🗣️“We are looking to set foundations that remain here not for just one year but more three to five years.” James Vowles says he's ready for Williams to sacrifice performance with its current F1 car and devote more resource to bigger long-term gains ⬇️
Vowles joined Williams in January and well understands the scale of the challenge that he faces to lift the team off the bottom of the standings.In a column posted on the Williams website last week, the former Mercedes strategy director suggested that he had little interest in devoting all-out effort to improve the current car.
Pushed in Bahrain to clarify whether that meant no improvements for the FW45 during 2023, Vowles explained that while there would be some work on development – as the wind tunnel would still operate – he was clear about where the primary focus was.“There's a balance, certainly,” he said. “But basically, the intent within the organisation is incredibly clear.
“We certainly are not going to shortcut it to fill technical roles, for example, with people we can get in six months rather than 12 or 24 months,” he said. “The team has over the last 15 years been through a tremendous amount of difficulty, financially and otherwise, and it's survived through all of that,” he said.
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