Unfinished Business
Sebastien Bourdais has seemingly done everything to pave his way into Formula One. Yet a successful karting career, titles in F3 and F3000, and a test with the Renault team did not materialise in a racing seat, and for the two-time Champ Car champion the pinnacle of motor racing is very much unfinished business. Two weeks ago at Indianapolis, he visited the paddock to lobby team owners to just give him a test. In between hand shakes, he sat down with Adam Cooper for a candid chat
A clashing IRL race in Kansas kept a lot of the big names away from the United States Grand Prix, but a free weekend enabled some of the Champ Car drivers to take a look around the Formula One paddock. Among them was double champion Sebastien Bourdais, who did the rounds of the team bosses and made sure they knew he was still looking for a way to finally make it into F1.
Back in 2002, the Frenchman won the FIA F3000 title and then famously failed to land a role with Renault, despite a test at the end of the season. Later he complained that he'd been a victim of politics and had suffered from not being willing or able to agree a personal management deal with Flavio Briatore's company. Frank Montagny, in contrast, did sign up, and got the job.
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