Prost doesn't want to tempt fate.

Alain Prost has told his driver Jean Alesi not to get too excited and to keep things in perspective.

Prost told ITV Sport: "Jean has been really happy with the car and the tyres. But I've told him to calm down because we know it is not going to be easy."

Alesi has been on 'cloud nine' since testing the new Prost and clocking up the best time at Estoril in Portugal last week.

Alesi said: "Last year's car was bad. It can't be compared to this year's one. I wish I was already in Melbourne to know what the car is really capable of. The performance of the car and the way it handles are all different."

Last year the Prost team failed to score a single point. It seems Alain (Prost) doesn't want to count his chickens until they hatch!