Drivers still worry about Ferrari - 14th February 19:11pm GMT

With the start of the season now just a handful of weeks away and most of the testing has been complete, we can now start to get a small idea of who is going to be tough to beat this season. Even though Ferrari haven't been setting the pace this winter, the drivers and teams still feel they are the biggest threat.

FERNANDO ALONSO
"Ferrari will be the team to beat again, that is for sure, We have to get everything perfect to beat Michael and Ferrari."

"From a driver's point of view, to win the title with Michael on the track is 10 times more important than the first title after Michael has retired," added Alonso.

"It will be an important season for all the 19 drivers because you don't know when it will be Michael's last. Just in case this is the last one, you have to win."

MARK WEBBER
"Michael can only go backwards. But he's an absolute legend of our sport, a guy who has achieved like no-one else before," said Webber.

"I'd be very disappointed if he wasn't racing this year because you want to race against the best guys.

"Hopefully when I win my first race, Michael will not be in the gravel but on the podium as well and you win fair and square," said Webber. "That's what the challenge is about, it's about racing the best."

Of course there are always exceptions and surprising for some, brother Ralf has gone against what other drivers have to say.

Speaking to Autosport, he said: “It is pretty clear the strongest at the moment is Renault, and Mclaren. Renault is slightly ahead of McLaren, let's see how that develops, then comes Ferrari – although they do look strong in the long runs.