Senna will not receive any paycheck from his team in 2010, as his entire salary will be supported by personal endorsements. And that's exactly how he wanted it, as he feels he first has to fight for his money and only after that earn it. Team owners Frank Williams and Ross Brawn recently advised Bruno to take a careful approach of his F1 career, as the pressure of the Senna name will be huge during his first few races.
“I hope, in a short time, that everybody remembers me for being Bruno, myself, and not for my uncle's surname. I've learned to live with it and although it helped me at the beginning to find sponsors and find contacts, to be a driver you need to have a natural talent,” said Senna after being presented as the new official driver of Campos Grand Prix.
“I want to score points for my new team and to be the best of all the new team. Long term I would like to be Formula 1 world champion, it's not enough just to get there,” added the Brazilian driver, who took a sabbatical from Grand Prix racing in 2009 following his failed deal with Brawn GP in February.
Senna will become the second Brazilian driver in the last 3 years to bring back into the series a champion-like name, following the debut of Nelsinho Piquet at Renault back in 2008. Despite bearing the pedigree of a triple Formula One champion, young Piquet failed to make a positive impact in the series, as he will only be remembered for his part in the crash gate earlier this year.
“I wanted to sign him for my GP2 team a few years ago. With the little experience he has he lapped with Honda in similar times to those of Button. The best from Bruno is yet to come. He was runner-up in GP2, something that's not achievable for everybody. These days drivers reach (F1) with 1,200 or 1,300 races behind them. Bruno has 200 at best,” said an enthusiastic Adrian Campos after presenting his new driver to the media, according to Spanish news agency EFE.
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