Bourdais: “The season is really starting”

The French pilot, not often at the party since his debut in F1, had a moderately satisfactory start to the season. Able to do better, Bourdais hopes a lot for the news Toro Rosso. For Manceau, a new season is starting. “We knew from the start that the first races would be difficult. We discovered the car late. We still did a good job scoring points. But the season really begins for us this weekend, in Barcelona, ​​where we will benefit from important developments. »

If the new regulations have shaken up the hierarchy of F1, Sébastien Bourdais emphasizes that it is not as easy to play the leading roles. “The single-seaters now have greater drag, overtaking should be made easier in the race. But it remains a difficult task to overtake these cars. »

The Toro Rosso driver does not regret this Barcelona Grand Prix, which marks the return of F1 to Europe after its debut in other latitudes. ?I like racing on the other side of the world but the travel is demanding for the whole paddock. It?s a good thing to come back to run close to home, to find a more traditional pace of life. And even though I like both aspects of the championship, it's nice to race on circuits that we know very well. »