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 »

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 »

Charles Leclerc figured out Mercedes through his battle with Lewis Hamilton says the team's motorsport strategy director James Vowles. read more »

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 »

Mercedes' motorsport strategy director James Vowles says that putting Lewis Hamilton on the hard tyres at Monza would have been "devastating". read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »