Good article on Bourdais

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From the Las Vegas Sun:

"Oh, man, it was pretty impressive actually," Carpentier said of the way Bourdais carved his way back to the front. "We haven't seen that since the days of (Alex) Zanardi."

"Yeah, I think so," he said just before the Champ Cars began turning 200-mph laps in preparation for their Las Vegas debut next month. "If you are talking about Formula One and what he is going to do, he is so strong and he has the attitude to succeed in Formula One. A guy like Zanardi was almost too nice. Same thing with Cristiano da Matta.

"Here, everybody knows everybody. You can hang out together after the races," said Bourdais, who with his glasses, high cheekbones and fair complexion, looks like a choirboy but drives like the devil.

"It's like Formula One was 20 years ago. There was more of a human element. Today in Formula One, they are like robots. They can never say what they want. It's not pure motor racing anymore. The sport has had to back off in the best interest of the business."