Mark Hughes
The giveaway that Bottas is resigned to Russell's arrival - MPH
Both Mercedes F1 drivers are in a contract year this season but it's Valtteri Bottas who's under all of the pressure to perform to save his future
Mark Hughes
Grand Prix editor
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.
Latest articles from Mark
F1
Fernando Alonso won't let fractured jaw block F1 comeback — MPH
The injuries incurred by Fernando Alonso in his cycling accident just add to the tenor of uncertainty around the whole Alpine programme created by the recent high level management changes.…
F1
'Friendly assassin' Carlos Sainz targets title despite Ferrari support role — MPH
Carlos Sainz Jr got his first runs behind the wheel of a Ferrari at Fiorano earlier this week. It was only in a 2018 car, but it’s the beginning of…
F1
MPH: Why Aston Martin can expect podium glory with Mercedes upgrade
On paper, the team with the biggest potential for improvement this year is Aston Martin (Racing Point as was). Which may sound odd given the very strong 2020 it enjoyed…
F1
MPH: Has Red Bull finally nailed its high-rake concept?
There’s an increasingly propounded theory in F1 technical circles – seemingly supported by the competitive evidence of the last two seasons at least – that the low-rake aero concept followed…
F1
MPH: Alonso and Alpine: the challenge facing Davide Brivio
Davide Brivio is set to arrive at Alpine F1 with a reputation for making teams gel. Can he do the same again with Fernando Alonso in the car? asks Mark Hughes
F1
MPH: How much of Lewis Hamilton's success is down to his car?
One of the biggest talking points of an F1 season in which Lewis Hamilton broke the all-time career stat records previously held by Michael Schumacher has been just how big…
F1
MPH: 'Will Perez have the measure of Max? I'd be amazed...'
The long-running saga of who drives the second Red Bull in 2021 finally came to a conclusion last week with the not-unexpected news that Sergio Perez would be replacing Alex…
F1
MPH: George Russell's feisty debut and why it went wrong
For 60 of the 87 laps George Russell was going to win as Lewis Hamilton’s stand-in at Mercedes. But fate had other plans. A safety car to retrieve the front…
F1
MPH: 'Covid let me focus on my weaknesses... I'm getting better' — Hamilton
Contracting Covid-19 was the major risk to Lewis Hamilton's F1 title this year, so he's obsessively protected himself. Staying isolated has brought benefits, writes Mark Hughes
F1
MPH: Hamilton's slick strategy — 'He just knows what to do'
This was a race of tyre temperatures, and their wild variation between cars at different stages of the weekend. This was why the car which had been on pole for…
F1
MPH: Can Red Bull close the gap to Mercedes in 2020 — and does it want to?
Take a look at the graphs below. They compare the qualifying form of Mercedes and Red Bull over the last four seasons. Two patterns are immediately obvious: 1) The Mercedes…
