Australian Mark Webber will be looking to take back his Formula One championship lead from British Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, Australia' s media reported on Thursday.

Hamilton's recent win in Belgium for McLaren saw him jump to the top of the driver standings, three points ahead of Webber on 179.

Webber' s Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel is ranked third.

Webber said Hamilton is very much the man to beat.

"Lewis is for sure I think one of the main guys," Webber told ABC Network on Thursday. "If you finish ahead of Lewis in the championship you are going to have a good championship.

"We need to fight against McLaren as best we can. It's going to be great for the fans to watch, I'm looking forward to the challenge in the car."

Webber said he thinks his car will perform better on the Singapore Grand Prix track at the end of the month, but he is not sure it is as well suited to the track at Monza of Italy.

"I think the car's performed quite well at Monaco this year and Budapest, so Singapore I don't expect us to be too slow there," he said.

"I think we should be reasonably competitive, more competitive than probably we've been at Spa and Monza."

【体坛英语资讯：Australian Mark Webber targets to retrieve F1 championship lead】相关文章：

★ 娱乐英语资讯：3 cents a song, music store opens with anti-piracy plea

★ 体坛英语资讯：Ferrari denies crisis after Aussie flop

★ 体坛英语资讯：Istanbul confident of successful torch relay

★ 体坛英语资讯：Boston stays hot at home

★ 体坛英语资讯：Stephen Maguire triumphs in China Open

★ 娱乐英语资讯：Coldplay sets dates for extensive Viva La Vida tour

★ 体坛英语资讯：New Asian champion Pan returns to starting line

★ 娱乐英语资讯：Madonna returns to Michigan roots to show her film

★ 体坛英语资讯：Route of Beijing Olympic torch relay in Dar es Salaam confirmed

★ 体坛英语资讯：Dutch advance, Italy, France on brink of elimination