Mark Hughes: F1’s last-minute Suzuka fix hasn’t gone far enough
F1 cut Suzuka’s energy limit by a megajoule, but the fundamental problem remains, says Mark Hughes

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F1 is expected to address criticism of the 2026 cars with a quickfire rule change within weeks. Plus: Arvid Lindblad’s fantastic debut, and why is McLaren lagging Mercedes?
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why Adrian Newey’s towering ambitions could come good. Plus: what to look for at the Australian GP; F1 contingencies if Bahrain GP is cancelled; and Mark answers your questions
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Ferrari’s ingenious diffuser design — and how it works. Plus: why F1 may water down its green ambitions and Mark gives his early predictions for the 2026 season
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Which teams might be hiding their true pace in F1 testing? And why would they be sandbagging? Plus: drivers’ dismay at cornering 20mph off the pace and your questions answered in our latest podcast episode
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Were we too quick to judge the new 2026 F1 rules? Plus: Why Ollie Bearman is ready for a title bid; can Kimi Antonelli take the fight to his team-mate? And why Aston’s woes may mean Fernando Alonso stays in F1 even longer
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
F1 is expected to address criticism of the 2026 cars with a quickfire rule change within weeks. Plus: Arvid Lindblad’s fantastic debut, and why is McLaren lagging Mercedes?
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why Adrian Newey’s towering ambitions could come good. Plus: what to look for at the Australian GP; F1 contingencies if Bahrain GP is cancelled; and Mark answers your questions
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Ferrari’s ingenious diffuser design — and how it works. Plus: why F1 may water down its green ambitions and Mark gives his early predictions for the 2026 season
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Which teams might be hiding their true pace in F1 testing? And why would they be sandbagging? Plus: drivers’ dismay at cornering 20mph off the pace and your questions answered in our latest podcast episode
Aston Martin’s vibration crisis has drawn inevitable comparisons to 2022’s F1 porpoising controversy
Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi is dominating the 2026 MotoGP season with the same quiet, truculent self-assurance that has always made him impossible to ignore, and even harder to interview
Japanese Grand Prix briefing
Max Verstappen is chasing a fifth successive Japanese Grand Prix win at Suzuka, an F1 circuit where his talent has always stood out. Even he will struggle to make the difference in this year’s Red Bull, however
The real story behind Adrian Newey’s changing role at Aston Martin has nothing to do with the F1 team’s struggles, as Mark Hughes explains
The best Formula 1 home race wins, roared on by partisan crowds: these are the moments when racing legends achieve their childhood ambitions
A stunning victory from Clay Regazzoni, in a Ferrari that oozed style, on a sun-baked street circuit: Formula 1’s first visit to Long Beach in 1976 was extraordinary — and still significant, says Matt Bishop
Where do you begin when you are interviewing a man who has started 322 Formula 1 grands prix, who has won 11 of them, who has stood on 68 F1…
Giancarlo Fisichella notched up more than 200 starts over a 14-season Formula 1 career that took him from Minardi to Ferrari via Jordan (twice), Benetton, Sauber, Renault and Force India.…
Christian Horner marks 20 years as team principal of the Red Bull Formula 1 team this year, flying high off four consecutive driver’s world championships for Max Verstappen. But we’re…
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From sprint cars to two-seater Indy machines, there isn’t much Mario Andretti hasn’t driven – we look back on his best and most infamous competition cars
From Tony Brooks’s Pescara police chase to Ford’s doomed ‘other’ sports car, here are your favourite archive features from throughout the year
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