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Listen to this article Williams announced on Friday that Vowles, who has served as the motorsport strategy director for Mercedes for the past four years, would be taking over as its F1 chief following the departure of Jost Capito in December. Vowles has been a key part of Mercedes' senior leadership in F1 throughout its recent domination, working closely with team principal Toto Wolff at the head of the team. The move will see Vowles head up an F1 operation for the first time, something he called a "huge honour." "The team is an icon of our sport, one I greatly respect, and I am very much looking forward to the challenge," said Vowles. "Mercedes have been hugely supportive on my journey, and we part on excellent terms after over 20 years of working in Brackley. I am grateful for everything Toto and the team have provided, and it has been such a special experience to journey together through failure and success. "Williams Racing have placed their faith and trust in … [Read more...] about Williams announces Mercedes strategy chief Vowles as new F1 team principal

Listen to this article Red Bull has enjoyed its most successful F1 season to date in 2022, with Max Verstappen wrapping up his second consecutive drivers' world title and the team finally dethroning Mercedes in the constructors' championship, its first since 2013. The successor to the Red Bull RB18 will therefore have a tough act to follow and it will be first shown to the public on 3 February, with the Milton Keynes team announcing on social media that its launch event will take place in New York. Further details of the launch have not been made public. At the time of writing that makes Verstappen and Sergio Perez's team the first of the eight F1 outfits that have announced their launch dates, three days ahead of Williams' livery reveal on 6 February. Alfa Romeo and Haas are the only remaining teams yet to release any details on their 2023 season launch. In 2022 Verstappen took his second F1 title with four races left to run and went on to score a record 454 points … [Read more...] about Red Bull reveals launch date of 2023 F1 car

As another Formula 1 season approaches over the horizon, there are another ten driver pairings that are aiming to achieve success throughout 2023. Four of them remain untouched from last season, while six of the teams welcome a new driver into their ranks. But which of the driver combinations on the 2023 F1 grid is the best? Vote for which team you think has the best driver line-up and have your say in the comments. The 2023 F1 team mates Team Driver 1 Driver 2 Notes Red Bull Max Verstappen Sergio Perez The reigning constructors’ champions, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez combined for 17 wins in total for Red Bull last year. Despite helping Red Bull to their most successful season ever in 2022, Verstappen enjoyed far more of the success than Perez did, with the more experienced driver adding just two wins to the team’s total to Verstappen’s 15 on his way to the title. Ferrari Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz Jnr Charles Leclerc stormed to an early … [Read more...] about Which team has the best driver line-up on the 2023 F1 grid? · RaceFans

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff thinks Mick Schumacher has the potential to follow in Nyck de Vries’ footsteps in his quest to return to the F1 grid. Schumacher was aiming to head into a third year driving for the Haas team after first making his F1 debut in 2021, but the powers-that-be at the American outfit decided to cut him in loose, favouring a more experienced line-up with Nico Hulkenberg joining forces with Kevin Magnussen. With a lack of available options to try and retain his place on the F1 grid, Schumacher has been forced to settle into a reserve driver role for the F1 2023 campaign. However, the fact he has landed at Mercedes will have gone an awful long to cushioning the blow. Mercedes had an opening in the reserve driver slot after Nyck de Vries’ services were acquired by the Red Bull team, placing the Dutchman in the sister outfit of AlphaTauri alongside Yuki Tsunoda for the 2023 season. De Vries put himself firmly on the F1 radar following a superb debut performance … [Read more...] about Toto Wolff gives hope to Mick Schumacher over potential F1 grid return

Listen to this article Albon signed for Williams ahead of the 2022 season after spending a year in a reserve role with Red Bull, who had dropped him from its full-time line-up at the end of 2020. The Anglo-Thai driver enjoyed an impressive season for Williams, leading its efforts at the back of the grid by scoring four of its eight points and winning praise for his efforts. It resulted in Albon signing a multi-year contract to stay at Williams beyond 2022. But senior figures within Williams spoke of wanting Albon to be firmer with the team outside of the car, including former technical director FX Demaison, who said in Brazil that Albon “needs to be a bit more hard with the team and push us a bit more.” Albon acknowledged it was “tricky” to strike the right balance, but was confident that he is able to “achieve a lot with what I say.” “When things aren’t right, I speak up,” Albon told Motorsport.com. “When things are out of our control, I also don’t feel it’s … [Read more...] about Albon still finding F1 radio “sweet spot” at Williams after early aggression

Listen to this article Russell joined Mercedes' F1 line-up at the start of 2022 after spending five years as a member of its junior driver programme, with the final three as a racer for Williams in F1 after winning back-to-back championships in GP3 and Formula 2. But the Briton's start to life at the Mercedes works squad changed suddenly from hoping for race victories and a possible title tilt when the first ground-effects Silver Arrows car proved to have major problems with porpoising and ride that meant Mercedes lost the constructors' title for the first time in 2013. Russell was nevertheless able to score a string of 15 points finishes in the opening 16 races of 2022, while Hamilton's results were more inconsistent as he tried a wide range of set-up changes to try and cope better with the W13's tricky handling. Speaking to Motorsport.com, Shovlin suggested that Russell's experience of driving cars that lacked the top performance of those and a field-leading squad … [Read more...] about Russell’s Mercedes adaption helped by his Williams F1 battles

Listen to this article It is not lost on him that for four of the last five years, Williams has found itself pegged to the bottom of the constructors’ championship. Plus, more recently, it has faced fresh uncertainty following the departure of team principal Jost Capito and its technical director FX Demaison. Turning the squad’s fortunes around quickly is not going to be an easy task for Vowles, as he is comes in at a time when much of the work on the 2023 car has already been completed. His job list is going to be large too; for he will need to get a restructured technical team in place to help drive its F1 challenger forward as fast as he can. But, while decisions over the technical department and overall reporting structure will be important for Vowles, there is one thing that he thinks take priority above everything else: a new team culture. For the team that he famously remembers watching through the catch fencing at Silverstone in the early 1990’s during its … [Read more...] about The change that Vowles is making his priority at Williams F1

Listen to this article Following a difficult 2021 that saw the team opt against car development and fail to score any points, Haas made a flying start to 2022 as Kevin Magnussen finished fifth in the season-opener. But the upswing in form from Haas led to scrutiny from other teams, including McLaren , which raised concerns about the relationships between so-called A- and B-teams in F1. Haas has enjoyed a technical partnership with Ferrari since joining the grid in 2016, taking a number of listed parts as permitted by the regulations. The American team always maintained that its door was open for the FIA to conduct any checks if there were genuine concerns about the relationship, although no formal complaint was made. Reflecting on the comments made by other teams, Haas F1 boss Steiner said "you get used to it" after years of questions about the relationship with Ferrari. "If you are good, you are a copycat; if you are doing bad, nobody cares," Steiner told … [Read more...] about F1 B-team comments about Haas felt like a “broken record”

The 2012 driver rankings continue with part two, which take us up to the top five. 14. Felipe Massa Beat team mate in qualifying 2/20 Beat team mate in race 0/17 Races finished 19/20 Laps spent ahead of team mate 70/1081 Halfway through the season Massa appeared at number 22 in these rankings, so 14th represents a significant gain following his disastrous first half of the season. Massa never mastered the F2012 when it was at its worst the way Alonso did. In Malaysia he dropped back from his team mate at a rate of over two seconds per lap and was almost lapped by him at the end. In Spain, as in Malaysia, the next car behind him at the finish was a Caterham. As the Ferrari improved Massa made faltering progress. There were still wasted races in Canada (spin), Germany (went off during qualifying) and Singapore (collided with the other Caterham). While Alonso only failed to reach Q3 twice, Massa missed out in half of the races. But there were also … [Read more...] about 2012 F1 Driver Rankings part two: 14-6 · RaceFans