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.
With just two days of testing left, there is less readiness from teams than would be normal at this point. The Bahrain circuit is inducing more extreme porpoising in the…
If the Ferrari really is as good as it looked in the Barcelona running last week – when it appeared to be nip and tuck as quick as Mercedes and…
Formula 1's big aero problem has rendered testing almost impossible to read into says Mark Hughes
The seven-time world champion has denied it but Mark Hughes says Lewis Hamilton will have been seriously considering his F1 future during the break
Today we’ll see the car on which Lando Norris – whose contract McLaren has recently extended to the end of 2025 – will stake his future. Let’s hope it’s a…
Lewis Hamilton's staggering win count leaves him far in front of other F1 champions – but do his stats prove him to be the best?
Innovations from a minority completely shook up the F1 order during the last major rule changes – might more lateral thinking cause a similar situation in 2009?
There will be no Jean Todt/Ferrari reunion in 2022 despite high-level talks about a new role for the Frenchman
The ‘will he/wont he’ saga of whether Lewis Hamilton will take part this season took another turn a few days ago with the FIA statement about its ‘detailed analysis’ of…
The equation between driver and car and car performance is a complex one. At F1 level the drivers are close enough in their basic speed that it’s often a fallacy…
With the FIA set to conduct an analysis of the Abu Dhabi debacle, Mark Hughes asks what will be really learnt
Yes, the 2008 title finale was dramatic, but this one topped it. Max Verstappen won the race in Abu Dhabi and thereby the world championship by overtaking Lewis Hamilton on…
