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Who's the man behind the now infamous 'Valtteri, it's James' meme?

Thanks to a meme he is now the most famous James in the paddock of Formula 1, James Vowles, the man who started the team order during the Russian Grand Prix in 2018 as follows: "Valtteri, It's James". But from what else do we know this important force at Mercedes? Vowles started his career in Formula 1 at an early age. He graduated from the University of Cranfield in 2001 for the Master's degree in Motorsport Engineering. He did so well that he was awarded the Prodrive Award of Excellence. Yes, the Prodrive of David Richards. After the departure of Craig Pollock, Prodrive had been asked by the F1 team of BAR to run the team earlier that year. So Richards was in the lead when...
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