Williams team principal James Vowles has reflected on the “best start to a season” the Grove outfit has had in a decade.
The Vowles-led team has scored points in 10 of the 14 races of the season so far. It sits fifth in the standings with 70 points.
“So, how I feel, first of all, mixed emotions. I’m very proud of where we have come from. We have to remember this is our best start to a season for over a decade, and we’ve done well to score a good number of points on our journey here,” he explained during The Vowles Verdict. “So that’s the positive aspect of things.”
Vowles joined Williams in 2023, replacing Jost Capito in the team chief role and has since been working to bring the historic team back to its former championship-winning glory. The team has nine constructors’ championships to its name but hasn’t claimed a title since 1997.
Although the 46-year-old is encouraged by the start to the season, he also noted where the team could have picked up more points.
“The negative is always when I reflect back on certain races, Imola being one with strategy with Carlos,” Vowles continued. “Miami being another, which is a combination of accident, car damage, and conditions. We had more points that we could have scored across those two events where the car was performing very, very well.
James Vowles, Williams Racing at the Blue Angels
Photo by: Williams
“And the same in Austria, we had a reliability fault with Alex when the car was running P6 and comfortably P6 at that point in time.
“So, I know there’s real tangible points we’ve left on the table and in a close world championship as it is, that’s painful. However, nothing beats a fast car and I’m confident the car we have across most of the circuits remaining for the rest of the year will be competitive. We have a duty and responsibility to score as many points as we can in that journey.”
There are 10 races remaining of the 2025 season, the next of which will be the Dutch Grand Prix on 29-31 August, after the Formula 1 summer break.
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