F1 » Top ten F1 drivers: Sebastien Bourdais [7]

whoops, that was unexpected! although he did wake up towards the end of the season, his poor early season performances left a lot to be desired. i would have had him in the third quarter, maybe 13 or 14. however the poll shows that he has good support, so good luck to him. still may not keep his seat.

6 drivers left - hamilton, massa, kubica, alonso and vettel are locks to be in the top 5, which leaves heidfeld and raikkonen left for 6th IMO - i''m going with heidfeld due to raikkonen''s huge drop-off in form at the end of the year

yes,he's hanging by a thread at the moment,but i like him and can see some improvement in the later part of the season...good luck m8.

I think Bourdais is very good and I very much hope he stays in F1 but I wouldn't have put his season this high.
I fear it's Heidfeld who's been nudged from the top ten. I put him at number 6 but he seldom receives the recognition he deserves.

I agree with this high rating but as I recall Bourdais was at least as fast as Vettel until they went to the new car. When you look at their performances and eliminate bad luck not of their own making, Bourdais was Vettel''s equal in qualifying and his better in the race. Vettel came into the season with lots more time in an F1 car and on grooved tires so that he was not clearly faster was a surprise. His ability to adapt to the new car more quickly than Bourdais gives him the clear edge in comparing their seasons and in their value to a team but there are a lot of drivers who are fast in one kind of car and not in another. This kid is good and deserves another chance.

I think it's also great that he speaks his mind and isn't afraid to show emotion. It's good for the sport to have people like that, puts a human face on it.

I think Raikkonen wil still be in the top 6. He had a bad year without question but still won 2 GPs, recorded the most fastest laps which shows the raw speed is still present there somewhere, came in 3rd in the championship and helped Ferrari securing the drivers title by at least doing a lot better than Kovalainen.
For Raikkonen, after 3 races he was going to be the champion easily but then it went wrong somehow, and then it went wrong some more and then there was Canada, Valencia, Spa, Monza and Singapore, which makes 3rd a bit of a miracle really.
I think Heidfeld did more than ok considering the car obviously didn't suit him at all, but he flies below the radar most of the times.

I'm not surprised by him being picked 7th best driver. Seb is exceptionally talented, and will really improve next year on slicks. If Toro Rosso had any decency they would name him as their primary driver now (he deserves it), and keep Sato and Buemi waiting for a decision as long as they wish.

It took him two years to show his true form in Champ Car, then he was really consistently quick, and multiple champion. He will finish in the top 5 next season, land a better ride for the following year, and contend for the title in 2010.

Unfortunately, Toro Rosso needs money and Sato can bring a healthy purse of personal sponsorship. If Bourdais ends up out of his ride because of both Sato and Buemi buying their seats, I'll never watch another F1 race again, unless another team with some brains gives Boudais the proper ride he deserves.

I hope STR wakes up and gives SeaBass another chance. I have a feeling with slicks and less downforce, the car will give him a chance to throw it around a bit and also a chance to shine, to really show what he can do.