James Vowles

Vowles says he has “faith” in Sargeant but admits it will be “very difficult” to rebuild confidence after sacrificial withdrawal from F1 Australian GP

Magdalena Put6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

On Friday it was announced that Logan Sargeant will be sidelined for the remainder of the Australian Grand Prix weekend after Williams made the controversial decision to reallocate his chassis to teammate Alex Albon. Albon crashed heavily during the first practice session of the weekend, and consequently had to miss FP2. Although Albon thankfully walked…

“I have to prioritise the team above all else” — Vowles on the decision to give Sargeant’s car to Albon for F1 Australian GP

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago08 mins

Williams Team Principal James Vowles has detailed the decision to give Logan Sargeant’s chassis and car to Alex Albon for the remainder of the Australian Grand Prix weekend. With just under 20 minutes left in opening practice, Albon went over the kerb at turn 6. He had a snap as the car bounced off it…

Sargeant to miss the F1 Australian GP as Williams give Albon his chassis and car following the Thai’s FP1 crash

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

Williams has made the massive call to give Alex Albon their remaining chassis for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne.In FP1, Albon had a big crash. He lost the car over the turn 6 kerb, ended up having a snap of oversteer and hit the wall hard at turn 7. There appeared…

“Not how I want to go racing” — Williams F1 Team Principal Vowles on the tactics of Haas at Saudi Arabian GP

Syrine Ferchichi6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

The 2024 season has underscored the intense competition among the bottom five teams, with a mere one-point difference separating sixth from 10th place in the standings. However, tensions flared as multiple team managers expressed disappointment over Kevin Magnussen deliberately slowing down Tsunoda, Albon, Ocon, Sargeant and Ricciardo after receiving two 10-second penalties during the race….

Albon calls his P15 finish at F1 Bahrain GP “a result of being mileage limited and having issues during testing”

David Coath6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

Alex Albon had a 2024 F1 season opener to forget for Williams Racing. He was faced with a variety of challenges to handle in Bahrain this past Saturday – none more so than having to manage his Power Unit overheating. By the time the chequered flag fell, Albon – having started P13 – had to…

Vowles explains the steering wheel glitch that derailed Logan Sargeant’s F1 Bahrain GP

Magdalena Put7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Williams experienced a myriad of technical difficulties during their round one outing in Bahrain—something team boss James Vowles believes belied the true potential of the FW46. Among these was a steering wheel anomaly that sent Logan Sargeant sliding into the run-off area after a massive lockup merely ten laps into the race. Sargeant successfully rejoined…

Vowles on Williams’ Bahrain pre-season test: “It was ok, but ‘ok’ is not a great term in F1”

Daniel Mora7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

With F1 preseason testing over, Williams’ team principal, James Vowles, reflects on the results and the performance of their FW46, ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Albon: RB F1 “look very, very quick” after closer tie-up with Red Bull

Melis Öktür7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

After upgrading to additional components provided by the reigning champions, Red Bull’s second Formula 1 team, RB F1, according to Alexander Albon, has done an excellent job with the VCARB 01. The rebranded team was always going to be more like last year’s RB19 as Helmut Marko wants the teams to work closer and help…