Senna eyeing Macau victory

Ayrton Senna triumphed in that first F3 race on the Guia circuit and Bruno has made no secret of the fact that he is returning to the category to stage a repeat at the anniversary event.

"I think it would be very interesting to have the name of the family written twice in the books here," Senna told autosport.com at Macau. "If it can happen that would be very nice."

Senna finished second in an Asian Formula Renault race at Macau in 2004, and failed to finish during his only previous outing in the F3 Grand Prix in 2005. Last year he was forced to miss the event because of budget reasons, but has decided to make the step down from GP2 for a final chance of victory.

"I wanted to race here last year and I couldn't because I didn't have enough cash," he explained. "This year the deal was done with the Macau government and Starworld Hotels, so I am here.

"For me, the Guia circuit is the best circuit in the world. It is my favourite track of all and it is a real privilege to come here and be able to race. I am taking maybe my last opportunity to race here."

Having only had one day of testing at Pembrey prior to the event, Senna has vowed to take things easy in tomorrow's first practice sessions.

"It is not too hard to dial back into the car. Obviously I will spend the first session dialling back into the circuit and the car, but there is no rush.

"The circuit will be slower on the first day anyway, so I will keep everything for second qualifying and then hope that it doesn't rain - although I don't think it will. It should be good."

When asked whether or not he considered himself one of the favourites for victory, with his Raikkonen-Robertson Racing team having won last year with Mike Conway, Senna said: "It is hard to say because obviously I am out of the car for a year and I am competing against people who have been driving this car for two years maybe.

"So it is going to be a tough challenge but I think the GP2 championship has given me good experience and good racecraft. I think I am racing better than ever and I hope it is enough to win this race."