 Complete the following phrase:  On 17 January 2012, Senna was confirmed as a Williams driver, where he was partnered by Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado. As his uncle had been racing for Williams at the time of his death, Senna first sought out his familys blessing before joining the team. Senna qualified 14th for the , and retired in the races closing stages after contact with Felipe Massa; both drivers later agreed that it was a racing incident. He was classified 16th, having completed around 90 of the race distance. On 25 March, Senna scored his first points for Williams at the 