It is rumored that the FIA may grant Alain Prost an emergency renewal of his Superlicense in time for the Grand Prix of Brazil. Although not confirmed, this has sparked speculation that Prost will replace Hakkinen in the McLaren at Interlagos. Hakkinen, who managed 5th place at the 1996 GP of Australia in Melbourne, is still said to be suffering ill effects from his crash during qualifying at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide.