James Vowles Biography Flash: Williams Boss Defends Mercedes Engine Innovation While Rivals Cry Foul in F1 Power Unit War cover art

James Vowles Biography Flash: Williams Boss Defends Mercedes Engine Innovation While Rivals Cry Foul in F1 Power Unit War

James Vowles Biography Flash: Williams Boss Defends Mercedes Engine Innovation While Rivals Cry Foul in F1 Power Unit War

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Straight fire from Bahrain pre-season testing James Vowles, Williams team principal, is owning the paddock. Formula1.com reports he declared the mood has lifted at Williams after skipping that Barcelona shakedown due to FW48 delays. Car ran faultless on day one with Albon and Sainz, no major vices, good aero correlation. Hes confident theyll catch up over six days, no backfoot for Melbourne. PlanetF1 caught him Wednesday calling the Mercedes 2026 power unit row already political rivals like Ferrari, Honda, Audi ganging up on a compression ratio loophole, where Merc hits higher ratios hot. Vowles defends it fierce: our PU is completely compliant, years of work, not a month. Change the rules late? Eight Mercedes cars sidelined in Australia, including Williams thats punishing innovation, not meritocracy. The Race and Destination Formula1 echo him slamming it as risking BoP over engineering wins, teams pissed they didnt think of it first. Sky Sports video has him admitting a rule tweak opens a can of worms. Williams site from early Feb has him pumped on driver-in-loop sim, commercial boom, Albon-Sainz duo pushing championship pace. No social blasts or biz deals popping in the last 48 hours, all verified paddock talk, no unconfirmed gossip.

This engine saga? Huge bio pivot, shows Vowles as the sharp-elbowed strategist, Mercedes lifer fighting for the sport he loves. Laugh if you want, but hes got that ex-Mercedes edge making Williams roar again.

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