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Head insists Rosberg is not for sale

Williams co-owner Patrick Head has insisted that Nico Rosberg is not for sale to McLaren amid continued rumours that the Woking-based team is still keen to sign him as Lewis Hamilton's team mate.

"I don't think it would be the death of the team if Nico left, but as a competitive force, until we found somebody who could replace Nico, it would certainly be very difficult," Head told ESPN. "Obviously it wouldn't give the right message to people inside our team either, in terms of people that we've put in significant positions, if we didn't have a driver they felt could make good use of the work they are doing."

"Letting Nico join a rival team is something that neither Frank Williams nor I are even contemplating," he added. 

Rosberg is already under contract at Williams for 2008.

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