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.
Nobody could challenge Lando Norris in his dominant 2024 Singapore Grand Prix win, but several drivers had the pace to do so. Mark Hughes examines why they couldn't get close to the lead McLaren
McLaren has been informed by the FIA that the ‘mini DRS’ rear wing it has been running recently will not in future be considered acceptable. Yet the governing body accepts…
Lando Norris was one safety car away from race victory in the 2024 Azerbaijan GP; Mark Hughes rewinds seven years, to when Daniel Ricciardo showed how F1 fortunes can be transformed when races are neutralised
Oscar Piastri's victory in the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was a brilliant performance by a driver in only his second F1 season. Mark Hughes picks out the key moments — and where it went wrong for his rivals
McLaren is imposing team orders 'lite' that will see Oscar Piastri help Lando Norris's title bid — but with the freedom to win races on merit. Mark Hughes asks if the policy can cope with the realities of an F1 championship race?
Red Bull finds itself with an overly complex 2024 F1 car that even Max Verstappen can't overcome – does it turn back, or risk going into a development dead end?
Two drivers, almost a century apart, lit up the Monza timesheet then crashed heavily on their GP weekend debuts. Mark Hughes compares Kimi Antonelli's spectacular drive for Mercedes with another superstar's appearance in 1925
Ferrari had nothing to lose at the 2024 Italian GP – and came away as winners. Mark Hughes analyses how the Scuderia emerged victorious
Franco Colapinto makes his F1 debut at the 2024 Italian GP for Williams – can the aspirational Argentinian make his mark?
Lando Norris has a huge F1 championship points gap to make up, but the momentum is with him while Max Verstappen struggles with his car – not unlike Hunt vs Lauda in '76, writes Mark Hughes
Lando Norris and McLaren reigned supreme at the Dutch GP on a track that suited them – but it remains to be seen if it can maintain the dominance else where, writes Mark Hughes
Reports of an asymmetric braking system — which has now been made illegal — fuelled rumours about Red Bull's sudden decrease in form. But, as Mark Hughes writes, the claims made are unsubstantiated
