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

Vettel has no comment about after F1 contract extension

Yet another Austrian newspaper is reporting that Sebastian Vettel has extended his contract with Red Bull through 2016. From Melbourne last week, the Kleine...

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19 Mar 2013

2013 F1 season Pirelli tyres presentation

Presentation and explanation video about the differences of the 2013 Pirelli F1 tyres compared to 2012.

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19 Mar 2013

2013 F1 seatbelt competition Hamilton VS Rosberg

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton try to settle the question once and for all: who is really faster? The MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS drivers go...

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19 Mar 2013

Snap your passion and win F1 tests in Barcelona

The 4 winners of the "Snap your passion and win" contest made an extraordinay experience in Barcelona at the test sessions and the filming...

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19 Mar 2013

Trailer Total Moon Race 2013 F1 Season

Discover the long version of Total Moon Race, a fantastic F1 race on the moon with Romain Grosjean !

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19 Mar 2013

Post 2013 Australian F1 GP interview Stefano Domenicali

"Reliability, pit stops and strategy are as ever the key factors, but this weekend has thrown up other interesting topics on which to reflect,...

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18 Mar 2013

Vettel's Red Bull RB9 ate Pirelli's F1 tyres

After a winter of disintegrating Pirellis, Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen was the kindest to the tyres in Melbourne, and the Finn duly won. "For me,...

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18 Mar 2013

Adrian Sutil stuns paddock with F1 comeback

Adrian Sutil stunned the F1 paddock on Sunday by looking so competitive on his return to the sport after a season away. Written off...

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18 Mar 2013

Red Bull make heavy work of success - Alonso

Fernando Alonso has accused Red Bull of making heavy work of its recent successes. The perception in the paddock is that Spaniard Alonso has...

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18 Mar 2013

Sergio Pérez hopes F1 sponsor Telmex joins McLaren Team

Sergio Pérez has admitted he hopes Telmex becomes a major sponsor of the McLaren team. With the British squad set to lose its Vodafone...

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18 Mar 2013

Flavio Briatore: Massa should not be happy about F1 result

Although competitive throughout the weekend, Felipe Massa looks set to maintain his role as Ferrari's 'number 2'. The Brazilian was running ahead of highly...

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18 Mar 2013

Christian Horner criticises McLaren for F1 ECU trouble

At the end of a nightmare weekend for McLaren, Red Bull's Christian Horner added the final insult. Briton Horner, boss of McLaren's arch-rival, blamed...

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18 Mar 2013

Nico Hulkenberg will use new F1 chassis in Malaysian GP

Nico Hulkenberg will tackle this weekend's Malaysian grand prix with a new Sauber chassis. 90 minutes before his first race for the Swiss team...

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18 Mar 2013

Ferrari asked Perez to take care of Alonso

Sergio Pérez has claimed that, whilst a Sauber driver, Ferrari often asked him to "take care" of Fernando Alonso. The Mexican's comments will ramp...

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18 Mar 2013

Hamilton: McLaren offered more money for 2013 F1 season

Lewis Hamilton claims McLaren offered him more money than Mercedes for 2013. Ultimately, the 2008 world champion opted to switch camps, with most in...

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18 Mar 2013

Nico Rosberg: Video message after 2013 Australian F1 GP

Nico Rosberg: Video message after Australian GP 2013

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18 Mar 2013

HD wallpaper pictures 2013 Australian F1 GP

HD pictures 2013 Australian F1 GP. This F1 race has been won by Kimi Raikkonen in a Lotus E21 on the 17th of March...

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17 Mar 2013

Kimi storms to Melbourne F1 victory

Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen outwitted the rest of the field to win a strategic opening race of the 2013 season in Australia. The Finn managed his...

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17 Mar 2013

Romain Grosjean Post Australian F1 GP interview

"It was a disaster," "This is a race where nothing worked" "We need to understand the difference in performance between Kimi and me"

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17 Mar 2013

McLaren F1 could revert to 2012 MP4-27 car

After a disastrous season opener with a flawed new car, the big question in the Melbourne paddock late on Sunday is whether McLaren will...

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17 Mar 2013

Raikkonen wonders if Lotus F1 budget is big enough for title

Kimi Raikkonen, 2013's early championship leader, has questioned whether Lotus can keep up its winning pace throughout the season. The Finn beat formidable opponents...

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17 Mar 2013

Nico Rosberg: Videoblog Australien GP 2013

abonniere Nico Rosbergs Kanal! In seinem Videoblog analysiert Nico den Australien GP 2013.

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17 Mar 2013

Kimi Raikkonen is first 2013 F1 drivers title leader

Kimi Raikkonen is the surprise world championship leader, after winning the season-opening Australian grand prix at the wheel of the fast and tyre-friendly Lotus....

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17 Mar 2013

2013 Australian Grand Prix F1 Race Results

Event: Australian F1 Grand Prix Track: Albert Park Circuit Weather: Dry Track temperature: 20°C Air temperature: 17°C (Q1) 16°C (Q2, Q3) Wind Speed: 5.8 mps Wind direction:...

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17 Mar 2013

Forgotten Ferrari F1 driver Felipe Massa is back!

Ferrari's forgotten man is back. Since his 2008 title challenge and near-fatal crash a season later, Felipe Massa has been almost missing in action....

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17 Mar 2013

Ecclestone's big hope for 2013 F1 season is Ferrari revival

Bernie Ecclestone has admitted a resurgent Ferrari is his great hope for the 2013 season. Asked by Welt am Sonntag newspaper to describe his...

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17 Mar 2013

Alonso says Red Bull 1st on F1 grid is nothing new

Fernando Alonso, although very quiet over the winter period, insists in Australia that he is happy even though not at the wheel of the...

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17 Mar 2013

Maldonado: Williams FW35 F1 car is undriveable

It has been a nightmare start to Williams' 2013 season. The deaths of Hugo Chavez and Ginny Williams were big commercial and personal blows...

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17 Mar 2013

Ecclestone happy Austrians in charge at Mercedes F1

Niki Lauda, the team's new co-owner and chairman, has admitted he was shocked when he first visited Mercedes' Brackley headquarters. Also home to BAR,...

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17 Mar 2013

Zytek interested in 2014 V6 F1 engine rules

Yet another new name could be looking seriously at F1's radical engine rules for 2014. It is already a poorly-guarded paddock secret that McLaren...

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17 Mar 2013