"I think GP2 is always a good place to be because you're next to F1 and you're racing at a very high level," he reasoned, "I love to develop cars, and understand them really well, but, because it [GP2 has] a new car, the championship is going to be a bit more expensive and drivers need to bring a bit more money, and that's the difficult thing for me.

"The thing is that, because of my nationality, it is probably easier for me to get sponsors to race in America, but we still have options in GP2 and we're still working and talking to them. There's a door open over there, but sponsors are the biggest reason why we are looking at Champ Car."

With time ticking on, Viso knows that he will have to make some tough decisions before too long, but he remains confident of being on a grid somewhere when the 2008 season kicks off.

"I'm a racing driver and what I love is to race, but I also understand that it is a very difficult sport and that there is a lot of politics involved," he signed, "We, as drivers, depend on money and many other things out of our hands, and, at this point, I think money means a lot. I'm depending on some sponsors to get up [to F1]. This year, everything was looking alright but, at the end, it didn't happen for some other reasons.

"However, we're reacting to the conversations we're having over the 'phone and talking to different people, but it's still too early to know - even if it's late."


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