Kobayashi said Thursday he fears he may not have a seat in Formula One next season, just days after he stormed to a podium place at Japanese Grand Prix.

“I want to be in Formula One, this is my dream since I was young. Getting a sponsor is very important for the future”. He said.

“I am very happy for the team that we have managed to get a good result again. We have been unlucky in the two most recent races, and also had a bad qualifying yesterday. The performance of our car, especially in the dry, is really strong. If we only had qualified better we could have achieved even more today. At the beginning of the race it was a bit difficult on the medium tyres, but our strategy was good. Considering where we came from, 18 points is an excellent result.”, said Kobayahi.

Kamui Kobayashi equalled his best ever result in Formula One, finishing fourth after Sebastian Vettel’s penalty.