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[Jabberwocky]

it is spooky seeing him with his helmet on

[Amanda]

it is spooky seeing him with his helmet on

With the helmet on he definitely looks like his uncle, I don't think Martin Brundle was the only one having a moment when he saw that in Bahrain. To quote him:

"That scares me, that looks like Ayrton through the crash helmet with the visor open. It scares me but it stops me in my tracks. It looks exactly like Ayrton Senna."


Bruno in Bahrain.

[Gaz]

yeh i know what you mean...



they look so alike.

[7UpJordan]

I wonder if Bruno goes into the back of the garage with his wheel and pretends to drive the track like his uncle used to do in his early days as well?

Having said that though, that's what simulators are for today.

Slightly off topic, if you've ever listened to Greg Mansell talk, he sounds exactly like Nigel does.

[Gaz]

I wonder if Bruno goes into the back of the garage with his wheel and pretends to drive the track like his uncle used to do in his early days as well?

Having said that though, that's what simulators are for today.

Slightly off topic, if you've ever listened to Greg Mansell talk, he sounds exactly like Nigel does.

Alright Skip!

[hypertek]

haha US telecaster for Speed TV Bob Varsha said the same thing at that very moment, how he looks soo much like his uncle.

He drove the mp4/4 at goodwood last year right? is there any footage of that?

[kerc]

He needs a racing car first. Then we talk.

[Jamie]

it is spooky seeing him with his helmet on

With the helmet on he definitely looks like his uncle, I don't think Martin Brundle was the only one having a moment when he saw that in Bahrain. To quote him:

"That scares me, that looks like Ayrton through the crash helmet with the visor open. It scares me but it stops me in my tracks. It looks exactly like Ayrton Senna."


Bruno in Bahrain.

The bottom one gets me

[racechick]

So spooky. I dont think he's that much like him without the helmet-longer face, less intense personality.......but in the helmet it's Ayrton come back, its like a time warp, gives me goose bumps.

[scotty]

The guy has potential given the right equipment, although admittedly, the same can be said of a lot of drivers. He's got his head screwed on straight though and seems to deal with that pressure well too, so hopefully he's got a career in F1 ahead of him. I just kinda feel bad that people can't stop the comparisons.

He drove the mp4/4 at goodwood last year right? is there any footage of that?

I think he drove it on the friday, but by the time i was there on sat the car had broken... the McLaren guys said there was a gearbox problem if i remember rightly...

[racechick]

When he drives I dont compare him to Ayrton, he's Bruno and thats how I think of him and I think he's good in his own right and deserves his seat(going on GP2 performance)
The visual comparison cannot be helped when you see the eyes in the helmet, its not a concious thing, it just hits you.....well, it does me.

[Jamie]

Bruno won't be as good as Aryton personally, it's like Ralf Schumacher, he is good and i rate him to an extent of being good but not the level of Michael and i belive it will be the same, i guess if he was running of his own talent rather than 'Senna' the name that is then he wouldn't be in Formula one right now, but because he has the name it has altered a few things lets say. I can see a bright future and being in a middle class team that will be capable of winning a few races like Renault? But being a big shot like the Alonso's & Hamiltons of the sport i still question, he shows promise but i think in 2 or 3 years he will be no longer and will end up shipped of to the US. allot of people will disagree with that, but i don't see any promise in early stages like Alonso with a Minardi.....

[Gaz]

Bruno won't be as good as Aryton personally, it's like Ralf Schumacher, he is good and i rate him to an extent of being good but not the level of Michael and i belive it will be the same, i guess if he was running of his own talent rather than 'Senna' the name that is then he wouldn't be in Formula one right now, but because he has the name it has altered a few things lets say. I can see a bright future and being in a middle class team that will be capable of winning a few races like Renault? But being a big shot like the Alonso's & Hamiltons of the sport i still question, he shows promise but i think in 2 or 3 years he will be no longer and will end up shipped of to the US. allot of people will disagree with that, but i don't see any promise in early stages like Alonso with a Minardi.....

Its nothing like Ralf, and Micheal.

Senna tested the 2008 Honda, and was only 2-4 10ths off Buttons time.

He almost won the GP2 title, and would of if he hadn't had some bad steward decisons, relibility and a dog run out on the track in turkey.

He was beaten by a guy who's been in Gp2 forever.

Also he's only really been racing since 2004 in Formula BMW when Lewis had started in 1993 and in 2004 was racing in Formula 3


I don't think his name opened doors because if it did he would of been in the Brawn alongside Button for 2009

Imagine that, imagine if he was able to beat Button and won the title in his first year.

Would of been a long shot but it would a greatest start to the season, ever.

[Jamie]

Bruno won't be as good as Aryton personally, it's like Ralf Schumacher, he is good and i rate him to an extent of being good but not the level of Michael and i belive it will be the same, i guess if he was running of his own talent rather than 'Senna' the name that is then he wouldn't be in Formula one right now, but because he has the name it has altered a few things lets say. I can see a bright future and being in a middle class team that will be capable of winning a few races like Renault? But being a big shot like the Alonso's & Hamiltons of the sport i still question, he shows promise but i think in 2 or 3 years he will be no longer and will end up shipped of to the US. allot of people will disagree with that, but i don't see any promise in early stages like Alonso with a Minardi.....

Its nothing like Ralf, and Micheal.

Senna tested the 2008 Honda, and was only 2-4 10ths off Buttons time.

He almost won the GP2 title, and would of if he hadn't had some bad steward decisons, relibility and a dog run out on the track in turkey.

He was beaten by a guy who's been in Gp2 forever.

Also he's only really been racing since 2004 in Formula BMW when Lewis had started in 1993 and in 2004 was racing in Formula 3


I don't think his name opened doors because if it did he would of been in the Brawn alongside Button for 2009

Imagine that, imagine if he was able to beat Button and won the title in his first year.

Would of been a long shot but it would a greatest start to the season, ever.

Piquet won the GP2 title....Piquet JR won allot of things but did not mean he was a talented driver, he was given the best. I am not insulting the Senna name, but end of the day i dont think he is as talented as people make him out to be...

[7UpJordan]

Piquet won the GP2 title....Piquet JR won allot of things but did not mean he was a talented driver, he was given the best. I am not insulting the Senna name, but end of the day i dont think he is as talented as people make him out to be...

Piquet didn't win the GP2 title, he was in F1 the year Bruno was challenging for the title, Giorgio Pantano won it that year.