Author Profile: Leopold Pleijsier

Leopold Pleijsier

Leopold Pleijsier

F1 Journalist

30372 published articles
20 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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Fernando Alonso claims second home F1 GP win

Fernando Alonso leaped back into the title race with a comfortable victory in the Spanish grands prix. Despite starting in 5th the home favourite...

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12 May 2013

2013 Spanish Grand Prix F1 Race Results

Event: Spanish F1 Grand Prix Track: Circuit de Catalunya Weather: Dry Track temperature: 37°C Air temperature: 20°C Wind Speed: 3.4 mps Wind direction: South-West Air Pressure:...

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12 May 2013

Mercedes F1 not expected to win Spanish F1 GP

Dominating qualifying in the presence of Daimler supremo Dieter Zetsche, Mercedes appears on top of the world in Barcelona. But Nico Rosberg also started...

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12 May 2013

Ecclestone: F1 puts money into New Jersey F1 GP

F1 has invested financially in the project to put the sport amid the fabled New York skyline. Amid suggestions the already delayed New Jersey...

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12 May 2013

Whitmarsh: McLaren F1 is not moving to oust him

Martin Whitmarsh is determined to keep his job at McLaren, despite the depth of the great British team's 2013 slump. It was hoped the...

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12 May 2013

Maldonado: We have no idea how to speed up Williams FW35

A year after winning in Barcelona from pole, Pastor Maldonado has hit rock bottom at the scene of his F1 breakthrough. For many in...

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12 May 2013

Ferrari hopes for rapid recovery for Pat Fry

Ferrari hopes its technical director Pat Fry makes a "rapid recovery" after being admitted to hospital on Saturday. Before qualifying on Saturday, the 49-year-old...

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12 May 2013

Circuits in Spain have to share Spanish F1 GP

Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he would like Barcelona and Valencia to alternate a single date for the Spanish grand prix on F1's annual calendar....

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12 May 2013

Teams signing 2014 Pirelli tyre F1 contracts

Still unsure it will be retained as F1's official supplier, Pirelli has begun to sign supply contracts with teams for the 2014 season. That...

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12 May 2013

2013 Spanish F1 Grand Prix starting grid

Mercedes F1 driver Nico Rosberg has clinched his third F1 career pole position, ahead of his team mate Lewis Hamilton. Pole position was set...

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11 May 2013

Technical director Ferrari in Barcelona hospital

Ferrari's technical director Pat Fry was missing from the pitwall during qualifying in Barcelona. Spain's El Mundo Deportivo reports that the Briton was taken...

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11 May 2013

F1 team switch James Allison known in two weeks

James Allison's next destination in F1 will be known in two weeks. That is the claim of former F1 driver Alex Wurz, who said...

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11 May 2013

Qualifying results 2013 Spanish F1 Grand Prix

Event: Spanish F1 Grand Prix Track: Catalunya Circuit Weather: Dry Track temperature: 38°C Air temperature: 20°C Wind Speed: 1.7 mps Wind direction: South Air Pressure: 1003.3...

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11 May 2013

Raikkonen nothing to tell as F1 rumours gain speed

As the 2014 'silly season' revs up in the Barcelona paddock, the man on pole position is Kimi Raikkonen. Many believe the Finn's rumoured...

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11 May 2013

Pirelli considers more F1 tyre changes after latest failure

Pirelli is considering more tweaks to its tyre design for 2013, following the failure at the rear of Paul di Resta's Force India on...

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11 May 2013

Lap times 3rd practice 2013 Spanish F1 Grand Prix

Event: Spanish F1 Grand Prix Track: Catalunya Circuit Weather: Dry Track temperature: 26°C Air temperature: 19°C Wind Speed: 1.5 mps Wind direction: South-West Air Pressure: 1004.2...

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11 May 2013

Kovalainen in talks to continue F1 driving role

Heikki Kovalainen is in talks about extending his driving duties at Caterham beyond Barcelona. In his new reserve role, the team's former racer was...

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11 May 2013

Hamilton scoffs Vettel to Mercedes F1 rumour

Lewis Hamilton has scoffed at reports Mercedes might be looking to oust him already, having only switched from McLaren over the winter. In the...

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11 May 2013

Massa: Demerit points will make bad F1 drivers suffer

Well-behaved drivers should not fear F1's incoming 'demerit points' penalty system, according to Felipe Massa. Reportedly from next year, drivers will lose points against...

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11 May 2013

McLaren downcast as F1 car upgrade fails

McLaren team figures are downbeat in Barcelona, as a big upgrade for the uncompetitive MP4-28 car failed to fix the great team's problems. "It...

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11 May 2013

McLaren gets free Honda F1 engines in 2015

McLaren will surely be Honda-powered in 2015, according to Auto Motor und Sport correspondent Michael Schmidt. Reporting from Barcelona, he said McLaren has let...

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11 May 2013

Loeb: Kubica is faster than Raikkonen

Sebastien Loeb, the most successful driver in world rally history, thinks Robert Kubica has more potential than Kimi Raikkonen. In 2010 and 2011, Finn...

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11 May 2013

Bernie Ecclestone charged for bribery

Munich prosecutors could be set to formally charge Bernie Ecclestone for bribery, the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reports. The German report said authorities have now...

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11 May 2013

Flying Ferrari F138 at Barcelona

Nice commercial from Ferrari and Santander made in Barcelona, Spain with Fernando Alonso. The F1 car used in this film is not the actual...

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10 May 2013

Lap times 2nd practice 2013 Spanish F1 Grand Prix

Event: Spanish F1 Grand Prix Track: Catalunya Circuit Weather: Dry Track temperature: 29°C Air temperature: 19°C Wind Speed: 4.6 mps Wind direction: South-West Air Pressure: 1002.5...

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10 May 2013

New hard F1 tyre splits paddock in Spain

A big topic of conversation in Barcelona this weekend is Pirelli's new 'hard' compound tyre. While the Italian supplier claims it is a minor...

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10 May 2013

Photographer: Alonso smashed my camera

A photographer claims Fernando Alonso broke his EUR 6,000 camera whilst trying to take pictures of the Ferrari driver and his model girlfriend. According...

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10 May 2013

Vettel expects steward Jones to be fair during Spanish F1 GP

Sebastian Vettel has brushed off fears he might be the victim of unfair treatment this weekend in Spain. The ex-steward on the FIA stewards'...

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10 May 2013

Mark Webber: I am still focused on F1 career

Mark Webber has played down reports he has already decided to quit formula one. The British tabloid Daily Star claimed last weekend that the...

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10 May 2013

Montezemolo: About Allison F1 rumours and quality people

Having initially denied reports James Allison is heading to Maranello, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has hinted he might be warming to the idea....

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10 May 2013