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.
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
Next Saturday at Silverstone we will have ‘The Sprint’, a 17-lap race without obligatory pit stops, the finishing order of which will form the grid for the British Grand Prix…
F1 teams are using the FIA more and more to gain an advantage over rivals - and Mercedes appear to be losing out
This really was one of the most straightforward of grands prix of the modern era, Max Verstappen and Red Bull-Honda never looking anything other than comfortable victors. Lewis Hamilton and…
It was fascinating listening in on Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean having a post-F1 chat about their new American racing adventures. Grosjean was relating his first Indycar test. “First run…
A thrilling duel between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton played out from beginning to end, the outcome in the balance throughout. It was surely the best grand prix that has…
Why do Red Bull and Aston Martin seem to be able to run their tyres at a lower pressure than F1 rivals? Step forward Jan Matsuzaki who has an uncanny understanding of race rubber
Simon Roberts took over the Williams Team Principal role as Claire Williams bowed out after last year’s Italian Grand Prix. Roberts had joined the team, from McLaren, as MD only…
Formula 1 continues to dance very dexterously around the challenges of the pandemic in keeping the whole show on the road. But perhaps its greatest calendar-related challenge is set for…
Max Verstappen leads the world championship for the first time in his career after an immaculate victory drive in the Monaco Grand Prix. Given the performance traits of his Red…
In the language of lap time, downforce is good but its associated drag is bad. Therefore bendy wings – which bend backwards and down at speed to reduce drag but…
It's been patchy at best for Fernando Alonso so far, but does a storming drive at Portimão show his and Alpine's true potential?
