Mark Hughes

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Mark Hughes: The Ferrari anomaly that set up Norris's win

The surprise presence of Charles Leclerc - and the mysterious collapse of his race - played a big part in how the Hungary intra-McLaren fight unfolded

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Mark Hughes: Five factors behind Leclerc's shock pole

Charles Leclerc denying the McLarens Hungarian GP pole wasn't just down to a change in wind direction

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Mark Hughes: Red Bull not even a clear fourth in Hungary so far

The hierarchy between the leading four F1 teams seemed very clear at the Hungaroring on Friday - except the fourth one is much further back than expected

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Mark Hughes: The little-known significance of McLaren's dominance

McLaren's Belgian Grand Prix dominance drove home what a monster its 2025 car has become - and was key to a victory battle that wasn't supposed to happen

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Mark Hughes: Where Norris vs Piastri pole battle was won (and lost)

By the time the final part of Belgian GP qualifying came around, both McLaren drivers had got to a very similar place. Mark Hughes explains how Lando Norris took pole from Oscar Piastri's grasp

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Norris trick showed how sharp post-Horner Red Bull still is

Max Verstappen's Spa sprint front row was helped by Red Bull's sharpness in wrong-footing Lando Norris, as Mark Hughes explains

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Mark Hughes: Two theories for Ferrari's big F1 2025 anomaly

Ferrari's ride-height issues have been well-documented but, as the team prepares to debut a rear suspension upgrade to remedy that problem, another big F1 2025 issue resurfaced recently. Mark Hughes looks at what the cause could be - and what the new suspension won't address

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What's so significant about Ferrari's Mugello test

A Mugello test outing is a 'promotional event' in name only for Ferrari; the outcome could end up shaping the second half of its 2025 F1 season

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Mark Hughes: Only losers from Red Bull's shock Horner firing

It’s difficult to see any winners in Red Bull's shock sacking of Christian Horner, says Mark Hughes

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Mark Hughes: Did McLaren error actually set Norris up to win?

The fallout from the British GP was all about how Oscar Piastri's controversial penalty cost him victory. But a McLaren slip-up earlier on might actually have created the circumstances for Lando Norris to win

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Mark Hughes: Why Verstappen's big Silverstone gamble paid off

Red Bull's balance was so poor on Friday at the British GP that Max Verstappen leaned into a big set-up choice. Without that, pole might well have been out of reach

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Ferrari's 2025 breakthrough? Mark Hughes on Silverstone pace

The headline take from Silverstone Friday is that Ferrari, with its updated Austria floor, is very quick. Almost as quick as McLaren

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Mark Hughes: McLaren hit a new level with Austrian GP 1-2

What McLaren and its drivers pulled off at the Red Bull Ring was a league apart. Mark Hughes explains its advantage and why its intra-team battle went Lando Norris's way

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Mark Hughes: Has upgraded McLaren gone from best to unbeatable?

There's been lots of attention on Ferrari and Red Bull upgrades at the Austrian GP, but McLaren's brought some pretty significant changes too - which have already wiped out a big Red Bull advantage. Mark Hughes asks whether that's a game-changer

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Mark Hughes: McLaren's Austria dominance isn't what it seems

The Red Bull Ring is a supremely suitable track for the strengths of the McLaren MCL39 - but it's probably not as far ahead as it looks

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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