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How did Lewis and Valtteri recover from poor starts to finish first and third at the 2019 Mexico Grand Prix? read more »
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Unpacking all the juicy details from the thrilling and action-packed 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix, with the man overseeing the strategy calls from the pit wall - our Motorsport... read more »
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Mercedes' motorsports strategy director James Vowles says he was "very impressed" with Valentino Rossi's "meticulous" approach when driving the... read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has revealed the reason for Lewis Hamilton's apparent slump in Q3 at COTA. read more »
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From what happened to Lewis in Q3, to why we split our strategies at COTA... James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, answers your questions from the US GP! read more »
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Mercedes' motorsport strategy director James Vowles admits that the team were caught out by how little the soft tyre degraded at the Russian GP. read more »
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James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, answers your Russian GP queries - from why we started on the Mediums, to how Valtteri kept Leclerc behind and more! read more »
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Charles Leclerc figured out Mercedes through his battle with Lewis Hamilton says the team's motorsport strategy director James Vowles. read more »
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Mercedes' motorsport strategy director James Vowles believes Sebastian Vettel could have proved a big problem at Monza if he hadn't have spun. read more »
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Mercedes' motorsport strategy director James Vowles says that putting Lewis Hamilton on the hard tyres at Monza would have been "devastating". read more »
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James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, answers your queries about the Italian Grand Prix - from what happened in Q3, to why we opted for the Medium tyre... Don't... read more »
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Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles says "morsels of data" from Friday practice helped the Formula 1 team predict how Max Verstappen's tyres would... read more »
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James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, dives into all the hot topics from the Hungarian GP - from the damage to Valtteri's car on lap one, to the big call that... read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist, James Vowles admits his team is mystified as to how Lewis Hamilton managed to post a new lap record on hard tyres that were 32 laps old. read more »
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James Vowles, Motorsport Strategy Director, answers your questions from the British GP - from how high Toto's pulse was during Lewis and Valtteri's early battle, to... read more »
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Talking through why we pitted Lewis Hamilton when we did, what happened to Valtteri Bottas at the end of the French Grand Prix and more with our Motorsport Strategy Director,... read more »
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Mercedes strategist, James Vowles reveals the reason for the initial delay during the pit-stop that cost Valtteri Bottas second place in Monaco and the team's sixth 1-2 of... read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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Mercedes strategist James Vowles believes a kerb was to blame for floor damage sustained by Lewis Hamilton at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »
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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 »