F1
MPH: The bullets Bottas dodged to win in Austria
“We dodged some bullets there,” said a relieved Valtteri Bottas after climbing out of his Mercedes the victor of the opening round of the 2020 world championship, a thrilling and…
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
F1
MPH: Will Vettel ignore team orders? Red Bull for the F1 title? We'll soon know more
Finally, it’s about to start, a very different season to that envisaged from a very different world of a few months ago. Having waited an age for the F1 season…
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MPH: Paranoia returns as F1 teams suspect engine trickery
New rules - introduced after a settlement with Ferrari - have tightened F1's engine regulations, but teams remain suspicious of rivals, writes Mark Hughes
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MPH: The case for Valtteri Bottas as 2020 F1 world champion
With an F1 calendar of sorts beginning to evolve, and the scheduled beginning of the season little more than a couple of weeks away, focus is finally coming back to…
F1
MPH Grand Prix debuts: Alain Prost
Alain Prost created a big impression by finishing sixth on his F1 debut in Argentina 1980 in an uncompetitive McLaren, having out-performed his senior team mate John Watson. But it…
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MPH: As Lewis Hamilton speaks out, F1 needs a moral centre of gravity
F1 may be an escape from the real world, but it can't exist in a bubble, writes Mark Hughes. As its drivers speak out against racism, where is the sport's moral compass?
Mark Hughes
MPH: Smaller teams dare to dream as rigged F1 deal is dismantled
Further changes to next year's F1 regulations should reduce the yawning gap between the smaller teams and the top three, writes Mark Hughes
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MPH Grand Prix debuts: Jim Clark
Jim Clark made his grand prix debut with Lotus and never left the team. But this formidable partnership had not been the original plan
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Vettel's chain reaction: how the empty Ferrari seat could shake up F1
The ripple effect of Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari departure is being felt across the F1, and it could have interesting consequences, as Mark Hughes explains
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MPH Grand Prix debuts: Gilles Villeneuve marks his arrival
Gilles Villeneuve had barely been heard of on the international stage when McLaren entered him in a third car for the 1977 British Grand Prix. ‘Who?’ was not an uncommon…
Mark Hughes
MPH Grand Prix debuts: the sensational arrival of Mario Andretti
Mario Andretti was instantly quick in his first F1 practice session at Monza in 1968. Perhaps too quick, as he found himself banned from the race - Mark Hughes looks back at a delayed Grand Prix debut
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MPH: Will Vettel sign contract that confirms Leclerc as Ferrari No1?
If Sebastian Vettel signs a new contract with Ferrari for 2021, he will have to accept that he's no longer the team's chosen one, writes Mark Hughes
