Montoya: “There’s a lot more to come”

The Williams-BMW star, who won the US Champ Car series in his rookie season, has warned rivals that they've yet not seen the best of him as he is still mastering the craft of driving an F1 car.

"I was expecting through the year to get better and better," said Montoya. "I definitely think there is a lot more to come, and a lot more to learn. I still make lots of mistakes, there are still places to improve."

Montoya was surprised by the reaction to his manoeuvre on Schumacher at Interlagos, saying there has been better overtaking moves already this year which haven't been picked up on TV. He is feeling the extra burden on the eve of the San Marino GP, as fans are expecting him to do it again.

"The pressure on me is big because I passed Michael, and what he is for the people is huge," he added. "He knows what he is doing and has a lot of experience, but I think what my move shows is that there can be some [other] drivers capable of winning as well as beating Michael."

The Colombian says he will continue to drive as hard as he did in Brazil, and won't compromise for anyone.

"I always push, push really hard and am not keen on giving anything away. If I have the chance of winning I am going to take it really. The speed is there but I need to learn to maximise," he said.

"I can't go and say 'I led Brazil, all right, next race in the pocket, I got it'. I can't say that. You have got to be very realistic with the job and get on with it. You can't think about winning until you have won. I can say in Brazil I should have won the race, but I didn't because something went wrong and that's it. The first thing for me would be finishing a race in the points, that's the first step for me."

Montoya heads to Imola this weekend with the extra advantage of already knowing the track from competing in International Formula 3000 in 1998 - a luxury he has not yet had this season.

"This is the first track we've come to that I know," he said. "I have only been here once before in my life. It doesn't make a great difference, but it does help a little bit. So far this season, I have always been one-step behind in first practice because I have been spending time learning to track. But I think when we get to Silverstone and Barcelona, circuits I know well, then I will be stronger."