Max Chilton has set himself the ambitious target of winning Sunday's world-famous Indy 500 in his very first attempt.
The 500-mile race, staged at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the United States, proudly sits alongside the Monaco Grand Prix and the Le Mans 24 Hours race as the three jewels in motor racing's crown.
Britain has a rich heritage in the event and ex-Formula One driver Chilton who competed in Formula One for two years with Marussia, believes he can follow in the footsteps of Graham Hill, Jim Clark, and more recently Dario Franchitti and Dan Wheldon, to become the fifth winner from this country.
"I would love to be able to do it," Chilton, who will take on the oval circuit at speeds of up to 230mph on Sunday, told Press Association Sport.
"Not many people have done it in their rookie year, but I will not give up until the last lap.
"As long as I can avoid an accident and finish the race, if you're in the top 10 in the last few laps it is anyone's to take."
Chilton, who still lives in London despite forging a career across the Atlantic, will start 22nd.
And he will do so wearing a commemorative crash helmet, which pays tribute to Britain's four previous winners, for the 100th anniversary of this most famous of races.
Wheldon was the last British winner, following his triumph in 2011, but the Englishman was unable to defend his title after he was killed in a horrific 15-car pile-up at a race in Las Vegas of the same year.
Explaining his crash helmet, Chilton added: "I have had the same designer for 15 years, and he used to paint Dan's crash helmet and come up with custom designs for Dan for this race, too.
"When I said 'come up with something', he said, 'are you sure? Most drivers tell us what they want'. I said 'No, you are an artist, and you have free rein'.
"I am absolutely blown away with what he has come up with. More than 100 hours have gone into it, and hopefully I can do it justice."
Chilton, 25, who shared the design on his social media accounts, added: "One of the fans messaged me and said you will be able to re-use it next year. Hopefully, I can prove them wrong and have myself on it as the fifth British winner."
Source: PA
