F1
2017 Singapore Grand Prix report
So, in a split-second the championship might have just turned. Sebastian Vettel suffered a 25-point loss to the man he could least afford it to, Lewis Hamilton. By his own…
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
Porsche poised for Red Bull buyout?
Could Porsche really be on the verge of an F1 return? The rumours are gathering apace: Porsche is to enter Formula 1 from 2021, after purchasing the Red Bull team and…
Opinion
F1
McLaren's renewed Renault engine chase
McLaren and Renault could be nearing a solution to the engine problem – but there are obstacles yet McLaren and Honda are set for either the messiest of divorces or the…
Opinion
F1
Has Mercedes beaten the FIA's oil-burning rule tweak?
The FIA's intervention could have inadvertently given Mercedes the advantage The oil burning controversy that has rumbled along in Formula 1 for over a year might be about to go…
Opinion
F1
Räikkönen stays for 2018, but what of Vettel?
Half of Ferrari's 2018 team is confirmed, the other half less so... Ferrari’s re-signing of Kimi Räikkönen for one more year inevitably fuels speculation of why Sebastian Vettel has not…
Opinion
F1
McLaren's 2018 engine options reduce to Honda
Circumstances appear to dictate McLaren will remain with Honda for 2018, as Mark Hughes explains Now that Toro Rosso’s discussions with Honda about a 2018 engine supply have ended, it…
Opinion
F1
Will the 2018 F1 driver market start or stall?
Mark Hughes looks at the potential moves in the 2018 Formula 1 driver market Sebastian Vettel is expected at the Italian Grand Prix to be confirmed as a Ferrari driver…
Opinion
F1
Halo: the controversy
The FIA's decision to introduce the halo hasn't been well received The implementation of compulsory cockpit halo devices in Formula 1 from next year is already – and predictably –…
Opinion
F1
Liberty's awkward position
Liberty Media faces a big decision over the future of the British Grand Prix, as Silverstone triggers the break clause We’ve been here before, and this latest in the long-running…
F1
2017 Austrian Grand Prix
Mark Hughes reports from the Red Bull Ring, as Bottas brings himself into the reckoning Valtteri Bottas might have had Lewis Hamilton’s gearbox penalty or Romain Grosjean’s Q3 breakdown to…
Opinion
F1
Renault confirms second Kubica test
Kubica comeback another step closer as Renault confirms the Pole will test with them again Renault Sport has just confirmed that Robert Kubica will test with them again – at Paul…
Opinion
F1
McLaren severs ties with Ron Dennis
McLaren has bought Ron Dennis's final share of the company, officially concluding an important chapter in McLaren's history The final parting of the ways between McLaren and Ron Dennis –…
