After concluding his journalism studies Filip decided to jump in at the deep end and become a freelance motorsports writer, which took him on a nomadic 50-country journey from Indianapolis to Le Mans and from Melbourne's Albert Park to the Dakar in Argentina. Born and raised in Belgium and now settled in sunny Barcelona, Spain, Filip first joined Motorsport.com in 2015 to help establish the Dutch edition before transitioning to the English-language team. In 2023 he became one of Motorsport Network's main F1 correspondents, with the 2026 season his fourth year on the ground at the majority of grands prix. Being Flemish, when he's not covering F1 you're likely to catch him watching pro cycling instead, but he also has a soft spot for Southampton FC and the Toronto Blue Jays. Don't ask!
Latest articles by Filip Cleeren
Winners and losers from F1's spectacular Chinese Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari GP podium "one of the most enjoyable F1 races ever"
Kimi Antonelli fights tears after maiden F1 win: "I gave myself a heart attack at the end"
McLaren suffers F1 Chinese GP disaster as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri hit trouble
Bahrain and Saudi Arabian F1 races officially cancelled amid Middle East conflict
Alex Albon: Williams "cannot hide" behind F1 2026 car weight
McLaren lacking aerodynamic load and efficiency as it learns Mercedes F1 engine
Max Verstappen: Every lap is survival in "undriveable" Red Bull F1 car
Five quick takeaways from F1's Chinese GP sprint and qualifying
Why time has run out for F1 to save its Bahrain and Saudi races
Exclusive: Graeme Lowdon on what's next for Cadillac after short F1 honeymoon
Spanish GP releases latest Madring F1 renderings
Audi will eventually have one of the best engines in F1, says Gabriel Bortoleto
Williams: Up to five proposals on table to fix “energy-starved” 2026 F1 cars
What's next for Aston Martin and Honda after torrid start to F1 2026?
Exclusive: Mario Andretti blown away by 'unexpected' Cadillac F1 chassis tribute
Melbourne F1 start "near-miss" shows safety still a concern – McLaren
James Vowles: All solutions to Williams F1 car weight are "in my inbox today"
Andrea Stella praises “very tough” Oscar Piastri: He will come back ‘more determined’
How Cadillac fared on its Formula 1 debut
McLaren offers frank summary of F1 2026 performance with 0.5-1s gap to Mercedes
Winners and losers from F1's chaotic Australian Grand Prix
Oscar Piastri had "100kW extra power I didn't expect" in Australian GP pre-race crash
Oscar Piastri out of Australian GP after dramatic crash on way to grid
McLaren's theory on Mercedes' concerning Australia F1 advantage
Andrea Stella: "Very dramatic" Australian GP qualifying "exposes weaknesses" of 2026 F1 rules
Lance Stroll, Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz allowed to start F1 Australian GP
Lando Norris: F1 has gone from “the best cars ever” to "probably the worst”
Five quick takeaways from the first F1 qualifying session of 2026
F1 Australian GP: George Russell leads interrupted FP3 as Kimi Antonelli suffers heavy crash
FIA to revert Australian GP straight mode change after F1 team pushback
Race our experts! Motorsport.com's F1 Fantasy league returns
Stefano Domenicali: Premature F1 2026 criticism "not right"
F1 Australian GP: Charles Leclerc leads first 2026 practice as McLaren and Aston Martin hit trouble
Lando Norris on snowy drift challenge with the Solbergs: "One of the most fun cars I've ever driven"
Lando Norris: 'McLaren won't be on the back foot' at the start of F1 2026
Esteban Ocon claims overtakes look "quite difficult on paper" as he points to minimal gains
F1 returnee Valtteri Bottas loses grid drop after all
Ollie Bearman warns Australian GP could be "worst-case scenario" for new F1 regulations
Aston Martin F1 drivers limited to 25 laps to avoid nerve damage
Why Alonso's patience with Aston Martin and Honda is reliant on time he doesn't have
FIA eases Australia GP curfews as F1 teams reroute staff
Alpine F1 team confirms Alex Dunne's academy role
The Piastri Effect – Australian GP on track for another attendance record
F1's Drive to Survive "won't please everybody", but it isn't going anywhere
We rate the F1 2026 title contenders - Max Verstappen
F1 scraps mandatory Monaco GP two-stop rule for 2026
FIA announces clampdown on compression ratio tests from June 2026
Cadillac names first F1 car after American icon Mario Andretti
Laurent Mekies exclusive: "My job is to protect Red Bull's DNA, not to change it"
Exclusive: Max Verstappen's Red Bull F1 role "goes far beyond driving", says Laurent Mekies
Spanish GP reveals striking Pininfarina designed trophy for inaugural Madrid F1 race
Honda reveals alarming cause of "extremely challenging" Aston Martin F1 engine issue
Will nobody win the Australian GP? Why sandbagging is an art form in F1
Apple and Netflix join forces to distribute F1 2026 content
Pirelli's head of motorsport Mario Isola steps down
Everything we learned from Season 8 of F1's Drive To Survive
Team by team: How Bahrain's double pre-season test went for the F1 2026 field
F1 considering format changes, 12 sprints from 2027
Stefano Domenicali: F1 should "stay calm" over challenging 2026 rules