Current GP2 champion driver Giorgio Pantano felt neglected as no Formula One team has offered him a seat.

The Italian driver was puzzled at how he was overlooked, while Sebastien Buemi and Bruno Senna whom he beat in GP2 are both currently being considered for F1 spots.

The 29 year old did raced for Jordan back in 2004 and is seeking to get back onto the F1 scene.

Giorgio Pantano

“I challenge anyone to have a CV as good as mine. I won two karting world titles, three European, three Italian, German F3, GP2 and was always at the front in F3000. But now I don’t have a seat in F1, is this a joke? That’s what it’s like now, if you don’t get in touch with people, no one looks for you. I feel abandoned. The only person behaving fairly has been Ecclestone. I called him a few days ago and after ten minutes he called me back. The only real drives still available are at Honda and Toro Rosso. Bernie told me that if anything moves, I’ll be the first to know. But I feel total indifference towards me. I read of Senna and Buemi but, really, what have they done? At this point, a guy in my situation must think that being a racing driver is not advantageous, doing another job would be better. Money is becoming the priority in order to race, talent doesn’t exist any more. I think I could still do six or seven years in F1 at high levels.”