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F1:  Mercedes Confirms Rosberg For 2010
Mercedes has finally confirmed that Nico Rosberg will drive for the renamed Brawn team in 2010...
Adam Cooper  | http://www.speedtv.com  |  Posted November 23, 2009   Balen (BEL)
In a move widely expected for some time, Mercedes GP confirmed Nico Rosberg for 2010 Monday.(Photo: LAT Photographic)
Mercedes has finally confirmed that Nico Rosberg will drive for the renamed Brawn team in 2010. The move has been expected for several months.

Rosberg, who had Mercedes links in F3, has driven for Williams for the past four seasons. The news came exactly a week after the company announced its plans to enter under its own name, but there is still no news on the second driver.

In a team statement Rosberg said: “I am really happy to be a part of the Silver Arrows re-launch in 2010 as a driver for Mercedes. No other brand in Formula 1 can look back on such a long and successful tradition in motor racing. I am very proud that I will now drive for the new Mercedes team and work with Ross Brawn. I am more motivated than ever and can hardly wait to start testing with the new Silver Arrow and for the first race of the new season at Bahrain on 14 March 2010.”

“We are delighted to welcome Nico Rosberg to our Mercedes team and are very much looking forward to working with him,” said Ross Brawn. “Nico is a great talent, and with four years of experience in Formula 1, is a driver who will be able to make a valuable contribution to our team right from the outset. I had the pleasure of working with his father Keke during his Formula One career and it is great to see Nico following in his footsteps. 2009 was Nico’s best season in Formula 1 to date and we look forward to seeing his development continue with us at Mercedes next year.”

Mercedes motor sport boss Norbert Haug added: “I saw Nico racing karts alongside Lewis Hamilton and later in the support program of the DTM events – I have known him since he was a young boy. Early on it was obvious that he would make his way as a race driver and we are glad that after four years with Williams he will now be one of our drivers at Mercedes. It makes our re-start even nicer, that we have as talented and sympathetic a driver as Nico in our line-up. Nico has positive ambitions, we have positive ambitions and together we want to achieve a great deal. I am really looking forward to working with him.”
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