Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg wants Fernando Alonso to replace him as Lewis Hamilton's partner at Mercedes. However, the driver line-ups have already been announced with Fernando Alonso in tandem with Stoffel Vandoorne, while Lewis Hamilton teams up with Valtteri Bottas.

Nico Rosberg Eyes Fernando Alonso To Team Up With Lewis Hamilton

Just five days after winning his Formula 1 championship, Nico Rosberg announced his retirement. In an interview with Marca, the 31 year old retired race driver announced that as a fan, he would prefer Fernando Alonso to replace him. However, on behalf of the team, he knows that the partnership would not work.

Rosberg mentioned that Valterri Bottas is fast and Lewis Hamilton is at a very high level. It would be difficult to beat the latter, but the Formula 1 German driver has proven he can beat him.

Rosberg believe that he made the right decision in changing job. "I changed my job and that's it, there is not a right or wrong time to do it," he said. He said that he has already calculated that 85 percent of the people applauded him for the decision to quit while he is still on top in the world of Formula 1.

Full Formula 1 Driver Line-Ups For 2017

The Formula 1 pre-season will kick off at Barcelona in Spain on Feb 27. All 2017 line ups have already been revealed according to BBC Sports.

As mentioned Lewis Hamilton and Valterri Bottas will drive for Mercedes, while Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne for McLaren. Other line-ups are Daniel Ricciardo and Mx Verstappen for Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen for Ferrari, Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon for Force India, Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll for Williams, Carlos Sainz and Daniil Kvyat for Toro Rosso, Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen, Nico Hulkenberg and Jolyon Palmer for Renault, and Marcus Ericsson and Pascial Wehrlein for Sauber.

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