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Toro Rosso confirms Bourdais capture

Formula 1 team news - ChampCar holder heading to Toro Rosso next year

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ChampCar title holder Sebastien Bourdais

By James Foxall

13th August 2007

The picture of who goes where for 2008 in F1 has become clearer with the Scuderia Toro Rosso squad revealing it has signed ChampCar title holder Sebastien Bourdais. The Frenchman, who has tested for the outfit already this year, said: “It has been a long time coming, but here we are. I would like to thank everyone at Red Bull for giving me this opportunity.” He will line up alongside new boy Sebastian Vettel. Bourdais celebrated by winning the weekend’s ChampCar race at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. He increased his lead in the championship as he bids for a fourth successive title.