F1
2018 Canadian Grand Prix report
It had all looked so promising after qualifying, the top cars so closely-matched, the differing tyre choices intriguing. But it didn’t work out that way. Sebastian Vettel was unopposed into…
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
Opinion
F1
MPH: Does Alonso continue at McLaren?
What he decides will have a big impact on the future of Stoffel Vandoorne The firmness with which McLaren recently rebuffed Toro Rosso for the services of its contracted test and…
Opinion
F1
Why Mercedes is slow at Monaco
Red Bull and Ferrari are faster than Mercedes going into the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix – Mark Hughes explains why After Esteban Ocon complained of traffic…
F1
Ferrari's controversial F1 ers system
Ferrari's ers system will be monitored and regulated by the FIA As from the beginning of the first practice session in Monaco, and at the FIA’s insistence, the Ferrari ers…
Opinion
F1
Ferrari's F1 tyre war with Pirelli
How Ferrari angered Pirelli after levelling accusations against F1's sole tyre supplier of partiality – and where Pirelli's future lies There are many upsides to being the…
Opinion
F1
'Miracles will not happen' says Kubica after F1 practice
After driving in place of Sergey Sirotkin in the first practice of the Spanish F1 Grand Prix, Robert Kubica remains hopeful of a comeback... and realistic on Williams' performance Robert…
Opinion
F1
The picture after Azerbaijan GP practice
Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes breaks down Formula 1 practice in Azerbaijan Pirelli has tried to encourage two-stop rather than one-stop strategies this year. In doing so, the sole Formula…
Opinion
F1
F1 2019: simple aero, better racing?
How proposed aero changes could change the way F1 teams design their cars in 2019 Aero changes that the FIA wishes to introduce to Formula 1 next year – two…
Opinion
F1
Ricciardo's itchy feet and Ferrari
Could Vettel vs Ricciardo II take place at Ferrari? The Shanghai Formula 1 paddock was buzzing with the rumour that Daniel Ricciardo had signed an option to…
Opinion
F1
F1 Chinese GP: 'this could be a multi-dimensional race'
Lewis Hamilton may have topped Friday's Formula 1 practice sessions in China, but the race simulations are much more evenly matched It’s cold and damp in Shanghai…
Opinion
F1
Hamilton vs 'party mode'
Was it 'party mode' that gave Lewis Hamilton pole in Australia? Mark Hughes investigates... Lewis Hamilton’s pole-securing final qualifying run, in which he found 0.6sec while everyone else found a…
Opinion
F1
A closer look at the preseason F1 tests
The conclusions we can draw from the two preseason Formula 1 tests So at the end of eight days of Formula 1 preseason testing, what do we know? Definitively, nothing.…
