Vowles explains how Williams is designing an F1 car with no tech team

The team has been without a technical leader since the December exit of Francois-Xavier Demaison, although Williams announced earlier this month that it had signed Alpine veteran engineer Pat Fry as its chief technical officer, but he will not start until the winter.

The team is also still yet to appoint a technical director – likely to be a rival’s design second-in-command looking for a leading role – as it conceives the 2024…