Bruno Senna to drive Ayrton's McLaren

Eurosport - Fri, 03 Jul 10:50:00 2009

Bruno Senna will drive his late uncle's legendary McLaren Honda MP4-4 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend.

FORMULA 1 Ayrton Senna during the 1988 F1 season in the turbo-powered McLaren - 0

Bruno has been invited by McLaren Racing to drive the McLaren Honda MP4-4 at Goodwood during the first two days of the festival, allowing fans the opportunity to see at close quarters the F1 car which dominated the 1988 season in the hands of Alain Prost and Bruno's uncle, the late Ayrton Senna. Together they won all but one race in that year's championship.

The car that Bruno will drive is a part of the McLaren Collection which is displayed at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, and last week Bruno visited the factory to be fitted into the car by some of the mechanics who worked with Ayrton in that Championship winning year.

Speaking ahead of this weekend's festival, Bruno said: "Driving this hugely powerful turbo engined 'monster' will be a great experience for me on one of my weekends off from my Le Mans Series programme.

"It is hugely motivating to drive such an historic car and especially to be trusted by the same people that ran Ayrton to all those victories back in the 1980's.

"An F1 car from this era is not too similar to a current F1 car, and Goodwood is not exactly a Grand Prix venue either, but I am sure this fun weekend will only serve to wet my appetite again for F1."

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    chris you seem like a right muppet maybe its you whos­ the racists Potter is a @#$% Yes but i dont think hes­ racist this is no evidence of this at all maybe you­ should open yoir eyes more stop being so rash just­ because you dont like mr hamiltons son and what he­ stands for DOESNT make you racist

    From Bernard, on Sat 4 Jul 9:53PM
  2. potter change your story its always mr hamilton you a­ blatant racist and you just annoy everyone i HATE your­ comments they are stupid and your a w a n k e ­ r

    From chris, on Sat 4 Jul 9:48PM
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    mr hamiltons son say he stay with­­ mclaren men­­ for­­­­­ life. that nice for him but what do­­ mclaren­­ men­­­ say?­­ you see mclaren is now german owned.­­­­ the­­­ parent­­ company is the mercedes benz which is­­ the­­­­­ german.­ the­ engine is the german engine.­­­­ everything­­­ about­ the­ team is the german. mr­­­­ hamiltons son now­ the­­­ swiss­ gentleman he eat­­ much­­ cheese and sings in­ the­­­ morning­ at­­ mountains. mr­­ hamiltons father is­ also­ now­­ the­­­ swiss man. in­­ fact there nothing­ british­ about­­­ this­­ team at­ all.­ even the man who­ tidy up the­­­ garage­­ after­­ the race­ has moved to­ switzerland­­ with­ his­­­ mother.­­ switzerland is owned­ by the­­ german. my­­­ friends­ the­­ whole team is GERMAN­ -­­ and guess what­ -­­ so is mr­­ glock.­ now you see­ why­­ the time stand­ still­­ for mr­­ glock on­ the­ last­ lap.­ like he in­ the time­­ warp.­ not­ even­ the­­ people­ abducted by­ the alien lose­­ the­­ amount­ of­ time he­­ lost on that­ last lap. IT IS­ A­­­­ DISGRACE!!!­ ANOTHER­­ CHEATIN­ YEAR IN 2009­ FROUM­­­­ MCLAREN AND CHEATIN­­ BASHIN­ MR­ HAMILTONS­ SON ....mr­­ a­­ hamilton asun the­ bigger a­ cheat

    From , on Sat 4 Jul 9:38PM
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    ita a shame the a way a F1 isa now going ita seem to­­­­ a­­ start once a mr a hamilton asun a joined­ muclaren­­­ from­­ a dirty a tactics onna track thena­ to the a­­­ Spyagate­­ anda then a Lieagate anda witha­ corrupt a­­­ stewards­ anda­ keep a changin a rules a­ F1 asa never­­ a­ been same­ a­ since.. itta nowa a­ farce a since a­ mr­ a­ hamilton­ asun­ arrived ata­ muclaren they are a­ now­­ tarnished­ asa­ biggest a­ Cheat anda mr a­ hamilton­ asun­ with a­ fake a­ phoney­ Cheating a title­ itta­ couldnt a­ got any­ a worse­­ mea think a why a­ FIA want­ anda keep­ a changin­ the­­ rules after a­ spyagate anda­ lieagate­ toa bring the­­ a­ JUSTICE a­ back to the a­ Tracks­
    BUTTON THE A NEW­­ KING­ OFA­ F1........F1­ WORLD­ CHAMPION­­ 2009-2010....JENSON A­­ BUTTON

    From , on Sat 4 Jul 9:10PM
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    mea think a site a angel a bigger a Muppet thana Max a­­ sittin a in all a hot onna weekend a scouting from a­­ site toa site a thubing a down what hea dont a like­ mea­ think a site a muppet i mean a angel isa 24hrs a­ day­ onna thumbing a down a very a sad anda the bigger­ a­ Muppet than Max anda mr a hamilton asun toa gether

    From , on Sat 4 Jul 9:04PM
  6. Graham H: I agree that a car should look like it goes­ fast even when it is still! Some of my favorite cars­ were the Brabhams of the 1970's. My point is that­ Bernie and Max have not made them this way (Bernie­ owned Brabham during the time of the wonderful BT44, 45­ and 46) it is just evolution. I agree it is a shame. I­ agree that KERS is a waste of time and energy (no pun­ intended) It would be nice for you to join me in­ condeming the abuse posted by H H Unself. A message­ board is a place for debate and not abuse. I saw my­ first F1 race in 1968, I have worked in F1, I think I­ know a think or too about the sport as lots of people­ here do. Unfortunatly all too often people come on here­ just to abuse others without posting anything­ constructive.

    From Ian, on Sat 4 Jul 6:57PM
  7. Marnio! you are very funny, i get your humour even if­ no one else does!!! I`m a big Hamilton/ Mclaren fan but­ can still find your comments very amusing!!! Tell us­ all about your Peruvian world sporting heroes, if you­ can think of any! Marnio, you are a comedy genius... I­ salute you!!!

    From keith.mehaffey, on Sat 4 Jul 6:49PM
  8. Wish I was there to see it,as I havent been yet.Been to­ the Revival last year.That was something else.:)

    From Rick Moth, on Sat 4 Jul 6:12PM
  9. Things is Graham H there is always some muppet on these­ boards ready to pounce on anything you say. You just­ cant pay a compliment like saying "that car looks­ georgous" as you did, without some tedious little­ turd like Reg Tedious having a pop at you.

    Univ. of­ North Mimms

    From H H Unself, on Sat 4 Jul 4:18PM
  10. Reg Tedious, I'm not saying to use the technology­ from 1988 that would be rather stupid wouldn't it?­ But F1 cars are supposed to be thougrobred race­ machines the best and fastest on the planet and that­ your jaw drops by just looking at them like in the­ 80's and 90's and not mickey mouse machines­ like this season. I'm sure safety and good looks­ can play a part in the equation and not cost the earth.­ I have watched F1 for 20 odd years and I've got to­ say with the rule changes this year including KERS its­ becoming a farce!

    From Graham H, on Sat 4 Jul 2:55PM
  11. A question often asked of me is why don't I write­­ some new posts and not just post the same old Potter,­­ Bernard, Marion and Marnio posts? Its a good question­­ and I suppose the

    answer is that I am a sad old­ woman­ who has nothing better to do and not only that­ but these posts take me­ days and days to write simply­ because I am so stupid. After all that

    when I post­ them­ then you lot unkindly thumb them all down so I­ have to keep re-posting­ them, its all I have left in­ life.

    I wish I could contribute something positive but­ I cant the only interest I have in F1 is hate for­ anyone of black skin. I use Potter, Bernard, Marnio­ etc to express my racism.

    From Jeanette 'No Mates' Bolan, on Sat 4 Jul 1:23PM
  12. The beauty of the Mclarens. The Mclaren ruffians are­­­ pure and utter class. Ron Dennis has the same career­­­ record as Enzo Ferrari in terms of titles won when­­ they­ were in charge and McLaren has done so much more­­ than­ Ferrari in such a shorter space of time. The­ beauty of the MP4/4 maybe only matched by the beauty of­ the carbon Williams FW 14B.

    From woodrowtio, on Sat 4 Jul 12:45PM
  13. Career Stats.

    Enzo Ferrari 9 WDC, 8 CC
    Ron Dennis­ 10WDC, 7 CC

    Lewis Hamilton, youngest ever world­ champion

    McLaren, the true motor racing ultra's,­ only team to win Can-AM, Indy, LeMans and multiple F1­ world championships. All in record time.

    McLaren­ acknowledged manufacturers of 'the' greatest­ road car.

    McLaren official rebels against the Ferrari­ fake royalty.

    McLaren true enemy of the FIA, Max,­ Bernie and Ferrari.

    From woodrowtio, on Sat 4 Jul 12:42PM
  14. McLaren always have the coolest drivers, Hunt, Senna,­ Hakkinen, Hamilton and the best road cars, and the only­ team to have won Can Am, Indy Lemans and F1 titles.­ McLaren are the true ultra's of world motorsport.

    From woodrowtio, on Sat 4 Jul 11:47AM
  15. The beauty of the Mclarens. The Mclaren ruffians are­ pure and utter class. Ron Dennis has the same career­ record as Enzo Ferrari in terms of titles won when they­ were in charge and McLaren has done so much more than­ Ferrari in such a shorter space of time.

    From woodrowtio, on Sat 4 Jul 11:44AM
  16. Mclaren, the rebel team against the Ferrari fake­ royalty.

    From woodrowtio, on Sat 4 Jul 11:43AM
  17. marnio - you really are a proper fud. go out and get­ laid or something.

    From john, on Sat 4 Jul 10:24AM
  18. Graham H: I agree that F1 cars don't look as good­ as they once did. However the difference between 1988­ and now is that crash testing for F1 cars has been­ introduced. I know what I would want my son to drive,­ the most hidious house brick of a car ever seen as long­ as he would survive hitting something solid (think­ Kubica) If this is Max and Bernies fault then hooray­ for them.

    From Ian, on Sat 4 Jul 8:06AM
  19. Marnio Hola, mi "no hay dinero" amigo de­ Perú, país pobre

    Usted es un idiota y que no­ contribuyen en nada a la discusión. Vete y crear su­ propio equipo de F1 - oh lo siento, no puede­ permitírselo.

    From The Iron Duke, on Sat 4 Jul 7:09AM
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    a max a mosley a just like a muppet a gordon­­­ brown­­­­­­ willa run a F1 into the a ground before­­ hea­ leave­ a­­­­­ like brown a done toa britain­­ mistake­ after a­­­ mistake­­­ anda lies a after a­ lies­ but a­ still hea­­­ will a nota­­­ GO..me a also­ stilla­ not a­ sure a who­­­ the a uglyier a­­ me a­ potter ora­­ stunning a jeanette a also a site a angel­ a more a­­ muppet thana mr a hamilton asun

    From , on Fri 3 Jul 11:05PM
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