2022 F1 Silly Season Update

Table below updated:

Mercedes Formula E driver Nyck de Vries will replace Antonio Giovinazzi at Alfa Romeo with Giovinazzi demoted to Ferrari’s planned Hypercar WEC program. de Vries will partner Bottas at Alfa Romeo.

Russell is essentially ‘fact’ now at Mercedes, while Mick Schumacher is staying at Haas for another year

August 31, 2021

It is all but certain that George Russell will drive alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2022. Williams has a lot of good choices to replace him, including Valtteri Bottas returning to Williams from which he came. Alex Albon, who brings money, is also a strong choice.

Look for Bottas to move to Alfa Romeo next year. Bottas has reportedly already signed with his new team, whichever one that may be.

Last Updated August 31, 2021

2022 F1 Silly Season Page
Team	Engine	No.	Driver	Nat.	Rating	Comments
Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen	Ferrari	77	Valtteri Bottas	Finland	Strong	Reportedly, Bottas has already spoken with Alfa about a 2022 seat. Replaces Kimi
		21	Nyck de Vries	Netherlands	Strong	To Replace Giovinazzi
		99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Italy	Speculation	Unlikely to hold on to his seat at Alfa Romeo, with the Italian driver being moved aside by Ferrari to join their Hypercar program
		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	Fact	Signed
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.
Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team	Mercedes	18	Lance Stroll	Canada	Strong	No confirmation, but Stroll could move to Mercedes as a Reserve Driver
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.
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	63	George Russell	England	Strong	If you believe Gunther Steiner, Russell is headed to Mercedes in 2022.
Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	11	Sergio Perez	Mexico	Fact	Signed
Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	33	Max Verstappen	Netherlands	Fact	Verstappen is all set for 2022.
Williams Racing	Mercedes	6	Nicholas Latifi	Canada	Fact	Signed.
		27	Nico Hulkenberg	Germany	Speculation	Hulkenberg has been linked to Williams
		23	Alex Albon	Thailand	Strong	Red Bull wants to find him a drive