James Vowles Archives - Motorsport

Alexander Albon (THA) Atlassian Williams Racing FW47 leaves the pits. 04.10.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore, Qualifying Day.

Sainz and Albon disqualified from 2025 F1 Singapore GP Qualifying over rear wing breach

Karishma Persad1 week ago1 week ago04 mins mins

The stewards have disqualified Carlos Sainz and Alexander Albon of Atlassian Williams Racing from Qualifying for the 2025 F1 Singapore GP, following a breach of Article 3.10.10(g) of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations. This article governs the maximum permissible slot gap on the rear wing when the Drag Reduction System (DRS) is activated. During…

Williams Team Principle James Vowles in the paddock of F1

Vowles suggests two-day race weekends for F1 2026

Doris Ivandic2 weeks ago2 weeks ago03 mins mins

Williams Team Principle, James Vowles, offered his perspective on the 2026 F1 race calendar ahead of the Azerbaijan GP. The format for 2026 and onwards continues to be criticized and dissected. While the addition of more sprint races, and shorter races continues to be discussed. With F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali pushing for more “exciting” race…

Williams Racing's Team Principal James Vowles during 2025 F1 Dutch GP.

Vowles defends Sainz after F1 Dutch GP penalty, labels it a clear racing incident with no driver at fault

Yi Xing Lim1 month ago1 month ago04 mins mins

Williams Racing and James Vowles enjoyed a rather strong finish to their 2025 F1 Dutch GP, despite the setbacks on Carlos Sainz’s side of the garage due to his 10-second time penalty. Williams still managed to walk away with valuable points on Alex Albon‘s side of the garage to add to their tally, in what…

James Vowles rules out fixing key FW47 weakness, risking one more race after poor F1 Hungarian GP

Nischay Rathore2 months ago2 months ago06 mins mins

With the ground effect regulations era reaching its final year, Williams finally seems to have developed a fair understanding of the concept. With 70 points in the first 14 rounds of the season, the James Vowles-led team is sitting comfortably at the top of the midfield. However, before they could take a breather going into…

Kruse to become Chief Operations Director for Williams F1

Lucrezia Costa3 months ago3 months ago03 mins mins

A technical reorganisation is in the works for a successful Formula 1 team, as Axel Kruse us set to join Williams F1. He will take on the duty of Chief Operations Director from the beginning of September as the first act of a management change which will see other illustrious professionals join the Grove based…

James Vowles: Williams sacrificed performance at British GP to make sure they can run a reliable F1 car following recent cooling issues. He also discussed Carlos Sainz's British GP incident with Charles Leclerc.

Vowles: Williams F1 having to leave performance on the table to cure cooling issues

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago03 mins mins

James Vowles has conceded Williams Racing are having to sacrifice performance to make sure they can run a reliable F1 car following recent cooling issues for Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz. Williams had a superb run from Australia to Monaco, scoring 54 points across the opening eight rounds as the FW47 was fast in pretty…

Atlassian Williams Racing's Team Principal James Vowles during F1 Monaco GP several months back ahead of F1 British GP.

Vowles debunks reasons behind issues suffered by Williams in Austria ahead of F1 British GP

Yi Xing Lim3 months ago3 months ago07 mins mins

After enduring a difficult weekend in Spielberg, team principal James Vowles addressed the reasons behind their double retirement in Austria ahead of the F1 British GP. With both Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon retiring from the race due to separate issues, the Grove-based team have recently faced a tough run of races—having only scored one…

Alexander Albon (THA) & Carlos Sainz (ESP) Atlassian Williams Racing. 04.05.2025. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6, Miami Grand Prix, Miami, Florida, USA, Race Day.

Recent Williams disappointment continues after a nightmare F1 Austrian GP

Maahika Banerjee3 months ago3 months ago06 mins mins

The F1 Austrian GP was one for the books, but for Williams Racing, this was a weekend to forget. The British team had a horrendous Sunday, with drivers Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz unable to make it to the end. In fact, the Spaniard never got going. As the list of problems multiplies each weekend,…

Atlassian Williams Racing Team Principle James Vowels

James Vowles signs new long-term contract with Williams F1

Doris Ivandic4 months ago4 months ago03 mins mins

After the F1 Canadian GP, it has been announced that James Vowles has signed a new long term contract with Atlassian Williams Racing. He continues to lead the team in the role of Team Principal. Vowles is only the second team boss the team has had since Clare Williams left the squad after decades of…

Toto Wolff has revealed that James Vowles apologised for the Williams drivers backing up the Mercedes pair during the F1 Monaco GP

Wolff reveals Vowles apologised for Williams backing up the Mercedes duo during F1 Monaco GP

Senjuti Jash5 months ago5 months ago05 mins mins

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has opened up about the mandatory two stops, the Williams drivers backing George Russell and Kimi Antonelli up, and his conversation with James Vowles following their first point-less weekend of the season at the F1 Monaco GP. The Brackley-based squad already found themselves on the back foot on Saturday when Antonelli…