Comments on: Bruno Senna (Meet the rookies)

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:11:19 +0000

Perhaps – but if he wins the title this year it would be odd to see him back there for a third season.

Although I’m not a fan of the whole ‘test driver for a year’ thing I think it might actually work for Senna to spenda year as an F1 tester before doing F1, because of the unusual circumstances of him having spent so long out of racing.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:53:02 +0000

Would be great to see the Senna name back in F1. But I think one more year in GP2 would be of great benefit to his driving skill as well as his maturity.

By: the limit

the limit — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:19:43 +0000

I think everybody wants to see the name ‘Senna’ back on the Formula One grid. The name means so much, to so many people.
I wish him all the best…

By: Polak

Polak — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:13:05 +0000

Its crazy how much he looks like his uncle. It will be very interesting to see him in F1. If he is anything like his uncle, he shouldn’t have a problem succeeding because they have a God given right to win

i can’t wait to see Bruno in F1, hopefully alongside Kubica in BMW.

By: michael counsell

michael counsell — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:24:29 +0000

In my opinion Grosjean is more talented than Senna, having dominated the GP2 Asia series and been probably teh fastest in GP2 Europe.

By: Robert McKay

Robert McKay — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:10:15 +0000

“Bruno must have a albatross around his neck — comparisons with his illustrious uncle will haunt him throughout his career.”

Agreed – any help with opening doors that the surname brings will surely be outweighed by the pressure the name puts him under when he makes it to F1.

By: Corey

Corey — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:19:36 +0000

I have been following his career for the last year and he has shown some real glimpses of talent and I like his style. His comments most of the time show him to be level headed and I won’t be surprised if he is not too worried about having an F1 seat next year as he seems more interested in proving himself in GP2 first. I also think that an extra year in GP2 will do some good because he lacks experience compared to most of the other GP2 drivers.

By: Milos

Milos — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:48:02 +0000

I was quite excited when he arrived to Macau last year for the F3 race. He however crashed on Saturday and his car was damaged so much, he could not race on Sunday. I hope he comes again and gets a chance to show his skills in the race. While not everybody who won in Macau made it big, most of the people who made it big won or had good results in tough Macau GP…

about living up to his name – that sure will be difficult, but he does not race because his name is Senna. He races despite being from Senna family as his long hiatus shows. But look at it from Berger’s point of view. Don’t forget Toro Rosso is up for sale and should be sold ahead of 2010 season. Having Senna in the car should not hurt when looking for a buyer or investor, unless of course unless Bruno Senna performs like Yuji Ide.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:38:40 +0000

When Bruno won in Monaco, the most read weekly magazine in Brazil (“Veja”) had a two-pages advert, published by Santander, praising him for putting Senna’s name on top of the podium again…

No brazilian driver in junior formulae, not even Nelsinho, has ever had the same exposure in his home country…

About his driving skills, for sure he’ll need to compensate the nine-year gap in his career, and the best way to do that is starting with a small team, lik Toro Rosso, with an underperforming team-mate, like Bourdais is at the moment…

By: v8

v8 — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:02:10 +0000

true. i did not say that chandhok is better than senna, if i have to rephrase i should say that chandhok is stepping up his game with the recent win in hockenheim. by setting the bar higher i was referring to robert mckays comment on rosberg and hamilton