Fight still on for World Series runner-up spot.

Tuesday, 18th October 2005

Having won the driver and team titles in Estoril, Robert Kubica and his Epsilon Euskadi team head for the final meeting of the season in relaxed mood, but there will still be plenty at stake at Monza, as the three contenders for second place overall remain separated by just two points.

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Those chasing positions in the championship will not have tings easy, however, as, despite having won the title, Kubica is unlikely to relinquish his grip on the series. Without ever showing himself to be a cut above the rest, the young Polish driver has managed to be more consistent than his rivals and, as competitive as ever, will not be taking his foot off the pedal at Monza if he can add one or two wins to his record before concentrating on his first F1 experience behind the wheel of a Renault R25.

This weekend will also be the last chance for several drivers to show what they can do before the transfer market opens up. The list of drivers who have experienced the joy of a podium finish includes the likes of Jaap van Lagen (KTR), Colin Fleming (Jenzer Motorsport), Christian Montanari (Draco Multiracing USA), Damien Pasini (Cram Compétition) and Milos Pavlovic (GD Racing), but there are others wanting to join them, notably Simon Pagenaud, who has clearly moved ahead of DHG Saulnier Racing team-mate Ryo Fukuda, and GD Racing's Patrick Pilet, who showed at Estoril that he had not lost any of his speed despite sitting out the middle of the season.

After a convincing performance in his first race in Portugal, Italian driver Davide Rigon will continue his partnership with Victory Engineering, and will be joined on home soil by Matteo Meneghello (Eurointernational), Ivan Bellarosa (Avelon Formula) Matteo Pellegrino and Giovanni Tedeschi (RC Motorsport), all of whom will be trying to pick up their first points of the year.