James Vowles

James will join the team on 20 February, ahead of the first Grand Prix in Bahrain. He has been instrumental in securing nine F1 Constructors' championships ( ...

He has been a key part of some of the most impressive feats in the sport over the past 15 years. He is one of the most highly respected talents in Formula 1 and will bring performance. British-born Vowles joins Williams after a 21-year career in Formula 1 so far, with his most recent role as Motorsport Strategy Director at Mercedes, a position he held for over four years.

Williams have revealed that Mercedes strategist James Vowles will take the place of Jost Capito as their new team boss, completing the recent merry-go-round ...

“He is one of the most highly respected talents in Formula 1 and will bring performance. The team has tremendous potential, and our journey together starts in a matter of weeks.” Vowles has enjoyed a 21-year career in F1, representing the Silver Arrows since 2010, and serving as their Motorsport Strategy Director over the last four years. “I cannot wait to start with Williams Racing. The team is an icon of our sport, one I greatly respect, and I am very much looking forward to the challenge,” said Vowles. “Williams Racing have placed their faith and trust in me, and I will do the same in return.

Mercedes director of strategy James Vowles will join Williams as team principal on Feb. 20, filling the vacant position left by Jost Capito last month.

"He has been a key part of some of the most impressive feats in the sport over the past 15 years. Williams has tremendous potential, and our journey together starts in a matter of weeks." Matthew Savage, chairman of owners Dorilton, said: "We are delighted to welcome James to Williams Racing. "Mercedes have been hugely supportive on my journey, and we part on excellent terms after over 20 years of working in Brackley. "It's an honour to join a team with such an incredibly rich heritage. However, he stood back from hands-on involvement in strategy decisions midway through 2022 to work in a wider managerial role and had long been tasked with overseeing its young driver programme.

Williams have appointed the highly-regarded Mercedes strategy director James Vowles as their new team principal ahead of the 2023 Formula One season.

Matthew Savage, chair of Dorilton which owns Williams, said: "We are delighted to welcome James to Williams Racing. "It has been such a special experience to journey together through failure and success. "Mercedes have been hugely supportive on my journey, and we part on excellent terms after over 20 years of working in Brackley.

With James Vowles making the shock switch to Williams from Mercedes as their new F1 team principal, we take a look back at some of his best and worst.

"The VSC came out, we had half a lap to react, and we didn't. "What I think happened is that we were running one and two and controlling the race and then suddenly you see your second car, Valtteri, stopping with a hydraulic leak. This is where we lost the race." Mercedes pit Hamilton a lap too late for slicks, dropping him to the back of the grid. Hamilton was set for a comfortable afternoon with Verstappen well down the order with considerable car damage thanks to teammate Bottas. Mercedes’ decision to put Hamilton on a one-stop strategy was crucial in beating Leclerc and

The 43-year-old Brit has been instrumental in securing nine F1 Constructors' Championships and has overseen over 120 race victories. James has enjoyed a 21-year ...

The team has tremendous potential, and our journey together starts in a matter of weeks.” “He is one of the most highly respected talents in Formula 1 and will bring performance. James will join the team on 20 February, ahead of the first Grand Prix in Bahrain.

Williams have appointed former Mercedes strategy director James Vowles as their new team principal ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season.

"He is one of the most highly-respected talents in Formula 1 and will bring performance. The team has tremendous potential, and our journey together starts in a matter of weeks." Vowles also said that the team has no immediate plans to fill the chief executive position that Capito had also held. "I cannot wait to start with Williams Racing," Vowles said. Mercedes have also been Williams' engine supplier since 2014. [Red Bull latest to reveal F1 launch date: Who's left?](https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12773843/formula-1-in-2023-when-will-each-team-launch-their-car-for-new-season) [Andretti slams F1 'greed' amid entry row

The leading constructors' director of strategy has been seen as key to Mercedes' success and Lewis Hamilton congratulated Vowles on an 'amazing' ...

“I have no doubt that Mohammed [ben Sulayem, FIA president] and the FIA mean well, to achieve the right things but it is about aligning that with the drivers that have spoken out in the past. I have no doubt that when people sit round the table together things will not appear as harsh as when they are written down in the off season.” That’s a level of motivation that is going to keep me going for years and years, I am confident of that.” However Vowles has been involved in the planning for members of his strategy team to step up and Wolff believes Mercedes have sufficient strength in depth. Vowles joins a Williams team who have finished last in four of the past five seasons despite their successful heritage, with nine constructors’ titles and seven drivers’ championships between 1980 and 1997. “Perhaps I am being carried away with the excitement of wanting to start this,” he said.