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It looked like [Dale Coyne] wanted to continue and we agreed on financial terms and so on, but then he never committed
I was pretty optimistic regarding my future after the 2011 adventure with Coyne
That was part of the negotiations, which slowed the agreement a little bit
Sébastien Olivier Bourdais (born February 28, 1979 in Le Mans) is a French Formula One race car driver. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of the Champ Car World Series, having won four successive championships from 2004 to 2007. Full Article
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 23: Sebastein Bourdais (L) of France and Jamie Whincup of the #88 Team Vodafone Holden celebrate after qualifying Pole position for race two of the V8 Supercars Gold Coast 600 at the Gold Coast Street Circuit on October 23, 2011 on the Gold Coast, Australia...
View Photo »GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 22: Sebastien Bourdais (L) and Jamie Whincup of the #88 Team Vodafone Holden celebrate winning race 1 during the V8 Supercars Gold Coast 600 at the Gold Coast Street Circuit on October 22, 2011 on the Gold Coast, Australia.
View Photo »Peugeot driver Sebastien Bourdais (7), of France, leads Audi's Marcel Fassler (1), of Switzerland, at the start of the American Le Mans Series' Petit Le Mans auto race at Road Atlanta, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, in Braselton, Ga.
View Photo »Peugeot teammates, from left, Sebastien Bourdais, of France, Anthony Davidson, of England, and Simon Pagenaud, of France, celebrate after taking the LMP1 class pole position for the American Le Mans Series' Petit Le Mans auto race at Road Atlanta, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Braselton, Ga.
View Photo »Sebastien Bourdais, of France, watches practice for the American Le Mans Series' Petit Le Mans auto race at Road Atlanta, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, in Braselton, Ga.
View Photo »BALTIMORE - SEPTEMBER 2: Sebastien Bourdais of France driver of the #19 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Baltimore Grand Prix on September 2, 2011 on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland.
View Photo »Sebastien Bourdais of France, leads cars through a turn during practice laps for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma auto race Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.
View Photo »LEXINGTON, OH - AUGUST 05: Sebastien Bourdais of France driver of the #19 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara Honda looks on during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 5, 2011 in Lexington, Ohio.
View Photo »EDMONTON, AB - JULY 23: Sebastien Bourdais of France, drives the #19 Boy Scouts of America Dale Coyne Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy Edmonton at Edmonton City Centre Airport on July 23, 2011 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
View Photo »Dale Coyne Racing driver Sebastien Bourdais of France races during practice sessions before the qualifications at the Honda Indy Toronto July 9, 2011.
View Photo »TORONTO - JULY 9: Sebastien Bourdais of France driver of the #19 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara Honda during practice for the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Indy Toronto on July 9, 2011 in the streets of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
View Photo »Audi R18 TDI number 2 driver Andre Lotterer (L) of Germany and Sebastien Bourdais (R) of France celebrate with Champagne during the award ceremony after their victory during the Le Mans 24-hour sportscar race in Le Mans, central France, June 12, 2011. The Audi R18 TDI number 2 was...
View Photo »French Sébastien Bourdais steers his Peugeot 908, on June 12, 2011 in Le Mans western France, during the 79th edition Le Mans 24 hours endurance race.
View Photo »Sebastien Bourdais of France waits in his Peugeot 908 during a warm-up session before the Le Mans 24-hour sportscar race in Le Mans, central France, June 11, 2011. The Peugeot 908 number 9 is also driven by Simon Pagenaud of France and Portuguese's Pedro Lamy.
View Photo »French IndyCar driver Sebastien Bourdais slides under the rain while negociating a turn during the Sao Paulo IndyCar race on May 01, 2011in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The race was interrupted by a storm.
View Photo »Dale Coyne Racing driver Sebastien Bourdais during the second free practice for Sunday's Sao Paulo Indy 300 race, at Anhembi racertrack in Sao Paulo, Brazil on April 30, 2011. May 1.
View Photo »French IndyCar driver Sebastien Bourdais powers his Haas at a turn during the Sao Paulo IndyCar free practice for Sunday's race, on April 30, 2011 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
View Photo »Marco Andretti, left, and Sebastien Bourdais speak after the drivers collided while exiting the pits during the IndyCar Series' Grand Prix of Long Beach auto race Sunday, April 17, 2011, in Long Beach, Calif.
View Photo »Sebastien Bourdais, from France, looks for an explanation from Marco Andretti after the drivers collided exiting the pits during the IndyCar Series' Grand Prix of Long Beach auto race Sunday, April 17, 2011, in Long Beach, Calif.
View Photo »Sebastien Bourdais, of France, and Marco Andretti (26) come to a stop after colliding while exiting the pits during the IndyCar Series' Grand Prix of Long Beach auto race Sunday, April 17, 2011, in Long Beach, Calif.
View Photo »LONG BEACH, CA - APRIL 15: Sebastien Bourdais of France, driver of the #19 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara Honda, races during practice for the IndyCar Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 15, 2011 on the streets of Long Beach, California.
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 08: Sebastien Bourdais of France, driver of the #19 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara Honda, drives during practice for the IndyCar Series Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park on April 8, 2011 in Birmingham, Alabama.
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, AL - APRIL 08: Sebastian Bourdais of France, driver of the #19 Dale Coyne Racing Dallara Honda, waits in the pit during practice for the IndyCar Series Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park on April 8, 2011 in Birmingham, Alabama.
View Photo »Sebastien Bourdais (19) kicks up water as he practices in the rain for the Honda Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park on Friday, April 8, 2011, in Birmingham, Ala.
View Photo »Dale Coyne Racing's Sebastien Bourdais (19), of France, acclerates out of turn 12 ahead of Dale Coyne Racing's James Jake, right, of England, during a morning practice session for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg auto race Friday, March 25, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
View Photo »GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 23: Sebastein Bourdais (L) of France and Jamie Whincup of the #88 Team Vodafone Holden celebrate after qualifying Pole position for race two of the V8 Supercars Gold Coast 600 at the Gold Coast Street Circuit on October 23, 2011 on the Gold Coast, Australia...
View Photo »It looked like [Dale Coyne] wanted to continue and we agreed on financial terms and so on, but then he never committed
I was pretty optimistic regarding my future after the 2011 adventure with Coyne
That was part of the negotiations, which slowed the agreement a little bit
