Senna ready for F1?

There has been a flurry of rumours on the wire this week about the F1 future of Bruno Senna. He’s had a great season in GP2 and although he hasn’t positively sparkled he’s managed a solid second in the standings which has stirred interest from the F1 paddock… plus he’s got the Senna brand which undeniably generates interest. Bruno is keeping his cards close to his chest as he rolls through negotiations only stating that a few teams have expressed interest. It’s no secret that his Uncle Ayrton’s close friend and team mate Gerhard Berger is sizing him up for the empty seat created at Toro Rosso when Vettel heads to Red Bull next year, but STR have also recently evaluated ex-Super Aguri driver Takuma Sato and another GP2 driver Sebastien Buemi. Other possibilities for Senna include the race seat of Nakajima at Williams or possibly even a spot at Honda. There are also rumoured to be test drives on offer from BMW-Sauber and Toyota. Senna has stated that although his preference is a race seat in 2009 if he’s offered a test seat and a race seat in 2010 with a decent team he’ll consider it.

I’m tipping Senna will wind up at STR or Honda. Williams can’t ditch Kazuki Nakajima without upsetting their Japanese engine manufacturer Toyota, who back Nakajima. I also believe Nakajima has done enough good work with the Williams FW30 to retain his spot in 09. And the allure of a race seat at one of the aforementioned teams will prove too great for Senna when weighed up against a test drive.