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2017 Monaco Grand Prix report
The sixth round of the 2017 F1 season brings controversy – Mark Hughes reports from Monaco They sang along to the Italian national anthem, all the Ferrari mechanics, engineers and…
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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2017 Australian Grand Prix report
Mark Hughes reports from the opening round of Formula 1 2017 – Melbourne The talk afterwards was about the track position Mercedes surrendered with Lewis Hamilton and how that had…
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Damon Hill founds Professional Racing Drivers Association
Personalities could return to the paddock, if the PRDA takes off The Professional Racing Drivers Association (PRDA) is a new body founded by 1996 World Champion Damon Hill, its impetus…
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Testing times
What can we read into the Barcelona testing times? The stand-out stories from two weeks of pre-season testing at Barcelona appear to be a) Ferrari and b) McLaren-Honda, the former a…
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Suspensions: Mercedes legal, Red Bull not?
Question marks continue to be raised about the legality of Red Bull's new suspension at the Barcelona F1 test Speculation continues to rage about the legality or otherwise of the…
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The faster, raw and physical F1
Mark Hughes casts his first impressions of the new F1 cars The light is beautiful as the late morning Barcelona sun is burning off the haze and the new generation…
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F1 2017 – the prospects
As Formula 1 moves into its latest 'new era', Mark Hughes considers the prospects of every car on the grid. It's in 2016 finishing order... Mercedes Major new aero regs…
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Williams' 2017 prospects
A disappointing 2016 and a winter of upheaval – what will 2017 bring? Where it’s been As an independent team, Williams was always on-course to fall away from its third-place status…
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Haas's 2017 prospects
How will Haas fare in its tricky second season Where it’s been Haas enjoyed a superb debut season in 2016. Instantly mid-grid respectable, points in three of its first four…
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Mercedes's 2017 prospects
It's been the car to beat, but will it be in 2017? Mark Hughes reports from the Mercedes W08 launch Where it’s been Fifty one race wins and only eight…
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Force India's 2017 prospects
Force India launched its 2017 car, the VJM10, at Silverstone today. Visually, it features a 2014-like stepped nose and a very intricate front wing. Yesterday, Renault’s boss was dismissing the…
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How Allison differs from Lowe
Allison is a different proposition for Mercedes, what difference will he make? As reported in the magazine a couple of months ago, James Allison takes the reins as technical chief…
