Lewis Hamilton phoned James Vowles as Mercedes man left to become Williams boss
Vowles was Hamilton’s🐼 c🌱hief strategist but has now left Mercedes to take the team principal job at Williams.
Hamilton first heard the news from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff before speaking🔯 to 🍌Vowles.
“I told him [last] week that this was going to happen and he is𒁏 absolutely fine,” Wolff said.
“Working with James has always been a great pleasure for him. The clever thinking on a Sunday morning, that was good ꩲfun with James always.
“I think his first response was ‘🍌That’s amazing for James’.”
Vowle🍬s added: “For what it’s worth, I called him and those were the firs𝄹t words that came out of his mouth.
“♈Not insulting me or telling me he’s disappointed, it was quite the opp💦osite.
“In fact, I’d probably say throughout Mercedes I’ve had the fortu𒉰ne that near enough everyone I’ve spoken to has just been incredibly happy.”
Hamilton poste🎃d on social media about Vowles: “Together we have won over 80 races and 15 titles. This is such a great move and I couldn🐈’t be happier for him.
“We all need to change in order to progress and I’m confident that he’l🍒l push Williams for𝔍ward to being more competitive. There is nobody more deserving of this role.
“Thanks for🍷 eve🍬rything, James. Wishing you the best, brother.”
Bad news for Hamilton?
The ๊loss of his chief strategist is an unexpected plot twist as Hamilton enters💞 2023.
Mercedes have already confirmed that they will not recruit anybody to replace Vow𓃲les, and hꦑave a succession plan from within, suggesting the evolution should be smooth.
But will Hamilton feel the𝔍 difference in the heat of battle, without Vowles?
James was a sports journalist at Sky Spo🌞rts for a decade covering everyt𝕴hing from American sports, to football, to F1.
