Bruno Senna were it to make the 2009 grid, until Rubens Barrichello was reported to have re-signed with the team. Senna decided not to sign with Mercedes for the 2009 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season "to focus completely on his Formula One chances". Bruno Senna said to the BBC in an interview that he did not want to negotiate with Lotus because of sentimental reasons as his uncle Ayrton Senna took his first win with Team Lotus. He also told the BBC that "I felt important to enter F1 now otherwise I would never be in it". He also told the BBC he
Instituto Ayrton Senna to help with the human development of children and adolescents across Brazil, in cooperation with other businesses. Instituto Ayrton Senna was then founded by Ayrton’s family six months later in 20 November 1994, under the presidency of Viviane. The organization has since then invested US$80 million in social programs and actions in cooperation with other businesses and NGOs. The organization is recommended by former Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, current Williams owner and founder Sir Frank Williams, and former drivers Alain Prost and Gerhard Berger. IFLC 2016 had a performance to commemorate Ayrton Senna and presented a gift to