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F1 exhaust blowing: not just hot air
A close look at how and why Formula 1 teams such as Renault are still using exhausts to blow the rear wing The Renault RS18 has created a lot of…
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.
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F1 testing: Inside the times
Who was really fastest in Barcelona? Mark Hughes examines the first times of F1 in 2018 So what messages did the lap times tell us during the gaps between the…
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Sauber's C37 explained
Mark Hughes looks at the key points of the Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 Like Red Bull, Sauber has opted not to take up the full permitted width of the sidepods, implying…
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The Haas VF-18 and its Ferrari F1 DNA
New Haas: taking inspiration from 2017's Ferrari F1 car The Haas VF-18 is the first 2018 F1 car to be revealed, albeit only on screen. At first…
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The team-mate battles of 2018 F1
Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes weighs up the 2018 Formula 1 season's team-mate battles, and how certain drivers may fare As Mario Andretti observes in a forthcoming magazine piece, Formula…
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'80s month: The F1 turbo's defiant last hurrah
Though turbos were stripped back by Formula 1 regulations in the late '80s, McLaren and Honda still managed to squeeze the most out of them. The latest installment of '80s…
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How Mercedes and Ferrari will approach F1 2018
A first look at the design approaches Mercedes and Ferrari will take with their 2018 Formula 1 cars With the new car launch season rapidly approaching, the real intrigue is…
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Hamilton vs Alonso vs Vettel: the F1 statistics
Can numbers decide the battle of Formula 1 superiority between Alonso, Hamilton and Vettel? Here is a summary of the numbers used in our recent mini-series looking at the team-mate…
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Beneath Alonso's team-mate dominance
In the third and final part of this mini-series, we look at the team-mate comparisons of Fernando Alonso In 2017 he was the dominant force within McLaren against the highly…
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Why Kubica's dream is still alive
Is it all over for Robert Kubica? So the final piece of the 2018 line-up falls into place with the – not unexpected – news that Sergey Sirotkin will partner…
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How Vettel beat Räikkönen in 2017
Why was Sebastian Vettel so much faster than Kimi Räikkönen in F1 2017? Sebastian Vettel’s advantage over team-mate Kimi Räikkönen last season was much enhanced compared to 2016 – and almost…
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Four of Adrian Newey's brightest F1 ideas
One of the greatest technical directors and designers of his Formula 1 era, Adrian Newey conjured up formative solutions to the rapidly encroaching F1 rulebook. Here are four of his most inspired…
