Watch: Onboard with Ayrton Senna as he qualifies on pole for the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix, beating McLaren teammate Alain Prost by 1.7 seconds
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A video clip of Ayrton Senna's incredible 1989 Japanese Grand Prix pole position lap has surfaced on Instagram. The Brazilian dominated the session, beating rival and teammate Alain Prost by 1.
A video clip of Ayrton Senna's incredible 1989 Japanese Grand Prix pole position lap has surfaced on Instagram. The Brazilian dominated the session, beating rival and teammate Alain Prost by 1.
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Verstappen reacts to the 1990 title decider back in 2019. In here, Senna was crowned champion after crashing with Prost into turn 1. : r/formula1
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Senna vs Prost 3D Reconstruction - F1 Japan 1989
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F1 1989 RECREATION: SENNA & PROST COLLIDE JAPAN 1989
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Japan 1989. – Prost wins his third title after controversial clash with Senna
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Is sebastian vettel better than Senna? Although he have won more championships, is he really better than Senna or just luck because the other pilots are not Mansells, Prosts or Piquets.
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Ayrton Senna and his legendary Monaco '88 qualifying lap
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AYRTON SENNA F1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 1989 HIGHLIGHTS
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1989: Senna and Prost collide at Suzuka
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On this day three years ago, Lewis Hamilton breaks Michael Schumacher's record for career pole positions. Regarded as one of his greatest qualifying laps, Hamilton secured his 69th pole position at Monza
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25 years ago today, a rivalry became legendary - 1989 Japanese GP