Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has explained that next year's W14 "has to be a step" forward after a difficult 2022 season. read more »

The Dutchman is deputising for Alex Albon and is set to start the race from eighth on the grid after jumping into the FW44 for FP3.He qualified 13th but has moved up five... read more »

Mercedes strategy director James Vowles has insisted the gulf in performance from the team to Red Bull and Ferrari in qualifying in Belgium was a continuation of a season-long... read more »

Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles has revealed the forces measured by Lewis Hamilton's car during his opening lap crash at the Belgian Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles has insisted the team is holding onto realism as it inches closer to the battle for F1 race victories. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles is expecting the team to make steps towards Red Bull and Ferrari at the Canadian Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes' Toto Wolff and James Vowles have explained porpoising is no longer the main reason for the team's performance struggles. read more »

The two words have generally been interchangeable when used by teams and drivers this year, but Vowles says they are not the same and are generated differently.Mercedes... read more »

Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles has conceded the team pushed Lewis Hamilton "too far" in last weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles has revealed the long game plan behind starting Lewis Hamilton on medium tyres at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles has hailed Lewis Hamilton's "drive of a champion" after lap one contact with Kevin Magnussen threatened to... read more »

Mercedes' James Vowles believes the practice sessions in Miami underlined the potential of the W13, having shown particularly strong performance early in the weekend. read more »

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is on a roll. He took his second straight win on F1’s first visit to Miami, but Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz kept Ferrari at the top of both... read more »

James Vowles says Mercedes need to at least "keep up" with their rivals. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has revealed how the W13's weight issue has further hampered the push for performance. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has insisted the team did not ask George Russell to concede position to Sergio Perez at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes' chief strategist James Vowles will compete in the Asian Le Mans Series with Garage 59, driving a McLaren 720S GT3. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 strategist James Vowles is set to contest this month's Asian Le Mans series. Vowles has been a long-term member of Mercedes' Formula 1 team,... read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 chief strategist James Vowles will race a McLaren 720S GT3 in the 2022 Asian Le Mans Series.  read more »

Mercedes chief F1 strategist James Vowles will swap the pit wall for a race seat by taking part in the Asian Le Mans Series. read more »

James Vowles explained the reasoning behind Mercedes' double stack in Jeddah, as well as how crazy the weekend was as a whole. read more »

Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles has explained why two-stopping Lewis Hamilton at the Mexico City Grand Prix was never an option. read more »

Mercedes "would have been able to defend against Red Bull all race" with better starts in Mexico, according to their strategy chief James Vowles. read more »

Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles has conceded the F1 team is unsure of what caused the pit stop delay for Valtteri Bottas at the Mexico City Grand Prix, with... read more »

Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles believes Max Verstappen was purely "guessing" when making what turned out to be the race-winning move at the first... read more »