Mark Hughes
MPH: Smaller teams dare to dream as rigged F1 deal is dismantled
Further changes to next year's F1 regulations should reduce the yawning gap between the smaller teams and the top three, writes Mark Hughes
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
F1
MPH Grand Prix debuts: Jim Clark
Jim Clark made his grand prix debut with Lotus and never left the team. But this formidable partnership had not been the original plan
F1
Vettel's chain reaction: how the empty Ferrari seat could shake up F1
The ripple effect of Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari departure is being felt across the F1, and it could have interesting consequences, as Mark Hughes explains
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MPH Grand Prix debuts: Gilles Villeneuve marks his arrival
Gilles Villeneuve had barely been heard of on the international stage when McLaren entered him in a third car for the 1977 British Grand Prix. ‘Who?’ was not an uncommon…
Mark Hughes
MPH Grand Prix debuts: the sensational arrival of Mario Andretti
Mario Andretti was instantly quick in his first F1 practice session at Monza in 1968. Perhaps too quick, as he found himself banned from the race - Mark Hughes looks back at a delayed Grand Prix debut
F1
MPH: Will Vettel sign contract that confirms Leclerc as Ferrari No1?
If Sebastian Vettel signs a new contract with Ferrari for 2021, he will have to accept that he's no longer the team's chosen one, writes Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
MPH: Toto Wolff's Aston investment raises rivals' suspicions
The Aston Martin name will return to F1 next year... and the Mercedes team principal has invested in the company. What does Toto Wolff's stake mean? Mark Hughes has the answer.
F1
Hints of future glory in Stirling Moss's first world championship grand prix
Sir Stirling Moss made his world championship grand prix debut in Berne for the 1951 Swiss Grand Prix. Mark Hughes looks back at the start of a glorious career
F1
Sir Stirling Moss obituary: the Boy Wonder who defined his era
Sir Stirling Moss 1929-2020 One of the legends upon which the whole sport rests has now left us, but Stirling Moss’s deeds never will. He was one of those very…
F1
MPH: Six years of star chasing — speed gains in F1's hybrid era
In this enforced pause in F1 on-track activity, it’s as good as time as any to reflect on the first six years of the turbo hybrid formula from a competitive…
F1
MPH: F1's raft of innovations to tackle the coronavirus crisis
Project Pitlane – F1’s response to the call to arms by the British government for technology to alleviate the coronavirus pandemic – has had its first significant success. A breathing…
Mark Hughes
MPH: F1 is in survival mode and the effects could be long-lasting
The concerns of F1 are insignificant in this unprecedented time, but with Baku expected later today to be the eighth 2020 grand prix either cancelled or postponed, we should probably…
