Williams team principal James Vowles explained the differences between Netflix’s portrayal of his discussions with Carlos Sainz Jnr last year and the reality.
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Colapinto pushed Albon to raise his game – Vowles
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Colapinto pushed Albon to improve – Vowles • Crawford leads F2 test • US F1 TV figures fall short of record
Vowles clarifies Colapinto’s claim he was concussed in Las Vegas crash
Formula 1
Posted onWilliams team principal James Vowles clarified Franco Colapinto claim he suffered a concussion in his crash the day before he raced in Las Vegas.
Spate of Williams crashes ‘unlike anything I’ve seen in 25 years in F1’ – Vowles
Formula 1
Posted onWilliams team principal James Vowles says he has never experienced anything like the spate of crashes his team have had in 2024.
Verstappen “had to be penalised” but Colapinto call was “harsh” – Vowles
Formula 1
Posted onWilliams team principal James Vowles says he was “frustrated” by the penalty handed to Franco Colapinto at the end of the Mexican Grand Prix.
Williams ‘fighting for sixth or seventh’ after upgrade – Vowles
Formula 1
Posted onWilliams team principal James Vowles is targeting a top seven result for his team at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend.
Closer field, not dirty air, making overtaking harder in 2024 – Vowles
Formula 1
Posted onWilliams team principal James Vowles does not believe that overtaking in Formula 1 is inherently harder in 2024 than previous seasons.
Williams poised to rebound from “slow start to the season” – Vowles
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Williams will rebound from “slow start” – Vowles • Power considered retirement when wife fell ill • Sauber boosts technical division
Sainz should join other “big names” heading to Williams – Vowles
Formula 1
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr is one of two drivers Williams is considering for a place at the team next year, says team principal James Vowles.
Spate of crashes will have consequences for Williams’ performance – Vowles
Formula 1
Posted onJames Vowles says Williams’ recent spate of accidents will have an impact their potential car performance over the rest of the year.
Vowles being patient with Sargeant but expects to see “progress”
Formula 1
Posted onWilliams team principal James Vowles says Logan Sargeant will have to show “progress” through the season if he is to remain with the team.
Haas’ Jeddah go-slow tactics “not how I want to go racing” – Vowles
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Haas tactics ‘not how I want to race’ – Vowles • Andretti revamps plan for new headquarters • F1 ‘in a tricky moment’ – Leclerc
Sargeant needs to be “the surprise of the season” – Vowles
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Sargeant must be “surprise of season” • Komatsu not easily fooled – Hulkenberg • Hamda Al Qubaisi aims for F1 Academy title
Vowles ‘didn’t sleep for days at a time’ in first season in charge at Williams
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Vowles up for “days at a time” • Ferrari junior Taponen has one hand on FRMEC title • Bilinski takes yet another FROC win
Magnussen excited by prospect of “real change” under new Haas leadership
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Magnussen excited by “real change” at Haas • Sauber to auction launch car • McLaren reveal O’Ward’s livery
Vowles praises Hamilton’s Ferrari deal but scotches Albon-to-Mercedes rumour
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari for 2025 has been hailed as a positive development for the sport by the strategist behind many of his wins at Mercedes.
Vowles “happy” to sacrifice seventh to improve Williams’ long-term chance of success
Formula 1
Posted onWilliams team principal James Vowles is prepared to risk losing seventh in the championship in 2023 to improve his team’s future prospects.
Williams discovered damage to cake tins caused ‘huge tyre degradation’
2023 F1 season
Posted onWilliams team principal James Vowles say his team understand why they suffered “huge amounts” of tyre wear during the Belgian Grand Prix.
Why teams say F1’s Hungarian GP qualifying change is a worthwhile experiment
2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onF1 will try a new rule this weekend which will force drivers to use harder tyres in qualifying, in an attempt to reduce the amount of rubber they use.
Mercedes have “$300 million-worth of equipment Williams doesn’t have”
2023 F1 season
Posted onWilliams team principal James Vowles says they are fighting “with one arm behind our back” compared to the likes of his former outfit Mercedes.