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.
Mercedes has won the drivers’ and constructors’ championship for the last six years, a clean sweep of the hybrid era. As we wait for the new season to see if…
There is a significance to the Alfa Romeo F1 team’s choice of third driver. Robert Kubica - who brings his personal sponsorship with him - has been signed primarily because…
So, what was Ferrari’s fuel declaration controversy in Abu Dhabi all about? An hour before the race, the FIA issued a statement that it was investigating the difference in Ferrari’s…
In the next issue of the magazine you can catch up with Lewis Hamilton’s reflections on his season just gone. But one part that wasn’t included – and which he…
“This out-lap is crucial,” Lewis Hamilton was informed. “You don’t need to tell me,” he replied with the tone of someone who knew he was up against it, trying to…
Ferrari seemed to lose its speed advantage at the F1 US Grand Prix — after suggestions it was using illegal engine technology. But that's unlikely to be the explanation, writes Mark Hughes Photo:…
Lewis Hamilton hadn’t realised that he’d knocked the cover off his brake bias switch on his first Q3 run. It’s on the side of the steering wheel and normally he…
This year's crop of new drivers is one of the strongest that F1 has seen and the competition is still on to stand out as 2019's rookie of the year Albon,…
What Renault didn't do is just as significant as what it did says Mark Hughes, looking into the team's Japanese Grand Prix disqualification Photo: Motorsport Images With the FIA’s ruling on the…
An error-strewn start by Ferrari that handed Valtteri Bottas victory: the full story of the 2019 F1 Japanese Grand Prix Photo: Motorsport Images Sebastian Vettel probably still had the adrenaline…
A well-timed pitstop gifted Sebastian Vettel the lead in the 2019 F1 Singapore Grand Prix, but his win came down to much more than luck Photo: Motorsport Images In the Ferrari…
After another round of engine upgrades, Ferrari retains a significant power advantage. Mercedes describes it as "ridiculous", but it may just come down to one ingenious idea Ferrari's power advantage…
