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.
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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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
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
It looks like a 2009 Indy Racing League car but probably runs much better. This is why Danica Patrick couldn't cut it in F1 today; it's just too big a step up, or forward.
Just looking at the era of when this car comes from with its wide track, single plane wings, turbo engine and wide slicks shows what F1 cars should look like today instead of the out of proportion cars they are running this season. Max and Bernie you are F@@@king ruining the sport.
MS sure would have had things a little differently, he'd have had to fight quite a bit harder to keep his winning streak going but then he & A Senna were both bold and ruthless at the wheel.
Senna - Prost - Mansell - Piquet ... how good was F1 back then ....
UcOp M, not sure whether you understood najnet2002, properly, as I understand you both, you are both saying Senna was brilliant and that there was no one like him. najnet2002, also said rest in peace.
I agree that MS would have had a very different career had Senna lived.
MP 4-4 looks great to bad that Bernie mess up F1 so bad that we have to watch slow cars blocking with Ker's!
With you on that coveorman!
najnet2002 I think you are not born in the year when Senna rule the F1, do you know who is Aryton Senna. Just the BEST F1 driver in F1 next to nothing , not even scumi. I really think you have your fact straight.
The old F-1 cars like this McLaren are great looking, the new cars look like @#$%
No one Like Ayrton, RIP my friend
Bruno Senna , the Senna name again in McLaren that is something to watch out in 2010, I'm sorry Hekki , we like you but Senna Is really the it Man now, Lewis better watch out,
Wow, does that car look gorgeous or does it look gorgeous?
the senna name lives on in motor sport
Hmmm... watch out Heikki.
which of the 6 chassis will Bruno be driving?
AWESOME !
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