Rosberg to leave Williams after Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi: Nico Rosberg will leave the Williams Formula One team after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the German driver said on Thursday.

"It is my last race for Williams, and so that`s it really," Rosberg told reporters at the gleaming new Yas Marina circuit that makes its debut on Sunday with the sport`s first day-to-night race. Rosberg, son of Finland`s 1982 world champion Keke, refused to say which team he was switching to. However, he has been strongly linked to new world champions Brawn, with Britain`s 2009 title winner Jenson Button his likely team mate. McLaren, who also have Mercedes engines, would be an alternative. "It`s a bit strange because (it`s been) four years, its the only team I`ve worked with," the 24-year-old said of former champions Williams, the team he joined from the GP2 support series in 2006. "It`s been a long time and I get on with everybody really well. A lot of respect has built up ... so it is going to be quite strange to leave.” "I don`t want to talk about my future. I just want to say that I won`t be with Williams because that`s sure." Rosberg has yet to win a grand prix in 69 starts, with second place his highest finish to date, and he said before the start of the season that he was looking to be in a race-winning car for 2010.The German is currently seventh in the drivers` standings after 16 races, having scored all of his team`s 34.5 points. Williams, who last won a race in 2004, are expected to have an all-new line-up next season with Brawn`s Brazilian Rubens Barrichello and German rookie Nico Hulkenberg tipped by the media to replace Rosberg and Japan`s Kazuki Nakajima. Bureau Report