Mark Hughes

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Mark Hughes: Where Mercedes' shock dominance came from

Mercedes' Canadian Grand Prix breakthrough was totally against recent F1 form. Mark Hughes explains why it happened

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Mark Hughes: Where Russell's stupendous pole came from

Mark Hughes looks into George Russell's surprise pole and how it was possible. Hint: some struggles from rivals made that 'stupendous' lap more profitable

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Mark Hughes: Mercedes can disrupt McLaren-Verstappen fight

George Russell topped the headline times in Canadian GP practice - but who was quickest over the long runs? Here's Mark Hughes's analysis

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Mark Hughes dissects how Verstappen's win bid imploded

Max Verstappen started the Spanish Grand Prix looking like he might stun McLaren again, but things went awry long before he barged into George Russell

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Mark Hughes' take on the actual impact of F1's wing clampdown

Formula 1's big flexi-wing change clearly hasn't really hurt McLaren - but it may have helped Red Bull

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Mark Hughes: Red Bull's made the strongest start to F1's new era

Based on the (very early) evidence of day one of Formula 1's new era of tougher front wing tests - Red Bull has the most reason to be smiling

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Mark Hughes: Top teams could've gamed Monaco system too

The Monaco format changes brought confusion rather than thrills - and a conventional podium, despite the opportunities for twists among the leaders too

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Mark Hughes: Where Ferrari's Monaco F1 pole bid was lost

McLaren and Ferrari built up their Monaco GP weekends very differently. In the end, only a tenth separated them in qualifying. Mark Hughes explains where pole was lost (and won)

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Mark Hughes' take on flying Ferrari's Monaco win chances

Ferrari's Monaco Friday form was stunning - despite its pre-race scepticism. Can it actually turn that into victory?

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The answers McLaren needs after shock Imola defeat

These are the factors McLaren needs to consider as it tries to figure out why it couldn't match Max Verstappen at Imola

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Mark Hughes: Two reasons Red Bull stunned McLaren at Imola

Was this another win Red Bull and a virtuoso Max Verstappen stole from McLaren? Or has Red Bull made a genuine competitive breakthrough with its 2025 F1 car?

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Mark Hughes: The unseen 'game' pivotal in Imola F1 pole fight

The Oscar Piastri v. Max Verstappen pole battle at Imola was a classic - but there was a lot going on in the background that contributed to how it played out

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Mark Hughes: How Imola win could be snatched from McLaren

The McLarens ran the show in Friday practice at Imola - but is this a race where it risks an unwelcome 2025 deja vu?

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Mark Hughes: How Piastri won a race that was Norris's to lose

McLaren was not just outrageously dominant but strategically lucky in Miami - but the order of its 1-2 didn't reflect the pace of its cars relative to each other

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Obituary: F1 and Le Mans winner Jochen Mass, 1946-2025

Jochen Mass, 1970s F1 star and winner of the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix for McLaren, has died, aged 78.

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Mark Hughes: McLaren needs to learn from ruthless Verstappen execution

Red Bull improvement? McLaren driver errors? Max magic? Max Verstappen continues to pull off incredible qualifying performances. Mark Hughes analyses how he's doing it

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Mark Hughes on Antonelli's F1 breakthrough + why rivals faltered

18-year-old Kimi Antonelli topped an F1 qualifying session for the first time - Mark Hughes explains where he made the difference

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Why Red Bull's chosen to be an upgrade outlier at Miami GP

Red Bull believes that some “low risk” changes it has brought to Max Verstappen’s car for the Miami Grand Prix can help it unlock stability improvements that could be key to its Formula 1 title hopes

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Mark Hughes: Overconfident McLaren handed Hamilton pole

Lewis Hamilton's sensational China sprint pole was only possible because McLaren shot itself in the foot...

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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