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On This Day: Prost and Senna's 1989 Suzuka Crash
Original: 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.
Why now: Motorsport fans are marking the anniversary of the famous Prost-Senna collision that decided the 1989 championship.
Alain ProstAyrton SennaFormula OneJapanese Grand PrixSuzuka
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- 1989: Prost & Senna Crash # OnThisDay 22 October, Alain Prost secured the 1989 Drivers’ Championship on this day, but the Japanese Grand Prix became one of the sport’s most controversial moments. Prost arrived in Japan with a 16-point lead, not needing a win to claim his third… · F1History1950@zpravobot.news · 1
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