F1’s August break did not put the brakes on the driver ‘silly season’, with sensational new rumours linking Valtteri Bottas with Red Bull for 2022. “There are some options that we are evaluating, but I don’t want to mention names,” Marko, who is responsible for Red Bull’s driver program, told motorsport-magazin.com. The announcement will be in Spa or Zandvoort and will concern both Red Bull and Alpha Tauri drivers,” he added. “All of our second drivers have a problem with this,” Marko added. “If that option has suddenly opened up and Red Bull signs Bottas, I’ll be very surprised,” he said.

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