Mercedes strategy chief James Vowles offers a comprehensive explanation of the team's decision to put Hamilton on Mediums instead of Hard tyres for the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »

James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, delves into some fan questions on the Monaco GP - from why we chose Medium tyres for Lewis, to the reasons behind the double stack... read more »

Mercedes strategist James Vowles explains how Lewis Hamilton lost vital time during the VSC period in Baku, and how the team aims to avoid it happening again. read more »

Mercedes strategy chief James Vowles has confirmed that the Silver Arrows successfully pulled off a plan to trick Sebastian Vettel into taking an unfavourable track position in... read more »

James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, answers your questions on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix - from those practice starts before our final Q3 laps, to whether we reacted to... read more »

Mercedes strategist James Vowles believes a kerb was to blame for floor damage sustained by Lewis Hamilton at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles says that Lewis Hamilton did a "fantastic job" fending off Max Verstappen as full extent of car damage is revealed. read more »

Chief Strategist James Vowles answers your questions from the 2019 Australian Grand Prix - including how Valtteri won the race and why Lewis sustained damage to his floor. read more »

James Vowles answers your questions about the Brazilian GP, from why we pitted Lewis earlier than our rivals, to how it felt securing the Constructors' title with victory... read more »

Chief Strategist James Vowles delves into answering your questions from the Japanese Grand Prix, from tricky tyre decisions in Q3 to why we pitted Valtteri before Lewis... read more »

Toto Wolff took responsibility for Mercedes pitting Lewis Hamilton later than planned in the Russian GP that exposed him to Sebastian Vettel, as he had distracted chief... read more »

Chief Strategist James Vowles answers your questions from the Singapore Grand Prix, including why the team opted for UltraSoft tyres in Q1, how Valtteri struggled to pass Nico... read more »

Chief Strategist James Vowles answers your questions about the Italian Grand Prix, from whether Lewis sustained any damage on lap one to why Valtteri stayed out so long on his... read more »

It's fair to say that certain elements of Mercedes German Grand Prix strategy left fans confused... luckily, James Vowles can explain. read more »

Chief Strategist James Vowles answers your questions about the German Grand Prix, from why we didn't pit for wet tyres to what happened during the Safety Car... read more »

Suggesting that Mercedes is buckling under the pressure, Christian Horner also questions the need for James Vowles public mea culpa. read more »

Christian Horner believes it was wrong that Mercedes strategist James Vowles took the hit for a bad call, confessing an error over the radio on a public forum. read more »

Red Bull's Christian Horner thinks it is "unfair" that Mercedes strategist James Vowles felt he must confess to an error in the Austrian Grand Prix to keep Lewis... read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has commended the "broad shoulders" of strategist James Vowles, while explaining reasoning behind on-air apology. read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison believes the way his team dealt with its strategy mistake at the Austrian Grand Prix shows a healthy attitude towards failure. read more »

Toto Wolff says James Vowles is one the best strategists in Formula 1 despite his failure of pitting Lewis Hamilton when the Virtual Safety Car was deployed during the Austrian... read more »

Toto Wolff commends strategist James Vowles' 'guts' after apology read more »

The Mercedes F1 team has moved to defend head strategist James Vowles following its "most painful day" in Austria.  read more »

Toto Wolff has defended Mercedes strategist James Vowles for his mistake of not pitting Lewis Hamilton during the Austrian Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has defended team strategist James Vowles after the decision not to pit Lewis Hamilton under the Austrian Grand Prix virtual safety car read more »