James Vowles has been Mercedes’ chief strategist since 2010, remaining with the Brackley team from their days 🌌as Brawn GP.

Vowles has played an integral role 🌠in Mercedes’ run of success during the V6 hybrid era.

As we reflect on his time with Mercedes, wuqian0821.com has picked out some of his most memorable strategy decisions that often allowed 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton to win and ultimately take the title.

Some of his best…
Hungary 2019

On the surface, 2019 was a comfortable year for Hamilton and Mercedes, but there were a number of races where they faced stiff competition from either168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Max Verstappen or 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc.

The 2019 Hungarian🅘 Grand Prix was one of them, particuꦿlarly as Verstappen finally claimed his maiden pole position.

On﷽ course to take Red Bull’s second win of the year, Verstappen was running ahead of Hamilton.

With 22 laps to go, Mercedes converted Hamilton onto a two-stop strategy in a bid to overt𒆙ake Verstappen, giving the seven-time ch🐠ampion a crucial tyre offset.

Even with 20 seconds to make up, Hamilton caught Verstappen and overtook him to win at the Hu𝐆ngaroring.

Vowles joined Hamilton on the podium after what can only be described as a strategic mast🐈erclass.

Mexico 2019

Mercedes’ decision to put Hamilton on a one-stop strategy was crucial in beating Leclerc and168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Sebastian Vettel to the win at the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix.

Leclerc was on pole position, but better tyre management, and a 🍸great strategy from Vowles, allowed Hamilton to get ahead of Leclerc before undercutting Vettel.

An underrated race for Mercedes.

Spain 2021

In similar fashion to Hungary 2019, Mercedes put Hamilton on a two-stop strategy after being unable to ✨overtake Verstappen on track.

They left it as late as꧒ possible before calling Hamilton before catching and overtaking Verstappen to take his 98th career victory.

Mercedes had the quickest car on the day, bu𝓰t their strategy was once aga🗹in spot on.

And his worst…
Austria 2018

A memorable Mercedes blunder was at the 2018 Austrian Grand🐭 Prix.

While the race did end with a double DNF for Hamilton and teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas, it was a bad day for another reason.

Hamilton was leading the race at the Red Bull Ring when the Virtual Safety Car was dജeployed due to Bottas’ stoppage on Lap 15.

Mercedes didn’t decide to stop Hamilton, while Red Bull and Ferrari cal𓃲led their drivers🀅 in for fresh rubber.

When Hamilton did stop, he rejo🍌ined in fourth, behind Verstappen, Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen.

Vowles ulti꧟mately took responsibility over team radio.

"We made a mistake," Mercedes boss♔ Toto Wolff said. "What I think happened is that we were running one and two and controlling the race and then suddenly you see your second car, Valtteri, stopping with a hydraulic leak.

"The VSC came out, we had half ܫa lap to react, and we didn't. Fact. Th💞is is where we lost the race."

Hungary 2021

In what was one of the most memorable moments of the 2021 season, Hamilton was left on the grid by himself as the rest of the field൩ fitted intermediates ahead of the restart following the chaotic events of Lap 1.

Hamilton was set for a comfortable afternoon with Verstappen well down the o🐬rder with considerable car damage thanks to teammaꦕte Bottas.

Mercedes pit Hamilton a lap too late for slicks, dropping him to the back of 🐼the grid.

Hamilton could have still won the race had it not been for a defiant 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso.

However, it was a daܫy where Hamilton should have won the race by over a minute given who ultimately finished 1-🌊2 on the day.

Netherlands, United States & Mexico City 2022

Perfect strategy de🔴cisions may not have resulted in race victories but there’s no doubt it would have given Verstappen and Red Bull more to think about.

On at le💝ast three occasions 🔯in 2022, sub-par choices on the pit wall cost Hamilton and Mercedes chances of grand prix victories.

At Zandvoort, Hamilton was leading ahead of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell, with Verstappen on new soft tyres.

With a potential first win up for grabs, Mercedes💛 could have kept both of their cars out in a bid to 💯hold Verstappen back.

They didn’t an🀅d let Russell stop for softs, giving Verstappen a fꦓree run at Hamilton for the win.

Fast forw🍰ard to the United States, Hamilton inherite🐷d the lead thanks to an 11-second stop for Verstappen.

Hamilton was put on the hard tyre, rather than the mediums, at his final stop, meaning he struℱggled to resis🍌t Verstappen’s fast charge at the end of the race.

Similarly in Mexico,🍌 the medium to hard strategy was s♏imply the wrong one.