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Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton may have to fight it out for a seat at Mercedes in 2019 after the German signed a two-year extension with the world champions. Although Hamilton and Rosberg, whose relationship has come close to imploding during Mercedes emergence as the sports new dominant force, will continue as team-mates for another two seasons, the pair will enter the final year of their respective deals at the same time.Its a devilish detail which raises the prospect of the pair, who will both be 33 in 2018, having to go head-to-head for a single seat if they wish to continue with the Silver Arrows. Its a strange stance, said Sky F1s Paul di Resta. Is that a bit of pressure in the final year to make one stand out and then theyll replace one?Full story: Rosberg pens new two-year dealRosberg is understood to have pushed for a three-year deal with the team while Hamilton has already admitted he wants to see out his F1 career with the Silver Arrows.Ive obviously signed for another three years with Mercedes - after that I see myself staying for another three or four years, the three-times world champion said. While Im 37 Ill still be relatively young so I want to be challenged by something else. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that Nico Rosberg re-signing for Mercedes was never in doubt. Should they reach the end of 2018, and their sixth year together, the Mercedes duo would be on course to beat Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichellos record of 104 races as F1 team-mates.That would come despite the rising tension and the fact Rosberg and Hamilton have courted controversy ever since teaming up three years ago, crashing twice and facing the threat of team orders during the 2016 campaign alone.However, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said he had no hesitation in retaining the line-up.Im never confident that were on top of the issues, the Mercedes team boss told Sky Sports F1. Its rock and roll or they rock the boat but we are conscious in that decision.P1: Hamilton strikes first blowWe know that sometimes it can be a more bumpy road having two number one drivers in the car that keep pushing each other.Sky F1s Martin Brundle added: Hes got two very different animals to control there, theyre different characters. The team do have to manage some problems from time to time but for me its a nice problem to have.Im not surprised at all that theyve gone to some lengths to make sure they have the same two drivers for a while.Rosberg penned his new deal on Thursday night following months of negotiations between himself, former F1 driver Gerhard Berger and Mercedes. F1 Championship leader Nico Rosberg extends his contract with Mercedes. The championship leader can now focus on his pursuit of a first world title, currently leading Hamilton by one point ahead of this weekends Hungarian GP.It means Mercedes are guaranteed to have the world champion in the car next year, Brundle said. Hes German of course, so that suits the brand and teams like continuity.Its just much easier, especially with big regulation changes for 2017, to just be able to slot both drivers back in again.Watch the Hungarian GP live on Sky Sports F1. The race starts at 1pm on Sunday, with build-up underway at 11:30am. 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Right hander Jeremy Hellickson, who also has an elbow issue, is hoping to be back in May or early June. Even a team as deep and talented as the Rays cant afford to lose three starting pitchers. The Red Sox also have problems. Star second baseman Dustin Pedroia has had to return to Beantown to get his left wrist checked out. Shane Victorino is out as well with a thumb injury and 39-year-old closer Koji Uehara is being examined to determine the cause of shoulder stiffness. The Yankees are no different. They lost their new closer David Robertson to the 15-day DL with a groin muscle pull, first baseman Mark Teixiera is injured again, catcher Francisco Cervelli has a hamstring problem, second baseman Brian Roberts had to sit out with back tightness and team captain Derek Jeter missed two games in a row over the weekend with quad tightness. The Yankees were so thin in the infield, they had to move Kelly Johnson back to third base, rookie Yangervis Solarte to second and have Carlos Beltran play his first game ever at first. The Baltimore Orioles biggest concern is star third baseman Manny Machado, who continues to rehab his surgically repaired knee. The Blue Jays have a few problems of their own with Maicer Izturis tripping on the dugout steps Sunday in Baltimore and spraining his left knee and then having to go on the 15-day DL. On the plus side, Jose Reyes and closer Casey Janssen could be back by next weekend in Cleveland and lefty J.A. Happ is already back up from Triple-A Buffalo. The bottom line is, the Blue Jays, Yankees and Rays are locked in a three-way tie for first in the A.L East at 7-6. The Orioles are second at 5-7 and the Red Sox are bringing up the rear at 5-8. By the weekend, the Jays should have the healthiest line-up in the division and this is the time for them to take advantage of their rivals injury woes and do some real damage. - The team that has really come of nowhere in the first two weeks of the season is the Milwaukee Brewers. Coincidentally, they had an identical record to the Blue Jays a year ago at 74-88. They are off to a torrid start this time around, winning nine-straight through Sunday and a 10-2 record. This is the second-best start in franchise history after 1987 when they started the year 13-0. Their startting rotation of Yovani Gallardo, Kyle Lohse, Matt Garza, Marco Estrada and Wily Peralta have nine quality starts in 12 games, and the staff ERA is a sparkling 1.dddddddddddd.80. Ryan Braun has had a good bounce back year, so far, from his Biogenesis PED suspension and has made a successful move from left field to right to clear a spot for youngster Khrys Davis, who is regarded as a budding star. The other big story for the Brewers is closer Francisco Rodriguez, once a star with the Angels. He stepped on a cactus is Spring Training and was still pulling out spines until about a week ago. His left foot, his plant foot when throwing, was so tender that he had to pay extra attention to his delivery to keep it consistent. K-Rod has been perfect so far, going four-for-four in save situations. The teams payroll, according to Cots Baseball Contracts, is about $103.4 million. Thaats roughly $29 million less than the that of the Jays. The interesting thing is that they have a dozen players on their roster making the minimum of between $500-534K. In other words, there is a good mix of veterans and youth. The Brewers lead the NL Central by three games on the St. Louis Cardinals and they open an early season showdown series at Miller Park on Monday night against the Redbirds. - There is a Milwaukee connection to one of the players the Blue Jays have in Buffalo. 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