Nico Rosberg would advise Mercedes to re-sign both of its drivers for 2019.

Both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are out of contract at the end of this season.

Rosberg wants both

"I would keep both. Absolutely! Lewis and Valtteri work very well together with a high level of performance," Rosberg told Turun Sanomat newspaper.

The 2016 world champion thinks Mercedes should therefore resist the temptation to replace Bottas with Daniel Ricciardo.

We will come back stronger for the next race. It’s how you get back up that matters the most. We win and lose together, thank you so much for the support and positivity #TeamLH. Looking forward to France and until then we will keep our heads down and keep pushing @MercedesAMGF1 pic.twitter.com/6PDJpPDHaP
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) June 10, 2018

"Only bad luck has prevented him (Bottas) from doing even better than he has," Rosberg said.

Rosberg tells Mercedes to keep drivers