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
More
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
More
Gulf Oil is one of the most iconic sponsors in Formula 1, with the company being a part of the sport for decades, mainly with Woking-based outfit McLaren. The oil company’s deal with McLaren expired at the end of last year however, leaving fans to wonder whether the logo that has become commonplace in the
More
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
MoreSince it was announced that Jost Capito was set to depart Williams at the end of last season, fans of the team have been forced to wait until earlier this week for a replacement to be announced. The team have now announced that they have impressively managed to lure James Vowles from Mercedes to fill
More
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has hailed the team’s former chief strategist, James Vowles, as a “highly valued member”, following Williams’ announcement that Vowles has moved to the Grove-based team to become their new team principal. Williams have been searching for a new boss following the shock departure of Jost Capito, who announced his exit
More
The Grand Prix in Monza is always filled with surprises, 2020 saw Pierre Gasly win with AlphaTauri, 2021 saw Daniel Ricciardo win with McLaren and 2022 saw a substitute driver jump into the cockpit with very little notice and blow his team’s expectations out of the water. With Alex Albon having to leave the circuit
More
Nyck de Vries’ Formula 1 dream appeared to be fading last season, as the 27-year-old was still yet to secure a race seat in Formula 1 despite previously winning both the Formula E and Formula 2 titles. This all changed after the 2022 Grand Prix in Monza when the Mercedes reserve driver was called up
More
Making a comeback to Formula 1 after being dropped by your dream team is almost an impossible task, as has been proven by the constant waves of new drivers into the sport. Alex Albon is one of the drivers who has managed to recover from his lowest point however, as the Thai driver returned to
More
2023 rookie Nyck de Vries has revealed how some former friends of his tried to reignite a relationship with him following his switch from Formula E to Formula 1, following an incredible debut at Monza. De Vries has been linked to the F1 paddock ever since he won the Formula 2 World Championship in 2019,
More