‘Williams is so different to Mercedes’: James Vowles on re-energising the British F1 team

His desire to change the structure at Williams was brought to bear on the sharp end of the team. On Monday, after a season and a half of Sargeant underperforming and repeatedly wrecking cars the struggling team can ill-afford to repair, Vowles had had enough. The American had totalled his car in an unnecessary high-speed crash at Zandvoort last Saturday and on Tuesday Williams announced that he would be replaced by Franco Colapinto, a 21-year-old Argentinian rookie. The Williams academy driver will make his debut this weekend at the Italian GP in Monza.