The Week's Rumour Mill

A lot of recent talk has been about the potential movements of Nico Hulkenberg, with numerous rumours about his future circulating...

So this week in the F1 paddock, there have been a few things people felt the need to talk about...

• Ross Brawn has denied there is any friction between Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes team after disagreements during Sunday's United States Grand Prix. More >>
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• Outgoing McLaren driver Sergio Perez has made the bold statement that joining a back-marking team is something that he doesn't want to consider, "because I have a lot to offer and going to a team like that would basically make my career stall." More >>
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• On the subject of Sergio Perez, going back to his home continent with a move to Indycar hasn't been ruled out. More>>
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• Davide Valsecci, understandably disheartened by Lotus' recent decision to overlook him as a potential stand-in for Kimi Raikkonen is now considering his future in the team carefully. More >>
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• As part of Formula 1's now frantic 'musical chairs' situation, Di Resta has faced up to the possibility he might actually be left without a seat in the coming year. More >>
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• Pastor Maldonado has further backtracked on his claims that the Williams team had sabotaged his qualifying efforts at the United States Grand Prix, admitting that the heat of the moment may have got to him. More >>
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• Despite Red Bull Racing being in possession of one of the most talented people in the pit-lane (I mean Adrian Newey), Ross Brawn believes Red Bull's chances of maintaining its dominance of F1 over the long term will be hit by the departure of key aero chief Peter Prodromou. More >>
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• Ferrari's James Allison believes that Ferrari have made the necessary changes within the team in order to return to championship-winning form in the coming years. More >>
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• Allison's cautious optimism might not be enough to convince Stefano Domenicali, who sees it as absolutely vital that they have a potential title-winning car in 2014. More >>
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• And of course Hulkenberg, who is being pulled this way and that in respect of a race seat for the coming season, had offers from front-runners Lotus and his old team Force India, but Sauber seem to have now more actively joined the tug-o-war, saying that they would gladly retain him if he so chose. However Hulkenberg is holding out as long as he can afford to in an attempt to secure the empty Lotus seat. More, and More, and More >>

We wait with baited breath to see how some of the more immediate rumours pan out...


Article by Chris Kinsman
MyF1World Journalist.