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 »

Mercedes chief strategist, James Vowles has explained how Valtteri Bottas' botched start meant he was unable to give a planned tow to his teammate, before compounding his... read more »

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

Lots to cover in this week’s debrief!  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 »

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 »

Valtteri Bottas took a sixth internal combustion engine of the season in Austin, but Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles says this will help the team. read more »

Mercedes must juggle performance and reliability for the rest of the season because any retirement would be "catastrophic" for their Formula One title hopes, chief... 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 »

James answers the big questions from the #USGP in our #F1 race debrief, covering overcuts, one-stop races, engine change penalties, tyre choice and much more!  read more »

James Allison thinks a "stronger weekend of development" for Red Bull than Mercedes proved decisive in United States Grand Prix qualifying. read more »

McLaren technical director James Key is hoping Pirelli's 2022 18-inch race tyres will bring an end to "peaky" racing. read more »

Mercedes chief technical officer James Allison believes "more than just speed" will determine the championship fight with Red Bull. read more »

McLaren technical director James Key thinks that despite the restrictive 2022 car regulations, there are still "subtleties" to be "exploited" by the teams. read more »

McLaren technical director James Key has suggested the new regulations for Formula 1 in 2022 come with "traps". read more »

Valtteri Bottas won the Turkish GP in dominant fashion, a performance described as "majestic" by Mercedes chief technical director James Allison. read more »

Mercedes' James Allison has said it will not solely be down to engine power that decides where the silverware will end up going. read more »

Mercedes chief technical officer James Allison has claimed Valtteri Bottas 'could not have been more perfect' in his victory drive in Turkey. read more »

James Allison has explained Lewis Hamilton only took on a new ICE in Turkey because that was the one part Mercedes were worried about. read more »

Though Lewis Hamilton could have made his tyres last until the end of the Turkish Grand Prix, Mercedes chief technical officer, James Allison insists that pitting the Briton... read more »

James Allison says, according to Mercedes data, Lewis Hamilton would have finished in P7 or P8 in Turkey if he didn't pit. read more »

Mercedes chief technical officer James Allison has revealed Lewis Hamilton would have finished "seventh or eighth" had he attempted a no-stop strategy at the Turkish... read more »