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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kieran Jackson

James Vowles: ‘This is why Williams and Carlos Sainz will be F1 title contenders again’

James Vowles (in Williams race gear at Goodwood last summer) is adamant that the former F1 giants will return to the top of the sport - (Getty)

Two years into the project of a lifetime, James Vowles is keeping his ultra-focused head above the parapet.

Hunched over a table in his team’s hospitality unit, the Williams team principal is reflecting on a 2024 season of underachievement. In 24 races, his team recorded more crashes than points: 20 to 17. To say it was an expensive, energy-sapping campaign would be an understatement.

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