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 »

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 chief strategist James Vowles has revealed the FIA time notifications during the rain delay at the Belgian Grand Prix were "just on the limit" to the window... read more »

That brilliant opening lap, and the stern defence of his positions after that as he nursed his rubber, were the clear highlight from Saturday's action.But Alpine has... read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles believes the streak of having at least one calamitous race per season comes from "pushing every boundary" when fighting for F1... read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles says the team will come back from a disappointing weekend in Monaco, calling it one of the team's weakest tracks traditionally. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist, James Vowles has revealed that the wheel nut issue that caused Valtteri Bottas' retirement in Monaco was due to the wheel gun being applied at... read more »

Mercedes chief strategist, James Vowles has revealed the cause of Lewis Hamilton's lack of pace in Monaco and the thinking behind his early pit stop. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has insisted steps are being taken by the F1 team to "mitigate" the chance of repeating the pit-stop blunder that forced... read more »

Ex-F1 driver Jolyon Palmer says every strategist wants Lewis Hamilton in their car, because anything they create he pulls off. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles said they were "foolish" with their timing to pit Valtteri Bottas and chase fastest lap in Portimao. read more »

Mercedes' chief strategist, James Vowles, has offered a stark contrast of how former team-mates Sir Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg would maximise performance. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles and trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin admit that there are "no immediate answers" to the W12's rear-end... read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has clarified why the team double-stacked Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton during an off-the-pace season finale in Abu Dhabi. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has revealed the decision of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to perform doughnuts at the end of the season finale in Abu Dhabi was... read more »

Ferrari's Head of Race Strategy, Inaki Rueda explains the Italian team's approach to a challenging Turkish Grand Prix weekend. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist, James Vowles says that the teams Dual Axis Steering (DAS) came into its own at the Nurburgring last weekend. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has revealed that Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas suffered during the Tuscan Grand Prix due to loads at Mugello being amongst... read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles is not convinced Lewis Hamilton's dominant Spanish Grand Prix victory means the team are over their tyre issues. read more »

The Mercedes F1 team is "unlikely" to have got to the bottom of its tyre struggles despite a strong victory at the Spanish GP, according to chief strategist James... read more »

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has warned it’s “unlikely” the team has solved the tyre issues they encountered at the British and 70th Anniversary grands prix, despite... read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 chief strategist James Vowles says that it's "unlikely" the team has resolved the tyre problems it experienced at Silverstone - despite a... read more »

Mercedes' chief strategist James Vowles says that, in hindsight, the team made the "wrong" call on Valtteri Bottas' strategy in Spain. read more »

Mercedes chief strategist, James Vowles admits that his team went the wrong way in its strategy for Valtteri Bottas during the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »