s2ksimon

oh yeh, forgot about da matta from Champ Car who couldn't cut it either.

i think JV was successful because he came with the "European Racing" background and mentality which the Europeans did not alienate him with. But as soon as he started to shoot his mouth off publically, see ya later career.

drivers coming from the U.S. dont' stand a chance anymore in F1 as F1 has become a "European snobbery form of racing" which really plays into the hands of European born , bred and racing and ensures no one is outspoken in nature. F1 Robots is what they want..

GPMike

Didn't Bourdais have a stab at F1 already? I remember reading an article in R&T a few years back saying F1 left a bad taste in his mouth.

mikegarrison

He got offered a job as a Friday test driver. I think he felt that would be a pretty big step down from being the series champion of Champ Car.

Triple-H

Time will tell, I'm afraid s2ksimon will be right in the end...

Keith

[QUOTE=s2ksimon,Aug 7 2007, 03:43 PM] oh yeh, forgot about da matta

s2ksimon

I believe he tested for Arrows and for Renault in 2002. Flav would only give him a test driver role so he and his manager bolted to the US

s2ksimon

JV was brought up in F1, in the "European mould" you can say. He had his father's shoulder's to ride on. That is what I think his advantage was. Not seat time, nor damon hill.

F1 and those in the upper echelon of F1 circles, will consider Bourdeais just like the rest of the american driver failures. He will come, and simply end up at the back of the grid. I think he is HUGE waste of time and money.

Also, I don't think he's mentally prepared for an F1 team, driver and overall politics of F1. A tussle with Tracy here and there, don't equate to anything to what he'll experience across the pond. And oh, when the press start on him, he's done. Like what happened to swerve and even JV.

I give Bourdeais, 2 maybe 3 seasons, before begging for a testing role like McNish and Salo did. Or he may rise to the Jarno Trulli, Fisichella or Weber level.

He'll become an old man, passed and gone very shortly. The F1 ship has sailed for him unfortunately.. I guess he justs wants to say "he drove an F1 car.."

Marco

JV missed 96 WDC by a car failure in final race, as a rookie
97 WDC
He was sucessful cause he was in the best car in 96 97

why doesnt the comminetators mention the greatness of JV as a rookie but constant mention Louise??
did louise have pole 1st race NO
did louise win 4 races rookie yr?? not sure yet
both had lead in WDC

ytdlite

maybe two seasons. theres better talent already driving in f1 at mid grid.

mikegarrison

FYI, this "Louise" shtick makes you seem like a 9-yr-old.