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.
Red Bull sacrificed its chances in Sochi to focus on the Japanese Grand Prix. It may mean that a home F1 victory for Honda is on the cards, as Mark…
Sebastian Vettel’s raging against the dying of the light has added a fascinating new twist to the season’s narrative, one of which Dylan Thomas would surely have approved. Vettel’s behaviour and…
Second-best Mercedes gambled in the hope of a safety car at the 2019 Russian Grand Prix... and Ferrari presented it to them. The full race story from Mark Hughes Lewis Hamilton celebrates…
Formula 1's painstakingly-researched new regulations for 2021 are designed to allow closer racing. But they could be for nothing if Ferrari plays its trump card The top three teams remain opposed…
A well-timed pitstop gifted Sebastian Vettel the lead in the 2019 F1 Singapore Grand Prix, but his win came down to much more than luck Photo: Motorsport Images In the Ferrari…
After another round of engine upgrades, Ferrari retains a significant power advantage. Mercedes describes it as "ridiculous", but it may just come down to one ingenious idea Ferrari's power advantage…
The result of the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix could come down to which car is set up to be the better street fighter Lewis Hamilton had the measure of Max Verstappen in Singapore…
In the next three races, Sebastian Vettel cannot afford to risk another three-point penalty, for that would take his total to 12 – at which point an automatic one-race ban…
Charles Leclerc withstood a two-pronged Mercedes attack to become Ferrari's first Monza winner since 2010. Mark Hughes' in-depth report on the 2019 Italian Grand Prix When Ferrari wins at Monza Photo: Motorsport Images…
Relegated to No2 driver in Spa, Sebastian Vettel found himself in unfamiliar territory. Does he have the hunger to re-assert himself in Monza? Bewildered? Vettel comes to Monza having been…
Charles Leclerc took his first Formula 1 victory at the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix with a measured drive, dedicating the win to Anthoine Hubert Leclerc dedicates his first F1 victory to Anthoine Hubert Photo:…
Which way will Mercedes turn in 2021? Will it remain in F1? Mark Hughes sets out the three most likely scenarios after Valtteri Bottas was confirmed for next season Which…
