Gary is editor and writer for ReadMotorsport. He has many years experience of sports writing behind him after deciding (belatedly) that the world of accountancy wasn't for him. His work has been featured on (among many others) BBC Sport and The Metro, where he specialised in all things Norwich City. He has written on many sports, including F1 for GPfans, the subject in which he now considers himself an expert. When not writing and editing he likes to go to the cinema and sip a lovely cold pint of Guinness (not always at the same time).
Denny Hamlin will start from pole for Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway after rain forced qualifying to be cancelled and left the grid to be set by NASCAR’s rule-book metric. NASCAR’s official Nashville weekend hub confirmed that Cup Series qualifying was cancelled because of inclement weather. With no timed qualifying session […]
Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin may have a better chance at Monaco because engine performance will matter less, but the team is still waiting until the summer break for a real AMR26 upgrade step. Formula 1’s official site reported that Alonso saw signs of progress from the Aston Martin in Canada, even though his race […]
Marco Bezzecchi delivered a huge qualifying statement at Mugello, putting Aprilia on pole for the Italian MotoGP with a new circuit record and leading an all-Aprilia front row ahead of Raul Fernandez and Jorge Martin. Bezzecchi took pole with a 1m43.921s lap, the first sub-1m44s MotoGP lap recorded at Mugello. Trackhouse Aprilia rider Raul Fernandez […]
Fabio Di Giannantonio has put Ducati on the front foot at Mugello after topping both Friday sessions, while Pedro Acosta’s difficult Friday leaves him needing to fight through Q1 on Sprint Saturday. Di Giannantonio ended Friday Practice for the Italian Grand Prix as fastest with a 1:44.808 for Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team, 0.091s ahead […]
Formula 1’s 2026 Monaco Grand Prix is set to run with an extra power-unit restriction after a fresh report said the FIA will mandate a special energy deployment mode for the street race. The Race is reporting that the cars will use a Monaco-specific engine map known as Rev 1, designed to limit maximum electrical […]
From crucial regulatory shifts on the historic streets of Monaco to scheduling and appeal rulings across Detroit and Nashville, which teams face pivotal challenges in the days ahead, all have been covered today on Read Motorsport. Here’s what we have learned so far today… Formula 1 The upcoming Monaco Grand Prix faces a major technical […]
Haas have given the clearest sign yet that their 2027 Formula 1 driver call could come within weeks, and that puts huge pressure on Esteban Ocon as Oliver Bearman continues to looks a shoo-in for as a long-term Haas driver. Komatsu non-committal Motorsport.com reported on Wednesday, May 27, that Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu expects […]
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has publicly backed a future return to V8 engines running on sustainable fuel, giving fresh momentum to one of the biggest ongoing debates in the paddock. It doesn’t mean a rule change is imminent, but it does mean the push now has heavyweight support from the commercial head of the […]
Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur believes Canada was a genuinely strong weekend for the team, even with Charles Leclerc enduring what he called the toughest race weekend of his Formula 1 career. The big test now is whether Ferrari can carry that pace and confidence into Monaco, where Leclerc’s home race will expose whether Canada […]
Mercedes have made it clear that Kimi Antonelli and George Russell will be allowed to race for the 2026 Formula 1 title, but team principal Toto Wolff has also drawn a line under how far that freedom can go after the pair’s bruising Canadian Grand Prix battle. The message seems to be simple: race hard, […]
Fernando Alonso’s retirement from the Canadian Grand Prix has turned into a more revealing Aston Martin story, with the team now admitting it may have pushed its 2026 cockpit layout too far. What looked like a normal frustrating midfield DNF now has clear Monaco consequences, if Aston Martin have to rethink how Alonso sits in […]
Red Bull’s first Formula 1 podium of 2026 has ended the team’s ongoing concerns about its car. Instead, it has exposed how much the team still relies on Max Verstappen’s feedback while trying to work out what this new-rules era really means for the cars. Team principal Laurent Mekies defended the team’s willingness to keep […]
