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- 1Ayrton Senna's 1993 McLaren pedals heading to auction●Craig Scarborough (@ScarbsTech): What might be the perfect addition to my # F1 pedal collection. 1993 McLaren MP4/8 thro
Motorsport technical analyst Craig Scarborough has highlighted a 1993 McLaren MP4/8 throttle pedal and brake footplate going up for auction. The parts come from the car Ayrton Senna drove in his final season with McLaren, and Scarborough joked that because of that provenance they are far beyond his budget, while playfully asking whether any Alain Prost items might be more affordable.
- 2On this day: Senna clinched his first F1 title in 1988▼1988: Senna wins his first title # OnThisDay 30 October, Alain Prost, one of Formula 1's legendary drivers, faced a pivo
Formula 1 fans are marking the anniversary of 30 October 1988, when Ayrton Senna won the Japanese Grand Prix and clinched his first world championship. The victory came at the expense of his McLaren teammate Alain Prost, at a pivotal moment in their famous rivalry. Senna went on to take three titles in four years before his death in 1994.
- 3On this day: Prost clinched his 1986 F1 title in Adelaide▼1986: Prost's second title in a row # OnThisDay 26 October, the 1986 Australian Grand Prix delivered one of the most thr
Formula 1 history accounts are marking 26 October as the anniversary of the 1986 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide, where Alain Prost won the drivers' championship for McLaren. The race is remembered as one of the sport's great finales: Nigel Mansell's Williams suffered a tyre failure while leading, forcing a pit stop, and Nelson Piquet was called in for fresh tyres as a precaution, handing Prost the title despite the Williams cars being faster all weekend.
- 4On This Day: Prost and Senna's 1989 Suzuka Crash●1989: Prost & Senna Crash # OnThisDay 22 October, Alain Prost secured the 1989 Drivers’ Championship on this day, but th
On 22 October 1989, Alain Prost clinched the Formula One Drivers' Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, after a collision with title rival Ayrton Senna took both cars out of the race. Prost arrived in Japan with a 16-point lead needing only a strong result for his third title, but the crash became one of the most controversial moments in the sport's history, fuelling one of F1's fiercest rivalries.
- 5Prost's 1989 title and the Senna crash remembered▼1989: Prost & Senna Crash # OnThisDay 22 September, Alain Prost secured the 1989 Drivers’ Championship on this day, but
On this day in 1989, Alain Prost clinched the Formula 1 Drivers' Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, securing the title after his rival Ayrton Senna's controversial collision with him during the race. The crash between the two McLaren teammates remains one of the most debated moments in the sport's history, with Senna later disqualified for rejoining the track illegally. Fans are revisiting the anniversary and the long-running rivalry behind it.
- 6Senna-Prost Suzuka clash remembered on this day in 1990▼1990: Controversy in Japan Title Winning Fight # OnThisDay 21 October, the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka became one
On 21 October 1990, the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka produced one of the most controversial endings in Formula 1 championship history. Bitter rivals Ayrton Senna, driving for McLaren, and Alain Prost, in a Ferrari, collided at the first corner, settling the title fight in Senna's favour and igniting debate that still divides fans decades later.
- 7Niki Lauda's 1984 Title Win Remembered●1984: Lauda Wins His Final Title # OnThisDay 21 October, Niki Lauda secured his third and final world championship by a
On this day in 1984, Niki Lauda secured his third and final Formula 1 world championship, beating McLaren teammate Alain Prost by the razor-thin margin of half a point at the Portuguese Grand Prix. Starting from eleventh on the grid, Lauda drove steadily to claim the title, one of the closest in the sport's history.