Very disappointing - What was the point in giving all­ those guys a test drive when it really boiled down to­ who could bring the most dosh! Bourdais was bright­ enough to guess the outcome before any announcement. I­ feel sorry for the guy. Here comes that bile again -­ Smithers! The Gaviscon - Quickly!

Hey Timo GLCOCK, guess you're a ferrari scu m fan­ huh? You talk utter SHEIZENPOO - never heard such a­ random bunch of @#$% in my life! Its clear that you­ know F C UK all about F1 and all you really want is to­ bum Massa but somehow I don't think he'll be­ bending over for you!

arshad assman: Vettel wasn't 20 when he raced for­ Red Bull SO you are W-R-O-N-G (as you put things) about­ Toro Rosso and teenagers. Your statement was "Toro­ Rosso really seem interested in teenagers"­ afterall.
You are an ignorant, little man aren't­ you.

clispydick: Vettel was 19 when he made his debut and­ Buemi was just 18 when he tested the Red Bull for the­ first time, so both of them were teenagers when they­ took their first spins on a car. But I can't expect­ you to know such stuff as you have 13 brain cells which­ spell out: L-E-W-I-S H-A-M-I-L-T-O-N

bourdais needs a second chance. I think he is a great­ driver. Give him a good car and he will be world­ champion. For now, Alonso is the best. I hate him :)­ Forza Ferrari!

U cannot compare Vettel to Buemi as Vettel like­ Hamilton won every championship he's been in where­ buemi finished 6th in the GP2 serie. The guy was 2 to 3­ tenth slower then Bourdais in montemelo's tests and­ yet he gets the seat. As for sato he had his chances to­ prove himself as a worthy F1 driver and honestly he­ messed up things really bad through out his career. Why­ not give bourdais a chance i mean the guy has talent­ he's not 4 times Champcar champion for nothing!!

mouronroute, AKA Timo Glock, You aint fooling anyone­ you sad pathetic little man.

I Agree with 19, why is it that all F1 discussion­ boards seem to be no more than bickering rant coloumns?­ Can't we all just be mature and move on? Hamilton­ is F1 champion ACCEPT IT!!! Post 17 is one of the most­ immature things I have ever seen, and post 9 is even­ worse, although it is right about mercedes being German­ what's the point? Vettel is German too you know,­ and nearly took the title away from Hamilton by passing­ him.

Now, a constructive comment: I don't know if­ Buemi is a good choice because I have never seen him in­ action, but I think we should give this guy a chance.­ Vettel was given a chance in a Torro Rosso, and he has­ impressed me the most this season out of ALL the­ drivers. He looks destined to become one of the­ greatest drivers in F1, and I expect he will challenge­ the top drivers even in a red bull next season. Maybe­ Buemi will impress too, maybe not, who knows, lets let­ the next seasons races do the talking!

would be nice if the idiots on here could move on and­ discuss the topics. Buemi is really an unknown quantity­ so everyone should shut up and respect the team owners­ decision. It is his money and be sure as hell he doesnt­ want to throw it away with a bad driver. Suprised that­ Sutil wasnt in with a better shout, but the owner has­ the right.

nos 17 comment @#$%, you couldnt even drive a­ moped letalone a car with that power. what about the­ other drivers that wernt on wets that lost time on that­ lap!!!!!!!!! try thinking about it before pathetic­ comments

Buemi for Toro Rosso seat? I think its more to do with­ Red Bull ending its support after 2009. F1 is a­ multi-million dollar sport. Buemi did not even make the­ top five last year. During the last test out of the­ four drivers his was the worst performance. why do­ you think STR took him on? It boils down to money and­ not driver's talent. I think STR will also go for­ Sato. He too can bring much needed finance. Did well in­ the last test. AND RUMOUR HAS IT HE MAY BRING A DEAL ON­ A HONDA ENGINE PACKAGE. You heard it here first ?..­ Well perhaps not.

seems nobody wants Bourdais in F1 by first place,­ otherwise he wouldn't have moved in america at­ all
Neither Honda, Renault or STR or even Williams who­ had a reputation about hiring CART champs many years­ now.
cant understand why?
But for sure Bourdais and­ Sato would had been a strong and experienced line up­ but this isnt STR's role in F1... Its role­ according to DM is to bring young talented drivers from­ REdbull driving program into F1 which can either­ promoted in RBR or sold in other teams. Some failed to­ conitnue like Speed and Liuzzi, Vetter was just more­ skillful. Bourdais was just a lottery for Gerhard­ Berger after Ecclestone desired a frenchman known in­ the US being in the grid.

I opined last week that I thought Buemi would replace­ Vettel at STR. He has pace and he is a quick learner. ­ He also appears to be sympathetic to the car, which­ Sato definately is not. Furthermore, he will probably­ bring some Swiss sponsorship along.

It is too bad that­ team principals are so enamored with the very young­ drivers. Forty-five years ago, you hadn't enough­ seat time to even get noticed until you were 25 or­ more. Damion Hill was in his late 20's early­ 30's when he started, and he won a World­ Championship! Young drivers may be quick, but they do­ not have strength of mind and maturity to be­ consistently quick. You ask about Hamilton, my­ response is that he made several serious errors last­ year that put the championship into real danger that­ was only rectified by errors by other teams which gave­ him a second chance. Look at Kimi, he's not 30 yet,­ but he,s burnt out and if he had been older and more­ mature, he would have been champion long before he was­ and probably have repeated.

All this is to say that­ STR may be making the mistake of the year if they do­ not sign Bourdaise to lead the team.

I'm not a Bourdais fan, but I can't believe­ there isn't a team that won't sign this kid. It­ used to be about TALENT, and money, but come on, this­ kid can drive.

I believe if STR are looking for a lot of assistance­ when it comes to development of the cars in a­ challenging year then they will go for Barrichello­ & Sato. If its cash that they are more interested­ in then they will go for Sato & Buemi. If it’s an­ out an out driver ( with a fantastic future potential)­ its going to Bruno Senna ) with possibly Bourdais. Bit­ late in the year but he has shown his abilities (in F1)­ Logic says they should keep him.....My post from Mon 23­ Nov …
It looks like they are going for the money. This­ probabley means Sato will be joining Buemi. Mind you­ Sato did very well in the last test.

Someone needs to sign Bourdais. He's already won a­ few championships here in the US. No need to come back­ over here and race. He's too good not to be in F1.­ What's up with this age thing in F1? We have racers­ in Nascar, Open wheel and road racing that are in their­ 40's and 50's.

Bourdais deserves to be there...Sato does not belong on­ an F1 grid. He tears up racecars and has poor­ judgement....drivers who are only good for bringing­ money are usually no good...hence they rise to the top­ because of money and not talent. By the way how is­ Narain Karthikeyan doing these days?...hehehe

Watch for Honda to sign Bourdais if STR doesn't.

Arshad: can you read? Buemi IS 20 and Vettel WAS 21.­ Just how does this apply to your teenager statement?­ You just love typing anything to keep you in these­ comment forums. Even ifit is garbage! Get a life.