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Bourdais hoping to return to F1

After being dropped by Scuderia Toro Rosso, Sébastien Bourdais hopes to make a comeback to Formula One with one of the new teams on the grid next year. Three new outfits are currently in the line-up although a fourth is also highly likely to be seen after the departure of manufacturer BMW from the sport.

With Toro Rosso having decided to replace Bourdais with Jaime Alguersuari, the Frenchman is left without a seat for 2010 but insists that he will not cease his quest to locate one. "I aspire to find a place in F1," he told France's L'Équipe. "Since there are no (in-season) tests, I can be attractive to new teams."

Bourdais scored points in Australia and Monaco this year

With Campos, Manor and USF1 all lined up to join the grid, the BMW-Sauber outfit is also searching for a new buyer. "Heidfeld and Kubica will also be on the market," Bourdais continued, admitting that this could make the quest more difficult. "Some new teams will like this, for technical abilities, but without the money…the climate makes quite a difference."

If the worst comes to the worst and Bourdais does not return to F1, where does the 30-year-old see himself racing next year? "I am under contract with Peugeot until the end of the year," he explained of his duties in the Le Mans team. "For next year? They seemed quite happy with my work at Le Mans this year. In the United States I've always had a contact with my team (Newman-Haas) but the problem is that they need money to drive the car; it takes five million (dollars) - not easy to find in these times."

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