Formula 1 The Hungarian GP cliche Ferrari wishes was still true Ferrari should relish a crack at another Monaco-like F1 circuit – but Carlos Sainz says Hungary’s slow-speed reputation no longer holds true
Formula 1 F1 planning two-track 2022 pre-season test schedule Formula 1’s provisional plan for 2022 pre-season testing includes visits to both Barcelona and Bahrain
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Pride in Verstappen weakens Horner’s Hamilton anger Christian Horner’s rage at Lewis Hamilton is understandable – but it doesn’t fit with his repeated praise of Max Verstappen’s aggression
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: The factors that led to a ‘zero compromise’ clash From car set-ups to the weekend format and the title battle narrative, there were a huge number of factors that fed into the moment where Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen so dramatically clashed at the British Grand Prix
Formula 1 New F1 pitstop rules changed and delayed Formula 1’s new pitstop rules have been adjusted and delayed until the Belgian Grand Prix, after the summer break. Mark Hughes explains what’s different
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Mercedes’ Russell/Bottas dilemma just got harder The most significant battle of British Grand Prix qualifying might have been Valtteri Bottas vs George Russell. And the winner wasn’t as obvious as it might appear
Formula 1 F1 will ‘tweak’ 2022 regulations if teams ‘compromise’ aims Formula 1 boss Ross Brawn says the series could “tweak” the 2022 regulations if teams produce cars that “compromise” the aims of the rules
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: When an F1 grand prix last featured two races The sprint race format is F1’s second dalliance with having two separate races on a weekend. The first one was not successful
Formula 1 The F1 drivers most likely to go rogue in the sprint race There are certain Formula 1 drivers who are more likely to risk it all this weekend in the first-ever 100km sprint race at the British Grand Prix. Mark Hughes picks out five
Formula 1 Carlos Reutemann: 1942-2021. Obituary by Mark Hughes Former Brabham, Ferrari and Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Reutemann has died at the age of 79. Mark Hughes pays tribute to an enigma who was so nearly a world champion
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Why Red Bull’s F1 wins are getting easier Max Verstappen had an even bigger margin over the opposition in the second grand prix at Red Bull’s home track. Mark Hughes explains the many reasons why
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Norris and Russell showed what Hamilton is facing Lando Norris and George Russell’s Austrian Grand Prix qualifying laps show that it’s not just Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc who Lewis Hamilton has to worry about. Mark Hughes takes a detailed look at how the two young Brits achieved their Saturday heroics
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Mercedes 1-2 in Austria isn’t what it seems They may have finished practice at the top, but Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are already fearing witnessing Red Bull’s true pace at the Austrian circuit for the second successive weekend
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: What made Red Bull-Honda unbeatable in Austria Max Verstappen might have been half a lap clear of Lewis Hamilton in the Styrian Grand Prix if they hadn’t been managing their tyres. Here are the factors that have allowed Red Bull to pull clear
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Red Bull edge is showing stresses at Mercedes As the championship struggle between Red Bull-Honda and Mercedes intensifies, are we beginning to see a new dynamic to their competition?
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Why Hamilton’s right to fear Red Bull in Austria Mark Hughes’s analysis of the two Formula 1 Friday practice sessions ahead of the Styrian Grand Prix suggests Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes will once again face an uphill struggle to stop Red Bull
Formula 1 The Austria marsh where Mario Andretti nearly died A rarely-noticed piece of marshland at what’s now the Red Bull Ring was the scene of a crash that could’ve claimed the life of a future Formula 1 legend. Mark Hughes tells the story
Formula 1 Sainz: Ferrari’s key F1 weakness dates back years The biggest problem with Ferrari’s Formula 1 car has been a design trait at the team for years, reckons Carlos Sainz. Mark Hughes explains what Sainz is pinpointing
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Boldness, pace and Perez led to Red Bull’s win Red Bull’s French Grand Prix pace advantage and Sergio Perez’s competitiveness gave it the confidence to be aggressive, but it also needed help from a Mercedes mystery to pull off Max Verstappen’s Paul Ricard win
Formula 1 High-rake is giving Red Bull a key advantage over Mercedes Red Bull’s high rake concept allowed it to have a decisive advantage over Mercedes in Formula 1 qualifying at the French Grand Prix as Mark Hughes explains
Formula 1 Mercedes has slight edge as tyre tweak creates new headache Between higher tyre pressures, a new surface and vicious kerbs, all the Formula 1 teams are struggling at Paul Ricard. But amid those problems, Mercedes looks – marginally – quickest, as Mark Hughes explains
Formula 1 Why F1 teams want to run lowest tyre pressures they can Amid the suggestions Formula 1 teams are running lower tyre pressure than Pirelli recommends. Mark Hughes explains the advantage the team would get from doing so
Formula 1 How F1 teams surprised Pirelli with legal tyre workarounds There was no actual cheating behind the Formula 1 tyre controversy that led to the Baku blow outs, but there was a loophole that created something outside Pirelli’s expectations
Formula 1 Sainz hints F1 rivals’ tyre tricks have hurt Ferrari in races Ferrari’s been more competitive in qualifying than races in the 2021 Formula 1 season. Carlos Sainz thinks the tyre blow-out controversy might reveal why
Formula 1 Hamilton defends Pirelli, urges stronger checks on F1 teams Lewis Hamilton has backed Pirelli regarding the Baku blowous, and has urged F1 to be more “vigilant” in policing how teams run the tyres
Formula 1 Why has Aston Martin been quick when Mercedes is slow? The Aston Martin and Mercedes Formula 1 cars have a lot in common. Yet Aston Martin’s 2021 peaks have coincided with Mercedes’ troughs. Mark Hughes considers some theories for why
Formula 1 Key details of Ferrari’s ambitious 2022 F1 engine revealed Ferrari has recently chosen the more innovative of two projects for its 2022 power unit. But The Race understands that this will not feature the split turbo technology currently used by Mercedes and Honda
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Red Bull so nearly got zero from its strongest GP Red Bull had pace to spare at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and both its drivers were in brilliant form. Yet it was agonisingly close to scoring zero points and losing huge championship ground to Mercedes
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Baku an open goal for Red Bull as Mercedes toils Mercedes’ Baku problems are real and it faces a nightmare qualifying. Ferrari runs into huge tyre problems after very few laps. It all looks great for Red Bull
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Why F1 may have another shock contender in Baku Ferrari was able to challenge Mercedes and Red Bull at Monaco, and Mark Hughes wouldn’t be surprised if McLaren (and Lando Norris in particular) can do the same at Baku
Formula 1 Cracked wheel hub to blame for Leclerc missing Monaco race Ferrari has discovered the reason for the driveshaft problem that caused polesitter Charles Leclerc to retire before the start of the Monaco Grand Prix
Formula 1 Mosley’s rise from amateur racer to motorsport’s ruler After the death of former FIA president Max Mosley at the age of 81, Mark Hughes charts how Mosley rose from using amateur racing as a refuge from his family’s dark history to ruling the sport in tandem with Bernie Ecclestone
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Why Mercedes couldn’t match Ferrari or Red Bull Max Verstappen won the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix, but Charles Leclerc or Carlos Sainz Jr could’ve beaten him. Mark Hughes explains why Mercedes was toppled by both Red Bull and Ferrari
Formula 1 Zero-margin Leclerc was set for pole regardless of crash Max Verstappen, Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz Jr all feel Charles Leclerc’s Monaco qualifying crash cost them a realistic shot at knocking him off pole. Mark Hughes takes a detailed look at the sector times and car performance traits to see if they’re right
Formula 1 Terse Hamilton frustrated with Mercedes’ handling of Monaco Lewis Hamilton believes his disastrous seventh place in Monaco Grand Prix qualifying was avoidable if Mercedes had made better decisions after practice
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: The ‘gold dust’ behind Ferrari’s epic Monaco start Ferrari clearly ran closer to its true pace than Mercedes and Red Bull on Thursday in Monaco, but that doesn’t account for the whole gap
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Why Montoya and McLaren never worked in F1 Juan Pablo Montoya is back under the McLaren umbrella this week for the first time since he split with its F1 team mid-season in 2006. Mark Hughes explains why that partnership – and Montoya’s F1 career – fell apart
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: The many reasons Red Bull lost the Spanish GP Max Verstappen’s Spanish Grand Prix defeat was largely down to trying to one-stop, but there were a lot of factors that played into it – and masked the fact that there’s still very little to choose between Red Bull and Mercedes on performance
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: Mercedes’ Friday advantage is very deceptive The headline Friday times suggested Mercedes has the Spanish Grand Prix edge and Red Bull is in trouble. But the deeper data – and a long run by Sergio Perez in particular – suggests Barcelona is actually very finely poised
Formula 1 Mark Hughes: The Sainz/Leclerc contrast on display in Portugal Carlos Sainz’s standout qualifying in Portugal showed how he brings a different dimension to Ferrari next to the instinctive Charles Leclerc
