Formula One’s Five Biggest Rivalries
Take a look back at some of the greatest rivalries over the decades, from Prost and Senna to Hamilton and Rosberg. Read More …
Tag: Piquet
Canada 1990
Gerhard Berger leads Ayrton Senna at the start of a wet 1990 Canadian Grand Prix at Montréal. Read More …
Hockenheim 1981
In the 1981 German GP at the Hockenheimring, Alan Jones for Williams waged an epic battle with Alain Prost’s Renault — with the Frenchman starting from pole for the first time in his F1 career — on the long straights through the (now defunct) forest sections. Read More …
Directions
As Nelson Piquet once said, Monaco is like riding a bicycle in your living room. No need for directions. Read More …
1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
Many a Formula One season had come down to a dramatic climax at the final race of the season. In 1981, the names of the three title contenders were familiar — Nelson Piquet, Carlos Reutemann and Jacques Laffite — but the location wasn’t: Caesars Palace car park. Read More …
1981 German Grand Prix
The 1981 German Grand Prix at the almost-original Hockenheimring, won by Nelson Piquet. Read More …
Suzuka 1987
Nigel Mansell’s famous shunt in the Williams FW11B during practice for the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, in which “Red 5” broke his spine and lost the ’87 World Championship to Nelson Piquet. Read More …
Alan Jones 1980
32 years ago, Buenos Aires was again the venue for the opening round of the 1980 F1 championship, where Alan Jones’ win in his Williams Ford set him on his way to the World Championship. Read More …
Australian GP 1986
On the verge of his first F1 championship, Nigel Mansell powered down Adelaide’s long High Street straight at 180 mph on full throttle when his own left rear tire exploded, flinging up a fountain of yellow, molten sparks as his car bucked from side to side in a frenzy. Read More …
Turkish GP ’09
A short video clip highlighting a terrific battle between Nelson Piquet and Lewis Hamilton at the back of the pack during the 2009 Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park. Read More …