Nico Verdonck has confirmed that he will be force𒊎d to miss the last round of the FIA F3000 Championship, due for Monza next weekend, after running out of money.

The Belgian tee♔nager has improved steadily since graduating from the national Formula Renault series with Team Astromega for 2004, but has now been let down by a sponsor and won't be able to notch a tenth race on hi✱s CV.

A statement issued by Verdonck's management claimed that the driver had 'been let dow💛n by one of his main contracted sponsors and, at such short notice, had not been able toꦓ find sufficient funds to allow [him] to do the final race."

The announcement went on to report that Verdonck and those 𒉰behind him🌱 would concentrate on finding reliable partners with a view to remaining in the new GP2 series

Astromega, meanwhile, will have to find a partn♒er for Olivier Tielemans, who currently occupies the second car on a race-by-race basisಞ.