
Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost: Formula One's Greatest Rivalry
How the feud between two motor-racing giants spilled onto the track in 1989.
Sporting Witness · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
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)