World championship leader Nico Rosberg is on course to secure a new contract to keep racing at Mercedes beyond 2016.
This is according to a report in the Telegraph newspaper, reporting from the scene of the Chinese grand prix where the German driver could extend his winning streak to six consecutive races.
"The finer details of his new contract are yet to be ironed out," wrote correspondent Daniel Johnson in Shanghai, "but Telegraph Sport understands the outcome is a formality."
That is despite the fact Mercedes placed Pascal Wehrlein, the youngest ever DTM champion, at Manor this year, where he is already impressing on his 2016 debut.
Johnson tipped some tough negotiations over Rosberg's salary, given teammate Hamilton's huge $34 million per year contract, with the correspondent predicting: "Haggling over the exact salary is all that should hold up the deal."
Team boss Toto Wolff said in China that Mercedes is happy with Rosberg, 30.
"He's in a great place," said the Austrian. "The Nico I see today is developing as a personality, developing as a racing driver and learning -- but also it's not very much different to how I've known him the last couple of years."
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