Nico Rosberg To Leave Williams Racing Team

Adam Flinn by Correspondent Written on October 29, 2009
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - OCTOBER 18:  Nico Rosberg of Germany and Williams prepares to drive during the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos Circuit on October 18, 2009 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Nico Rosberg has confirmed that Abu Dhabi will be his last race for the Williams team, but has stopped short of saying who he will be driving for in 2010.

In his four years with the team, he has scored 75.5 points and two podiums, as well as setting the fastest lap in his first ever F1 race, back at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix.

This season has seen him pick up all of Williams 34.5 points, as well as another fastest lap set at the first race of the season. However, they have yet to finish on the podium in 2009, and haven't been in position to win a race.

Rosberg looks set to replace Rubens Barrichello at Brawn, but there is still a chance he could move to McLaren and take over Heikki Kovalainen's seat. Mercedes have voiced their feelings about a German driver in a Mercedes-powered car, so both options would work well.

If he were to move to Brawn, it is likely that Barrichello will take up the empty seat at Williams. Nico Hulkenburg looks more than likely to replace Kazuki Nakajima in the second Williams, so it could be a brand new line up for the British team in 2010.

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