Sebastien Bourdais is eyeing a first Road America win to bolster his Champ Car World Series lead. source: crash.net There aren't many races in the Champ Car World Series that Sebastien Bourdais hasn't won but despite scoring three podiums there, Road America remains a circuit that has eluded the Frenchman on his three visits. The home round for his Newman Haas Lanigan Racing team, it was at Road America where Mario Andretti scored the team's first victory some 24 years ago. Since then, the team have racked up a further 100 wins and Bourdais is keen to add another one with a first win around arguably the series' most renowned track. Two second places and a third have come Bourdais' way in three attempts, but while his championship lead was slashed last time out at San Jose by Robert Doornbos, the Frenchman insists consistent finishing is more important than outright wins. "For the championship, a win there would be just like any other win," said Bourdais. "The most important thing for the McDonald's team is to just put the car up front and have a good finish -- in the top-five if possible. It's what we're going to need to focus on for the rest of the season and hopefully if we can do that we should be in pretty good shape for the championship. "It's pretty hard to put together the perfect lap on the four mile track. In the meantime, it flows very nice when you feel confidence in the car and you feel good. It flows from one corner to another and before you even know it the lap is over. It's an awesome feeling to do a qualifying lap right in Elkhart Lake. It's really, really enjoyable." Even so, Bourdais, who set the fastest time there during the a mid-season test, is mystified as to why he hasn't been able to translate his race winning pace into an actual race win. "We've had some pretty good showings at Road America but unfortunately for some reason we haven't been able to put it to together and win. It has been a little frustrating from time to time, especially last year when we seemed to be running away with it and every time there would be a yellow, A. J. (Allmendinger) came out on top. But that's what racing is all about; sometimes it just doesn't go your way."
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