2022 F1 Silly Season Update (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 … Read More
Category: Rumors
Rumor: Audi Dropping Plans for Factory Prototypes
Audi’s return to the top level of sports car racing is still on track for 2023, but it has reportedly scaled back in ambition already. While the team will still … Read More
Rumor: Pourchaire could secure 2022 Alfa Romeo seat
(GMM) An 18-year-old driver has found himself in the running for an Alfa Romeo race seat in 2022. For some months now, team boss Frederic Vasseur has been openly talking … Read More
Rumor: Red Bull poaches key Mercedes Engine man
RacingNews365.com is rumoring that Mercedes engineering chief, Owen Jones, has been poached by Red Bull. Jones worked closely at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains with Andy Cowell, who was responsible … Read More
Rumor: Cadillac to return to 24 Hour of Le Mans (Update)
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ with today’s announcement that Cadillac will compete in IMSA and WEC starting in 2023 with its under development LMDh car. Laura Klauser, manager of … Read More
Rumor: 2022 IndyCar Silly Season update
Some updates to our 2022 IndyCar Silly Season page below: Sebastien Bourdais is now ‘strong’ for the #14 AJ Foyt Entry Andretti IndyLights driver Devlin DeFrancesco may graduate to IndyCar … Read More
Rumor: Latifi set to stay at Williams F1 in 2022
(GMM) Nicholas Latifi looks set to stay at Williams for a third consecutive season in 2022. Currently, while a cloud hangs over George Russell’s future at the Grove-based team, there … Read More
Rumor: Honda might become Red Bull F1 sponsor
Just when the combination of Red Bull Racing and Honda have a real chance to win an F1 title together, Honda is leaving Formula 1 after this season. Red Bull will certainly not … Read More
F1: Marko admits ‘options’ amid Bottas to Red Bull rumor
(GMM) F1’s August break did not put the brakes on the driver ‘silly season’, with sensational new rumors linking Valtteri Bottas with Red Bull for 2022. Although it had appeared … Read More
Rumor: Gateway and IndyCar to extend deal
World Wide Technology Raceway‬ (i.e. Gateway) is finalizing a three-year extension of its sanction agreement with IndyCar (with an option for two more years after that), according to SBJ’s Adam … Read More
Rumor: Iowa back on IndyCar schedule in 2022 (3rd Update)
IndyCar will rent the track from NASCAR, who owns the facility, and promote the race themselves. IndyCar has tried that before and failed miserably, but now Roger Penske is in … Read More
Rumor: Red Bull to send Perez to Williams F1 (Update)
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 … Read More
Rumor: Mercedes to join Audi and BMW and quit Formula E (Update)
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today. Don’t stick a fork in Formula E just yet, but it could soon be done. Hardly any race fans wants to watch silent … Read More
Rumor: Japanese F1 race to be cancelled (Update)
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today. Formula 1 has announced that the 2021 Japanese Grand Prix has been cancelled, with race organizers citing “ongoing complexities” related to the Covid-19 … Read More
Rumor: F1 to introduce ‘Curb Feelers’ on 2022 F1 cars
It looks like F1 has an issue on their hands. Might we see the return of ‘curb feelers’? Sebastian Vettel has raised an issue while trying out the 18-inch tires … Read More
Rumor: COTA might get two F1 races this year (3rd Update)
COTA chairman Bobby Epstein said he expects to learn in the next few days whether F1 will run two races at the venue in October. COTA has a waiting list … Read More
F1: Schumacher, Giovinazzi, set to stay put for 2022
(GMM) Ferrari is in talks with Haas about keeping Mick Schumacher at the small American team for 2022. There have been rumors suggesting the 22-year-old rookie, and son of F1 … Read More
Rumor: Top Alpine F1 engineer could be Red Bull-bound
(GMM) Renault-owned Alpine has confirmed the departure of long-time top engineer Remi Taffin. The Frenchman, who has been with the French manufacturer for over 20 years, was head of the … Read More
NASCAR eyeing Supercars purchase (2nd Update)
NASCAR’s France family, as well as IMG, have dropped out of the running to buy Supercars‬ according to Speedcafe, suggesting they had kicked the tires on the deal, which is … Read More
Rumor: Big McLaren IndyCar announcement Sunday in Nashville
Arrow McLaren SP has scheduled a press conference for Sunday at 11:15am ET in Nashville to make a major announcement. Scuttlebutt says it will be: A former F1 driver (Hulkenberg … Read More
Rumor: Rossi to retirement today (Update)
This rumor is now upgraded to ‘fact’. Nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi has announced that he will retire from MotoGP at the end of 2021. The Doctor will bring to … Read More
Rumor: de Vries to Williams, Bottas to Aston Martin?
One man who was making the rounds in Budapest was Nyck de Vries, the Mercedes Formula E driver and an F1 reserve. He would like to drive at a Mercedes … Read More
Updated IndyCar and F1 2022 Silly Season Pages
Although it is VERY unlikely that Nico Hulkenberg will race in IndyCar next year, he has has discussions about racing on the road and street circuits next year for Ed … Read More
2022 AutoRacing1.com F1 Silly Season page
Our annual 2022 F1 Silly Season Page is here, and we lay out what we have heard either officially or from the rumor mill. A lot of the dominoes will … Read More
Rumor: Vettel to be disqualified (Update)
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ now. Sebastian Vettel has lost second place in Sunday’s Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix after the FIA disqualified the Aston Martin driver for not … Read More