Formula 1 Mark Hughes: What's triggered Hamilton's untenable Ferrari F1 form dip The most worrying thing about Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari F1 struggles isn't how far off team-mate Charles Leclerc he has been, but how he believes this is going to be typical in 2025
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Verstappen had faster McLaren beaten if stewards had let him off Max Verstappen's brilliant pole lap put him in a position to win the Saudi Arabian GP without the fastest car - but his poor start (and what happened next) doomed him
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: The faster McLaren blew pole again Lando Norris had a clear edge in Jeddah right up until his big Q3 crash. When Max Verstappen has the Red Bull in any sort of semi-competitive state, that's something you just can't afford to do
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Saudi GP long runs paint a scary picture McLaren didn't look all that far ahead over a single lap in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Friday practice - but the race runs painted a very, very different picture
Formula 1 McLaren debuts new F1 upgrade on Piastri's car McLaren has brought its first major upgrade of the Formula 1 season to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - but only on Oscar Piastri's car for now
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Piastri brilliance a harsh contrast with scrappy Norris The quality of Oscar Piastri and George Russell's Bahrain GP performances was accentuated by the contrast to Lando Norris's
Formula 1 Mark Hughes on Norris and Hamilton's Bahrain misery Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton were both downcast after qualifying well behind their team-mates in Bahrain. Mark Hughes digs into their deficits
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: What gives McLaren such a big Bahrain advantage "Everything feels dreadful," said Lando Norris after Bahrain practice - but it's a lot less dreadful if you're in a McLaren
Formula 1 Ferrari's significant upgrade for Bahrain GP revealed Significant changes to Ferrari’s 2025 car headline a small list of upgrades declared by Formula 1 teams for the Bahrain Grand Prix
Formula 1 Why the 2025 Ferrari isn't living up to the hype Is Ferrari simply unable to extract the performance from its current F1 car consistently enough - or is the required pace not in the car at all?
Formula 1 Red Bull is poised to exploit McLaren's biggest strength At least one half of McLaren's F1 2025 line-up reckons it's the only team with two good drivers right now. Does that actually give Red Bull and Max Verstappen its route into the title fight?
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Where McLaren really lost a winnable Japanese GP Max Verstappen put on a masterclass to win the Japanese GP, but McLaren probably should've taken a third victory at the start of F1 2025. Mark Hughes looks at where the team lost this race
Formula 1 McLaren working on 2025 car change to help Norris McLaren is working on a key improvement to its car aimed at helping Lando Norris get more comfortable in nailing his qualifying efforts
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Red Bull's Japanese GP turnaround explained Max Verstappen's Japanese GP pole lap was an instantly-iconic effort in a car that's still lacking. But without some in-weekend progress by Red Bull even Verstappen's brilliance wouldn't have been enough
Formula 1 What we’ve already learned at F1’s Japanese GP Our F1 team on the ground has learned plenty from the first day of on-track action at Suzuka
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: McLaren's biggest threat at Suzuka While FP2 was truncated, Mark Hughes has unearthed some longer runs in the first practice session at Suzuka on Friday to give an indication of the competitive order as things stand
Formula 1 Red Bull's Suzuka upgrade - What you need to know A Red Bull cooling exit change with an added aero benefit headlines the Japanese Grand Prix upgrades
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Does Red Bull's B-team have the quicker 2025 F1 car? Max Verstappen suggested last weekend that his now former F1 team-mate Liam Lawson might be quicker in this year's Racing Bulls car than the Red Bull. Mark Hughes assesses that claim
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: The hidden games within Piastri-Norris title battle The Chinese GP looked like a straightforward victory for Oscar Piastri - but his drive also included some nuances that show how he might approach an F1 title fight against Lando Norris
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Why McLaren's much more vulnerable in China McLaren doesn't have the safety net margin it had in Melbourne - Mark Hughes explains why
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Overconfident McLaren handed Hamilton pole Lewis Hamilton's sensational China sprint pole was only possible because McLaren shot itself in the foot...
Formula 1 F1's greatest ever deal-maker? Mark Hughes' Eddie Jordan obituary "He had an audacity which made seemingly impossible dreams become real." Mark Hughes on Eddie Jordan, who has passed away aged 76
Formula 1 Where 'strange' McLaren advantage is coming from McLaren and its rivals are surprised by its scarily good start to 2025 - something that has its roots in a "strange" advantage
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Where F1 2025's first race was really won Facing pressure that so easily could have thwarted him, Mark Hughes explains why Lando Norris has made a big statement with his Australian GP victory...
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Why McLaren's thrashing Red Bull and Ferrari McLaren blew away its F1 rivals in qualifying for the Australian GP. Mark Hughes explains what made the difference
Formula 1 Who's really fastest in Australia? Mark Hughes' early analysis Ferrari topped the times but who was really quickest on the first proper day at the Australian Grand Prix?
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: How F1's greats compare to their team-mates Just how much of an edge do the elite F1 drivers of recent decades have over their team-mates? Mark Hughes crunches the numbers
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Testing's final 2025 F1 order clues What the final day of F1 testing told us about the potential 2025 pecking order...
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Day two of 2025 F1 test points to early favourite The competitive shape of the coming season became more distinct on the second day of Formula 1 pre-season testing
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: What day one of F1 2025 testing revealed On what was a remarkably reliable first day of F1 2025 testing, here's Mark Hughes's analysis of all the laptimes
Formula 1 What we learned from F1 2025's first car launch Eight things we learned from McLaren's surprise 2025 car launch
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Why Michael Schumacher's F1 comeback failed It's well known that Michael Schumacher's F1 comeback didn't go to plan. Mark Hughes charts the often-forgotten factors that worked against him
Formula 1 Mark Hughes' take on the weakness Mercedes is desperate to fix Mercedes had the fastest F1 car in 2024 - but only at certain tracks, in certain conditions. As it hints that it's made changes to balance massive fluctuations in form, Mark Hughes explains what Mercedes is grappling with
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: What's really behind F1's new flexi wing clampdown Formula 1 will have another flexi front wing clampdown in mid-2025. Mark Hughes explains why it's happening and the potential impact
Formula 1 Will Hamilton share Vettel and Alonso's Ferrari fate? Mark Hughes's view Looking at the history of established Formula 1 megastars recruited to Ferrari shows a mixed bag of outcomes. But understanding why they were mixed might be the best way of foreseeing how things will be there for Lewis Hamilton
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Aston's F1 superteam can prove it's worthy of Verstappen In all of Formula 1 history there’s never been anything quite like the Aston Martin team as it is currently poised. That could create an unbeatable F1 superpower says Mark Hughes....
Formula 1 A design trick that toppled Red Bull could be key to its revival Red Bull quickly had a strong theory for why McLaren had toppled it as Formula 1's fastest car but didn't try the same trick in 2024 amid both legality and resource questions. This year is a different story
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Aston's new team boss is an extraordinary F1 leader Aston Martin's new F1 team boss Andy Cowell is an astonishing combination of gifted engineer and inspirational leader, says Mark Hughes
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Why Verstappen destroys team-mates without meaning to The Red Bull version of Max Verstappen is a nightmare F1 team-mate - and it's not because of how he is or any team bias. It's all about how he drives
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Ferrari's 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
