Senna - I'm my own man

Senna: Wants to score points

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Bruno Senna hopes to shake off his famous surname and become known as a Formula One driver in his own right next season.

The 26-year-old Brazilian is the nephew of three-times World Champion Ayrton Senna - a link he acknowledges has opened doors for him in his career so far.

Even so, Senna insists he has the talent to prosper in F1 and has targeted points finishes next season when he makes his debut for the new Campos Meta team.

"I hope, in a short time, that everybody remembers me for being Bruno, myself, and not for my uncle's surname," said Senna, speaking at his official presentation by the Spanish team in Murcia.

"I've learned to live with it and although it helped me at the beginning to find sponsors and find contacts, to be a driver you need to have a natural talent."

Senna came late to the sport, having been prevented by his family from taking the usual karting route after his uncle was killed in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

However, he has made rapid progress through the ranks, cutting his teeth in Formula BMW and Formula Three before finishing as runner-up in the GP2 series in 2008.

A seat at Honda then seemed likely prior to the Japanese manufacturer's withdrawal late last year. However, the team relaunched as Brawn GP opted to retain the experienced Rubens Barrichello.

Senna said he is determined to make up for lost time by helping make Campos the most successful of the new teams on the 2010 grid.

"I want to score points for my new team and to be the best of all the new teams," he said.

"Long term, I would like to be Formula One world champion, it's not enough just to get there."

De la Rosa doubts

Senna has joined Campos on a two-year contract but the identity of his team-mate remains as yet unknown.

Veteran McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa has been linked with the seat as have GP2 drivers Pastor Maldano and Vitaly Petrov.

Team boss Adrian Campos said De la Rosa would be their preferred choice but they were struggling to find backers.

"I would like Pedro de la Rosa but he is Spanish and Spanish sponsors are in a bad way," the sports daily Marca quoted him as saying.

"There are other options from Russia and Venezuela but it all depends on the sponsor."

Petrov, who would become Russia's first F1 driver, finished runner-up up for Campos's Barwa Addax team in GP2 this season and has wealthy backers.

Meanwhile, Venezuela's Maldano is sponsored by the country's state oil company.

Team president Jose Ramon Carabante told as.com: "Everyone asks me about De la Rosa but it all depends on the backing we can get. The situation is complicated in Spain. There is also Maldonado and the Russian kid."