2022 F1 Silly Season Update
With the confirmation that George Russell has been signed by Mercedes, Guanyu Zhou (shown above) is rumored to partner Valtteri Bottas at Alfa Romeo, and both AlphaTauri drivers are signed, we have updated our 2022 F1 Silly Season Page:
Last Updated September 7, 2021
| 2022 F1 Silly Season Page | ||||||
| Team | Engine | No. | Driver | Nat. | Rating | Comments |
| Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen | Ferrari | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Finland | Fact | Signed |
| 21 | Nyck de Vries | Netherlands | Speculation | To Replace Giovinazzi | ||
| 45 | Guanyu Zhou | China | Strong | Rumored to be buying seat for $30 million per year | ||
| 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 | ||
| Alpha Tauri | Red Bull | 10 | Pierre Gasly | France | Fact | Re-Signed |
| 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Japan | Fact | Re-Signed | ||
| Alpine F1 Team | Renault | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Fact | Re-Signed |
| 31 | Esteban Ocon | France | Fact | Re-Signed | ||
| Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team | Mercedes | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Germany | Strong | Vettel is all but confirmed. |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Canada | Fact | Daddy would never fire his son | ||
| Ferrari | Ferrari | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Monaco | Fact | Leclerc signed through 2024. |
| 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. |
| 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 | Signed |
| 4 | Lando Norris | England | Fact | Signed | ||
| Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | England | Fact | Signed |
| 63 | George Russell | England | Fact | Signed. | ||
| Red Bull Racing | Red Bull | 11 | Sergio Perez | Mexico | Fact | Re-Signed |
| 33 | Max Verstappen | Netherlands | Fact | Signed | ||
| Williams Racing | Mercedes | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Canada | Fact | Signed |
| 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Germany | Speculation | Hulkenberg has been linked to Williams | ||
| 21 | Nyck de Vries | Netherlands | Strong | Mercedes wants him at Willias | ||
| 23 | Alex Albon | Thailand | Speculation | Red Bull wants to find him a drive | ||