Bruno Senna reportedly was spotted with engineers at the Williams factory this week. One can guess it was more than a social call….
After losing his job at Lotus for the Frenchman Romain Grosjean, Bruno Senna has a good chance to close with Williams for the 2012 season of Formula 1. The English team must decide the name of the fellow Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado in the coming days. In addition to the driver, Rubens Barrichello, Adrian Sutil, the German and Russian Vitaly Petrov fighting for cockpit available.
The fact is that Bruno seems to be a step forward in negotiations with Williams. The nephew of Ayrton Senna was at its headquarters in Woking, England, in recent days, made physical assessment tests, went through a Sabbath of the technical team and lefta good impression among those who will decide the owner of the second wave. It also depends on the arrangements with their sponsors.
In addition, the leaders of the Williams Renault sought technicians, new engine supplier of the British team to gather technical information about Bruno Senna. The Brazilian ran half of last season with Renault-Lotus (now Lotus), which also uses theFrench drivers. The decision of the British team due out later this year.
Owner of the post in 2011, Rubens Barrichello was also the headquarters of the British team earlier this week. According to information collected by GLOBOESPORTE.COM,the Brazilian was not informed about a possible settlement with Bruno Senna’sWilliams. The veteran, who seeks his 20th season in the category, spent Monday and Tuesday at the factory in Woking.
So far, Brazil has only Felipe Massa secured the 2012 Formula 1 season. He joinsFerrari for the seventh consecutive season and will continue alongside the Spaniard Fernando Alonso.
