Sporting Witness - Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost: Formula One's Greatest Rivalry

Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost: Formula One's Greatest Rivalry

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In October 1989, the bitter feud between Brazilian Ayrton Senna and Frenchman Alain Prost boiled over onto the track when the two drivers collided in a now infamous edition of the Japanese Grand Prix. The two men were supposed to be team-mates but their barely concealed mutual loathing gripped motor-racing audiences and led to controversy on and off the circuits. Ashley Byrne talks to Italian F1 driver, Alessandro Nannini.

PHOTO: Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in 1989 (Getty Images)

Published on Saturday, 21st October 2017.

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