Rosberg to test for Williams, Minardi opt for Chinese driver


Nico Rosberg, teenage son of Finland's 1982 world champion Keke, has moved a step closer to Formula One after signing with Williams as their second official test driver. 

The team said on Friday that the 19-year-old German, currently racing in the new GP2 support series that has replaced Formula 3000 at Grand Prix weekends, would start his duties at Silverstone next Tuesday. 

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