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Nostalgia: Suzuka showdown delivers first crowning glory for Senna

The 1988 Formula 1 season was dominated by the Honda-powered McLarens; the newly formed partnership resulting in Formula 1’s most successful car, the unstoppable (and almost unbeatable) McLaren Honda MP4/4. The year also saw the birth of arguably the sport’s greatest rivalry between teammates: Brazilian Ayrton Senna and Frenchman, and then two-time World Champion, Alain Prost.  It was Senna’s first year with McLaren and he and his teammate combined to win 15 of 16 races, including the Brazilian’s World Championship deciding win at the 1988 Japanese Grand Prix. As the McLaren pair dominated the season, tension grew between the sport’s top drivers and hit boiling point during the...
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