Bourdais urges Toro Rosso to decide
Sebastien Bourdais is urging his Scuderia Toro Rosso chiefs to make their mind up about his future at the team before the end of the season
The Frenchman is keen to remain at Toro Rosso for next year, having delivered some strong performances in recent races.
And although team co-owner Gerhard Berger has said his team are in no rush to decide on their 2009 line-up, and may even wait until after the end of the campaign to finalise matters, Bourdais says he cannot hold out that long.
Bourdais is worried that if he waits until December for Toro Rosso to make their mind up, then he could be left without any racing opportunities for next year if he is told he is not wanted at his current team.
"Well, there is no chance for me," he said about Toro Rosso possibly waiting until after the end of the season to make their mind up.
"I am a professional race car driver and I cannot put everything to wait and wait and wait. If, in December, they choose to go with someone else then I could be left with no seat, so there is no way I can wait for that long.
"At the moment I need a decision, but that is all I can do. It is not really my responsibility from then on. Things are a bit more complex than I would like it to be, and unfortunately I may pay the price, but there is not much I can do about it."
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