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Senna talking with Mercedes DTM team

Bruno Senna is talking to Mercedes with possibilities remaining that the Brazilian could switch to German touring car series DTM after missing out on a Formula 1 opportunity with the ex-Honda team. Senna has long been favourite to take the seat alongside Jenson Button until both the team and Rubens Barrichello revealed this week that a deal between the two parties is all but confirmed.

Mercedes motorsport Vice President, Norbert Haug, confirmed to German news agency SID that discussions are taking place: "There are talks but no decision. DTM starts a month later this year so we have four extra weeks to finalise our driver arrangements. It would be good to have Senna in DTM but it is still pure speculation with regards to this actually happening."

Compatriot Barrichello, meantime, has practically confirmed that it will be himself who drives for the former Honda outfit in 2009: "My faith says that, next week, I'll be driving a competitive car in the Barcelona test," he explained to São Paulo newspaper O Estado.

"It is clear that even the best name does not help if speed is not there," Haug continued, "But Bruno has already proved in F3, GP2 and F1 tests that he does have the speed."

This news follows the recent annoucement that the German manufacturer will be supplying the soon-to-be-named F1 team with engines for 2009.

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