Toto Wolff says “there is no gap left behind” James Vowles at Mercedes, “because for many years we have discussed the succession planning in this area”.
James Vowles says “Williams is an entirely independent organisation”, but that doesn’t mean they “won’t have some form of collaboration” with Mercedes.
“Refocused”, “Re-energised” and “Ready” Mercedes says they are “going all in” in 2023, with the W14 which is “builds on the lessons learned from last year.”
Straw says Williams would “be delighted to be able to appoint Wolff as team boss”, but “the next-best thing is someone who knows inside out how Wolff operates”.