F1
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
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Marchionne leaves Ferrari following illness
Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne steps down from role Update: Ferrari has confirmed Sergio Marchionne is unable to return to the company following surgery. A statement said: 'The Board of Directors…
Opinion
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MPH: F1 2019's midfield merry-go-round
The front of the 2019 F1 grid is all but sewn up, the rest? Much less so... The confirmation of Lewis Hamilton’s contract extension at Mercedes yesterday…
Opinion
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Was Mercedes fastest at Silverstone?
Which of the two leading F1 constructors had the upper hand at Silverstone – and who has the advantage going into the double-header? The battle between Ferrari and Mercedes is…
Opinion
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MPH: Grosjean's career up in smoke?
Romain Grosjean's form in his eighth Formula 1 season has been mercurial, which could sink a career that never quite took off as it should In Austria a couple of…
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2018 British Grand Prix report
This was a close one, a battle royale between Ferrari and Mercedes around Silverstone’s flat-out sweeps on a scorching summer day. The two fastest Formula 1 cars of all time…
Opinion
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MPH: Ferrari gains ground on Mercedes at Silverstone
Although Mercedes was expected to lead both practice sessions on Friday of the British Formula 1 Grand Prix, Ferrari may have turned the tables A very interesting Formula 1 Grand Prix…
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2018 Austrian Grand Prix report
A beautiful day, a sea of 20,000 people dressed in orange, a 10-hour drive from Holland but they don’t care. They came all this way last year just to see…
Opinion
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MPH: Could Kimi really be going back to McLaren?
If Fernando Alonso leaves F1 in 2019, could he be replaced by Kimi Räikkönen? Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes looks at the possibility It was mentioned almost as a throwaway…
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2018 French Grand Prix report
Formula 1 went back to the 1980s at Paul Ricard last weekend and found it an uneasy fit. There was a deliciously retro European glamour to a circuit with an adjacent…
Opinion
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The full picture from French Grand Prix practice
Mercedes leads practice in Formula 1's return to Paul Ricard, but Red Bull and Ferrari still have cards to play A disrupted French Grand Prix second free practice at Paul Ricard…
Opinion
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So, what do you do now, Daniel?
Now that Red Bull has secured Honda power units from 2019-20, it's up to Daniel Ricciardo to decide his next move in Formula 1 Although it won’t be news to…
