Yes, formula one's silly season has arrived with endless rumours of driver movements for 2014. Alonso's disenchantment with Ferrari was exacerbated when his agent Luis Garcia Abad was spotted in talks with Red Bull Racing's Christian Horner. Horner naughtily refused to deny Alonso might be at RBR next season. Possibly a more valid reason for the agent's chat with Horner was to push the talent of his other charge, Carlos Sainz jnr, but Horner wouldn't let the chance go by to unsettle Ferrari. There are many other rumours, with Kimi Raikkonen's future prominent - will he stay at Lotus, or move to RBR or back to Ferrari? Who RBR decides should replace Mark Webber next year alongside Vettel is of more than prurient interest to Perth's Daniel Ricciardo, a possibility despite his lack of experience and a poor result last week. Vettel has endorsed the apolitical Raikkonen ahead of the more Machiavellian Alonso.

Sydney race under cloud

With serious corruption charges recommended by ICAC for former NSW minister Ian Macdonald, one wonders about the future of the controversial V8 Supercars street race at Homebush, which is out of contract after this year's event. While Macdonald's corruption charges related to his time as mining minister, it was he who ignored Events NSW's advice and the usual processes to ramrod through approval for the taxpayer-funded race. The Auditor-General in his 2010 report on the investment in the V8 Supercar races at Sydney Olympic Park declared ''a good day out is not the same as a good deal''. The report included his view that advice to Cabinet in June 2008 was based on limited analysis and consideration of options. The report went on: ''The V8 major event is not a financial success for the government. The five races are estimated to cost $10 million more than planned and provide nearly 25 per cent fewer benefits than expected.'' The report said the government should get the best advice from its experts on assessing and negotiating major event proposals, with a more consistent and accurate costing of events by all agencies. Asked about the race's future, NSW Minister for Major Events George Souris told this column the government ''will review through Destination NSW any proposal put forward by V8 Supercars Australia Pty Ltd for the continuation of the event and associated future funding''. The minister pointed out ''V8 Supercars has changed ownership and management in the latter years of the contract and any future contract signed by the NSW government in relation to this event would be done so under a new contract''.

Third triple eight

News the Triple Eight V8 Supercar team has secured a wildcard entry into the 2013 Bathurst 1000 has triggered a tsunami of activity on motor racing websites. This third T8 Commodore will be supported by Holden and run independently of Red Bull Racing Australia. T8's announcement was light on detail so imaginations have been running riot as to who may share the driving seat. Some of the speculation includes Casey Stoner/Mark Skaife, Stoner/Troy Bayliss, Stoner/Sebastien Loeb, Mark Webber/Loeb, Travis Pastrana. Some are fanciful. One or two probably get close.

Another Davison

James Davison of the famous Melbourne motor racing royalty, makes his IndyCar Series debut on Sunday at Mid-Ohio road racing course and is hoping he can repeat his success there in the junior Indy Lights formula. Davison, 26, has tested his Dale Coyne team car twice there and is hoping to use the outing to secure a full-time drive. He competed in the Indy Lights series in 2008 and 2009 and has been racing sports cars in the US in recent seasons. Davison is from the same fast-and-furious gene pool as his grandfather Lex, father Jon and cousins Will and Alex.

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