Bruno Senna: The Blessing and Curse of His Surname

Many drivers in Formula 1 have certain things expected of them even before they turn the wheel. In 1994, Hideki Noda said, "People expect me to be rubbish." Everyone did indeed expect that, but Noda did very respectably considering the car he was driving. This year, some people expected Schumacher to return and produce the same sort of results as we have seen from him before; as it turned out, he couldn't produce the same quality performances. It's unfair for both men to be judged before they were even seen. This year saw the debut of Bruno Senna and, of course, there was only one comparison people wanted to make: between him and his uncle, the legend, Ayrton Senna. Bruno is very talented behind the wheel of a car, that much is obvious, but...

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