Nico Rosberg rules out McLaren switch

Nico Rosberg has confirmed that he would be driving for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team in 2013. There was speculation of Rosberg and Hamilton swapping places for 2013, but Rosberg has come out in public and denied the reports.

Also, the young German has said he would like to continue having Michael Schumacher as his team mate for the 2013 season.

“I’m definitely with the Mercedes and I’m looking forward to getting some more race wins next season,” Rosberg told the DAPD news agency.

Talking about Schumacher, Nico said, ” I think it would be right if he stays. We get along well, the competition between us is good, Michael is still at a very, very high level and it’s a real challenge to race against him. We push the team forward as well”

Michael Schumacher has signed a new EUR 7.5 million personal sponsorship with a Chinese company. The deal has been done with the help of Schumacher’s previous manager Wili Weber.

All these signs indicate that Schumacher is here to stay for 2013.