The Formula 1 team Williams announced the extension of the contract for a long time of his boss, the British James Vowles, who arrived in 2023.
A nice birthday present for James Vowles! On the eve of blowing out his 46th candle, the British engineer extended his “main team” contract from the Williams team. The length of the lease was not revealed, but it is a “long -term” contract, which will therefore allow the boss of the stable, which arrived in 2023 to replace Jost Capito, to be in charge when setting up the new F1 technical regulations next season.
Former race strategist for Brawn GP (who won the title Builders and Pilots with Jenson Button in 2009) then Mercedes (where he lived his best hours alongside Lewis Hamilton, in particular), James Vowles was appointed head of Williams in January 2023, and the British team finished, under his orders, seventh in 2023 with Alexander Albon and Logan and Logan Sargeant, then ninth in 2024, even if Franco Colapinto replaced Sargeant during the season.
This year, Williams recruited Carlos Sainz Jr, forced to leave Ferrari following the arrival of Lewis Hamilton, while Alexander Albon is still there. And it points to fifth rank in the ranking after 10 Grands Prix, with 42 points gleaned by the Thai, and 13 by the Spanish, a total of points already higher than that of the last two seasons.
Vowles: “win world championships” again “
Williams seems to be on the ascending slope, and James Vowles is delighted to be part of the adventure in the future: “This emblematic team already gave me incredible memories and we are all united in our ambition to build on our inheritance and again win the world championships (which has not happened since 1997 with Jacques Villeneuve, editor’s note). Over the past two years, we have focused on repairing foundations and now has a platform to aim for glory in the coming years. »»
Same story on the side of the president of Williams Matthew Savage: “James brought his experience, his energy and his strategic leadership to bring Williams back to the highest step of the podium. We are not there yet, but we feel the dynamic that we create at Grove and we are enthusiastic about the future. »To confirm next week in Austria…
