The Grove-based outfit is coming off the back of an encouraging 2023 season where it finished seventh in the constructors’ championship, its best result since 2018.
And with Vowles having only arrived just ahead of the start of the campaign, the true impact of the changes he is making to the organisation are yet to be seen.
One of the early decisions that Vowles made was for the team to switch off development of its 2023 car early, so it could focus more of its effort on this year’s challenger.
And, while that should mean a step forward in areas like downforce, Vowles thinks that extra pace will also be unleashed from improvements in aspects like vehicle dynamics too.
Speaking to Autosport about the 2024 car, Vowles said: “We've added downforce, but actually the main thing we've been working on is the behaviour and characteristics of the car.
“I think there's quite an untapped potential in that, so we can move forward. How much is hard to say though.”
Source: Autosport