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Vowles: Time at Mercedes didn’t give “full picture” of team principal role

Until his 2023 appointment at the helm of Williams, Vowles served two decades at Brackley, rising to the ranks of Mercedes chief strategist and latterly its motorsport strategy director.

Autosport

What "gladiator" Allison's reappointment reveals about Mercedes' F1 shortcomings

On Friday morning, Motorsport.com revealed that Allison is going back to the previous position he held at the team, with his successor Mike Elliott swapping roles in the other direction and becoming the team's chief technical officer.

Motorsport

What "gladiator" Allison's reappointment reveals about Mercedes' current F1 shortcomings

On Friday morning, Autosport revealed that Allison is going back to the previous position he held at the team, with his successor Mike Elliott swapping roles in the other direction and becoming the team's chief technical officer.

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Could Aston Martin switch to Honda power in F1 2026?

That possibility is one of the more intriguing stories to have emerged during the April break, and while it may sound a little far-fetched, history has shown that anything can happen in F1, especially when it comes to juggling team identities and power unit suppliers.

Autosport

Williams F1 team hires new commercial boss

Asencio will head up the team's commercial and marketing operations from New York, starting on 10 April, as the squad looks to grow its financial activities following the takeover by Dorilton Capital in August 2020.

Autosport

Alex Albon interview: ‘This nice guy persona isn’t the true me... you can’t be that in F1’s shark world’

Williams driver chats exclusively to Standard Sport ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne

Evening Standard

F1 ready for talks to revise cost cap rules

While the introduction of a cost cap since the start of 2021 is widely viewed as having been a success in closing up the field, there are some areas where its scope is felt to be too restrictive.

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Wolff hints at bigger Mercedes F1 role for D’Ambrosio

D’Ambrosio appeared in the Mercedes garage in Bahrain and is present in Jeddah this weekend wearing team kit for the first time.

Autosport

James Vowles disagrees with ex-boss Toto Wolff's theory about his Red Bull rivals

Red Bull started the season very strongly and will be the team to beat in the championship hunt this season, prompting some eye-catching claims from the Mercedes garage

Daily Mirror

Mercedes hire ex-F1 star in Helmut Marko-esque role as Red Bull example followed

Mercedes have been in need of someone to oversee the development of their academy drivers ever since James Vowles left the team to become Williams team principal

Daily Mirror

The key decisions Williams must make over its F1 future

With Jost Capito gone after his short tenure in charge, new recruit James Vowles now has the reins of the team, and the Sakhir result represented a pretty good start for the new boss.

Motorsport

Vowles won't sacrifice Williams' long-term hopes for current F1 car

Williams Formula 1 team boss James Vowles says he's ready for the squad to sacrifice performance with its current car if that helps devote more resource to bigger long-term gains.

Motorsport

Vowles won’t sacrifice Williams’ long term hopes for current F1 car

Williams Formula 1 team boss James Vowles says he's ready for the squad to sacrifice performance with its current car if that helps devote more resource to bigger long-term gains.

Autosport

Mercedes signs former senior Red Bull F1 figure as new special advisor

Mercedes has hired one of Red Bull’s former senior figures as a special advisor to help drive improvements at its Formula 1 team, Motorsport.com has learned.

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Mercedes hires former senior Red Bull figure as new F1 special advisor

Mercedes has hired one of Red Bull’s former senior figures as a special advisor to help drive improvements at its Formula 1 team, Autosport has learned.

Autosport

Magazine: F1 2023 launch season kicks off, and more

Formula 1 launches and the changes needed at Williams steal the headlines in this week’s Autosport magazine, out today (16 February).

Motorsport

Alunni Bravi: The new face running the Alfa F1 team

When the 10 Formula 1 team principals gather for the first in-person meeting of 2023 there will be some less familiar faces seated around the table.

Motorsport

Williams reveals livery for 2023 F1 car

Williams has revealed the car livery it will run in the 2023 Formula 1 season, as well as introducing new driver Logan Sargeant alongside incumbent racer Alex Albon.

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Horner hints at closer links between Mercedes and Williams F1 teams

Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has hinted that there could be a closer relationship between the Mercedes and Williams Formula 1 teams in the wake of James Vowles’s move.

Daily Mirror

Toto Wolff explains how James Vowles exit will benefit Mercedes and Williams

Vowles is Mercedes' strategy chief and a "right hand man" to team boss Wolff, but leaves later this month for his own top job, charged with reversing the fortunes of the Williams team

Daily Mirror

"Exhausted" Jost Capito finally breaks silence on Williams exit and his future F1 plans

Capito was in charge of the Williams F1 team for two years, but in December it was announced that he would be leaving and will be replaced later this month by James Vowles

Daily Mirror

Mercedes told they will rue key F1 staffing decision: "I would never have let him go"

It would have been difficult to stop James Vowles from leaving his Mercedes role to become Williams team principal, but one former F1 racer feels Toto Wolff should have tried harder

Daily Mirror

Mercedes lose "good engineers" as "tension" hits Lewis Hamilton and George Russell camp

Citing some of his own unnamed sources, long-serving Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko has been casting some doubts over the mood behind the scenes at their Mercedes rivals

Daily Mirror

Williams F1's latest £36m move speaks volumes about owners Dorilton Capital

Struggles for performance on the track and difficulties attracting financial partners have led to rumours that Dorilton might look to sell Williams, but their most recent move suggests otherwise

Sports Illustrated

How Williams Hired Away Mercedes’s Strategy Director, James Vowles

Throughout his 21-year F1 career, he’s been part of more than 120 race victories and played key roles in winning nine constructors’ championships.

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