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Webber / Button is the most likely there I think, but will involve Button moving. Don't forget that McLaren have bankrolled Lewis since the age of eleven, I honestly believe that if it looks remotely possible that he will walk to another team Whitmarsh will be given a healthy retirement package or moved into running the road car division and Ron Dennis will make a controversial return. Have you not noticed that every time in the last couple of seasons Lewis had one of his "media wobbles" the following GP Dennis would have a VERY conspicuous presence in the garage with a VERY stern look on his face; IMO that was not aimed at the golden child but was more a reminder to Whitmarsh as to whose team it was, how much work had gone into choreographing Hamilton's career, and who would be held responsible if things went tits up.
Why would someone with the instincts and ability of Brawn favor Schumacher over Rosberg, no matter how it is dressed up Schumacher will be retiring for good, sooner rather than later, while Rosberg cannot compete with Vettel / Hamilton / Alonso in terms of raw talent he has proved his tenacity and also that he can bring in results when he has a decent car that is suited to, and well set up for, specific tracks. Combine this with the fact that Mercedes' future involvement in F1 as a team is far from guaranteed and therefore Ross Brawn may well find himself running Brawn GP again where Rosberg would be a much more attractive driver as his record this season is infinitely better than that of Schumacher (he has finnished all the races rather than just 2). Also as I have said before Mercedes have already publicly expressed an interest in DiResta, and are the only team to have done this, while it is always possible that it is a smokescreen at this relatively early stage of the season I doubt it.
I would imagine that Rosberg will stay loyal to the team that has provided him with his first win, especially with Brawn at the helm, that and his contract runs until the end of 2013.