Ayrton’s nephew tests for Honda
A thumbs-up from Bruno Senna, who enjoyed his first full day of testing in F1 at Barcelona yesterday. Senna, the nephew of Ayrton, is hoping to impress Honda bosses enough to win a race seat for next season, probably at the expense of compatriot Rubens Barrichello.
Bruno set the 15th fastest time, and crucially was more than a second faster than Lucas di Grassi, another young Brazilian who is being evaluated by Honda as a possible Barrichello replacement. Senna enjoyed the experience, saying:
“The first day of my first Formula One test has been just as big a moment as I expected it to be. I have also had a lot of fun and really enjoyed myself.
“This morning I focused on doing as much as I could to prepare for my turn. I listened to the team radio and watched and learned how the team works. I was feeling quite calm but on my first lap out of the garage I realised the significance of the moment.
“This is a very special opportunity and one which has been a dream my whole life.”
Check out a pic of Bruno in his Honda below:
How great to see a Senna back in an F1 car. Ayrton would be very proud.
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4 responses so far
1 Templar // Nov 18, 2008 at 9:01 am
We need Zipperhead out and if Bruno is the dawg to do it then so be it. Nice lap time, but as LdG said, it was a different track condition… did he just kick start his ‘excuse-o-tron’?
2 Ollie Irish // Nov 18, 2008 at 9:05 am
Di Grassi probably did suffer from going out earlier than Bruno, but the gap between them was substantial. Round 1 to Senna.
3 Templar // Nov 18, 2008 at 9:48 am
Yes, i am sure he gave something away, but thats pretty big. I guess they were doing shakedowns etc, going for tech feedback. Perhaps Honda will give them a real shoot out in the coming days/weeks.
4 Templar // Nov 18, 2008 at 10:03 am
I meant to add:
Sébastien Loeb was quicker too, go figure!