James Vowles has signed a contract extension that will see him remain as team principal of the Williams Formula 1 team for the foreseeable future, Afrosport reports. Vowles joined Williams in January 2023 after 12 years as strategy director at Mercedes during which the German outfit won seven drivers’ titles and eight constructors’ championships. He took over from Jost Capito at Williams and has undertaken an...
Carlos Sainz has hit out at the “unfair criticism” of Lewis Hamilton following his slow start to life as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver, Afrosport reports. Seven-time world champion has endured a difficult start with the Scuderia following his blockbuster switch from Mercedes earlier in the year, failing to finish on the podium after seven races, though he had an impressive fourth place finish at last...
Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz has backed his father's potential bid to run for the presidency of global motorsport governing body, the FIA, Afrosport reports. Sainz Sr has been touted as a rival candidate to incumbent president Mohammed Ben Sulayem ahead of the FIA elections in Uzbekistan in December. There have been concerns about a possible conflict of interest should Sainz Sr be FIA president...
Williams team principal James Vowles is confident Franco Colapinto will impress as he prepares to makes his Formula 1 debut for Alpine at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix this weekend, Afrosport reports. The Argentine driver was previously on the books of Williams towards the end of last season when he replaced the underperforming Logan Sargeant, and scored points in Azerbaijan and the United States. Colapinto was however...
Carlos Sainz set the fastest time on the second day of the three-day Formula 1 pre-season test in Bahrain, beating Lewis Hamilton’s time from the morning session, Afrosport reports. Sainz went fastest with a time of one minute, 29.366s seconds in the afternoon before lowering the benchmark by 0.18 seconds. It put the Spaniard and former Ferrari driver 0.03 seconds clear of Hamilton’s earlier benchmark for the...
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