Rumor: Red Bull to send Perez to Williams F1

This rumor is upgraded to ‘strong’ today.

According to AutoRacing1.com sources, Mexican Sergio Perez will be let go by the Red Bull F1 team, and he will replace George Russell at Williams in 2022.

We reported earlier that Red Bull was looking at the F2 and F3 pool of drivers for someone faster than Perez, who has not been able to qualify consistently at the sharp edge of the grid to help Max Verstappen and to collect manufacturer points for the team.

Russell is expected to be announced in the coming days as Lewis Hamilton’s teammate at Mercedes next year.

Stay tuned……We have updated our 2022 F1 Silly Season table accordingly.

2022 F1 Silly Season Page
Team	Engine	No.	Driver	Nat.	Rating	Comments
Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen	Ferrari	7	Kimi Raikkonen	Finland	Speculation	Kimi has had a rough season and says he doesn’t care who replaces him.
		47	Mick Schumacher	Germany	Speculation	Schumacher is contracted to Ferrari. Do they keep him at Haas or move him to Alfa?
		77	Valtteri Bottas	Finland	Speculation	Reportedly, Bottas has already spoken with Alfa about a 2022 seat.
		99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Italy	Speculation	Giovinazzi is unsure of his future.
		53	Callum Ilott	England	Speculation	Ilott one of many linked to Alfa Romeo
Alpha Tauri	Red Bull	10	Pierre Gasly	France	Strong	Gasly would like to go back to the senior Red Bull team but Alpha Tauri seems more likely.
Alpha Tauri	Red Bull	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Japan	Strong	Franz Tost seemed to suggest Tsunoda would get a second year with Alpha Tauri.
Alpine F1 Team	Renault	14	Fernando Alonso	Spain	Strong	It appears Alpine has an option on Alonso for 2022.
Alpine F1 Team	Renault	31	Esteban Ocon	France	Fact	Ocon re-signed with Alpine in June.
Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team	Mercedes	5	Sebastian Vettel	Germany	Strong	Vettel is all but confirmed.
		18	Lance Stroll	Canada	Strong	No confirmation, but Stroll could move to Mercedes as a Reserve Driver
		77	Valtteri Bottas	Finland	Speculation	If Stroll goes to Mercedes as a reserve driver then Bottas could replace him
Ferrari	Ferrari	16	Charles Leclerc	Monaco	Fact	Leclerc signed through 2024.
Ferrari	Ferrari	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Spain	Fact	Sainz all set at Ferrari for 2022.
Haas F1 Team	Ferrari	9	Nikita Mazepin	Russia	Fact	Mazepin is signed for 2022.
Haas F1 Team	Ferrari	47	Mick Schumacher	Germany	Strong	Schumacher is contracted to Ferrari. Do they keep him at Haas or move him to Alfa?
McLaren F1 Team	Mercedes	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Australia	Fact	Ricciardo signed for 2022.
McLaren F1 Team	Mercedes	4	Lando Norris	England	Fact	Norris inked a multi-year deal with the team in May.
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	44	Lewis Hamilton	England	Fact	Hamilton is signed for 2022.
		63	George Russell	England	Strong	If you believe Gunther Steiner, Russell is headed to Mercedes in 2022.
		77	Valtteri Bottas	Finland	Speculation	Despite the lack of performance, there are many who believe Bottas will stay.
Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	11	Sergio Perez	Mexico	Speculation	AR1.com sources say Red Bull will sack Perez
		33	Max Verstappen	Netherlands	Fact	Verstappen is all set for 2022.
		77	Valtteri Bottas	Finland	Speculation	Seems doubtful, but one rumor had Bottas possibly headed to Red Bull.
Williams Racing	Mercedes	6	Nicholas Latifi	Canada	Speculation	Not much word on Latifi for 2022.
		11	Sergio Perez	Mexico	Strong	AR1.com sources say Perez is in at Williams for 2022
		26	Daniil Kvyat	Russia	Speculation	Kvyat has been linked to Williams.
		27	Nico Hulkenberg	Germany	Speculation	Hulkenberg has been linked to Williams
		63	George Russell	England	Speculation	Williams doesn’t sound optimistic about keeping the talented Russell.
		77	Valtteri Bottas	Finland	Speculation	Add Williams to the list of teams Bottas is linked to.
		45	Guanyu Zhou	China	Speculation	Chinese F2 driver linked to Williams.
		21	Nyck de Vries	Netherlands	Speculation	The Formula E driver is one of many linked with Williams.

August 17, 2021

Red Bull needs a teammate for Max Verstappen that can consistently qualify near the front and run at the front to help Verstappen fend off Mercedes F1 that consistently has two drivers at or near the front.

Sergio Perez is not getting the job done.

According to Italian sports journalist Giorgio Terruzzi, Helmut Marko is looking at F2 and F3 drivers.

Terruzzi reveals that the Austrian Dr. Marko admitted in a private conversation to being “unhappy” with Perez’s performance. He does this in his own Red Bull-backed podcast. In addition, according to the journalist, Marko firmly rules out a return of Pierre Gasly as Verstappen’s teammate.

Instead of the obvious choices like Gasly, Tsunoda or Albon, Marko wants to bet on young talent. Teruzzi argues that Marko sees wisdom in promoting a driver from Formula 2 or Formula 3.