One face noticably missing from the Spa-Francorchamps paddock yesterday was that of Williams driver Nico Rosberg. The German driver was reportedly at Silverstone, England, where he was sheking down a FW30. The move is slightly unusual because Nico Hulkenberg, the team’s test driver, would normally be expected to complete this sort of task.

Local boy Nico Rosberg fancies his chances of an illustrious rostrum finish at Monaco this weekend.

The Monegasque youngster has shown fine form at the Principality, and this year he reckons a place in the royalty-graced winners’ enclosure is a real possibility.

BMW Sauber arrived in Melbourne with a bang after dazzling the paddock with their qualifying pace and clinching a superb second-place. But could they – or is that should they – have delivered more in Sunday’s race?

Nico Rosberg has refuted rumours that his boss, Frank Williams, is looking to sell the youngster at the end of the season as the team may be able to make substantial amounts of money from the sale.

Technical director Sam Michael has refuted claims that Rosberg may head to another team for the 2008 season. Rosberg has impressed many in the F1 paddock in his second season and rumours have had him moving to Ferrari to replace an underperforming Kimi Raikkonen with Raikkonen moving to Williams.