Nico Rosberg Confirms He’s Leaving Williams F1; Heidfeld Confident of Seat

The weekend at Abu Dhabi begins with an announcement about the end of Nico Rosberg’s tenure with the Williams F1 team. Not that it comes as a surprise (and whoever might replace him?!), but Rosberg finally pulled the trigger publicly. The BBC is among those with the news today: “It is my last race for Williams so it’s a bit strange,” he said, ahead of Sunday’s final 2009 race in Abu Dhabi. “I’ve been with the team for five years,” added Rosberg. “They’re the only team, I’ve worked with. [Team boss] Frank Williams, especially, [chief executive] Adam Parr, [technical director] Sam Michael, [co-owner] Patrick Head have really supported my career over these years and I’d like to say a very big thank you to them. “...

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