James Vowles
@JV_F1
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Team Principal Williams Racing
Oxford, England
Joined June 2010
Muchos Gracias, Franco.. It has been a pleasure watching you grow and develop, not only as a driver, but as a person. From joining our Driver Academy in 2023 to rounding out the 2024 season as a multiple point-scoring Formula 1 driver. I can’t wait to watch you continue to
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As much as we were assured no one had Champagne for the team photo… they did….! Franco and Alex are a little faster than I was at getting away!. Really great result for the team, filled with positives, double points, 8th in the Championship. Vamos.!
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Ready for Singapore, one of my favourite events. Tough on the drivers, team and cars. Large thunderstorms on the forecast to add into the mix. See you soon.
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Great to meet Bizarrap in Mexico. He shared some kind words on behalf of Argentina. ¡Vamos, Franco! See you in Brazil.
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Congratulations to McLaren on their well deserved Constructors’ Championship. That's the end of a long season. 2025 starts on Tuesday with Carlos driving our FW46. We will come back stronger in 2025.
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Leaving a cold wet London for the first of the triple headers. Really looking forward to these three. Lots of points on the board to go after. A little earlier than normal for a Komatsu event with Alex and Franco! Watch this space…
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Very much looking forward to Mexico. The competition is strong but we have two great drivers and a car that can score points. Mexico is such a great event, especially with the stadium section bringing thousands of fans together in a very unique way.
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There are worse places to spend a day before testing starts tomorrow.
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A frustrating day losing a point to Alpine in the Sprint event. I am sorry for all of the fans who weren’t able to watch Qualifying this afternoon. The safety of the drivers, teams, marshals, volunteers, officials and fans is the main priority. It’s been a difficult triple
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A brutal weekend in São Paulo. We faced our share of challenges, but every setback is an opportunity to learn and grow stronger as a team. Proud of the resilience and determination shown by everyone at Williams Racing. We'll regroup, focus on the positives, and come back
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Qatar! Landed and ready for the weekend ahead. Sprint race - a challenge but a welcome one.
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Once a year I need to complete my helicopter proficiency check with an examiner. That was today and I am pleased to say all passed! . A part of the test is landing with a simulated engine failure. Video above! Even without an engine we can fly for short periods and autorotate to
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On my way to Vegas. Really strong work from everyone at Williams over the last few weeks to ensure we are back fighting our competitors. Here start the last three races of 2024. PS. Snow!
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Great way to start the day, padel in the sun. Joined by Alex and Frankie Langan.
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From cold and wet to the warm dry desert of Arizona. A 5am start watching the sunrise. Looking forward to what will be a really fun day with Franco and Alex!
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Halloween pumpkin carving completed yesterday. Happy Halloween!
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What better thing to do when you get to Vegas than have a look from the sky!
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Sunrise dip with the team at Barton Springs. A colder morning here in Austin but the views and company made it all worth it in the end.
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Managed to get a very late game in last night at the home of Padel, Mexico! . Very kind of the local sports centre to stay open for us. We met some great local players who went easy on us.
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In Geneva today for the F1 Commission with fellow Team Principals. I spent nearly 20 years of my life in Geneva and still have many ties here. Great to be back. Now, onto the F1C!
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Great morning with Frankie Langan, learning how to remove some bad Padel habits! . Slightly colder than Abu Dhabi…
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Really enjoying exploring padel all over the world. This week we were at P1 Padel in Las Vegas!
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Your eyes don't deceive you. That is a slightly damp ground after rain in Bahrain! 3 out of 3 wet qualy! ?. :) http://t.co/PfYhCTq70M.
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Merry Christmas, I hope you are all having deserved time off with your loved ones and looking forward, as I am, to 2013.
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Welcome to Austin! Fantastic looking track and place. This is looking back from turn 1; very steep http://t.co/eyOK0mFY.
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Interesting probability fact! There is a 99% probability of 2 people having the same birthday in a room with just 57 people, 50% with 23!.
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My view from the office! Both Michael and Nico drove a great race. Onto Silverstone now. http://t.co/fJKjybXo.
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Thanks for all of the birthday wishes! On our way to Valenica, looking forward to some sun and Spanish hospitality.
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To save some of you 2hrs of your life don't bother watching MIB3! I like will smith's work, and saw him in Monaco, but this was terrible!.
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A disappointing day. Michael was very quick at certain points in the race, and the aggressive strategy was looking good until the safety car.
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Radar showing no more rain for P2, so you should see cars on dry tyres by the end of the next session.
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Updated to a more recent photo! Brawn GP was a great era, however I am embracing the now. and had forgot it was a Brawn GP image!.
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Lovely wet start to korea! Most likely no dry running! Saturday and sunday look dry however.
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Very overcast and looking like it will rain any minute, but no rain forecast or on the radar. Busy p1 coming up!.
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Sounds like we are going to need our rain coats this weekend. 40 to 60% chance of rain every day and maximum 17 deg c. Brrrrr.
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Morning! Sunny day but there is some chance of rain around qualifying, which will be interesting. Very strong chance of rain tomorrow!.
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A good weekend with michael having a strong race; we were tenths away from being able to jump hamilton too. Onto Tokyo!.
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@charlie_whiting @MercedesAMGF1 I would go with the Digestive biscuit option. Perhaps on a 2 to 3 dunk strategy?.
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And as with every forecast nothing is ever 100% certain! Light shower just before the start of P2.
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Just landed, and on the way to spa. Remember your rain coats (obvious I know for spa) but heavy thunderstorms forecast on thurs and fri.
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Time to leave for Montreal!! Not sure if its good morning or good night! http://t.co/IZNPcEBp.
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Light rain between sessions but most has missed the circuit so looking dry for P2 now; with some still rain around however.
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Happy new year everyone! Have a fantastic 2012, its going to be a wild ride hopefully!.
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With Nico today in London for a PR day about a new technology we have been working on with Autonomy. Then off to the airport.
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Very windy journey in today. We are expecting a mostly wet friday, but its a better outlook for saturday and sunday.
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Breaking news! Riedel expand from radios into other hardware! Funny if you work in f1. http://yfrog.com/h0715jfj.
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Beautiful day in monza. Weather forecast is for much of the same on saturday and sunday, around 29 degrees C, no rain!.
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Just arrived back in the uk, from 32 degrees to 16 and rain! We are working hard to be more competitive in singapore; more to come later.
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@mercgpfans I go to every race; and I definitely wouldn't miss abu dhabi! Amazing facility, just another world.
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Big thanks to @alanvdm for a lap of the circuit in the medical car. Fortunately @antdavidson was in the front seat so I could still see out!.
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Team has arrived in japan. A real life planes trains and autos to get to suzuka! I imagine its like going to the lake district from Tokyo!.
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Out in abu dhabi a few days early to soak up the culture! That and the weather. .
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Latest rain forecast; 80% chance of rain. Its forecast to be heavier before the race, but with showers during the race.
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"@Rossiterracing: The Nitrothon With Travis Pastrana: Paddle Battle: http://t.co/kqriGEfn via @youtube" good stuff! Hope you enjoyed it.
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@antdavidson I think it's fair to say it may not have made much difference if it was. Enjoy UK mate - 24 degrees here; carpaccio on demand.
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Meetings today in sepang. Onto shanghai tomorrow to pick up the pieces, make progress, and push on.
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What wrong with this picture! Ahh that's right its daylight! Time to get some sleep http://t.co/j2BtWpku.
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Good to have Geoff Willis back, and looking forward to meeting Aldo.
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Looking forward to the Dan Wheldon charity karting event tonight with @antdavidson! Still trying to find a team name, suggestions welcomed!.
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Day over. Running 4th in class fighting for 3rd when we got a hole in the radiator. Now for brazil! http://t.co/nGRMsktz.
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Honoured to see that @OfficialLRGP are now following me! Best not mention the 6 stop we are planning for here this weekend! Oops.
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@antdavidson aut viam inveniam aut faciam. Translates loosely to "I'll either find a way, or make one". Enjoy the traffic and race mate.
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Just landed back in the uk. Going to be shattered tomorrow. life never slows.
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Just a note to say if you aren't following @sambirdracing do it now! Sam had a great win in 3.5 WSR in Monaco. Plus he brings us doughnuts!.
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Building on Spa, another solid p5 from #schumacher, with glimpses of a podium at times. Nico is fine, but frustrating. More to come in sgp!.
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This is about 300m above sea level. Bono, Shov and tony in the distance, lost ground getting the pic http://t.co/JfkM0I71.
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@antdavidson surely he was securing his patch ready for the sun which is now out in full force ha! Look who's laughing now!.
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@antdavidson is that not just that you have smal feet, and in reality if the material was used on socks for me, it would only be 10 pairs?.
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Official f1 summer break has started, as has my diy job list! Drill on charge and ready to burst a water-main!.
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This has been a tragic few weeks. My condolences to Marco Simoncelli's family. A fantastic motogp rider who died doing what he loved. Rip.
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Nothing but respect for motogp riders, especially those that are current champions! Fantastic guy, if not very bruised, http://img.ly/4oXz.
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Quick swing by the #yamaha #motogp outfit this morning (thank you for your hospitality). Fantastic http://t.co/m3iW6ax.
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Fantastic day out in the our rally car at castle combe with my father in law. Very wet but dried up! http://yfrog.com/ke1oybkj.
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@willgarside99 the drivers have manual control of the clutch during the start, and like a road car you can slip the clutch and accelerate.
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Qualifying over - nico p6, michael p8 which is a good platform for tomorrow. On another note keep those laptimes coming @antdavidson !.
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Back from australia. Tough times, but this is what motorracing is about; working through the tough and enjoying the highs on the other side.
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I remember imola very well. More ferrari fans than monza, so much history, very tough track and. Senna. The loos were a bit rubbish though.
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Thank you to mercedes for the chance to go round #brandhatch in the 2008 #dtm car http://t.co/vgUsUcJ.
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@sambirdracing hope you managed to get a good contract rider like - 5000 m&ms, 350 blue, 500 yellow, the rest green. and peeled white grapes.
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My ride for the ring. Absolutely no grip out there from the rain. Back to work. http://yfrog.com/kj7c4ddj.
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