CARL Fogarty will be looking for his Foggy Petronas Racing team to consolidate on its eye-opening start to the World Superbike championship when the fast straights of Monza pose a different challenge this weekend.

Having already posted two podium finishes on the more favourable circuits of Valencia and Misano, with Chris Walker's third place at the opening round being followed by Troy Corser's second place last month, team owner Carl Fogarty's expectations for the fourth round of the championship are realistic.

Fogarty said: "I think this could be a difficult race for us as it is the fastest circuit and we do not have the fastest bike yet.

"It might be down to the riders and maybe the conditions if we are to get both riders into the top ten.

"It's a case of trying to keep our feet on the ground although it will be interesting to see if the improved cooling of the bike will close the gap between the top speed of the FP1 and that of a factory Ducati."

The stresses placed on a new engine were apparent at last season's corresponding round when Corser's 13th place in the first race was all the team could muster at the historic Italian circuit.