Formula 1 Mark Hughes: The Ferrari car traits that can unlock Hamilton again Mark Hughes explains why Lewis Hamilton has struggled in F1's current generation of cars, and what Ferrari's car behaviour tells us about his prospects there. Hint: it might be good news for Hamilton fans
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: The dramatic rise and fall of Sergio Perez's F1 career Sergio Perez is exiting Red Bull - and, in all likelihood, F1. Mark Hughes reflects on the career of a driver capable of mid-grid heroics and some undeniable world-class peaks, but who ultimately fell short of justifying his place at the top table
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: F1's former genius innovator is leaving on a whimper Hopes are low for the final season of Renault Formula 1 engines. That's a sad state of affairs given how much Viry's creations changed F1, says Mark Hughes
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: How McLaren narrowly avoided Ferrari title upset McLaren and Lando Norris were near inch-perfect as the team sealed a first F1 constructors' title in 26 years. Mark Hughes explains what made the difference...
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Verstappen's high-wire gamble could've toppled McLaren Having looked the quickest throughout practice, McLaren duly locked out the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix front row. But it wasn’t as straightforward as that makes it sound
Formula 1 ‘Not good governance’ – Controversial FIA proposal explained Opponents of a controversial FIA proposal that would limit the effectiveness of its auditing and ethics committees hope those voting on the matter next week will realise it is “not good governance”
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: How Ferrari vs McLaren battle is poised McLaren is in the pound seat as far as the F1 constructors' championship is concerned, with a healthy points lead and one Ferrari hindered by a grid penalty. Is there a way back for Ferrari? Mark Hughes looks at the evidence from Friday at the Abu Dhabi GP
Formula 1 'Put you on your f***ing head' - Verstappen-Russell row escalates George Russell delivered a flat-out response to criticism from Max Verstappen, claiming the Red Bull F1 driver told him he would "put me on my f***ing head in the wall" before the Qatar GP
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: All the ways a simple mirror changed the Qatar GP Alex Albon losing his mirror reshaped the outcome of the Qatar Grand Prix for every driver
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: What's behind Red Bull's 'miracle' Qatar transformation Mark Hughes analyses how Red Bull pulled off its miraculous recovery from eighth in the sprint to fastest time in qualifying, and looks at which teams could provide a challenge on Sunday
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Big Qatar GP Ferrari-to-McLaren swing explained Ferrari looked in with a real chance at taking on McLaren in Qatar after Friday practice - so why was it well adrift in qualifying just a few hours later?
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: The extreme factors that led to Mercedes domination A highly untypical set of conditions led to an untypically large spread between the top four cars - with an unlikely dominant Mercedes at the head of it
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Mercedes' surprise Vegas supremacy explained Mercedes might have topped every session so far at the Las Vegas Grand Prix but make no mistake: it didn't expect the circuit to suit the W15. Mark Hughes explains what's trumped any slow-corner weakness - and the other factors that made George Russell's route to pole a little easier
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Why Mercedes has started so strongly in Vegas Mercedes has made the strongest start to the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend. Mark Hughes explains why and the rival F1 team that's in the best shape to beat it
Formula 1 Big changes and 2025 trials - F1 teams' Vegas upgrades explained Mark Hughes explains the mix of major developments and 2025 experiments that have been declared by Formula 1 teams at the Las Vegas Grand Prix
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Two key Norris errors that blew final F1 title hope You can't really make errors when your rival is Max Verstappen, not even when he's starting near the back. The Brazilian GP got away from Lando Norris partly through circumstance, but as Mark Hughes explains the killer blow to his F1 title hopes was also partly by his own hand
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: McLaren has a new secret F1 weapon in Brazil McLaren has a new decisive secret weapon that's helped it dominate the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend (so far), as Mark Hughes explains in his Friday analysis...
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Targeted fouls spared Verstappen even worse defeat Max Verstappen was penalised for his incidents with Lando Norris in the Mexican GP, but was he still able to game the system? Mark Hughes explores the evidence that Verstappen's 'fouls' saved him from a bigger points loss to his main F1 title rival
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Why Sainz's Ferrari is suddenly dominant Ferrari's supreme Formula 1 form has continued in Mexico. Mark Hughes explains why Carlos Sainz was untouchable in qualifying and what it means for the grand prix
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: What we learned from F1's most secretive 2024 session Pirelli taking over Formula 1's second practice session means its more secretive than ever. But it's still possible to derive some pecking order clues as Mark Hughes explains...
Formula 1 New McLaren floor headlines F1 upgrades at Mexican GP McLaren's new floor headlines a host of upgrades for F1 teams ahead of this weekend's Mexico Grand Prix
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: McLaren holds the key to Bottas's F1 future The key to Valtteri Bottas’ F1 future is probably to be found at McLaren rather than Sauber as Mark Hughes explains...
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: How Verstappen opened up Ferrari's route to US GP 1-2 The signs were there about Ferrari's race pace before the 2024 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. Then Max Verstappen made it possible for Charles Leclerc to show it
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: What's swung McLaren-Red Bull battle again The balance of power between McLaren and Red Bull continues to shift in Austin (and in the 2024 season). Mark Hughes explains what caused the latest swing...
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Why McLaren's suddenly struggling From being the Formula 1 car that was fast everywhere, on any day, on any track, the McLaren looked a little ordinary around the Circuit of The Americas on Friday. Mark Hughes looks at why...
Formula 1 McLaren and Mercedes bring major upgrades to US GP - but not Red Bull With six races of F1 2024 to go, there's a whole bunch of Formula 1 upgrades at the United States Grand Prix that might change the pecking order once more
Formula 1 Mark Hughes explains F1's front bib device controversy The Formula 1 paddock is bursting with rumours surrounding one team allegedly using a cockpit-activated device which can change the height of the leading edge of the floor (the ‘bib’ or ‘tea tray’) between qualifying and race
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: How Norris is coping with his first F1 title fight Many F1 greats weren't the best version of themselves in their first title fight - so how does Lando Norris' 2024 effort so far compare?
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: McLaren's other wing trick behind its Singapore superiority McLaren's 'mini DRS' rear wing is no more, but another aspect of its mastery of aeroelasticity was crucial in Lando Norris's Singapore Grand Prix domination
Formula 1 Verstappen continues swearing protest with F1 future warning Max Verstappen continued to protest about the community service order received for swearing in Singapore, saying it could impact his future in Formula 1
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: The infuriating challenge that thwarted all but Norris An infuriating challenge thwarted most of the Formula 1 field on Singapore qualifying day, but Lando Norris's McLaren was the exception. Mark Hughes looks into what made the difference
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Red Bull + Mercedes at midfield's mercy in Singapore While McLaren and Ferrari look set to continue their scrap for supremacy from recent weeks at the Singapore GP, the other F1 frontrunners look a long way off. Mark Hughes looks at Red Bull's and Mercedes' Friday struggles - which have dropped them into the clutches of RB and Williams
Formula 1 All the F1 upgrades at the Singapore Grand Prix With a three-week gap immediately following the Singapore Grand Prix weekend, this event was never likely to be the upgrade bonanza that Austin might be. But there are still some new developments among the seven teams who have declared updates as Mark Hughes details:
Formula 1 Hamilton: Racial element to Ben Sulayem's F1 swearing comments Lewis Hamilton believes there was “a racial element” to the words FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem used when talking about a potential clampdown on Formula 1 broadcasting radio messages that contain swearing
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Three reasons Piastri won a race Ferrari or Red Bull should have Help from Lando Norris, ignoring a team suggestion (and then pulling off a mega move) and a McLaren rear wing trick - it all helped Oscar Piastri pinch Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory against potentially faster rivals
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Leclerc's key skill that made the rest look average In Friday's Azerbaijan GP practice, there were just a couple of tenths between the top four F1 cars. That would've been the case in qualifying too, had Charles Leclerc not schooled his rivals. Mark Hughes explains how Leclerc's technique gave him such an edge
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: How each of F1's top four teams could win in Baku There was a whole lot of promise in the first day of Formula 1 practice in Baku. So much so that each of F1's top four teams can dream of earning victory on Sunday as Mark Hughes explains...
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Aston's end result with Newey is inevitable Adrian Newey is heading for Aston Martin - that much seems inevitable. On the evidence of his previous moves, it seems inevitable too that there's only one outcome as far as Aston Martin's F1 trajectory is concerned - as Mark Hughes explains
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: What spooked McLaren into avoidable Monza defeat McLaren suggested Ferrari might have actually been quicker than it at Monza and its Italian Grand Prix result was more than a strategy defeat. But it was McLaren's decisions, not its pace, that cost it victory
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: How a wide-open four-way fight became McLaren 1-2 It may seem as if McLaren's domination has continued at Monza but it was only tiny details that swung qualifying in its favour this time as Mark Hughes explains...
