Guenther Steiner left Haas after a last-place finish in the 2023 F1 championship with little sign of progress. But the team boss may not have been to blame, says Mark Hughes, with his departure more significant than just a personnel change
While Mercedes and McLaren may adopt similar design concepts to Red Bull in 2024, Ferrari will be pursuing a new aerodynamic philosophy. As Mark Hughes writes, such differences could create a 'chasm' between this year's front-runners
Lewis Hamilton will be 39 when the 2024 F1 season starts. Can Mercedes deliver him another World Championship-winning car before time catches up with grand prix racing's most successful driver? asks Mark Hughes
"Over-imaginative" claims that Toto and Susie Wolff had shared confidential secrets were quickly rebutted this week. It served as a distraction from the real rift in Formula 1, writes Mark Hughes
Qualifying often – but not always – tells the story of which driver has the real raw pace, superior over one lap. Mark Hughes looks at which team-mates came out on top
In 2020, Red Bull was struggling to get on terms with Mercedes, as Max Verstappen's ability to adapt sent it into a development dead-end, says Mark Hughes. Then a turnaround at the Abu Dhabi GP began its F1 domination...
Early in the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend, it looked as if somebody — anybody — might beat Max Verstappen. But come raceday, he was untouchable again. Mark Hughes on how he added another F1 win to his record-breaking tally
The mere idea of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen as team-mates causes tremors in the F1 paddock, says Mark Hughes: it would be fraught in the extreme if it ever happened
Unlike last weekend's race, the 1980s Las Vegas Grands Prix had little going for them, writes Mark Hughes. The Caesars Palace round was cynical, and was also the last time GP racing saw the natural talent of Tommy Byrne
Charles Leclerc would have won the the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix had it not been for Max Verstappen and George Russell's clash, writes Mark Hughes. Far from hampering the Red Bull, the damage clinched F1 victory
The Las Vegas GP action got off to a poor start after Carlos Sainz's Ferrari hit a drain cover, but F1 team bosses have emphasised they still fully support the show
Max Verstappen's overwhelming success on track this year contrasts with a drop in F1 TV viewers, says Mark Hughes. Will the series rein in Red Bull to boost competition, or can other teams catch up first?
2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix analysis: Lando Norris showed that Red Bull no longer has a comfortable F1 advantage, but he couldn't use that pace to challenge for victory in Brazil. Mark Hughes explains why
Lewis Hamilton has a clear margin oover George Russell in F1 points this year – but their pace is closely matched, despite the advantage changing race to race, and neither can explain it
Daniel Ricciardo snatched pole from Max Verstappen in Mexico five years ago, but it's all been downhill since then – did last weekend's race show a way back for the AlphaTauri driver?
With inferior car design concepts, the F1 pack chasing Red Bull have been limited in performance all year, says Mark Hughes But as Mercedes unveils a big upgrade, there are predictions of an intense battle with Ferrari and McLaren at Circuit of the Americas
