Bourdais to drive LeMans again

Sebastien Bourdais is set to become the first active Formula 1 driver to contest the Le Mans 24 Hours for many years. A report in French newspaper L'Equipe reported that Bourdais would be part of Peugeot's 2009 Le Mans line-up.

Peugeot will make an official announcement at its headquarters in France on Monday afternoon. Although grand prix drivers used to regularly make time in their schedules for the famous endurance race, and many former F1 racers and test drivers still appear at Le Mans, Bourdais' involvement in the 2009 race will mark the first time in recent history that a driver has tackled Le Mans and the F1 world championship in the same season.

The 29-year-old Frenchman, who was confirmed as a 2009 Toro Rosso driver on Friday, has raced at Le Mans six times while racing in the junior classes and Champ Car, taking second for Peugeot in 2007.Bourdais has strongly hinted that he will return and try to go one better with Peugeot this year.

"I will be with Peugeot on Monday to talk at a press conference," he told L'Equipe."But if I take part [at Le Mans] it will definitely be to win it."