Nico Rosberg has admitted he had talks about switching to McLaren while he was under contract to Williams some years ago.<\/p>\n
“It’s true, there was a first discussion, but there was never the possibility of changing because I had a contract already,” the German told Kolner Express newspaper.<\/p>\n
“So it wasn’t a topic for me at all,” added Rosberg, who now drives for Mercedes.\u00a0 “I am glad that I was with Williams and now Mercedes is my challenge.”<\/p>\n
Highly competitive alongside seven time world champion Michael Schumacher in the last two seasons, the 26-year-old has even been linked with Ferrari.<\/p>\n
But despite failing to record a single race win after more than a century of attempts, Rosberg insists he is happy.<\/p>\n
He even thinks Mercedes, with its iconic Silver Arrows, is just as prestigious a brand as the Prancing Horse.<\/p>\n
“Definitely, if not even more so,” he insisted.<\/p>\n
“More and more I see those old videos with Fangio from the 50s; the history of the Silver Arrows is very impressive.\u00a0 I’ve said it before that winning in a Silver Arrow is my dream.”<\/p>\n
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