  We comment on the results of a complete leading-twist next-to-leading order
QCD analysis of the spacelike pion electromagnetic form factor at
large-momentum transfer Q. For the asymptotic distribution amplitude, we have
examined the sensitivity of the predictions to the choice of the
renormalization scale. The results show that, regarding the size of the
radiative corrections, reliable perturbative predictions for the pion
electromagnetic form factor can already be made at a momentum transfer Q of the
order of 5 to 10 GeV.
