Senna recalls Antonelli's visit to family farm

Bruno Senna has reflected on Kimi Antonelli's trip to the Senna family farm, which followed the 20-year-old's maiden Drivers' Championship in Mexico City. Antonelli was shown around the estate, met family members and was able to sit in the Lotus 98T that Ayrton Senna raced during the 1986 season.

Senna said the Italian had been a long-time admirer of Ayrton and his father Marco, and that they had first met at Imola in 2024. He said Antonelli had enjoyed exploring the Lotus cockpit and seeing the room where Ayrton built his aeroplane models, and suggested that Antonelli could drive one of the cars in a future event.

The pair also drove on the go-kart track Ayrton had designed. Senna said Antonelli was consistently quick on the dirty, stony surface, and that he had been slower only because he is around 10kg heavier.