Author Profile: Leopold Pleijsier

Leopold Pleijsier

Leopold Pleijsier

F1 Journalist

30416 published articles
25 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.

Latest story: Starting Grid 2026 United States Formula 1 Grand Prix

2013 McLaren MP4-28 F1 car launch (HD)

Relive the amazing F1 launch of McLaren in full HD. The car was revealed by Jenson Button and Sergio Pérez, who made a nice...

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4 Feb 2013

Ecclestone 'super impressed' on Sochi visit

Bernie Ecclestone on Monday was on the spot at Sochi, the scene of next year's inaugural Russian grand prix. There had been some doubt...

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4 Feb 2013

2013 interview Ross Brawn launch Mercedes W04 F1 car

Ross Brawn talks about what he expects from the new Mercedes W04 car for upcoming 2013 F1 season.

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4 Feb 2013

2013 Mercedes W04 F1 Car Launch: Nico filming behind the scenes

subscribe his channel! Watch Nico´s video blog from Jerez at the car Launch 2013 of the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 W03: Nico is filming...

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4 Feb 2013

Ferrari F138 F1 car web presentation

Chairman Montezemolo, Stefano Domenicali and the Scuderia Ferrari drivers unveiled the new single-seater live from Maranello on Ferrari.com.

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4 Feb 2013

Mercedes W04 F1 car live launch

Live launch stream from Jerez, Spain of the 2013 Silver Arrow, the F1 W04. Featuring Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, Ross Brawn and Toto Wolff....

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4 Feb 2013

Mercedes W04 first video made by Lewis Hamilton

See the new 2013 Mercedes W04 F1 car for Mercedes driving by. See HD pictures of 2013 Mercedes W04 F1 car.

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4 Feb 2013

HD pictures 2013 Launch Mercedes W04 F1 car

Mercedes W04  HD pictures of the Mercedes W04. It was unveiled on the 4th of Februari 2013 by Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at...

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4 Feb 2013

Bianchi, Sutil, Kobayashi & Senna in race for last F1 seat?

Four drivers appear to be prominently in the running for the last race seat on the 2013 grid. Strangely in the ultra-professional world of...

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4 Feb 2013

Sauber C32 looks like Red Bull RB9?

Tongue in cheek, a German specialist publication has wondered if there is a Sauber spy in the house at world champions Red Bull. After...

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4 Feb 2013

Ferrari Boss: Ferrari F1 team makes decisions not Alonso

Luca di Montezemolo has moved to play down the 'Jerez controversy' by insisting Fernando Alonso is not in charge at Ferrari. First, some suggested...

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4 Feb 2013

Horner happy with Mark Webber after Marko spat

Boss Christian Horner has played down the significance of an apparent spat between Mark Webber and the team's outspoken Dr Helmut Marko. Recently, Austrian...

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4 Feb 2013

Mika Salo: Kovalainen can make F1 return

Former F1 driver Mika Salo has tipped Heikki Kovalainen to return to the grid in the future. Finn Kovalainen is the latest victim of...

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4 Feb 2013

Petrov manager: F1 is not a sport any more

Vitaly Petrov's manager admits Caterham was the Russian's "only possibility" to stay in formula one this season. "We knew this a few days ago,...

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4 Feb 2013

Red Bull Racing reveals 2013 F1 car RB9

Infiniti Red Bull Racing set the defence of its Formula One Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship titles in motion today with the launch of its...

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3 Feb 2013

Red Bull RB9 F1 Launch video

See the launch of Red Bull Racing's 2013 F1 car, the RB9 yourself. See a comparison image of the RB9 and it’s predecessor the...

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3 Feb 2013

Differences between Red Bull F1 car RB8 & RB9

Comparing the bigger picture by clicking on it, you can see some differences between the 2012 RB8 and RB9. We can see the following...

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3 Feb 2013

HD pictures 2013 Launch Red Bull RB9 F1 car

First HD pictures and wallpapers (1920x1080) of the launched Red Bull RB9 F1 car. The car looks a lot like his predecesor, so will...

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3 Feb 2013

Red Bull RB9 F1 car teaser launch picture & video

See a lot of work is done on building the RB9. At the end of the movie you can see the car in full...

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3 Feb 2013

Mercedes W04 F1 car enhanced garage image

With some enhancement of the current image that is shown on the Mercedes AMG F1 website we made a picture on which you can see some more...

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3 Feb 2013

Sauber C32 F1 car stuns with shrunken sidepods

Sauber has revealed the first major technical innovation of the 2013 season, and according to Germany's specialist Auto Motor und Sport it could be...

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3 Feb 2013

Sauber C32 F1 launch 2013 car

See the launch of the Sauber C32 F1 car. The car has been launched on the 2nd of Februari 2013 by Esteban Gutierrez and...

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2 Feb 2013

Exclusive footage McLaren MP4-28 F1 car

Exclusive shots captured by a team member at today's promotional event - first run for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-28.

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2 Feb 2013

Sahara Force India VJM06 Launch

Relive the excitement of the VJM06 launch at Silverstone as we present our 2013 challenger.

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2 Feb 2013

Live Sahara Force India VJM06 F1 car launch

Another chance to watch the covers being pulled off the VJM06 at Silverstone.

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2 Feb 2013

Giedo van der Garde will race for Caterham F1 Team in 2013

Caterham F1 Team today announced that 27-year-old Dutchman Giedo van der Garde completes its driver line-up for the 2013 Formula 1 World Championship, alongside...

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2 Feb 2013

F1 sponsor stickers on Ferrari F138

See how much work is involved with getting the stickering of the new F138 Ferrari F1 car. You can also see a lot of...

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2 Feb 2013

Williams F1: Our history and story

Williams is a leading Formula One team and advanced engineering business. Over the past 35 years we have won 16 World Championship Titles and...

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2 Feb 2013

Bruce McLaren video: McLaren F1 50 years of courage

This short film sheds light on McLaren's very human back-story -- namely that of Bruce McLaren, who founded his racing team five decades ago....

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2 Feb 2013

F1 interview Nikolas Tombazis Launch Ferrari F138 car

Nikolas Tombazis, chief designer at Ferrari F1 talks about the aerodynamicis of the F138 and what he think will happen in 2013.

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2 Feb 2013