Hey everyone, welcome to another edition of “Rumour Round-Up” and as with the others, all the stories contained within this are to be taken with a grain of salt and haven’t been officially substantiated but are things that are being talked about in the world of F1 that may be interesting, could turn out to be true, or simply plain wrong. Without further delay, here is Rumour Roundup… Oscar Piastri is a driver who according to many deserves a seat in Formula 1 more than a few who are already currently competing in it. He is expected to be a very attractive proposition for a few teams in 2023 but the latest rumors suggest that he might get a call up this year itself Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxtCeN1Zy8m4EQOfRyhHGmni4OS8Zoygge 0:00 - Disclaimer 0:36 - Piastri To Replace Latifi In The Middle Of 2022 1:51 - Rapid Rumours I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Rumour Round-Up: Piastri To Replace Latifi In The Middle Of 2022 - [ Rumour Round-Up ] Sky Sports journalist Ted Kravitz was the first to allege that Williams were ostensibly considering swapping current driver Nicholas Latifi with Oscar Piastri However, Kravitz had alleged that this swap would take place after the 2022 season Since then, another journalist by the name of Albert Fabrega, who had broken the story of Alex Albon being signed by Williams last year, has come up with rumors of his own Without naming anyone, he has stated that a driver swap will seemingly take place in the middle of the 2022 season “The market is already moving. Something is happening, but I can’t say, because I am not allowed to say anything” “I am not surprised by the one who is leaving, but I am surprised by the one who is arriving. Well, it is a change of drivers between teams” Many feel that Fabrega is supposedly talking about Williams and the supposed swap between Latifi and Piastri only with a much earlier timeline while others feel that he could be suggesting a straight swap between the current drivers of two teams Joe Saward, another journalist, has come out with a rumor of his own. He has alleged that Williams are also open to signing Nick de Vries for 2023 “Down at Williams, they quite like the look for the strong-jawed Dutch imp” Rapid Rumors All the signs in the paddock are that Fernando will allegedly soon sign a new two-year deal with Alpine [Joe Saward] “There continue to be rumours that in 2024 (if not earlier) Daniel will be replaced by Colton Herta, the American [at McLaren]” “[McLaren CEO] Zak Brown believes [that Herta] could open the gates of Formula 1 to corporate America” Joe Saward also believes “the Germans are getting more and more ambitious and want to get a 10-year deal for a race” “This is probably only going to happen at Hockenheim as the Nürburgring finds itself in a troublesome situation as it is owned by a Russian oligarch” Azhan Shafriman Hanif, director of the Sepang circuit stated that it is not “an appropriate moment to bring in a Formula 1 race” [Bernama] However, when the government indicates to him that this moment has come, he would be open to hosting a Formula 1 race again Should Williams replace Nicholas Latifi with Oscar Piastri?