While Mattia Binotto’s resignation from Ferrari started a domino effect of team principal moves in the paddock, Jost Capito’s departure from Williams took everybody by surprise. The announcement that their team principal would be leaving came in December and it took until late January for Williams to finally appoint a replacement. The man that has
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has been told by “sources” that all might not be well at Mercedes, with the Austrian being under the impression that the Germans mood is “tense”. The winter has been a challenging one for the Silver Arrows, who’ve worked relentlessly to ensure the upcoming season isn’t a repeat of
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The team principals in the paddock last season decided that they wanted to be a part of the infamous ‘silly season’ that usually takes place in F1. Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, McLaren and Williams were all forced to look for a new boss in quick succession as resignations and replacements started a domino effect in the
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Whether Mercedes are going to be a title contender this year or not is a question that is being asked by many, with the Silver Arrows having endured their worst campaign of the hybrid era last season. Nobody could’ve predicted that the dominant Germans would fall to third in the standings, after so many years
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Williams’ new team principal James Vowles has revealed that he spoke to Lewis Hamilton on the phone to tell him personally that he’d be leaving Mercedes to take up the vacant role at Williams, with the seven-time World Champion hailing his switch as “amazing”. Vowles has played an integral part of Mercedes’ domination, with the
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After a month of waiting, Williams finally have a new team principal, in the form of Mercedes strategy director James Vowles. Jost Capito departed the team alongside technical director François-Xavier Damaison at the end of 2022 as a shock part of the team principal ‘silly season’, leaving fans to wonder who would set up to
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At the end of the 2022 season Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Williams and McLaren were all forced to change their team principal for one reason or another, and while Ferrari and McLaren were quick in appointing their replacements, it took the other two teams much longer. Alfa Romeo are yet to replace Fred Vasseur, however Williams
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James Vowles has become an infamous figure in Formula 1 in recent years, with his ‘it’s James’ moments gaining him cult hero status from fans. The 43-year-old’s move to Williams means the team principal ‘silly season’ is nearly complete, as now only Alfa Romeo have a vacant position for a new boss. The Williams’ team principal
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The Formula 1 ‘silly season’ spread to the team principals in 2022, as shock moves between teams seemed to be announced on a daily basis late last year. While most of the moves were part of the domino effect started by Mattia Binotto’s resignation from his role at Ferrari, the F1 world was shocked when
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With Williams now filling their vacant team principal position with Mercedes strategy director James Vowles, only Alfa Romeo are yet to appoint a new boss for 2023. Vowles appointment came out of the blue this week, leaving Mercedes without a strategy director with only weeks to go until pre-season begins in Bahrain. Despite losing a
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