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Senna at the wheel of a Dallara Opel-Spiess

The walls of 'Spiess Motorenbau' in Ditzingen, Germany, are decorated with diverse posters provided with the acknowledgement of drivers such as seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher who celebrated his Formula 3 successes with Spiess engines. In the future, another possibly coveted item might be added to the poster collection: am item wearing the signature of a truly famous name: Senna! The nephew of the late great Ayrton Senna, Bruno Senna, is 22 years old and on the way to a successful motor racing career.

In late March, Bruno Senna raced a team Bronte Rundle Motorsport entered Dallara Opel-Spiess, at Melbourne's Albert Park. The quick Brazilian didn't know the circuit but succeeded in just outclassing his opponents, nevertheless, by securing three wins out of four races.

When Ayrton Senna passed away in Imola, in 1994, Bruno was just ten years old. At the age of five, young Bruno had already started karting at his uncle's farm, thus benefiting of the advice of the planet's best taskmaster. The finale of the 2004 Formula One season, held in Brazil, represented the highlight in Bruno's career so far: 2004 was declared an official Senna-Year, in Brazil, hence, Bruno was offered the chance of completing a demonstration lap with a Formula One Lotus of Ayrton Senna, in front of the enthused Brazilian crowd.

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