Mark Hughes reports on the Formula 1 season-opener at Melbourne The race turned on a confluence of flukes, a repaying of karmic debt owed to Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari from…

Was it 'party mode' that gave Lewis Hamilton pole in Australia? Mark Hughes investigates... Lewis Hamilton’s pole-securing final qualifying run, in which he found 0.6sec while everyone else found a…

And how much of a surprise can Haas spring? What did the season’s first day of running reveal? There was a confirmation of Merc’s pacesetter status but their advantage over…

Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes explains how Ferrari's veto power came to be, and whether the FIA will continue to entertain its F1 quit threats The nagging…

Change of engine, change of fortune? Mark Hughes examines McLaren's preseason  It’s probably fair to say McLaren’s pre-season testing could’ve gone a lot better. Punctuated with regular…

The conclusions we can draw from the two preseason Formula 1 tests So at the end of eight days of Formula 1 preseason testing, what do we know? Definitively, nothing.…

A close look at how and why Formula 1 teams such as Renault are still using exhausts to blow the rear wing The Renault RS18 has created a lot of…

Who was really fastest in Barcelona? Mark Hughes examines the first times of F1 in 2018 So what messages did the lap times tell us during the gaps between the…

With Formula 1 teams still suspicious of a gaping loophole, the oil burn debate rages on   “We'd like to see the [oil burn] rules go further because it…

Mark Hughes evaluates the Mercedes W09 on its release Mercedes has stayed resolutely with its pre-existing technical concept with its 2018 W09 model. It features an identical wheelbase and a…

How Renault came to be, and made its mark on motor racing As Renault continues its progress since returning as a works team just two years ago, it’s timely to…

Mark Hughes looks at the key points of the Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 Like Red Bull, Sauber has opted not to take up the full permitted width of the sidepods, implying…