Champ Car driver Sebastien Bourdais is in line for a 2008 Toro Rosso seat. according to STR boss Gerhard Berger.

“Yes, he is definitely in the frame for 2008,” Berger told autosport.com. “But not for 2007, as he has a contract. I would like him to honour that, absolutely.”

STR’s 2006 drivers, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed, have still not been confirmed for 2007, however Berger says an announcement will be made by the end of the year. With Berger guiding the career of Bruno Senna (driving for Arden in GP2 in 2007), the possibility of Bourdais and Senna at STR in 2008 is an intriguing one.

The GP2 series returns to Bahrain in 2007, its first F1 support race outside Europe. The full 2007 race calendar is:
April 13-15 Bahrain
May 11-13 Barcelona
May 24-26 Monaco
June 29 - July 1 Magny-Cours
July 6-8 Silverstone
July 20-22 Nurburgring
August 3-5 Hungaroring
August 24-26 Istanbul Park
September 7-9 Monza
September 14-16 Spa-Francorchamps
September 28-30 Valencia

The final round of the series at Valencia will be the only standalone round. The first test of 2007 will be 21/22 February at Paul Ricard.