Bourdais impresses Berger with Spa performance

Sebastien Bourdais had a brilliant drive in Sunday afternoon’s rain affected Belgian Grand Prix, the Frenchman having, without a doubt, the best race of his short Formula One career. In the final laps, Bourdais was on his way to secure his and Toro Rosso’s maiden podium, elevated to third place when the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen hit the wall. However, he eventually crossed the line in seventh after he was overtaken by drivers who had made the switch to wet tires.

That said however, Bourdais had performed very well in qualifying and was racing in a hard fought and well deserved fifth for most of the race and that certainly didn’t go unnoticed by team boss Gerhard Berger. It is vital for the Frenchman that he prove his worth to the team, so another strong performance in Monza this weekend will certainly go a long way in saving his drive…

“It was a fantastic weekend for Toro Rosso in terms of consistency and performance. Everything’s was under control and that’s a great feeling. We got decent results and I’m very happy," he told French radio RMC. “We can always rewrite history; with ‘if’ we could have climbed on the podium but all in all the performance is fantastic. Sébastien? We will judge the overall performance this weekend. He impressed us; he did a solid performance even though we did not take any decision for the future. He stayed focused and very strong. Yes, it is an important result but is still some time. Let him drive, we will see what happen in Monza and we will see what we’re doing after that."