I think it's a calculated gamble to take if you don't currently have a drive and therefore have little to lose.
Ant already has a contract and possibly more opportunties with BAR to come. To leap into a car alongside Bourdais, with no CART experience would be a risk, the rewards of which will be few and the downside greater. IMO.
That doesn't mean that AD is not up to the task, but simply that jumping into a new car and series after the season has started, nearly always puts you on the back foot.
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