According to the Pourchaire said to be disappointed with Sauber because did not receive a seat in F1, while after the victory in F2. Disappointment which is even more bitter as the Sauber itself had told him that to become his pilot should have won the championship of F2.
The missing place
Winning in F2 is no guarantee always the opportunity to do the big leap towards the F1. After three years in a row in the same category, then, it is particularly frustrating. Former F2 driver Theo Pourchaire is part of theSauber Academy, but the Hinwil team has renewed for a further year the with Guanyu Zhou. The place of Valtteri Bottas, however, never came back into the question, since the Finnish has a multi-year contract. French will therefore be part of the Sauber including simulator pilot and how reserve.
So it seems that Pourchaire is looking towards Super Formula. The regulation of F2in fact, it predicts that, once you win the championship, you can no longer race in it. This is why French has longing to find a place in another category: it will be like this third consecutive champion di F2 a do not immediately enter F1. The same had happened with Oscar Piastri and Felipe Drugovich, champions of the seasons respectively 2021 and 2022. Following a year break, Piastri managed to enter the top category signing for McLaren, while Drugovich had to settle of the role of reserve in Aston Martin. Which makes it arduous the possibility of ascending to the role of titular driver.
Al FIA awards gala in Baku, Pourchaire admitted he was disappointed"Because the Sauber Academy told me to win the championship to become a regular driver, and I became one". Malgrado at first Pourchaire didn't want to at all participate in the 2023 season of F2. However, driven by the necessity e byabsence of alternatives, then decided to face the third year in the cadet category.
The reasons for Pourchaire's failure to make the jump from F2 to F1 at Sauber
Pourchaire believes that what happened to him is a combination of bad luck and a constant problem of this sport"It seems to me that it's a classic case of the wrong place at the wrong time. Because at the end of 2024 there will be many riders without contracts, like Felipe Drugovich, who like me I am convinced deserves a place in the top category. Despite having won the title in his third season, we saw how he is always very fast in FP1. He is ready to get into an F1 car. That's why I want to continue racing and demonstrate to the F1 paddock that I can be very fast too and that I deserve a seat there.".
In past seasons in F2 Pourchaire was fast, but never quite consistent to be able to enter F1 with Sauber. This year the opposite happened, having shown greater consistency in results, even if he only won one race, dueling with Vesti until almost the end. And in all of this, having won the title in only his third participation is not entirely negative for him: "Certainly an F2 champion normally deserves a place in F1, but we have to be realistic and if there are no free seats, it's part of motorsport".
In any case, how it is read in English on his Twitter profile"A champion is a dreamer who never gives up…"
