Replacement fears melting away?

©NicoRosberg/Twitter

©NicoRosberg/Twitter

Nico Rosberg's contract is up at the end of this season and Mercedes insisted it would not start talks until this summer, perhaps adding a bit of pressure after some tense incidents with team-mate Lewis Hamilton. However, with comments from Niki Lauda suggesting a deal is as good as done (and the above picture from the weekend would suggest Niki would know...) Rosberg can probably afford to relax a bit more during the summer break.