18/07/2025 12:47
Williams team principal and former Lewis Hamilton colleague James
Vowles has "zero doubt" over the seven-time F1 champion's potential
at Ferrari. Vowles and Hamilton worked together for several years
at Mercedes during Hamilton's title-filled run from 2014 to 2020.
The Briton then departed Mercedes in favour of the leading role at
Williams in 2023, before Hamilton opted to switch to Ferrari this
year. However, the 40-year-old has struggled for performance in the
opening half of the campaign and is still awaiting his first trip
to the podium. Hamilton, though, has been backed by Vowles to take
a step forward in performance as he further embeds himself into the
team alongside team-mate Charles Leclerc. "Lewis has some elements
he needs from a car to feel strength from it, and then it's a
confidence build from him he is able to generate from then
onwards," Vowles told the media, including RacingNews365 . "And I
can see it in what's going on. He hasn't quite got that yet. But I
have zero doubt that he will be on the pace and there. "You can see
at times where he is confident, he and Charles are like this
[close]. "Miami is a good example. He was pushing Charles ahead of
him. He's just not consistently there, weekend on weekend." Vowles
then drew a comparison to Carlos Sainz's start at Williams,
highlighting that it takes time to adapt to a new environment.
"When you're in this, and you can see it with Carlos, you can see
with anyone that's adapting to these cars and changing, there's so
much to keep on top of and learn as a result of it," he added.
"It's all possible. It's all adaptation."
