Gary is an experienced football journalist who has written for, among many others, BBC Sport and The Metro, and is now the editor of ReadEverton.com. He leads daily coverage of Everton news, transfers and analysis as part of the dave.sport network. He also writes for ReadManCity.com, ReadMotorsport and ReadNorwich within the same network. When not writing, he enjoys a nice cold pint of Guinness and trips to the cinema ... not always at the same time.
George Russell called Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc “mega dangerous” in untelevised team radio during the Australian Grand Prix on March 8. He also told the FIA that F1’s new Straight Line Mode needs to be changed before it causes a serious incident. Russell, who won the season opener at Albert Park ahead […]
George Russell and Mercedes head to Shanghai as the shortest-priced favourites across all major betting markets, after their dominant one-two finish at the Australian Grand Prix reinforced early-season expectations. Russell won comfortably in Melbourne, with young teammate Kimi Antonelli completing a Mercedes lockout of the front two positions. Charles Leclerc finished third for Ferrari, while […]
Ralf Schumacher, a former F1 driver and Sky Deutschland pundit who knows Newey personally, said on March 11 that the 67-year-old is ill-suited for the public-facing demands of leading an F1 team. “Someone will come soon. I’m pretty sure of that, because that’s simply not his nature,” Schumacher said. “He prefers to stay in the […]
Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, has reportedly joined the bidding for a 24 per cent minority stake in the Alpine F1 team, setting up a direct battle with former Red Bull boss Christian Horner for a holding valued at approximately £450 million. The reported involvement of Wolff, first reported by City AM, adds to […]
Liam Lawson accused Sergio Perez of racing him with “unnecessary aggression” after the pair made contact during a midfield battle at the 2026 Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Racing Bulls driver suggests Perez is still holding a grudge from their previous competition for a Red Bull seat. How the battle unfolded Lawson qualified P8 […]
Lewis Hamilton was upbeat after the first race weekend of the new season, but delivered an honest assessment of where the Scuderia are right now: missing single-lap pace against Mercedes. He believes the problem sits inside the new 2026 power unit’s energy management system. Hamilton finished fourth at Albert Park, trailing teammate Charles Leclerc across […]
Charles Leclerc jumped from fourth on the grid to the lead of the 2026 Australian Grand Prix at the start, crediting a “cheeky” start operator and the new pre-start procedure for the decisive move. The launch exposed how different race starts have become under the sport’s new technical regulations, and why the first 50 metres […]
George Russell claimed pole position for the 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday, leading a Mercedes front-row lockout as F1’s new technical regulations took effect. Defending world champion Lando Norris qualified sixth, nearly a full second off the pace. Russell’s pole time of 1:18.518 left teammate Kimi Antonelli 0.293 seconds behind in second. The […]
George Russell claimed pole position for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix with a lap time of 1:18.518, leading a Mercedes front-row lockout as F1’s new technical era made its competitive debut at Albert Park. His Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli qualified second with a 1:18.811. The gap between the two Silver Arrows was 0.293 seconds, which […]
Scuderia Ferrari used Free Practice 2 at the Australian Grand Prix to test an extreme energy-management strategy on the SF-26, minimising MGU-K deployment through the technical third sector to preserve battery charge for Albert Park’s straights. The session left both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc fighting balance issues, but race engineer Carlo Santi confirmed via […]
The FIA has revised its F1 Penalty Guidelines for 2026, granting stewards the explicit authority to disqualify drivers or impose race suspensions for “very extreme” instances of deliberate or reckless collisions, bypassing the standard time penalties that have historically capped on-track punishment. The change broadens the tools available to stewards as F1 enters a new […]
Max Verstappen’s first competitive Friday in the new Ford-backed RB22 ended with Red Bull facing an overnight rebuild. After a trip through the gravel at Alberta Park’s Turn 10 in FP2, damage was done to the car’s floor, T-tray and bodywork. The four-time champion had shown competitive pace earlier in the day, finishing FP1 in […]
