Paul di Resta happy with beating McLaren F1

Having missed out on a race seat with the famous team in 2013, Paul di Resta now hopes to beat McLaren -- at the...

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3 Apr 2013

Red Bull Boss: Raikkonen candidate for 2014 Red Bull F1 seat

Kimi Raikkonen is "a candidate" to replace Mark Webber at Red Bull, team owner Dietrich Mateschitz has admitted. In the wake of the 'Multi-21'...

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2 Apr 2013

FIA tells top teams to change F1 car splitters

F1's governing body has warned three top teams to make changes to their cars ahead of the next race in China, it has emerged....

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2 Apr 2013

Horner: Alonso & Hamilton would also ignore F1 team orders

Christian Horner has defended Sebastian Vettel, arguing that Mark Webber has also ignored team orders and that champions do not succeed by being "submissive"....

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2 Apr 2013

Rival F1 teams to push Red Bull Racing for 2013 F1 title

Ferrari, Mercedes and even McLaren -- they all claim they can push reigning champions Red Bull in 2013. Some have already written off McLaren...

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2 Apr 2013

Pirelli will review tyres after Bahrain F1 GP

Pirelli will "review" its approach to the 2013 season after Bahrain, the tyre supplier's Paul Hembery has now admitted. Earlier, after Mercedes and Red...

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2 Apr 2013

Supermarket boss could be follow up for Ecclestone

Bernie Ecclestone has failed to deny rumours Justin King, the 51-year-old British boss of supermarket chain Sainsbury's, is being lined up to replace him....

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2 Apr 2013

F1 Tickets US Formula 1 Grand Prix and other available now

We are happy to announce our latest Formula 1 ticket news. Almost all 19 races can be bought now in our F1 tickets shop....

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29 Mar 2013

Jacques Villeneuve compares Sepang saga with father's death

1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve is not sure Sebastian Vettel's apologies should be so readily accepted. Vettel repeatedly said sorry to Mark Webber after...

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29 Mar 2013

2014 Marussia F1 car has Ferrari or Mercedes V6 F1 engine

Marussia chief executive Andy Webb has admitted the team will be powered either by Ferrari or Mercedes engines in 2014. Cosworth, whose only customer...

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29 Mar 2013

Caterham F1 unchained episode 8

We're vlogging from inside the Caterham F1 Team throughout our 2013 season. Episode 8: The drivers attend the KL Dragons vs Singapore Slingers ASEAN...

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29 Mar 2013

Marussia & Bianchi surprise package 2013 F1 season

A backmarker and its young rookie are emerging as a true surprise package of 2013. Still yet to sign a commercial deal with Bernie...

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29 Mar 2013

Mercedes extension ends Force India's McLaren F1 contract

Force India has extended its engine deal with customer supplier Mercedes. When the Silverstone based team was considering its 2013 driver lineup, many observers...

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29 Mar 2013

Vettel's ignored F1 team order could be misunderstanding

There could be truth in Sebastian Vettel's claim that he didn't deliberately ignore team orders in Malaysia last Sunday. Indeed, after happily celebrating the...

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28 Mar 2013

Pirelli: Changing F1 tyres now would be the wrong

Pirelli has ruled out making changes to its 2013 product, despite Red Bull and Mercedes complaining that this year's tyres are penalising the best...

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28 Mar 2013

Claire Williams becomes deputy F1 team boss

Claire Williams is now the deputy principal of her father Sir Frank's eponymous formula one team. In between Australia and Malaysia, we reported rumours...

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28 Mar 2013

Silly season starts as Sepang Saga races on

As the 'Multi-21' affair races on, the F1 rumour mill is already beginning to churn out potential candidates for Mark Webber's seat. The Australian's...

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28 Mar 2013

Red Bull: Too early to predict Webber F1 exit

 Red Bull on Wednesday denied reports Mark Webber will surely leave Red Bull at the end of the season. Major German daily Bild had...

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28 Mar 2013

McLaren F1 Unseen: Transport Supervisor

In the second instalment of McLaren Unseen, we talk to Transport Supervisor Martin Boyes to find out what it takes to keep an F1...

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28 Mar 2013

Romain Grosjean: post 2013 Malaysian F1 GP interview

Romain Grosjean tells us about the Sepang circuit in Malaysia and the E21 improved performance when driving under the rain.

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28 Mar 2013

Sauber F1 Team Cutaway Insights Episode 2

Welcome to episode 2 of our Cutaway Insights series! In each of these 15 'shorties', we will pick one particular car part or subject...

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27 Mar 2013

No new F1 contract for Webber in 2014 season

Mark Webber will leave Red Bull at the end of 2013, major German newspaper Bild is reporting. "Bild has learned: Webber will not get...

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27 Mar 2013

Nico Hulkenberg: Sauber C32 pace is unacceptable

New Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg said eighth place in Malaysia last Sunday was "unacceptable". After moving over the winter from Force India, the German...

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27 Mar 2013

Minardi F1 co-founder Martini dies

Former driver and Minardi team co-founder Giancarlo Martini has died. The news was reported late on Tuesday by Italian media sources and confirmed by...

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27 Mar 2013

Ferrari & Lotus would veto F1 tyre changes

Ferrari and Lotus would veto any move to have Pirelli change the compounds of its 2013 tyres. Before the RB9 finished first and second...

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27 Mar 2013

Vitaly Petrov not giving up after F1 manager split

Former F1 driver Vitaly Petrov has revealed he will now handle his own affairs after splitting with his manager. It emerged recently that driver...

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27 Mar 2013