Adani Enterprises is planning to list its airport business — Adani Airport Holdings — by fiscal 2028, according to media reports that quoted Jugeshinder Singh, the group’s chief financial officer.
21.06.2024 - 10:53 / insider.com / Grand Prix
A Formula 1 team principal can seem like a pretty fun, glamorous job. After all, fans typically see them spending race weekends in heated conversations with drivers, giving interviews to TV reporters, pounding their fists on tables, occasionally spraying Champagne, and earning tons of airtime on "Drive to Survive," the sport's Netflix docuseries.
But the job requires a lot more behind-the-scenes work than many fans realize — especially during non-race weeks at the factory, where teams put in late nights looking to maximize performance.
"The good news is no two days are the same," said James Vowles, Williams Racing's team principal. "That's a thing I really enjoy about this role."
Vowles, a 44-year-old British engineer, joined Williams in 2023 after spending more than a decade as a top engineer and strategist at the Brawn GP and Mercedes teams, contributing to nine total Formula 1 World Constructors' Championships.
Now that he's stepped into the top job at Williams, he oversees the team's 1,000 or so employees — and a typical week is jam-packed with meetings.
"Let me walk you through my Monday morning," he said, whipping out his phone to refresh his memory. "I'll even load up my full calendar so I can give you a full assessment."
Vowles started his day with a marketing and strategy meeting, looking ahead to the next six or seven races. He also met with the team's chief operating officer to discuss the technical development pipeline.
"In the middle of all that was also a meeting with the commercial side to discuss what's happening in that world," Vowles added. "When it comes to that, we're looking at short-, middle-, and long-term goals."
After that, Vowles joined a meeting with a potential IT partner the team is considering investing in.
By the afternoon, the team's star driver, Alex Albon, had arrived at the factory. Vowles met briefly with Albon before making the rounds to chat with engineers and other staff members. Then he conducted informal phone interviews with three job candidates who were interested in joining Williams.
The day concluded with a series of management meetings that lasted until 9 p.m.
"And that's just Monday," Vowles said.
Being a team principal requires a breadth of skills. Guenther Steiner, a former team principal of the Haas F1 team who's now an ambassador for the Miami Grand Prix, said the job was sort of like running a corporation.
"It's really like being the CEO of a small company," he said. "You're supervising HR, finance, engineering, race activation, logistics, marketing — you need to be quite widespread and have your hand in everything."
Steiner rose to popularity thanks to "Drive to Survive," which documented his humorous and heated interactions with his team's drivers.
Adani Enterprises is planning to list its airport business — Adani Airport Holdings — by fiscal 2028, according to media reports that quoted Jugeshinder Singh, the group’s chief financial officer.
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