Bruno Senna says Antonelli’s karting showed why he is world champion

Bruno Senna says Kimi Antonelli had almost no room for error on Ayrton Senna’s kart track: a move 10 centimetres off-line could put him onto the grass and into a spin.

Bruno, a former F1 driver and Ayrton’s nephew, recalled the visit to the Senna family estate in the latest episode of Formula 1’s official Beyond The Grid podcast. Antonelli went there shortly after winning his maiden Drivers’ Championship in Mexico City. During the visit, he also sat in Ayrton’s Lotus 98T, the car Senna raced during the 1986 season.

The track Ayrton designed was very dirty and full of stones, Bruno said. Antonelli created a groove and stayed within it consistently. Bruno described him as “so fast, so consistent” and said the experience “showed why he's a World Champion.”