In previous lives Mark raced cars, worked at Jim Russell racing school, got a university degree which he never used, tried working in industry, didn’t like it, left and joined Motoring News in 1988 as a junior club race reporter. Went freelance in ’96, concentrated on F1 from 2000. Grand Prix editor of Autosport for 10 years.
Fernando Alonso’s third place at Qatar – his first podium in seven years – was well merited, a brilliant drive based on an over-achieving qualifying lap, an aggressive start where…
It was probably the least exciting race in a season where the bar has been set high, as Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes disappeared into the floodlit evening. But there were reasons…
As we wait for the stewards to decide if there is any basis for Mercedes’ request for a right to review the Brazil Hamilton/Verstappen incident, so F1 finds itself trapped…
Red Bull came to Mexico expected to dominate and backed up that expectation throughout Friday when it was at times up to 0.5sec quicker than Mercedes. But Mercedes locked out…
Toto Wolff has said that if the title fight between his driver Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen goes down to the wire in Abu Dhabi, whichever of them is in…
What the record Austin crowd saw was a brilliantly vivid see-sawing contest between Max Verstappen’s Red Bull and Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes in which the former prevailed – just. What was…
Max Verstappen is exuding confidence in the title battle but is Lewis Hamilton stronger fighting adversity asks Mark Hughes
Two points separate the duo but of the seven remaining races, which favour Red Bull and which are Mercedes tracks?
Christian Horner recently confirmed that it was highly likely Red Bull would be retaining Sergio Perez into next season, praising him for his contribution to the team. “He has brought…
It's been one of the tightest, most intense title battles in a generation – but who is MPH's driver of the season so far?
Max Verstappen is still the favourite for the 2021 F1 title but won't be if he can't swap his racing style for something similar to Lewis Hamilton
As car manufacturers concentrate on electric road cars, they will no longer be spending R&D budgets on F1. So Alfa Romeo's sponsorship deal with Sauber is set to be the blueprint for F1's future, writes Mark Hughes
