Vowles replaces Jost Capito, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:who stepped down from his positio💯n as Williams CEO and team principal in December after two ❀years in charge of the Grove-based outfit. 

The 43-year-old will ofꦇficially start 🐲work at Williams on February 20 after leaving Mercedes after leading the eight-time constructors' world champions strategy for more than four years.

Vowles previously🧸 held𝓀 engineering and strategy roles at BAR, Honda, and Brawn GP, where he played a crucial role in overseeing race strategy during Jenson Button's title-winning campaign in 2009.  

"I cannot wait꧂ to start with Williams Racing," Vowles said. "It's an honour to join a team with such an incredibly rich heritage. The team is an icon of our sport, one I greatly respect, and I am very much looking forward to the challenge.

"Mercedes have been hugely support✅ive on my journey, and we part on excellent terms after over 20 years of working in Brackley. I am grateful for everything To🍎to [Wolff] and the team have provided, and it has been such a special experience to journey together through failure and success.

"Williams Racing have placed their faith and trust in me, and I will do the same﷽ in return. Williams has tremendous potential, and our journey together starts in a matter of weeks.”

Mercedes thanked Vowles for𝔍 his "enormous c🔜ontribution" to the team. 

 "James has been a highly valued member of our team in his role as Motorsport Strategy Director🐈, playing an integral part in our success in recent🦋 years," said Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. 

"Having worked with him since I first joined the team in 2013, I know how diligent, capa🦂ble and talented he is and have taken great satisfaction from watching James develop and grow over the past deca꧅de.

"Since stepping back from the pit wall mid-season last year, he has continued to build the capability of our strategy team at Brackley, and we have a fantastic group of talented strategists who will ꧅continue their superb work in the years to come.

"While we are naturally sad to be saying goodbye to such a capable member of the team, I have no doubts whatsoever that he has all the necessar🦹y skills to become a fantastic Team Principal in Formula One.

"We wish him every success and are deliꦆghted that he will take this next step in his career with Williams, a strong technical partner of ours and one that has a place close to my own heart.”