Sebastien Bourdais says Formula 1 figౠures have "no consideration" for drivers who may wish to make the switch from IndyCar into grand prix racing, wading into the debate regarding American drivers in the series.

Haas team boss Günther Steiner caused a stir in IndyCar earlier this month when he said that no American drivers were ready to race in F1, sparking backlash from figures such as Mario Andretti, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:who called t📖he comments "wrong and arrogant".

Speaking to the official IndyCar website, Bourdais - who raced in F1 with Toro Rosso in 2008 and 2009 - said there was no consideration of IndyCar drivers by🥃 F1 teams when it came to filling race seats, but admitted his own struggles may not have helped the situation.

"There is just no consideration. They are in their little bubble on their o꧟wn island," Bourdais said.

"Either you play their game ♉and are ra🌟ted on their game or you are just not rated at all.

“I completely understand that the American drivers take it personal because it’s not fair, but since when is F1 fair? It’s never been 🐷fair.

“It took me three championships ♛in the U.♔S and the Formula 3000 championship to finally get an opportunity. So yeah, and obviously, I really didn’t help the Americans because I failed.

"So, you see the way people can perceive Indy car drivers. [Alex] Zanardi was before me💞 and stuff like that, and it didn’t turn into a faꦕirytale."