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Williams F1 team to be rebuilt "from the foundations" - Vowles

The Williams Formula 1 squad will be rebuilt "from the foundations" and use its significant financial backing and title-winning history to attract new personnel, according to team boss James Vowles.

Former Mercedes chief strategist Vowles joined the Grove outfit as team principal this year, with his official starting date listed as 20 February.

He has used his brief tenure so far to evaluate the 10th-placed outfit, which is currently without a full-time technical director to lead its in-season car development.

Vowles reckons the nine-time constructors' champion, bought by American investment firm Dorilton Capital in 2020, will have its reorganisation complete within the coming months as it seeks a "ground-up" rebuild.

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He said: "On direction, [we are] clear on where we're going. We're in a good state in terms of getting what we need to in terms of technical structure in place.

"There's nothing to talk about yet but there will be, I hope, within the next few months.

"There's reorganisation going on all the time behind the scenes and pressure points really trying to squeeze the team and understand where we have strengths and where we have weaknesses.

"That's an ongoing process that will be the work of years rather than months."

With Williams having failed to finish in the top half of the constructors' standings since 2017, Vowles reckons the team will use its legacy and financial backing to sell itself to prospective engineers.

Source: Autosport

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