But for Montoya to achieve this goal he has to beat several other drivers, not the least his own team-mate Ralf Schumacher. Currently Juan Pablo has forty points in the championship with Ralf thirty five and Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello thirty four.

Juan Pablo rates Barrichello his his biggest threat for second place in the championship. In comments that Juan Pablo made to the press in Colombia he saw Rubens as his main rival and surprisingly he did not view his team-mate Ralf Schumacher as been a threat.

In the past both Juan Pablo and Ralf had engaged in words regarding each other and these words coming from Juan Pablo could be viewed as another attempt by him to stir up Ralf.

Juan Pablo was quoted as saying: "I see Rubens as my main rival. He has the better car and I will have to fight hard against him in these races. Then there's Ralf, but he doesn't worry me."

As for the next race in Hungary this is a race that Juan Pablo does not list amongst his favourites. He said: "This is a track I don't like. I don't feel too good on it and I don't have great memories of it - in 2001 I came eighth driving a car which had clear problems with balance."

As for his chances of winning one of the last few races Juan Pablo is philosophical about this, adding: "I am not worried about winning one of those races which remain. In motor racing nothing is certain; you win some, you lose some. You get on pole and then nothing happens, so it's sometimes better not to be first (on the grid).’