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.
Since Max Verstappen’s F1 career came into full flower last year and Lewis Hamilton’s run of titles came to an end, the perception has inevitably been that we are seeing…
Sergio Perez has been having a tough time of it of late. After his great early-season, his pace deficit to team-mate Max Verstappen had ballooned alarmingly as the car’s development…
Daniel Ricciardo was explaining yesterday in Singapore that he doesn’t want to race outside of F1 next year if he cannot pick up a suitable race seat. That he feels…
Has Formula 1 been overlooking older talent in its constant search for the next junior star? Nyck de Vries makes the case for late developers, writes Mark Hughes
The fall-out from Sebastian Vettel’s retirement continues in the driver market as the vacant 2023 seats at Alpine and Williams are negotiated over. There is a direct link between those…
The tifosi may have dreamed of a last-gasp 2022 Italian Grand Prix win for Leclerc, but Verstappen's inherent pace all weekend meant it was never likely, writes Mark Hughes
Ferrari has suffered its fair share of problems this year, but it should keep faith in Mattia Binotto, the man who led it back to the front, says Mark Hughes
Lewis Hamilton was in contention to win the Dutch Grand Prix until a suspiciously-timed AlphaTauri retirement worked to Max Verstappen's advantage. But the Dutchman was always likely to win — and there was no conspiracy, writes Mark Hughes
There is some big tectonic plate movement in F1 at the moment which could have a profound effect on the team landscape. Obviously the entry of the VW Group brands…
Max Verstappen wasn't happy about starting towards the back of the 2022 Belgian GP grid, but made victory look easy in the race. Mark Hughes explains why he had such an advantage
Daniel Ricciardo's McLaren struggles and exit may have been grabbing the headlines, but more credit should be given to Lando Norris's incredible performances
Despite George Russell’s pole in Hungary last time out, Mercedes hadn’t suddenly made the W13 into a rocketship. It simply got the tyres working, for once, on a day when…
