As Adrian Sutil departs Force India, he is being linked with famous formula one teams Williams and Ferrari.
Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport claimed that, while his exit from the Silverstone based team after a five-year tenure only became official last Friday, the 28-year-old has been making new plans for 2012 since Abu Dhabi.
"Williams is interested," said the magazine, "and not only because of his Medion sponsor money. In the second half of the season Sutil did a lot of good to his reputation."
Auto Motor und Sport claims Ferrari is also interested, even though the Maranello based team’s president Luca di Montezemolo has yet again insisted that Felipe Massa’s contract for next year will be observed.
"Felipe knows next year is very important for him," said the Italian.
The German report said: "Sutil would be an interesting option for Ferrari in 2013. That’s why he only wants to sign for one year with Williams."
Sutil’s manager Manfred Zimmermann is quoted by Sport Bild: "Adrian’s future is not fixed yet and we will not be making any short-term panic decisions."
F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, meanwhile, neglected to mention Sutil when he hailed the German presence on next year’s grid.
"For Germany, we need Sebastian, Michael and the two Nicos," he is quoted by Kolner Express tabloid.