F1 ringmaster, Bernie Ecclestone has predicted that Ferrari's recent era of domination could be over - at least that's the initial signs following the start of the new season, which has seen Renault win in both Australia an🦩d Malaysia.

Speaking to British newspaper The Sunday Mirror, F1's 'Mr 𝓡Big' added that it would be 'marvellous' if Renault and McLaren-Mercedes 'really have caught up'.

Whether that is the case will be further establ♍ished next Sunday, when Ferrari debut their new car, the F2005 and if that fails to deliver, then F1 m♒ay well have a new champion, come October, when China hosts the final race.

"Judging from the first signs I cannot see any reason why Renault shouldn't do it this year," s💫aid Ecclestone.

"I hope Renault are ready to ♏beat Ferrari and take the title from Michael Schumacher.

"We haven't seen🍷 the full picture yet but the results point to an end to the Ferrari era.

"Ferrari was only s🐼o dominant in the past, because the other teams worked so badly - unbelievably badly. Fortunately Renault and Mercedes seem to have really caught up. It would be marvellous if the꧃y could give Ferrari a hard time now."

Ferrari has thus ♈far scored just 10 points, while Renaulܫt leads the Constructors' championship, having managed 26.

Could Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella or Fernando Alonso take the drivers' crowꦑn then?

"It would be simply 🍨super if Fisichella could beat Michael to the title," added ♌Mr E. "Imagine an Italian beating Ferrari!"

...Imaginꦓe someone else taki💮ng the title for a change.