Juan Pablo Montoya says he is “very comfortable” with his options for 2007 despite not having yet secured a drive to remain on the Formula 1 grid next season.


The Colombian seems unlikely to extend his two-year stay with McLaren when his contract expires at the end of 2006, and although he has been linked to a host of teams for next year, options seem to be fast running out for the 30-year-old.


The seven-time grand prix winner had been linked to drives with Toyota and Red Bull Racing, but with the Japanese manufacturer on the verge of re-signing Jarno Trulli and the one RBR seat seemingly going elsewhere, both scenarios now seem unlikely.


Speculation is growing that the 1999 Champ Car champion may have to return to racing in America in 2007 – but on the eve of the US Grand Prix, he insisted he is happy with his options.

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“Yeah, yeah, very,” he said when asked about his future on Thursday.
“I'm very comfortable, and we'll see.”

Although Montoya revealed he does not yet know where his future lies, he says negotiations with prospective teams will not be played out in the media.

“I don’t know yet,” he said.
“I’m looking at it and when I make a decision you will find out.
“I think the difference between myself and a lot of guys is that I don’t make my decisions public.
“I don't talk through the press. I talk through the teams, and that's it.
"You guys don't hear anything, but I know what's happening."

Source: iTV Sport