Spengler linked once again to F1 rumours

Bruno Spengler's name is back in the Formula 1 rumours mill this week as two usually well informed sites (grandprix.com and autoracing1.com) both linked the French Canadian to Fernando Alonso's empty seat at McLaren Mercedes.

Earlier this year, rumours sent him to the new ProDrive F1 team but as David Richard's project dimmed, hopes to see Spengler in an F1 soon followed the same path.

All stars seemed aligned as he been a Mercedes official driver for the past couple of years, finished runner-up twice in the very competitive DTM championship (beating on his way names like Mika Hakkinen, Jean Alesi and Heinz-Harald Frentzen). Spengler's manager, Didier Coton, is also the manager of F1 stars Mika Hakkinen and Olivier Panis.

Spengler also speaks fluent French, English and German and is much appreciated by the European motorsport fans.

Finally, Spengler would also meet Norbert Haug's criteria for Hamilton's teammate as quoted this Saturday : "He will have to be fast... and cheap"

Spengler 2nd again in DTM

Finishing fourth in the last race of the 2007 DTM championship season wasn't enough for Bruno Spengler today at Hockenheim. Spengler ends up in the runner-up spot again, this time a mere 4 points behind Mattias Ekstrom.

Spengler will have to try again next year for the crown, unless he makes the jump to Formula 1. Spengler has been in Mercedes' driver development program since he made the move to Europe in 2003. Lately, there has been rumours linking him with the new ProDrive F1 team lead by David Richards.