The Ferraris of Alain Prost and Jean Alesi were expected to be the strongest team, but their V-12s and 7-speed semi-automatic gearboxes were not well suited to the tight turns and short straights of the street circuit.
Esperábase que os Ferraris de Alain Prost e Jean Alesi fosen o equipo máis forte, pero os seus V-12 e caixas de cambios semiautomáticas de 7 velocidades non se adaptaban ben ás curvas pechadas e as curtas rectas do circuíto urbano.