Giancarlo Fisichella admits he is "irritated" at missing out on his maiden victory celebrations, even though he looks set to be belatedly declared the winner of the Brazilian Grand Prix tomorrow.
The Italian is expected to be confirmed as the winner of last Sunday's race when the Brazilian race stewards reconvene in Paris after a timing discrepancy came to light.
Fisichella initially wildly celebrated the first victory of his 110-race career - and in Jordan's 200th race - after the grand prix was stopped 18 laps early following a crash, only for McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen to be declared the winner on the countback rule.
Jordan believe they have evidence which backs up an investigation by FIA, the sport's world governing body, which shows that Fisichella had started his 56th lap before the red flag was shown which means he is the winner.
"If the victory is given to me I will be more than happy, but nonetheless I will still be irritated that I couldn't get on the podium top spot and celebrate as I deserved," said the Rome-born driver.
"The team has sent very important data, but I don't want to have any illusions before Friday. I don't want to be hurt all over again."
The 30-year-old, who had finished second five times before last weekend's race, will enter the record books as having waited the second longest time before his maiden win - it took Brazil's Rubens Barrichello 124 attempts.
Team chief Eddie Jordan said: "I've spoken to Fisi, he and I believed that he'd won the race from the beginning. That's why I was going with him up to the podium.
"We agree with the FIA that our evidence is exactly in keeping with theirs.
"There is no doubt that Fisichella had started lap 56 before the red flag and we are anxiously awaiting the result of Friday's meeting."
Raikkonen was handed victory on the two-lap countback rule because the race had been declared stopped on lap 55 - with Fisichella having snatched the lead from him on lap 54 - after Renault's Fernando Alonso smashed into the wreckage of Mark Webber's Jaguar.
Finn Raikkonen's lead in the drivers' standings over McLaren team-mate David Coulthard will be cut by two points to nine if he is demoted to the runners-up spot and denied back-to-back wins having scored his maiden victory in Malaysia.
Five-time world champion Michael Schumacher also stands to benefit - taking his deficit down to 16 points - at the hearing in FIA's Place de la Concorde headquarters.