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.
An easy fit, and why Wehrlein missed out So finally one of Formula 1’s worst-kept secrets was confirmed: Valtteri Bottas is Nico Rosberg’s replacement at Mercedes alongside Lewis Hamilton. Given…
Renault and Frédéric Vasseur have parted ways, a split that has been a long time coming Frédéric Vasseur’s sudden resignation as team principal of the Renault F1 team is just…
Manor and Silverstone hit the news – and it's a mess Liberty Media knows it needs to clear up Two pieces of news on the same day point in the…
The trick suspensions of Mercedes and Red Bull that Ferrari wants banned Charlie Whiting recently copied to the Formula 1 teams his reply to Ferrari’s query about the hydraulic activation…
Felipe Massa to un-retire? That long tearful walk back to the pitlane from his crashed car, carrying the Brazilian flag he’d secreted away, there in the expectation of picking it up…
Mark Hughes chooses his top 10 drivers of 2016, plus tell us yours 10. Valtteri Bottas Difficult to know if the final place in the top 10 should go to…
Mark Hughes on the reasons – and seasons – behind Rosberg's decision to retire Nico Rosberg has retired with immediate effect, just a few days after clinching the world title…
Here is the statement issued by new world champion Nico Rosberg a few minutes ago, announcing his retirement from F1, with immediate effect. "Since 25 years in racing, it has…
So we came to where the championship mathematics had put them after 20 races. Nico Rosberg vs Lewis Hamilton, and the maths said the only way the latter could take…
Mark Hughes looks at the effect Zak Brown's McLaren appointment will have on the team's fortunes The news that Zak Brown has accepted a role in the running of the…
So Ron Dennis’ three-year coda at the helm of McLaren’s F1 team has been forcefully brought to an end. The McLaren board voted to oust him as CEO of the…
Lewis Hamilton calmly dominates in the Interlagos rain, Max Verstappen stars and Nico Rosberg edges closer to the title Ooh, this was raw, gladiatorial stuff, an old-school high-risk track and hard…