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Alex Albon's Australian Grand Prix crash was triggered by events "a few laps before" the incident occurred, according to Williams . After a strong qualifying and start to the race, Albon crashed out at Turn 6, which caused the first red flag of the race. Speaking in their race debrief video, Team Principal James Vowles believed that the crash was due to a chain reaction of events building up to that moment. Check out the video below to find out more: You must accept cookies to view this content You have not currently accepted all necessary cookies. You can change your cookie preferences here . Do you keep seeing this message? Disable any installed browser extensions or try another web browser. Or click here to load the embed manually. Please note that cookies may be placed. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/williams-explain-why-albon-s-cras...

Damon Hill believes that James Vowles will "sort out" Williams , with the new team boss being compared to former F1 stalwart Ross Brawn. Vowles joined the Grove-based outfit ahead of the 2023 season, having previously acted as Mercedes' Motorsport Strategy Director. He worked with the Silver Arrows for 21 years, including during their previous guises as British American Racing, Honda and Brawn GP. While the team currently remain at the bottom of the Constructors' Championship, the likes of Alex Albon have spoken positively about where the squad are now compared to in the previous year. Hill – who won his 1996 World Championship with Williams – feels confident that Vowles is the right person to continue to lead the team forwards. Viewed by others: Williams Williams explain why Albon's crash w...

Williams Team Principal James Vowles has revealed talks remain ongoing over whether Formula 1 's Sprint format will change for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Baku City Circuit will host the first Sprint event of the season next weekend as the four-week spring break comes to a conclusion. Concerns have been aired over the validity of the Azeri capital hosting a Sprint race given the tendency for incident, with teams constrained financially by a stringent budget cap. But ahead of the event, teams are understood to have agreed to alterations to the format that sees a race take place on Saturday, with tweaks set to bring in a second qualifying session to split the 100km Sprint from the grand prix on Sunday. These changes must be ratified officially, however, with Vowles confirming the saga continues ahead of the sport's return to action. Viewed by others: ...

Toto Wolff says he could not stop James Vowles "reaching out for the stars" following the latter's appointment as Williams Formula 1 Team Principal. It was announced on 13 January that former Mercedes strategy chief Vowles had been appointed as Williams boss, effective 20 February to replace Jost Capito who resigned in December. Vowles had spent over 20 years at Brackley through their guises as Honda, Brawn and latterly Mercedes , being a part of 17 world titles and over 120 Grand Prix victories. He had stepped up to be the de facto leader of Mercedes at races Wolff had skipped, such as Brazil in 2022, and Wolff believes it would not have been right for him to stand in Vowles' way in taking his new role. Viewed by others: Williams ...

Toto Wolff has not ruled out the possibility of James Vowles potentially returning to Mercedes as Formula 1 Team Principal in the future. Vowles was announced last week that he was moving on from his duties at Mercedes as strategy chief to replace Jost Capito as Team Principal at Williams, who resigned in December. At Mercedes, Vowles was a trusted Wolff lieutenant who had been interested in potentially becoming a team boss in his own right. However, with Wolff firmly in place at the Brackley squad, this could not happen at Mercedes , with Vowles set to lead Williams through their latest rebuilding period. When presented with the idea that Vowles was being 'placed' at Williams to prepare him for a future Mercedes role - in a similar way to George Russell - it is something Wolff did not confirm, but also did not fully rule out as an option. Viewed by others: ...