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.
A new F1 deal will keep Honda in the sport until 2021 with Red Bull and Toro Rosso, but plans beyond that remain unknown… Honda signed a one-year extension to…
In the next issue of the magazine you can catch up with Lewis Hamilton’s reflections on his season just gone. But one part that wasn’t included – and which he…
“This out-lap is crucial,” Lewis Hamilton was informed. “You don’t need to tell me,” he replied with the tone of someone who knew he was up against it, trying to…
Six world titles and amazingly there are still some who put Lewis Hamilton’s achievements down to the dominance of his Mercedes in the hybrid era. Whilst it’s true that Mercedes…
Ferrari seemed to lose its speed advantage at the F1 US Grand Prix — after suggestions it was using illegal engine technology. But that's unlikely to be the explanation, writes Mark Hughes Photo:…
Lewis Hamilton hadn’t realised that he’d knocked the cover off his brake bias switch on his first Q3 run. It’s on the side of the steering wheel and normally he…
What happens when ten technical departments set their considerable brainpower to pushing the boundaries of F1's new 2021 regulations? So the brave new world has been presented, a utopian vision representing…
It’s always a funny old race, this one. The altitude plays with all the variables in a way F1’s clever people - who try to impose order upon the crazy…
This year's crop of new drivers is one of the strongest that F1 has seen and the competition is still on to stand out as 2019's rookie of the year Albon,…
What Renault didn't do is just as significant as what it did says Mark Hughes, looking into the team's Japanese Grand Prix disqualification Photo: Motorsport Images With the FIA’s ruling on the…
Rivals question Ferrari engine advantage as the FIA investigate Renault over an alleged illegal brake system Ferrari and Renault tech is under the spotlight Photo: Motorsport Images Interesting times behind the…
An error-strewn start by Ferrari that handed Valtteri Bottas victory: the full story of the 2019 F1 Japanese Grand Prix Photo: Motorsport Images Sebastian Vettel probably still had the adrenaline…
