F1AlmostMovesandTransferRumours

Emanuele Naspetti was in talks with many teams, in order to secure a drive for 1992. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1

Damon Hill was reportedly in talks with Benetton and Ferrari regarding a 1996 drive. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1

Minardi wanted to have Alessandro Nannini for 1985, but the Italian was refused a superlicense. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1

Through Renault, Jean Alesi could have ended up at Williams instead of Benetton for 1996. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1

Pierluigi Martini could have been making his debut at Osella during the 1984 season, rumours in the winter of 1983 stated. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1

There were rumours about Mclaren wanting to sign Heinz-Harald Frentzen with immediate effect in the middle of 1995. The German's replacement at Sauber could have been Jos Verstappen. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1

Red Bull were eyeing Kimi Raikkonen for 2014. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1

USF1 intended to bring american drivers onto the F1 grid. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1

Jean-Francois Mosnier named no less than 11 drivers, who were on Bravo F1's radar for their planned debut campaign in 1993. What would have been Bravo's F1 car that year, later turned out to be the Simtek S941. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1

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Yuki Tsunoda was approached by Alpine, Sauber and Haas back in 2024, but Red Bull exercised their option on the japanese driver's services. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1

Amidst rumours of Sergio Pérez's departure, Adrian Sutil was linked to Sauber for 2013. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1

A swap of teams between Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso was rumoured for the 2015 season. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1

Before ultimately signing with Jordan, Mauricio Gugelmin held talks with Tyrrell regarding a 1992 seat. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1

According to Team Modena's sporting director, Leopoldo Canetoli, Martin Donnelly had an agreement to drive for the italian team in 1991. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1

Brabham was interested in bringing Jean-Pierre Jabouille to the team, to partner Nelson Piquet and help develop BMW's turbocharged F1 engine. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1

Esteban Ocon was close to finalising his move to Renault for 2019, just as the Ricciardo-bomb dropped, and changed everything. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1

Bruno Giacomelli was linked with a move to Osella for 1983. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1

Had John Watson been dumped by Mclaren at the end of 1980, Tyrrell would have likely snapped him up. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1

Luca Badoer could have secured a seat at Ligier for 1994 through Benetton’s impending takeover of the French team. See details below⬇️⬇️ #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1