Bourdais wuxuu ku soo laabtay F1 sanadkii 2007 kadib markii la siiyay dhowr tijaabooyin Scuderia Toro Rosso. Bishii Agoosto 10 2007 waxaa lagu dhawaaqay in Bourdais uu beddeli doono Vitantonio Liuzzi kooxda Red Bull ee Toro Rosso, isagoo ah saaxiibka kooxda Sebastian Vettel. 16-kii Maarso 2008 Bourdais wuxuu ku tartamay tartankiisii ugu horreeyay ee Formula One Championship, 2008 Australian Grand Prix
Waxaan ku noolahay Melbourne. Kadib markii uu ka soo baxay kaalinta 17-aad wuxuu ka faa'iideystay khaladaadka ay sameeyeen wadayaasha kale, tartankii ugu horreeyay ee Formula One tan iyo 2001 San Marino Grand Prix oo aan lahayn xakamaynta jiidashada, wuxuuna ku guuleystay inuu noqdo afaraad. Si kastaba ha noqotee, iyada oo saddex wareeg oo haray ay dhibaato ku haysay mashiinka ayaa Bourdais ku qasbay inuu howlgab noqdo, laakiin weli wuxuu ahaa kii 8aad isagoo dhammaystiray in ka badan 90% masaafada tartanka. Kadib wuxuu dhaxlay kaalinta toddobaad (iyo laba dhibcood oo horyaalka ah) ka dib markii laga reebay Rubens Barrichello.