Bourdais to test for Toro Rosso

Principessa · Post 11 Dec 2006, 18:40

http://www.f1technical.net/news/4506

After becoming ChampCar Champion for three years in a row, Bourdais finally gets a Formula One test.

Tom · Post 11 Dec 2006, 18:49

Only 27, still plenty of time to win 4 champs.

mx_tifoso · Post 11 Dec 2006, 19:53

now he can stop whining about never getting the chance to be in formula 1

ketanpaul · Post 12 Dec 2006, 14:53

An american alternative to Scott Speed perhaps?

Saribro · Post 12 Dec 2006, 14:58

ketanpaul wrote:An american alternative to Scott Speed perhaps?

Bourdais being French, that would be weird :).

DaveKillens · Post 12 Dec 2006, 15:56

If Bourdais does an acceptable job in testing, could we see a driver swap? Scott Speed to Newman Haas and Bourdais to STR?
Champ Car is fundamentally a US series, and I'm sure the sponsor McDonald's would love to see a yank driver win the title in their car.

mx_tifoso · Post 13 Dec 2006, 02:06

Saribro wrote:
ketanpaul wrote:An american alternative to Scott Speed perhaps?
Bourdais being French, that would be weird .

yeah, thats what i was thinking, funny stuff huh

ketanpaul · Post 13 Dec 2006, 18:50

ketanpaul wrote:
An american alternative to Scott Speed perhaps?

Bourdais being French, that would be weird Smile.

yeah, thats what i was thinking, funny stuff huh Laughing

Sorry, stupid mistake. Have been hearing about him in the champ car series for a long time so just forgot he was french

Jersey Tom · Post 29 Dec 2006, 08:14

Even though 2007 is yet to come I'm very keen to see 2008 with the possibility of Bourdais.. and Prodrive entering the scene.

fizzer · Post 08 Jan 2007, 19:34

ketanpaul wrote:
ketanpaul wrote:
An american alternative to Scott Speed perhaps?

Bourdais being French, that would be weird Smile.

yeah, thats what i was thinking, funny stuff huh Laughing
Sorry, stupid mistake. Have been hearing about him in the champ car series for a long time so just forgot he was french

Erm, there was only one american driver in champ car last year, A.J. Almendinger, and he's leaving for NASCAR in '07.

Its wierd actually for an almost entirely North American based series to have no American drivers. But, if your american and a good driver, all the $$$ is in nascar and that's where they go :/

johny · Post 08 Jan 2007, 19:46

didn't know that, this year i'll start watching nascar. Most comments i've heard are they suck type or it's amazing type so i think it's worth giving it an oportunity

G-Rock · Post 08 Jan 2007, 22:03

It's too bad Seb doesn't get any better opportunities than Red Bull. I think if he was in a top team that he would dominate. He's smooth, extremely fast, a quick learner, consistant and dares to take risks when he needs too.
A year with Red Bull will just be another wasted year of raw talent.
Advise for Renault, drop Fisi or Ferrari, drop Massa (one aggressive driver is enough)

Tom · Post 08 Jan 2007, 22:10

Are you mad? drop Massa? don't be ridiculous, Fellipe really earned that Ferrari drive and you can never have enough driving talent on a team.

m3_lover · Post 08 Jan 2007, 23:39

There are rumours that STR are trying to get Bourdais out of his contract because they were impressed with his drive... But I dimissed that rumour becaue Berger probably wants a pay driver if anything.

G-Rock · Post 09 Jan 2007, 18:44

Massa is overrated. He's like Barrichello, nice and consistant, get's the job done but not brilliant (made another nice Brazilian servant for Shuey though)
Bourdais however won't settle for doing the best that he can, he always wants to do better and that's what it takes to become a multiple world champion.
It's too late now for Bourdais as i see he is driving for Peugot in Lemans this year with JV.