Montoya in talks with Renault, Ferrari, BMW
Controversial Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya has added to McLaren-Mercedes’ woes by revealing he is considering offers from other Formula One constructors.
McLaren have already suffered a mechanical brain-drain, losing highly-rated designer Adrian Newey and chief aerodynamist Peter Prodromou to Red Bull and may now need to look for a new driver as well.
According to German magazine Auto, Motor und Sport, Montoya has confirmed he is in talks with other teams and is close to agreeing terms for a transfer. “I am talking with others (constructors). If Ferrari, Renault or BMW make me a good offer, I will take it,” said the 30-year-old Colombian.
Montoya won three Grand Prix races last season and finished fourth in the driver’s championship but according to the magazine, he is unhappy at not being offered a contract extension at McLaren.
The Anglo-German outfit have already recruited current world champion Fernando Alonso of Spain from Renault to drive for the team in 2007, signalling the end of either Montoya’s McLaren career or that of teammate Kimi Raikkonen.
The Finn faces an uncertain future with his contract up at the end of the 2006 season and rumours linking him with a switch to either Ferrari or Toyota.
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