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.
And how much of a surprise can Haas spring? What did the season’s first day of running reveal? There was a confirmation of Merc’s pacesetter status but their advantage over…
Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes explains how Ferrari's veto power came to be, and whether the FIA will continue to entertain its F1 quit threats The nagging…
Change of engine, change of fortune? Mark Hughes examines McLaren's preseason It’s probably fair to say McLaren’s pre-season testing could’ve gone a lot better. Punctuated with regular…
The conclusions we can draw from the two preseason Formula 1 tests So at the end of eight days of Formula 1 preseason testing, what do we know? Definitively, nothing.…
A close look at how and why Formula 1 teams such as Renault are still using exhausts to blow the rear wing The Renault RS18 has created a lot of…
Who was really fastest in Barcelona? Mark Hughes examines the first times of F1 in 2018 So what messages did the lap times tell us during the gaps between the…
With Formula 1 teams still suspicious of a gaping loophole, the oil burn debate rages on “We'd like to see the [oil burn] rules go further because it…
Mark Hughes evaluates the Mercedes W09 on its release Mercedes has stayed resolutely with its pre-existing technical concept with its 2018 W09 model. It features an identical wheelbase and a…
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After Red Bull's 2017 F1 troubles, the manufacturer's RB14 is a significant step away from the RB13 Red Bull’s relatively early car launch is very much against…
Mark Hughes investigates where it's all gone wrong for Williams, and explains how the cracks have been papered over Williams rescued itself from two different sorts of oblivion five years…