Ranger is only sponsored by the Canadian leg of Procter & Gamble. They've sponsored him since his days in Fran-Am, but I doubt that the company will give him much more support than he has now.
Ranger's ability to reach the international stage will depend on his next year or two in Champ Car. Paul Tracy said in an interview before Toronto that he thinks that Ranger will be the next driver to dominate the series if he's given the right seat -- I wouldn't be terribly surprised if Ranger is given that right seat at Forsythe next season...
To be honest though, unless the talent level in Champ Car drastically improves in the next couple years, I think Ranger will have to shift his career over to Europe before he attempts F1. At least his manager has some hefty F1 connections.
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