Isack Hadjar gives worrying Red Bull review after 2026 Japanese GP
Inside Red Bull’s miserable start to 2026 — and why it’s not just Verstappen who’s frustrated.
I’m Ed Spencer — a UK-based motorsport writer with nine accredited Grands Prix on the books and bylines breaking exclusives across F1, IndyCar and sportscar racing. I turn paddock access into stories editors actually want to publish.
Series I cover
Sports journalism graduate from the University of Chester (2:1) who’s spent the past five years turning a lifelong obsession with motorsport into a working byline — from insideF2 and Motorlat to Total-Motorsport and autoevolution.
Comfortable across formats: practice and race reports, feature interviews, breaking exclusives, historical lookbacks. Equally comfortable across categories: F1 is home, but I’ve also covered IndyCar, WEC, Formula 2 and sportscar racing.
Latest exclusive
Former F1 driver Marc Surer dismisses the theory that Verstappen will follow Gianpiero Lambiase to McLaren in 2028, and explains why a Mercedes move is the more logical play for the four-time world champion.
Recent work
Inside Red Bull’s miserable start to 2026 — and why it’s not just Verstappen who’s frustrated.
Cutting through the noise on the 2026 regulations — and where Verstappen actually has a point.
Inside Honda’s troubled pre-season after a power unit that failed to complete a race simulation.
Accredited GPs
Pieces / GP weekend
Top drivers interviewed
Years in motorsport media
Ed has a vast amount of knowledge about motorsport and is keen to get involved in projects in relation to it. He has an analytical eye for detail when it comes to reviewing F2 and F3 races. Ed has a bright future ahead of him.
Tom Cairns
Presenter / Commentator · The Support Series podcast
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