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Vowles: Time at Mercedes didn't give "full picture" of team principal role

Until his 2023 appointment at the helm of Williams, Vowles served two decades at Brackley, rising to the ranks of Mercedes chief strategist and latterly its motorsport strategy director.

Motorsport

Vowles: Time at Mercedes didn’t give “full picture” of team principal role

Until his 2023 appointment at the helm of Williams, Vowles served two decades at Brackley, rising to the ranks of Mercedes chief strategist and latterly its motorsport strategy director.

Autosport

What "gladiator" Allison's reappointment reveals about Mercedes' F1 shortcomings

On Friday morning, Motorsport.com revealed that Allison is going back to the previous position he held at the team, with his successor Mike Elliott swapping roles in the other direction and becoming the team's chief technical officer.

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What "gladiator" Allison's reappointment reveals about Mercedes' current F1 shortcomings

On Friday morning, Autosport revealed that Allison is going back to the previous position he held at the team, with his successor Mike Elliott swapping roles in the other direction and becoming the team's chief technical officer.

Autosport

Could Aston Martin switch to Honda power in F1 2026?

That possibility is one of the more intriguing stories to have emerged during the April break, and while it may sound a little far-fetched, history has shown that anything can happen in F1, especially when it comes to juggling team identities and power unit suppliers.

Autosport

Williams rebuffs Sargeant F1 pay driver talk

New Williams boss Vowles has readily acknowledged the team must overcome years of underinvestment, which has previously led it to recruit the well-funded Nicholas Latifi, Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin.

Autosport

The 2014 F1 crash Ferrari used to try to overturn Sainz's Australian GP penalty

Ferrari chose to highlight a rare example of a driving penalty that was challenged by a right of review process, ironically by the very team that Fernando Alonso – the "victim" of the Melbourne incident – currently drives for.

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F1 apprentice killed on 'last ride' with girlfriend before motorbike goes away for winter

An inquest into the death of 20-year-old Daniel Cracknell, who worked as an apprentice for F1 team Williams, heard he passed away after losing control of his motorbike and crashing into a campervan

Daily Mirror

Hong Kong Billionaire Lo in Talks with Potential F1 Teams

Hong Kong-based billionaire Calvin Lo, who already has financial links to Formula One team Williams, says he would like to see a greater Asian presence in F1 and is in talks with potential new teams. The chief executive of insurance broker RE Lee International told Reuters he was considering backing…

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How Alesi finished second after running back to the F1 pits

Having qualified only sixth, Ferrari’s Jean Alesi didn’t much look like a contender for victory when he made an awful getaway and made matters worse by spinning at Turn 1, narrowly missing his team-mate Gerhard Berger but succeeding in causing a chain-reaction crash behind him – Tyrrell’s Mika Salo being…

Motorsport

Mercedes boss Wolff reveals new mindset about his Formula 1 future

The Austrian first arrived in F1 as a Williams shareholder in 2009, before becoming team principal and co-owner of Mercedes from 2013.

Autosport

Wolff reveals new mindset about own future in Formula 1

The Austrian first arrived in F1 as a shareholder of the Williams team in 2009, before making the move to become team principal and co-owner of Mercedes from 2013.

Motorsport

George Russell in scathing blast at Mercedes car as Toto Wolff backs Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes chief Wolff backed Hamilton over the seven-time world champion's criticism of his team's work on their W14 car, and now Russell has spoken his mind about it

Daily Mirror

The changes helping F1's second most-improved team shine

With many expecting the Grove-based outfit to be pegged to the back of the field after a low-key pre-season test in Bahrain, the squad has impressed greatly and made a good step forward since last season.

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Williams F1 team hires new commercial boss

Asencio will head up the team's commercial and marketing operations from New York, starting on 10 April, as the squad looks to grow its financial activities following the takeover by Dorilton Capital in August 2020.

Daily Mirror

Inside Toto Wolff's fortune after F1 chief becomes billionaire amid Mercedes struggles

Toto Wolff has joined the rarefied ranks of billionaire owners in sport after the Mercedes boss and investor enjoyed a boost to his net worth thanks to Formula 1's thriving popularity

Daily Mirror

Ex-rugby ace Ed Jackson leads disabled adventurers making history in record-breaking quest

EXCLUSIVE: Former Premiership rugby star Ed Jackson is partnering with adventurers Dr. Niall McCann and Darren Edwards to raise funds becoming the first fully-disabled team to conquer Vatnajokull

Motorsport

How a fist shake may have cost F1’s youngest poleman a win

Had he converted it into victory, the Italian’s career might have taken a different direction – but not only did he lose the lead to a brief fit of road rage, he ended the afternoon in the wall, as he so often did.

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Former F1 sponsor ROKiT launches $149m claim against Williams team

The action, which alleges that the team made "fraudulent statements" when it signed the deal with mobile phone company ROKiT, has been dismissed by Williams as "spurious".

Autosport

Albon F1 Australian GP crash triggered by tyre temperature spike

The Williams driver was running in an impressive sixth place in Melbourne in the early stages, and looked comfortably on course for a top ten finish.

Autosport

Russell questions FIA F1 decision-making after "totally unnecessary" first red flag

The race was halted for the first time on lap nine of 58 owing to a shunt for Alex Albon, who lost the rear of his Williams FW45 through Turn 7 to nose into the wall and bounce back over the kerbs.

Motorsport

Russell questions FIA decision-making after "totally unnecessary" first red flag

The race was halted for the first time on lap nine of 58 owing to a shunt for Alex Albon, who lost the rear of his Williams FW45 through Turn 7 to nose into the wall and bounce back over the kerbs.

Motorsport

Ocon calls out "suicidal" F1 driving standards after restart crash

In the climax to a chaotic and controversially handled race, Gasly had lined up fifth for the second red-flag restart but locked up into Turn 1 to avoid clipping Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin.

Autosport

Autosport writers' favourite Australian Grands Prix

The Australian Grand Prix has a long tradition that pre-dates its arrival on the Formula 1 schedule as a fully-fledged world championship round in 1985. Indeed, Lewis Hamilton's two wins in 2008 and 2015 mean he's still one behind Roberto Moreno's treble at Calder Park between 1981 and 1984!

Autosport

F1 Australian Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more

The reigning world champion saw off both Mercedes drivers to take pole, while Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez skated off track into the gravel in Q1, leaving him to qualify down in last place for the Albert Park race.

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