James Vowles

Welcome to the team Dan 💪

Well done to Luke on a brilliant recovery drive to finish P4 in Race 2 of the first Super Formula weekend at Motegi in difficult conditions. A bold strategy, impressive tyre management and strong pace 👏

It was a painful day today, and I want to make it a line in the sand and make sure we add performance every race going forward this year and fight back towards a point-scoring position every weekend. We need to maximise these next five weeks in front of us. Well done to Carlos, it was a faultless drive and he did everything he could but that’s just where the car is today. And well done to Alex, he drove perfectly and then completed a test programme that will be invaluable for us for future learning. These next five weeks will be some of the hardest for us, purposefully so, as we dig deep and make sure that we come back with a car in Miami that is worthy of scoring points. On the huge accident for Ollie, I’m glad he has walked away with only minor injuries. He’s a great racer, I’m glad he’s ok.

Carlos and Alex got everything out of the car they could today, there wasn’t much more in it. Well done to Carlos, who was able to put us through to Q2. We're making small steps every week, which is what's important right now, and we will continue to do so. There's a long road ahead of us, but I'm confident in our programme for the five-week break and the remainder of the year to put us back into a sensible position against our competitors. We know we don't have the car underneath us that we want today, but we'll still give everything tomorrow and fight for points if they become available to us.

A few favourites from a weekend visit to the South Coast and Isle of Wight before we head to Japan for Round 3 📸🚁 I’m looking forward to getting on the ground in Suzuka later this week, it’s always a favourite of mine with incredible support from the fans 🇯🇵

Happy 30th birthday Alex! I hope you have a fantastic day! 💙

An incredible drive from Carlos to bring the car home and secure our first points of the season. He was faultless from start to finish and deserved those points today. We suffered a hydraulic issue on Alex’s car on the laps to grid which meant that ultimately he was unable to start the race. We have suffered too many issues across the last two weekends, compounded by poor car performance. We know we’re not where the car needs to be performance-wise and we have plans across the next few months to remedy that. We know what we need to do reliability-wise and those are items that we need to get on top of with immediate effect. I believe Alex could also have been in the points today. Focus now turns to Suzuka. Japan will be another test, but let’s run with this momentum and build from here. Finally, a huge well done to Kimi on his first win in Formula 1. I’m sure it will be the first of many.

We thank Formula 1 and the FIA for prioritising safety and support the decision taken. Decisions like this are never easy, and we now hope for a swift resolution to the conflict and that we can return to racing in the region in the near future. Our thoughts are with everyone in these regions, including the many friends and colleagues who may be affected.

We found a better direction with Carlos overnight. They're small steps, but they're steps in the right direction. We need to see what we can do with Alex across the next 24 hours in order to give him a better car than he had today. Nevertheless, these qualifying sessions remain painful because we're simply not where we want to be. There's a programme of work that's already in place that will make substantive change to where we are. For now, we need to keep our heads held high and keep delivering everything the car can every session.

A challenging weekend in Melbourne, but with good learning we need to build on. We know that whilst we're not performing at the level we want to, this is the opportunity to make sure we understand everything about this car. We will get back together and review what needs to be changed for Shanghai. There's a lot to learn, and I'm confident that every race we do, will be another step. We will move together as one team as we always have, and battle back.

We knew it would be difficult. We’ve had a number of reliability issues over the last few days and today was no different. Alex pushed the car to the limit and maximised all we could from our current package. I’m sorry for Carlos. Through no fault of his own, he wasn’t able to get the running in FP3 that he needed and we were not able to get the car out for qualifying as a result of a power unit issue. The race is likely to be filled with incidents, and reliability woes. We need to be there and ready to pick up the pieces should they come our way.

A tricky day with work to do overnight. We have one more practice session to optimise. There is plenty to get stuck into, and performance to unlock. Bring on qualifying day.

Our fourth Fan Zone in Australia and this place never fails to deliver. Year on year, the numbers of fans coming to see us to grows significantly; thank you. Your support does not go unnoticed. You, the fans are the reason why we do what we do and we will fight as hard as we can in 2026. Thank you, Melbourne 💙🇦🇺

What a perfect way to start the day. Where else would you have a rowing and waterskiing competition at 7am! 🇦🇺

Checking in with @JV_F1 ahead of Round 1️⃣

The 2026 season is finally upon us. We’re on our way to Australia for the season opener in Melbourne. This time last year, we unlocked some core memories with Alex finishing P5 and securing 10 points. We also saw Carlos make his debut for the team. This year, will be slightly different with a new era of cars. Pre-season was tricky for us and we know there’s lot’s of work ahead however we are confident we will fight back. It’s a marathon not a sprint. What I am confident of, is that our journey will be more challenging, however so much more rewarding. It feels good to be back, let’s go racing!