New Williams team principal James Vowles has revealed that he’s not allowed to poach employees from his former team Mercedes, with a clause in his contract stopping him from doing so. Mercedes’ former strategy director has made a tremendous start to his new life as Williams boss, with Vowles having already led the Grove-based team
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New Williams team principal James Vowles doesn’t believe Red Bull “will dominate all through the season”; however, he does expect the Austrians to be the fastest. Red Bull started 2023 emphatically, with double world champion Max Verstappen having dominated the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Pérez claimed a comfortable second for the Austrians
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New Williams team principal James Vowles has rejected any idea that 2023 is going to be a boring year for Formula 1, with Max Verstappen looking set to dominate once again. After cruising to victory at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Verstappen has gone on to top all three practice sessions at this weekend’s Saudi
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Williams team principal James Vowles believes Red Bull won’t run away and dominate the championship this season, with the former Mercedes employee having identified tracks that Mercedes and Ferrari will be much stronger at than they were in Bahrain. Red Bull were sensational at the season-opener, with the Austrians having cruised to a stunning 1-2
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Williams are one of the most iconic and historic teams in Formula 1 but their success in recent seasons has been severally limited. For a number of years, the team have been stuck fighting at the back of the grid, with the financial backing of the team not being comparable to the other giant teams
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Having won eight constructors’ championship titles in a row over the last decade, Mercedes have remained incredibly consistent behind closed doors, with their staff and driver lineups remaining very similar. In recent years some changes have begun to be made however, with chief technical official James Allison having move to work on the INEOS Team
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When Jost Capito announced his shock departure from Williams at the end of last season, the team were left scrambling to find a new team principal. Williams eventually managed to pry James Vowles away from Mercedes, after over a decade serving as the team’s strategic director. The 43-year-old has been the mastermind behind many strategic
MoreFollowing the conclusion of the 2022 season, there was somewhat of a ‘silly season’ involving the team principals in the paddock. Mattia Binotto, Andreas Seidl and Fred Vasseur were all on the move however one departure that came as a real shock was Jost Capito’s from Williams. It was eventually revealed by the German that
MoreFollowing the 2022 season finale in Abu Dhabi, Williams made the shock announcement that their team principal Jost Capito would be leaving the team. It has since come to light that the plan was always for Capito to leave, with the German himself admitting that he never had any intention of staying with the team
MoreThe relationship between Mercedes and Williams has always been strong, with many drivers and staff making moves between the two teams. Valtteri Bottas and George Russell have both stepped up to race for the Silver Arrows following impressive spells with Williams and now Mercedes strategic director James Vowles has made the move the other way.
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