Alfa Romeo F1 said who would be the 2022 Valtteri Bottas teammate “we will know our decision on the night of November 16th after the Brazilian Grand Prix.”
Alfa Romeo F1 is also planning to let Valtteri Bottas experience the Alfa Romeo F1 car for the first time in the postseason test after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
“We are discussing it with Mercedes,” said Frederick Vasul, Alfa Romeo F1 team representative.
The identity of Valtteri Bottas’ teammate is also on the agenda in reports that his relationship with incumbent Antonio Giovinazzi has collapsed.
“We have already made a decision about another driver,” Frederick Vasul told Canal Plus.
“Name announcements are just formal.”
“We will see our decision on the night of November 16th after the Brazilian Grand Prix.”
Leading candidates for F1 seats are Guanyu Zhou and Oscar Piastri, who are currently competing for the championship in F2.
Both are members of the Alpine F1 Driver Academy and are also considering participating in the December postseason test with Valtteri Bottas.
“That means I have to sit down with (Alpine CEO) Laurent (Rossi) right away, but the connection with Renault doesn’t matter to me,” Frederick Vasul said.
“It could be a Ferrari driver,” admitted Frederick Vasul.
“We don’t have to work together already.”
However, when it comes to 2022 F1 race drivers, he excluded his own personal favorite, the 18-year-old Frenchman Theo Pruscher. Pulger is a member of Sauber’s Academy and a driver of the ART team linked to Frederick Vasul.
“I want Theo to be free to use all his weapons by the time he reaches F1,” said Frederick Vasul.
“Currently we are thinking of giving him a solid test program in F1 to prepare him well, even though Lewis (Hamilton) was able to go to F1 sooner. , He made the right choice at the time. “
Overall, Vasul is confident that Alfa Romeo will take a reasonable step in 2022.
“My personal impression is that the engine, and perhaps the driver, can jump well. We immediately stopped developing the 2021 machine before others to work on 2022.”
“While we were running within budget limits, others had to cut their costs too. Our motivation is to improve. We would be happy to finish in 6th place.”
“I don’t have to be number one right now,” Frederick Vasul laughed invincibly.
Category: F1 / Alfa Romeo Racing
