Bourdais to test for Toro Rosso

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Bourdais to test for Toro Rosso

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

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

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Only 27, still plenty of time to win 4 champs.
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now he can stop whining about never getting the chance to be in formula 1
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An american alternative to Scott Speed perhaps?

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

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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.

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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 :lol:
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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 :lol: :lol:

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

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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

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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