Red Bull F1 chief Helmut Marko claims "mood at Mercedes is so tense” after James Vowles exit
Vowles has switched from Mercedes’ director of strategy 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:to become t💫eam principal at Willia༒ms, taking over the role from Jost Capito, who stood down at the en൲d of 2022.
The 43-year-old was a central figure at Mercedes during the Ge🦄rman manufacturer’s recent domination of F1, which included an unprecedented run of eight consecutive constructors’ world titles between 2014 and 2021.
Mercede🥀s boss Toto Wolff stressed Vowles’ departur🦄e had come with the team’s blessing, but speaking in an interview with , Marko suggested otherwise.
When asked if he is afraid about the prꦬospect of Williams effectively becoming a Mercedes B-team, Marko said: “No, I have completely different information.
“Vowles went of his own accord and - so it is said - even takes💎 good engineers with him. My 𒐪sources tell me that's why the mood at Mercedes is so tense.”
Marko reckons Vowles’ exit could have an immediate negative effect on Mercedes, though he still b🐭elieves the Silver Arrows will prove to be the bigges꧟t threat to Red Bull in 2023.
“We’ll see,” he continued. “However, I still believe that Mercedes will be our biggest challenger whe🐼n it comes to defending our title.” 🧔;
Mercedes are aiming to return to title contention in 2023 after enduring a hugely challenging season last year in which they slipped to third place in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 2022 construc🎉tors’ championship.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell claimed the team’s sole victory of 2022 on his way to becoming the first teammate to beat 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton over the course of a season since 2016.
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