Why the new Williams boss shouldn’t avoid ‘Mercedes B-team’ comparisons

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Why the new Williams boss shouldn’t avoid ‘Mercedes B-team’ comparisons
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New Williams F1 boss James Vowles says the team won't become a 'mini-Mercedes', despite his roots at the Brackley squad. 📝 mattkewF1 argues why the Williams 'B-Team' suggestions wouldn't be such a bad thing:

“I wouldn’t consider it a mini-Mercedes,” says James Vowles of his vision for Williams after being made team principal last week. But it’d be advisable to treat his words with an element of caution.

It’s easy to be flippant. The Three-Pointed Star made a conscious effort to control the narrative to ensure no one was reporting any falsehoods. This is an amicable parting of ways between Vowles and the grand prix superteam that’s won eight constructors’ crowns. After all, he has been commuting to Brackley since 2001 when the letterhead read ‘BAR Honda’.

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