2022 Formula One World Championship (Alternate Future)

Team and Driver Changes

 * Honda ended their support of Red Bull and AlphaTauri, however, the two teams will continue to use Honda power units re-branded as Red Bull and AlphaTauri engines.
 * Panthera Team Asia and PetroSaudi F1 Team will both enter the F1 grid as Renault customer teams. Both teams will have a seat reserved for a Renault junior.
 * Daniil Kvyat will race for Panthera Team Asia in 2022 after serving as Alpine's test and reserve driver in 2021. He will be joined by Alpine Academy driver Guanyu Zhou.
 * Nico Hulkenberg will be brought in to drive for PetroSaudi after serving as a reserve driver for Aston Martin in the 2020 and 2021 seasons. He will be joined by Alpine Academy driver Christian Lundgaard.
 * Kimi Raikkonen retired after the 2021 season and will be replaced by Callum Ilott at Alfa Romeo.
 * Pierre Gasly moves from AlphaTauri to Alpine to replace Esteban Ocon.
 * Alexander Albon will return to the F1 grid in 2022 after a year in DTM and will replace Gasly at AlphaTauri.
 * George Russell will replace Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes. Bottas will race rally cars full-time starting in 2022 while also serving as a reserve driver for Mercedes.
 * Esteban Ocon will drive for Williams in 2022 before moving up to Mercedes in 2023 to replace Lewis Hamilton.