The fastest F1 car at COTA? Everyone is pointing somewhere else
Mark Hughes on why the usual pre-race denials have reached a new dimension in Austin, with Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes each insisting someone else will be the team to beat
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Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 United States Grand Prix
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
What made Kimi Antonelli stand out before he even reached F1? Plus, Mark on the best bits from Christian Horner’s new autobiography
As Formula 1 heads to Austin, Max Verstappen’s resurgence threatens to steal the spotlight from Kimi Antonelli, who edges closer to crown
Christian Horner details how he rebuilt Red Bull from the ashes of Jaguar, and hired F1’s greatest designer from under the noses of rivals in his new autobiography, Drive. Mark Hughes found it fascinating
Gerhard Berger’s 1986 Mexican Grand Prix victory was Benetton’s first, BMW turbo’s last, and a daring pitstop-free rebuttal to Formula 1’s growing obsession with outright pace, as Matt Bishop recalls
Miles behind his Cadillac team-mate in the last few races, Valtteri Bottas is struggling to understand the gap
Haas is replacing a driver with 200 GP starts with a rookie who has never raced in Formula 1. The bet is that speed can’t be taught, and that everything else can
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
After a painful radio exchange with Lewis Hamilton at the Singapore GP, Ferrari’s F1 communication problems are back in the spotlight. Mark and Bryn Lucas explore more than a decade of interference
Mark Hughes on why the usual pre-race denials have reached a new dimension in Austin, with Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes each insisting someone else will be the team to beat
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 United States Grand Prix
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
What made Kimi Antonelli stand out before he even reached F1? Plus, Mark on the best bits from Christian Horner’s new autobiography
As Formula 1 heads to Austin, Max Verstappen’s resurgence threatens to steal the spotlight from Kimi Antonelli, who edges closer to crown
Christian Horner details how he rebuilt Red Bull from the ashes of Jaguar, and hired F1’s greatest designer from under the noses of rivals in his new autobiography, Drive. Mark Hughes found it fascinating
Gerhard Berger’s 1986 Mexican Grand Prix victory was Benetton’s first, BMW turbo’s last, and a daring pitstop-free rebuttal to Formula 1’s growing obsession with outright pace, as Matt Bishop recalls
Miles behind his Cadillac team-mate in the last few races, Valtteri Bottas is struggling to understand the gap
Haas is replacing a driver with 200 GP starts with a rookie who has never raced in Formula 1. The bet is that speed can’t be taught, and that everything else can
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
After a painful radio exchange with Lewis Hamilton at the Singapore GP, Ferrari’s F1 communication problems are back in the spotlight. Mark and Bryn Lucas explore more than a decade of interference
Mark Hughes asks whether F1’s insistence that the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix will go ahead can survive the realities of the Middle East conflict
Kimi Antonelli all but secured the Formula 1 title with a champion’s drive at the 2026 United States Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. Behind him, forlorn rivals failed to make their superior pace stick
Christian Horner details how he rebuilt Red Bull from the ashes of Jaguar, and hired F1’s greatest designer from under the noses of rivals in his new autobiography, Drive. Mark Hughes found it fascinating
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Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
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