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.
Force India – soon to be known as Racing Point F1 – will be expanding. Mark Hughes explains what the 'optimum size' could be for such a team Force India…
Daniel Ricciardo is Renault's big-money signing, but there's a key obstacle to overcome for number-one status Quite aside from the doubts of the watching world, we can be reasonably sure that…
Vettel and Leclerc's biggest challenges at Ferrari could come from the power struggle above That Charles Leclerc set the fastest time of Abu Dhabi postseason testing was perhaps symbolic. He…
There were lots of symbolic moments in the Abu Dhabi night, as Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso completed synchronised donuts on the finishing straight. The top two title…
He's been replaced by Robert Kubica for 2019, but rookie Sergey Sirotkin's performances should have led to a second season Sergey Sirotkin’s statement on Twitter reacting to the news that…
... but there are questions surrounding his return to the top flight in 2019. Mark Hughes studies the situation It finally happens: almost eight years after his apparently career-ending rallying…
As Renault changes its management, Mark Hughes examines the team's expectations The news that Jérôme Stoll is stepping down as president of Renault Sport brings into question the long-term strategy…
Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon have history – physical history – going right back to their karting days. Always two sides to every story. Their latest contretemps came as Verstappen…
New regulations concerning aerodynamics could improve the spectacle when the 2019 Formula 1 circus begins touring Now that the official 2019 Formula 1 regulations have been published, let’s take a…
Following the latest high-profile departure, how far from success is Williams? And so too McLaren? Rob Smedley’s departure from Williams at the end of the season adds to the team’s…
Formula 1 has been dominated by Mercedes since 2014 – can Ferrari, Red Bull or the rules end that? For the sake of argument, let’s state that the current formula…
Newly crowned five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in his own words Lewis Hamilton carried himself subtly differently into the season-closing races, once the fifth title had become a formality. There…
