Re: Welcome to the Big Time, Bourdais

On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:05:12 -0700 (PDT), IndyCar Garage
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> wrote:


>I thought Bourdais ran a pretty solid race. Yeah, he got some help
>from quite a few drivers exiting the race early (fewest to finish
>since the US Grand Prix event from a few years back) but I still felt
>like he ran a decent race and although he did leave the race, it
>wasn't driver error. Thoughts?

I agree.  Very good first race, in an inferior car.  Engine blowing
was not driver error.  With all the electronic management in modern F1
cars, can a driver ever be the cause of a blown engine?  

I think he's going to make his mark in F1, the same way he did in
CART.  Despite his claim of ovals being dangerous, he's no chicken.
He had the balls to run wheel to wheel with Tracy.  I really enjoyed
his final CART race, where he outran everyone in the end without
touching his Power to Pass. 

Ken Plotkin