Gasly, Hulkenberg & Kvyat tip to compete with Bottas to possibly replace Russell in Williams F1

While many people wonder when George Russell will finally go to Mercedes, what about Williams? On the one hand, there is a chance of a direct swap between Mercedes and Williams, while Bottas goes in the other direction. Another option, however, is that Williams F1 could look elsewhere for someone to partner with Nicholas Latifi. Apparently a certain Nico Hulkenberg could be one of the drivers.

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According to F1 journalist Lawrence Barretto, several drivers are on the shortlist. Right now, that list includes people like Nico Hulkenberg, Pierre Gasly, and Daniil Kvyat. Hülkenberg and Kvyat have not been in a racing seat for some time and will want to race again. Granted, Hulkenberg has been out of action longer than Kvyat.

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Gasly finds himself in an interesting position, especially when he becomes a free agent. Right now, his option is to be promoted to Red Bull or to stay with AlphaTauri. If none of these options work or come true, he would be a person of interest to the Williams F1 team.

Besides Hulkenberg, Kvyat and Gasly, who are the other options?

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When Williams isn’t looking towards ex-F1 drivers, they can take the younger route. It turns out that F2 racing driver Dan Ticktum is a member of the Williams Driver Academy. However, his chances seem slim, as there are talks that he dropped out of the academy.

HOCKENHEIM, GERMANY – JULY 26: Nico Hulkenberg from Germany and Renault Sport F1 looks on in the garage during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Germany at the Hockenheimring on July 26, 2019 in Hockenheim, Germany. (Photo by Charles Coates / Getty Images)

Another driver who could be in the race is Chinese youngster and F2 championship leader Guanyu Zhou. But his own possibilities are also limited by his ties in alpine racing. So should Fernando Alonso decide to finally withdraw from Formula 1, Zhou could take his place in the near future.

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