Five Reds membership
No banner ads. No autoplay video. No clickbait. £8 a month, or £72 a year, and every chart, every model, every Sunday newsletter is yours.
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Every analysis piece is built on our own model of qualifying, race pace, and tyre degradation. Not opinions dressed as numbers.
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We don’t commission filler. Every piece is reported, edited, and stands behind a byline you’ll come to recognise.
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We don’t cover the sport sponsors want covered. We cover the sport that matters. Your subscription is the only revenue.
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After every race. The model, the moments, the mistakes. Members only. The single most-read thing we publish.
Pick the cadence. Switch later if you want.
Monthly
Try the membership without committing for a year. Most readers move to annual within four months — we kept the door easy.
£8 / month after trial. Cancel anytime.
Annual
Save £24 — 25% off monthly.
The way most members read us. Two months free, paid up-front, one less recurring charge in your inbox.
£72 / year after trial. Renews automatically. Cancel anytime.
The free tier exists. We don't pretend otherwise.
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| What you read | |||
| Race-weekend recaps | Free | ||
| Analysis pieces (3–4 per week) | |||
| Engine — our chart-led series | |||
| Sunday newsletter | |||
| How you read it | |||
| Save articles, reading history | |||
| No banner ads, no autoplay | |||
| Comments & community | Coming Q3 | Coming Q3 | |
| Pricing | |||
| Price | Free | £8 / month | £72 / year |
| Effective monthly | — | £8.00 | £6.00 |
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Frequently asked
Yes. One click in your account, no email loops, no retention calls. If you cancel during the trial, you’re never charged.
You’re billed the first £8 (or £72 annually) and become a full member. We send a reminder three days before, so it’s never a surprise.
Yes — from your account page. We pro-rate the difference. Switching to annual mid-cycle credits you for the days remaining.
Not yet. We kept pricing simple for launch. If enough students ask, we’ll add one.
It can for new members. If you’re an annual member when prices change, your rate is locked for as long as you stay subscribed.
A membership is for one reader. Annual members get one free month to gift — share it with whoever you like.
Subscriptions. That’s it. No advertisers, no sponsored content, no affiliate links. Your £8 is the only revenue we get from your reading.
Some of us. The masthead is on the About page. We’re a small team and we put our names on what we publish.
Why it's worth it
"Five Reds is what F1 journalism looks like when nobody’s trying to sell you a watch. The numbers are real. The writing is sharp. The newsletter is the best thing in my Sunday inbox."— Mark Hughes, motorsport journalist