Rumors
'Bottas to Alfa Romeo on Monday, Russell announcement day later'
- GPblog.com
Now that the Dutch Grand Prix is behind us, we can look at the upcoming announcements on the drivers market for 2022. A French medium reports that on Monday the transfer of Valtteri Bottas to Alfa Romeo will be announced.
Bottas leaving Mercedes is now an open secret. But it now seems to be a reality. George Russell will be the replacement. According to the CANAL+, Mercedes will reveal on Tuesday that Russell will be Lewis Hamilton's new teammate next year.
Who will replace Russell?
At Williams, a spot will become available. Nyck de Vries and Alexander Albon are the most mentioned candidates. The Dutch driver was world champion in both Formula 2 and Formula E, while Albon had to leave Formula 1 last year after a disappointing year with Red Bull Racing.
It is not yet known who Bottas' teammate will be in 2022. Antonio Giovinazzi has not had a bad year, but it is unclear whether Frederic Vasseur's team wants to continue with the Italian driver for long. Should Giovinazzi leave, the chances of De Vries and Albon making a move to the premier class of motorsport will increase.