Vowles says he prefers to present a “truthful” long-term vision to prospective F1 drivers rather than offer “fictitious” numbers hoping to sign a top talent ⬇️
Ex-Mercedes head of strategy Vowles has publicly backed the American, who is yet to score a point during his rookie term but previously axed him from the Silver Arrows junior fold.
Vowles said: “Anything you do that lends them to realise that the numbers are fictitious will give you a short-term gain for a long-term massive deficit, including a loss of a driver.”with Vowles saying he singled the British engineer out in January but it then took three months to convince him to join.
“What I've done with both Pat and Alex as well, is show them why we will be moving forward on the long-term vision,” explained Vowles. “The best thing you can do is ask Alex. Vowles explained that it was this blend of showing on-track progress while putting the building blocks in place for the future that would stop misled hires from walking out.
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