Haug: Too early to make predictions for ’07

According to Mercedes boss Norbert Haug, speaking to German Sport1, it is much too early to be making any sort of F1 title predictions for 2007.

“No one knows who the favorite is at the moment, not respective team bosses or outside observers," he said. “The favorite is the one who does the best work during the winter, is best prepared when testing in the spring and makes the most progress during the season. Ferrari was certainly not the favorite for 2006 after coming off a weak 2005, but nevertheless, they won almost 80 per cent of the races in the second half of the season and over the year more than every other team, just as we did in 2005, when we were not the favorites."