Montoya 'quite relaxed' about his future

The Colombian's contract with McLaren runs out at the end of this season, and there have been suggestions that he could find himself without a drive at all in 2007 and may have to return to racing in the United States.

Montoya has not given up on remaining in F1, however, and there are even suggestions that he has offered himself to Williams for next season.

The Grove-based team have Nico Rosberg under contract for next year and have an option on Mark Webber, which needs to be taken up by the first week of August.

Although Montoya left Williams in far from ideal circumstances at the end of 2004, the possibility of a return to the team cannot be ruled out - especially if he is offering himself cheaply.

Montoya himself has said he is not concerned about his future situation, even though there are few competitive seats realistically available. McLaren are highly unlikely to retain him, Toyota will retain Jarno Trulli, while Red Bull Racing are poised to take Heikki Kovalainen.

"Well I am quite relaxed," said Montoya when asked about his feelings on getting a deal for next year. "I am looking at my options and we will see what happens. I am not too worried about anything. Nothing is sure but I am pretty happy."

When asked if he was confident he would be in F1 next year, Montoya said: "I don't know. I am looking at all my options and we will see what happens.

"I am not too worried about it. I am trying to put myself in the best position of where I am going to be happiest."

Montoya's former IndyCar boss Chip Ganassi said last week that he would love to have the Colombian back with his team if he was available. Such a scenario has not been completely dismissed by the McLaren driver.

"I don't know what is going to happen," he explained. "I haven't really thought about it. Everything is possible."