by Russell Atkins
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Four-time
Formula 1 World Champion Alain Prost has said
McLaren deserve to have revenge for what happened to them last year during the 2008 campaign – though he admitted
Ferrari would likely prove hard to beat as the season progresses.
The Frenchman drove for both teams during his record-breaking, 13-year stint in the top flight, triumphing in 30 races for McLaren and claiming three of his drivers' titles with the Woking-based outfit, but taking just five victories from his two years spent with the Scuderia, a period that ended in some acrimony a race early in 1991 after Maranello did not take kindly to his speaking his mind about the competitiveness – or lack of – of its car. He acknowledged, however, that after three wins from the opening four races, the scarlet machines would take quite some toppling this year.
“It's always difficult to judge what's going to happen, because the season is very long,” the man dubbed the ‘Professor' underlined, speaking exclusively to
Crash.net Radio. “At the moment Ferrari looks to be a little bit more competitive and a little bit more consistent with the tyres – especially during long runs – and the reliability of the car is there, but after two races where McLaren were a little bit down, they came back quite well in Barcelona.
“You just don't know, but it's going to be between those two teams. It's difficult to judge without knowing the development programmes of the cars, but it's going to be tough for anyone to beat Ferrari again this year.
