Bruno Senna hopes to arrange historic F1 car drive for Antonelli

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Bruno Senna raised the possibility after Kimi Antonelli sat in Ayrton Senna’s 1986 Lotus 98T. He said a drive next year would depend on Lotus or McLaren wanting to organise something.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · 12 Nov 2026, 01:12 · 1 min

Bruno Senna hopes Kimi Antonelli will get the chance to drive one of Ayrton Senna’s historic cars in 2027. On F1’s Beyond The Grid podcast, he said they could try to arrange a drive if Lotus or McLaren wanted to organise something.

The idea followed Antonelli’s visit to the Senna family estate in Brazil, days after he clinched the 2026 world title at the Mexican Grand Prix. He climbed into the Lotus 98T that Ayrton raced in 1986. Bruno said Antonelli explored its controls and did not want to get out; that enthusiasm gave him the idea.

Bruno also said Antonelli’s height made him a good fit for the car. Antonelli’s father wondered whether he could drive a manual car; Kimi replied that he could.

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