Two parts of a piece are once again a whole as the Senna name is reunited with the Lotus banner as Bruno Senna has signed up with Lotus Renault GP as the team’s third driver that will also see him play a vital role in the Group’s development of their road cars.
“It’s a really exciting opportunity from both Group Lotus and Lotus Renault GP. To be able to develop my Formula One career within a World Championship winning organisation and to do so in conjunction with some hugely interesting work for such an iconic sports car company as Lotus is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” said Senna on the completion of the signing.
“Lotus has placed a great deal of faith in me and I am looking forward to beginning work on the technical side of our relationship. Giving feedback into the development of the Lotus road and race programs will be a fun but challenging way to spend time between my Formula One commitments as a reserve driver for Lotus Renault GP,” he added.
“We’re delighted to have Bruno on board. In his young motorsport career he’s built up a great armoury of skills and experience. He’s a fast learner and this talent combined with his ability to shift between different types of race car will make him a great asset to Lotus. Normally people like to talk about the ‘technology transfer’ between F1 and road cars but in Bruno’s case we’re opening this up to an intellectual transfer, we’re certainly going to keep him busy,” said Lotus Director of Motorsport, Claudio Berro.
