MPH: The greatest F1 driver in history — why the debate rumbles on
F1’s own attempt at ranking the fastest drivers of the last 40 years has involved probably the most sophisticated algorithm yet at this sort of thing. It’s almost certainly a…
This was a tyre deg race. Yet it was also a Lewis Hamilton virtuoso performance. That may sound contradictory. But there are sometimes days when a great driver can deliver…
Same track, seven days later and an entirely different race unfolded. Max Verstappen broke Mercedes’ dominance of the season to date, his Red Bull-Honda taking clinical advantage of severe tyre…
You know all about the dramatic tyre-bursting end which crowned an otherwise predictable Mercedes demonstration. How with even just three inflated tyres for most of the last lap, Lewis Hamilton…
Mercedes has won every championship in the hybrid era, and nothing's likely to change this season. Analysis by Mark Hughes suggests the 2020 car is the most dominant of the current generation
Mercedes looks to have made another stride forward in performance this season, but that's not the only reason why it has been so dominant in the first three grands prix, says Mark Hughes
There were all sorts of distracting features to this race, mainly related to the wet track it started on. Max Verstappen’s crash on the formation lap and his mechanics’ heroic…
Lewis Hamilton's epic qualifying lap for the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix set up an 'easy' win on Sunday - by F1 standards. Mark Hughes examines the factors that gave him a clear run
“We dodged some bullets there,” said a relieved Valtteri Bottas after climbing out of his Mercedes the victor of the opening round of the 2020 world championship, a thrilling and…
Finally, it’s about to start, a very different season to that envisaged from a very different world of a few months ago. Having waited an age for the F1 season…
Given the extent of its innovation, the Lotus 72 should have had a bigger advantage in 1970. Although Jochen Rindt won four races in a row, it was only dominant…
Jochen Rindt and Jack Brabham, the combatants of the 1970 British Grand Prix, shared a star-crossed history. In their intertwined tale lies much of what shaped that tragic season. Their…
It seems extraordinary that Sebastian Vettel, four-time world champion, may be struggling to find a competitive Formula 1 seat next year. Although Toto Wolff made respectful sounds about him when…
New rules - introduced after a settlement with Ferrari - have tightened F1's engine regulations, but teams remain suspicious of rivals, writes Mark Hughes
With an F1 calendar of sorts beginning to evolve, and the scheduled beginning of the season little more than a couple of weeks away, focus is finally coming back to…
F1 may be an escape from the real world, but it can't exist in a bubble, writes Mark Hughes. As its drivers speak out against racism, where is the sport's moral compass?
Further changes to next year's F1 regulations should reduce the yawning gap between the smaller teams and the top three, writes Mark Hughes