Campos Meta, the Madrid-based F1 racing outfit, could be closing in on a team-mate for Bruno Senna.

It is being rumoured that 25-year-old Portuguese race driver Alvaro Parente is on the verge of taking the drive.

Portuguese journalist Jorge Girao (of sportmores.com) said:

“Some of the companies have interests in Spain so it would be very positive for Alvaro’s sponsors to be with a Spanish team.”

It is also rumoured there are a few other drivers in the running (Vitaly Petrov & Pastor Maldonado) but the team have been promised sponsorship backing but seen very little.

Parente won the British Formula 3 Championship in 2003, with Carlin Motorsport, and the 2007 World Series by Renault in 2007, with Tech 1 Racing.

Parente moved into GP2 with the Super Nova Racing team. He finished eighth in the championship.

In 2009, he ran in the GP2 Asia Series with Malaysian team MY QI-Meritus.Mahara and in the GP2 Series with Ocean Racing Technology, finishing eighth.