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F1
F1's open oil burn loophole
With Formula 1 teams still suspicious of a gaping loophole, the oil burn debate rages on “We'd like to see the [oil burn] rules go further because it…
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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Opinion
F1
Mercedes W09: Refinement not revolution
Mark Hughes evaluates the Mercedes W09 on its release Mercedes has stayed resolutely with its pre-existing technical concept with its 2018 W09 model. It features an identical wheelbase and a…
Opinion
F1
The dawn of Renault
How Renault came to be, and made its mark on motor racing As Renault continues its progress since returning as a works team just two years ago, it’s timely to…
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F1
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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F1
Red Bull RB14: a calculated departure
After Red Bull's 2017 F1 troubles, the manufacturer's RB14 is a significant step away from the RB13 Red Bull’s relatively early car launch is very much against…
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F1
Williams: state of the nation
Mark Hughes investigates where it's all gone wrong for Williams, and explains how the cracks have been papered over Williams rescued itself from two different sorts of oblivion five years…
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F1
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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F1
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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F1
'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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F1
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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F1
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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F1
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…
