Senna to follow uncle Ayrton

Eurosport - Fri, 05 Sep 15:56:00 2008

Bruno Senna has said he is confident of winning a Formula One seat for 2009.

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The 24-year-old Brazilian GP2 driver told Der Spiegel that his debut next season is likely.

"The possibility is high, but there is no deal signed so far," he said. "I'm talking to different people."

Senna's famous late uncle Ayrton Senna won three World Championships in the sport.

His has links with Toro Rosso, the team co-owned by Gerhard Berger: the Austrian promised Senna's mother Viviane - Ayrton's sister - that he would help her son a few years ago.

"She wanted me to see that he was making the right moves, and I decided to help," Berger, Ayrton's former McLaren team-mate and friend, said.

"He reminds me of Ayrton. He's very switched on, very quick-thinking."

Even for an STR seat, however, Senna will have to fight. The Faenza-based team is giving candidates Sebastien Buemi and Takuma Sato a test at Jerez later this month.

Berger concedes that the decision about 2009 is not his alone.

"I run a team in partnership with Red Bull, and shouldn't mix personal things with business," he said.

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  1. I hope bruno gets a drive in f1 soon and shows a bit of­ spark of what his uncle had.

    From joe_mccormick67, on Thu 2 Oct 9:50PM

  2. right how come ayrton said himself that bruno would be­ special and he is that for people who say they watched­ a few gp2 races and said he was @#$% need to watch more­ as i thought he reminded me of his uncle ayrton the way­ he drives the car in the wet and the way he handles it­ he was tought at a young age from the master who is to­ argue? yes he was a legend but you cannot say he will­ not make a name for himself he finishes gp2 2nd in the­ championship against a bloke who has been in there for­ years so he must have talent let him proove himself­ before saying stupid comments about him GO ON BRUNO­ PROOVE THESE IDIOTS WRONG!

    From chris, on Thu 2 Oct 5:42PM

  3. Ayrton was the best
    Bruno has alot of work to do

    From Amos, on Wed 1 Oct 2:57PM

  4. Buemi for Toro Rosso seat? Big mistake. He did not even­ make the top five. Red Bull connections ? Perhaps it’s­ all about who you know. Pantano? How long did it take­ him to amass his trophys? Not in his prime I think. If­ not for the dog and a time penalty rather then a fine­ (like Masa had for the same incident) who would have­ been the gp2 champion.???? One only needs to see him­ drive in the wet to see talent.

    From JAYANTILAL, on Wed 1 Oct 10:50AM

  5. I agree. the pressure on senna will be huge.

    From francisco, on Sat 6 Sep 3:57AM

  6. Very true, look at Piquet jr now...

    From tifosi4eva, on Sat 6 Sep 12:11AM

  7. Tough boots to fill, Not sure if I had the Senna­ surname if I would try motor racing. Bruno will always­ get compared to Ayrton and probably in a bad way - Just­ look at Ralf Scumacher, not a bad driver but totally­ outclassed by his brother and therefore always appeared­ rubbish!

    From Damon, on Fri 5 Sep 11:48PM
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