Although the nephew of three-times world champion Ayrton will not be lining up on the grid for the inaugural grand prix in the UAE on Sunday, Senna feels the other 20 drivers will find it a challenge.

"I actually like it," remarked Senna, who enjoyed providing a number of demonstration rides in a two-seater F1 car earlier this month.

"I grew more fond of the track as the laps went on because the circuit was rubbering up, getting more grippy so you could attack the corners more.

"It's very technical, with not many fast corners where courage will count for very much.

"In that respect, it's really difficult to compare this track to any other because it's really wide everywhere.

"At the same time it's a track where you have walls very close and it's a bit slow, so it's hard to classify.

"Certainly I think it'll be a difficult track for teams and drivers to set up their car, and this will make for a race full of mistakes."

One of the unique challenges of the race is that it will start in the daylight and end under floodlights in the dark, making it F1's first twilight event.

Senna added: "It's going to be hard work. The temperatures are not going to be very favourable.

"There's going to be a temperature drop and humidity, and that's going to make the car behave differently.

"For the drivers, the change from light to dark won't be a problem.

"I drove with the dark visor at night because the floodlights were really strong, so you can start with the dark visor and finish with that.

"Obviously, there's a compromise as you don't see as well as with the clear visor, but it's not something that interferes very much."

The most significant aspect of the race for any driver and fan will be whether the circuit lends itself to overtaking.

That could prove an issue as far as Senna is concerned given the sand that will collect off line.

"There is one thing that goes against it which is it will be really dusty, so unless they clean the track very well overtaking could be difficult, but possible," assessed Senna.

"You have two long straights preceded by hairpins and followed by hairpins, so supposedly the perfect way to overtake."

Arguably of greater concern for the Brazilian is the unique pit lane exit that winds its way through a tunnel, described by Senna as "a trouble maker".

"It's very, very narrow and high speed," said Senna.

"It will be very easy to try too hard and lose it all, or not try hard enough and lose it all as well.

"It could make you lose half a second or a second and you could lose your position. It's going to be a big challenge.

"Overall, this race is going to be an interesting season finale."