Williams’ new team boss insists he will not make the famous British team a “mini Mercedes”. After the ousting of Jost Capito, Williams kicked off the new year by appointing Mercedes’ well-known strategy boss James Vowles as its new team principal. Wolff, however, denied that Vowles moving to Williams deepens those Mercedes ties. “If I were ever to get involved with James and asked him to become mini-Mercedes, he would tell me to get lost,” said the Mercedes team boss. “James is going to be judged on the team’s success and if Mercedes is helpful he will talk about it, and if he feels he needs a different position then he will stand for that position.”.

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