Former Champions give their view
Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso are favourites to win the 2006 World Championship, according to three former title winners.
Sir Jackie Stewart, who won three drivers` crowns between 1969 and 1973, would put his money on Ferrari`s Schumacher, who dropped his first title since 2000 in the previous season.
"It will probably be difficult for him to put pressure on Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen," the Scot told Spain`s daily Marca newspaper, "but I think Michael can still teach those two boys a thing or two."

Stewart added that he does not believe 37-year-old Schumacher is `tired` of doing what it takes to win.

1972 and 1974 world champion, Brazil`s Emerson Fittipaldi, agrees that Schumacher has not yet `spoken his last word`.

"If someone at Alonso`s age becomes world champion, then he must have huge talent," he said. "Ferrari, however, will have reacted to their problems of last year."

Quadruple World Champion Alain Prost, meanwhile gushed about 24-year-old Alonso`s intelligence. "I think he is a great World Champion - he knows when to attack and when to hold back."

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