F1
MPH: Verstappen's self-destructive rage has put him on brink of F1 race ban
Max Verstappen is just one offence away from an F1 race ban and a pattern has emerged in the way he's racked up penalty points, says Mark Hughes
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
Mark Hughes: Overhyped flexi-wing clampdown repeated a 2001 F1 story
Just like the much-anticipated traction control rule change in 2001, F1’s latest flexi-wing clampdown in Spain proved more hype than genuine shake-up, as Mark Hughes explains
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Mark Hughes: Needless F1 team order enraged already-beaten Verstappen
Max Verstappen had looked to be in with a shot of winning the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix. Mark Hughes explains why Oscar Piastri ended up leading a comfortable McLaren 1-2 while the Red Bull F1 driver rammed into George Russell
F1
MPH: Why science alone can't unlock secrets of ground effect F1 cars
As F1 enters the final year of its ground effect era, teams are discovering that success now depends as much on intuition and adaptability as on traditional engineering precision, as Mark Hughes explains
F1
Mark Hughes: 'Leclerc is Senna-like at Monaco but his Ferrari's a dud'
We've only seen flashes of Charles Leclerc's brilliance at Monaco, writes Mark Hughes, but the Ferrari F1 driver merits a place among the greatest to race in Monte-Carlo
F1
How Norris ended Leclerc's best 2025 F1 win shot amid Monaco GP 'fun and games'
Lando Norris realised his dream of winning the Monaco Grand Prix in 2025, as the new mandatory two-stop rule brought creative strategies in the midfield, writes Mark Hughes
F1
MPH: How Monaco GP might go from procession to pandemonium
This year’s Monaco Grand Prix brings the prospect of unprecedented chaos and intrigue, as the new two-stop rule throws strategy - and the race outcome - wide open. Mark Hughes explains
F1
Mark Hughes: 'Farewell Imola, you don't belong in today's tamed F1 era'
This year's Emilia-Romagna GP was probably Imola's last F1 race, but the circuit was already pushing its luck in an age of safer and fairer racing — that lacks the rawness of the past, says Mark Hughes
F1
Why Verstappen was master of Imola's final F1 monster mash
A brilliant performance in a pacy Red Bull — plus some lucky timing — pulled Max Verstappen clear of the pack in the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, which looks set to mark F1's final race at Imola
F1
MPH: Aston Martin's moment of truth. Why F1 masterplan will flourish or flop at Imola
After losing its way last year, Aston Martin's F1 team has been reshaping itself into a force that can fight for world championships. This weekend's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix is where it must start to deliver, says Mark Hughes
F1
MPH: F1 2025's competitive landscape after six races
Six races into the Formula 1 season, McLaren has taken an early lead as Max Verstappen has kept Red Bull competitive and Mercedes and Ferrari try to gain ground. Mark Hughes analyses the field's form in the first quarter of 2025
Mark Hughes
Miami showed Verstappen exploiting F1 rules to max – again
Max Verstappen preserved his lead at the start of the Miami GP by knowing the letter of the F1 law – probably costing Lando Norris the win
