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 »

James Vowles, Mercedes' strategy chief, believes there was some guesswork in how Max Verstappen negotiated Turn 1 in Mexico. read more »

Mercedes and Red Bull are both "on the edge" in this year's Formula 1 title fight due to their relative speed, according to Mercedes' strategy chief, ahead... read more »

Deciding the optimum strategy is challenging in Brazil. In 2019, one- and two-stop strategies proved closely matched, and were affected by two late Safety Cars. But in 2018, a... read more »

From 11th on the grid the Italian had a great first lap, avoiding incidents ahead to jump up to sixth place.He lost a spot to Carlos Sainz Jr after the restart, but he was... read more »

Antonio Giovinazzi was left "disappointed and angry" by Alfa Romeo's decision to pit him early during Formula 1's Mexico City Grand Prix. read more »

The Monegasque and his team-mate were locked in a tight fight with AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly throughout the Mexico City race as they battled for fourth spot.A strategy... read more »

Alfa Romeo head of trackside engineering Xevi Pujolar claimed the team 'misjudged the pace' of Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo that led to a costly strategy... read more »

Antonio Giovinazzi says his Mexican GP strategy was "completely wrong", refusing to outright deny that it was done deliberately. read more »

Alfa Romeo says that it overestimated the speed of Daniel Ricciardo as it explained the strategy that cost Antonio Giovinazzi a likely points finish in Mexico City. Giovinazzi... read more »

Pierre qualified yesterday in fifth position and the strategy was clear today: he had to survive in the first corner, keep the Ferraris behind and bring home P5. read more »

Red Bull Formula 1 team-mate Max Verstappen took a dominant victory at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, leaving Perez to challenge Mercedes rival Hamilton for second... read more »

Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi was left disappointed with his race strategy at the Mexico Grand Prix, believing a wrong call denied him his second points finish of the... read more »

Formula One's sole tyre manufacturer Pirelli is sure that the one-stop strategy will be the fastest way to complete today's 71-lap Mexico City Grand Prix. read more »

We've seen that the battle at the front is extremely close in terms of race pace, so this could be a grand prix where strategy makes a particular difference. read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed he acts as a "sparring partner" for chief strategist James Vowles over in-race strategy decisions. read more »

Lewis Hamilton would not have been able to stay out in front of Max Verstappen on used tyres and make a one-stop strategy work, say Mercedes. read more »

Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles has revealed how a Red Bull gamble with Max Verstappen proved decisive in his United States Grand Prix victory over Lewis... read more »

Williams Formula 1 driver George Russell says he has had the confidence to adopt a more aggressive strategy because the "pressure's been lifted off my shoulders for a... read more »

Mercedes Strategy Director, James Vowles admits that just one DNF in the remaining five rounds of the 2021 season would be "catastrophic" for Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles is confident the "painful" power unit penalties the team has been taking recently will "pay dividends"... read more »

4,000 miles apart. Six hours’ time difference. Split second decisions. Join Strategy Engineer, Oliver, and Sebastian Vettel’s Race Engineer, Chris, for an exclusive insight... read more »