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 »
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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 »
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Mercedes' chief strategist James Vowles says that, in hindsight, the team made the "wrong" call on Valtteri Bottas' strategy in Spain. read more »
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Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles has admitted the team made the "wrong decision" when putting Valtteri Bottas on soft tyres for the closing stint of... read more »
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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 »
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In our Spanish GP F1 Race Debrief, James Vowles talks Valtteri’s difficult start, one-stop possibilities, scorching temperatures and more! read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist, James Vowles has dismissed claims that the team's controversial DAS system played any part in the tyre failures both its drivers experienced... read more »
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This week's F1 Race Debrief focuses on the crazy final few laps of the British Grand Prix read more »
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The hills of Austria are alive… with the sound of James Vowles and Andrew Shovlin talking @FORMULA 1 strategy! read more »
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Mercedes' head of strategy James Vowles has revealed that the Anglo-German team is working "day and night" to solve the gearbox issues that affected the... read more »
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Mercedes' motorsport strategy director. James Vowles, says the gearbox issues faced in Austria became evident as early as first practice at the Red Bull Ring. read more »
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Our post-race F1 debrief videos are BACK! read more »
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As part of title sponsor PETRONAS’ Retro Race Review series, Mercedes’ Strategy Director James Vowles reflects on the 2015 United States Grand Prix, the wet/dry event at which... read more »
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Postponed qualifying, wet-weather disruption and a wet-to-dry race packed full of action, incidents and Safety Cars… read more »
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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 »
Dutch Grand Prix
23rd of August 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 219 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 169 |
| 3 | George Russell | 160 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | 138 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | 128 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 109 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | 92 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 68 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 43 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 42 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 379 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 307 |
| 3 | McLaren | 220 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing | 177 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 66 |
| 6 | Alpine | 61 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 21 |
| 8 | Audi | 12 |
| 9 | Williams | 11 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 1 |

