Williams F1 have signed Brazilian driver and Ayrton Senna’s Nephew Bruno for the 2012 F1 Season. Speculation around Williams’ second F1 Seat for 2012 was up all the period of the winter break after not renewing Rubens Barrichello’s Contract. Senna that appeared in the Williams formal dress today will drive alongside new teammate and former GP2 champion Pastor Maldonado.
Senna will be bringing a number of sponsors, including long-time supporter Embratel, to Williams after the team had lost their title sponsor not long time ago. Williams have also suffered from their worst season in the team’s history last year and are looking to recover after changes in their management especially by bringing former Mclaren engineer Mike Coughan, who was convicted in the famous 2007 spygate.
Senna has been working in the simulator with the Williams’ engineers and results were very impressive according to Williams officials. Williams officials also said that they have considered signing Adrian Sutil but the team opted for Senna because he was the best package out there.
Senna said briefly that the move was not about the money and he is out there to prove himself.