McLaren wants Rosberg quickly

Nico Rosberg is getting closer and closer to McLaren for the 2010 season. The Williams driver will be free at the end of the season and the calls from Norbert Haug, the vice-president of Mercedes-Motorsport, are clear.

Published on 21/07/2009 à 18:46

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Norbert Haug does not practice wooden language. In an interview with the SID press agency, the vice-president of Mercedes-Motorsport, reveals his intentions for next season within the team McLaren. " We need to be able to win races and championships again. If we can do it with a German pilot it would be better ", did he declare.

Haug admitted that he had tried to enlist German pilots in recent years without much success. “ Over the past ten years, efforts have been made to attract Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel “, he continues. In the past, he has already stated that contractual obstacles had prevented the signing of an agreement with the latter two.

Rosberg will be free from any commitment in 2010 and he could therefore appear in place of Heikki Kovalainen. “ Maybe our drivers will stay the same, maybe they will change “, he admits. " At the moment I don't think we need to rush. Decisions can be made in the next two months. »