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On this day: Prost clinched his 1986 F1 title in Adelaide
Original: 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.
Why now: It is the anniversary of one of the most dramatic title deciders in Formula 1 history.
Alain ProstMcLarenNigel MansellNelson PiquetWilliams
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- 1986: Prost's second title in a row # OnThisDay 26 October, the 1986 Australian Grand Prix delivered one of the most thrilling season finales in F1 history, where Alain Prost emerged victorious for McLaren over the Williams of Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet. Early in the race,… · F1History1950@zpravobot.news
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