Mercedes F1 chairman Niki Lauda has played down early silly season reports that Nico Rosberg might be contemplating a switch to Ferrari for 2017. After the Spanish grand prix, the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera claimed Rosberg was 'flirting with Ferrari' as his current Mercedes contract expires. 'As long as he is not flirting with me,' Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who has made clear he would prefer Kimi Raikkonen to stay, joked last week in Barcelona. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, however, thinks the fact there is speculation about Ferrari's interest in Rosberg should be no surprise. 'From their view, it would make sense,' he is quoted by Auto Motor und Sport. But Mercedes team...
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