Gerhard Berger makes his predictions
Gerhard Berger thinks the 2006 World Championship will be a duel between Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher.
The former racer said the victor`s spoils will depend nearly exclusively on the fortunes of tyre suppliers Michelin and Bridgestone.

"If Bridgestone is strong, I see Michael Schumacher on top," Austria`s Berger told the Tiroler Tageszeitung newspaper. "And among the Michelin teams, Fernando Alonso is my favourite."

Schumacher, himself, agrees that Michelin-shod Renault and Alonso are so far the pacesetters with their new R26 package.

After last week`s test at Valencia in the 248 F1 machine, the German said: "And not far behind Renault, I see Honda and us. At the moment that is the way I see it."

Schumacher will test again this week, in Italy.

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