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The painful decisions Jost Capito faces as Williams boss - MPH
Simon Roberts took over the Williams Team Principal role as Claire Williams bowed out after last year’s Italian Grand Prix. Roberts had joined the team, from McLaren, as MD only…
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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The Baku mini-Prix: behind the two dramatic laps in Azerbaijan — MPH
In championship terms, the last five laps ensured the two contenders were neutralised. Max Verstappen, on his way to an apparently comfortable Baku victory, suffered a sudden deflation of his…
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Cancelled F1 races will alter Mercedes vs Red Bull battle; who will benefit? MPH
Formula 1 continues to dance very dexterously around the challenges of the pandemic in keeping the whole show on the road. But perhaps its greatest calendar-related challenge is set for…
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Why Daniel Ricciardo must retrain his brain to get the best from McLaren — MPH
Daniel Ricciardo has struggled to adapt to an idiosyncratic McLaren developed around Lando Norris – Mark Hughes analyses what the Australian has to do to get on top of it
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Why Mercedes' Monaco strategy was always destined to fail — MPH
Max Verstappen leads the world championship for the first time in his career after an immaculate victory drive in the Monaco Grand Prix. Given the performance traits of his Red…
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Red Bull in jeopardy after Toto Wolff bendy wing threat — MPH
In the language of lap time, downforce is good but its associated drag is bad. Therefore bendy wings – which bend backwards and down at speed to reduce drag but…
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MPH: Did Mercedes strategy call provide window into wild F1 future?
The strategic game of chess that played out between Mercedes and Red Bull in Spain could carry on into next season – but with potentially even more on-track action
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How foresight helped Mercedes win the Spanish GP – MPH
Thinking about what it did on Friday and Saturday helped Mercedes win on Sunday, as Mark Hughes explains
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MPH: does Alonso's Portimão performance indicate progress?
It's been patchy at best for Fernando Alonso so far, but does a storming drive at Portimão show his and Alpine's true potential?
Mark Hughes
The small differences which swung the Portuguese GP in Hamilton's favour – MPH
Luck played its part in the Portuguese GP, but Lewis Hamilton ultimately made several factors play to his advantage
Mark Hughes
MPH: Zak Brown's manifesto for F1's future
Liberty has brought new impetus to F1's continued drive for expansion, but in an open letter yesterday, Zak Brown set out his vision for how it can go even further
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The five F1 stars struggling in new teams - MPH
Two races in, those experienced drivers new to their teams this year – Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo – are all struggling relative to their…
