The 80's

The 80's.
However, in this same time period the turbo engines were fired in the category, giving end to an era that many F1 fans regarded as the best ever seen in the sport so far. After the jump, a summary of each of the seasons from 1980 to 1989.
Progress the previous season, Williams took six wins in the first season of the `80s, five of them won by Alan Jones, thus winning his first and only Drivers' Championship, and the remaining by Carlos Reutemann . With a difference of more than ten points, Nelson Piquet was the runner-up, after three victories at the wheel of a Ford Brabham.



Ligier continued good performance, which enabled him to make this time with two first places, one less than the previous year. Meanwhile, Renault, which remained the only team riding turbo engines in their cars, continued to progress and the three remaining years were victories for the French team.
So they divided the triumphs of this first season of the decade, with the top teams Williams and Brabham, who would be leaders again a year later, but then you would have some rivals will submit the tightest Championship.
Ferrari and McLaren are due to Williams and Brabham competitive, and also the fastest Ligier and Renault three times. Gilles Villeneuve Son and John Watson who bring their cars to the most advanced position, and although he did Gilles once more that John, the English could get his McLaren to sixth position in the constructors' championship, while Villeneuve would be a position further back.



Prost would improve its position in the Championship this year significantly, reaching fifth place, just behind Laffite. The first three positions are for Piquet, Reutemann and Jones, so the lead would be this time for Brabham in the Drivers' Championship, and the same would happen in the Constructors.
This would not be the only major achievement of the England team that year, as a rule took effect that year gave the opportunity to create a new update for the car: it was a kind of 'active suspension' that made the car ariseth 6 cm while entering pit about when he was on track. The reason I decided to introduce this element in the car was that this distance must be the car that separated the land, under the new legislation. But if the car was more glued to the track could be faster, and at that time no one could check which was the distance between this and the track.
The turbo engine will reach temproada several teams in 1982. After the Renault propulsasen thanks to him since 1977, at 82 he finally saw a team more with this engine, the Toleman. Ferrari would be the next to compete with him, from the beginning of the following year. Brabham also would have a turbo engine in one of their cars, and that of Ricardo Patrese, unlike Nelson Piquet, atmospheric lead one. Alfa Romeo would follow the example of these four teams later in the same year.



In his first year with the Ferrari engine fared poorly, in terms of performance, as it was one of the worst years for the death of one of its drivers: Gilles Villeneuve. It was the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder circuit. The workouts were disputing and Canada wanted to make a good time even though the race was not that day, because in the last GP win was for his partner when he was sure it would be for him, not only for pace, but also by the command of the computer.
Villeneuve was on track to surpass his personal best, but never reached the finish line. A slow car was on track and its Ferrari rolling too fast. I can not avoid ramming and that caused his death.
Unfortunately the bad news for Ferrari did not end here. Didier Pironi, mate Gilles, and later, Patrick Tambay, his replacement, suffered another accident that would take him away from racing forever. However, that season would be runners, demonstrating the high competitiveness of the Ferrari, which were made with the manufacturers' title, compared to its rivals. Would champion Keke Rosberg, with just one victory, equaling the record of Mike Hawthorn fewest wins as world champion in the year in which they did with this achievement, which so far has not been re- repeat.



Again, 1983 would be a year in which Ferrari would add another title to his resume builders, but not the championship triumph. With René Arnoux and Patrick Tambay and driver pairing, the third and fourth place went to this team, while in the first two separated by just two points, were Nelson Piquet and Alain Prost.
More from the head could find in sixth place John Watson. The McLaren driver had his last victory in the second GP of the year, the U.S. West, which then was played in the street circuit of Long Beach, although he was not the only race in this country that season, because later in the year there would be Detroit, which would continue throughout the following seasons of the decade, accompanied on the calendar sometimes other appointments that were disputed in the same country.
In this race, Watson set a record that still stands: the biggest comeback to the top spot. Leaving 22 º English could claim victory, it would be a double for his team, after Niki Lauda, ​​a season before returning to the category, came to second place behind a square out his partner.



There were more victories for McLaren this year, but in season 84, in which almost all the cars were powered by turbocharged engines, 12 of the 16 races would be for the British team. It appeared from the beginning of the year to be titles for McLaren, and these predictions failed. However, the championship was very exciting, because the fight for the lead in the drivers' standings between the McLaren drivers. These were Niki Lauda and Alain Prost, who came to the team occupying the position vacated Watson after withdrawal of the category for that year, but return to F1 to play his last season in 1985.
The difference between first and second place at the end of the season would be the lowest seen in the history of the category, half a point for Lauda, ​​although it had two fewer wins than Prost.
Both the manufacturers' title as the Pilots would be for McLaren in 1985, although this time the season was presented quite different. Alain Prost would be the leader of the drivers' standings and be separated from his partner Niki nine posts. These two drivers stood others that year could climb to the top of the podium: Keke Rosberg, Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna and Michele Alboreto. These last three pilots mentioned, got their first win this season.



The scoring system would undergo a change this year, as only the top 11 results of each driver count toward the final score once the season. Since 1982 all results had been told, after the first season of the decade took into account only the top eight.
We spent the 1986 season, in which the pilots considered the best of the decade, or even some, of history, fought to win the title this season. It was Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, the first two at the wheel of a Williams, a French brasieño McLaren and a Lotus.
In the absence of a race for the title is decided, Mansell has five wins and a first position in the standings. The second is to Prost, with a win unless the pilot that follows, Piquet, who has four. Senna, meanwhile, he had reached the top of the podium twice, then left out of the title race.



One day before the race, in qualifying, Mansell won first place. Thus, it appears that English will become world champion next day, but these predictions would not, although half of the race certainly seemed that the title would be for Nigel, since Prost had punctured and both had lost a lot of time, during which he continued to lead the GP Mansell. But the English also has a problem with one of your tires, but more serious, since it would lead to him leaving. Alain approached while in the lead, until the hit and also won the title, the GP of Australia 1986.
The year 1987 starts with two victories Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and one, which again suggests that the fight will be between the McLaren of French, the Williams and Lotus Ayrton. But while the championship progressed, it was clear that the title would be for Williams.
Although Nigel Mansell would get most wins, five, compared with three of Nelson Piquet, who scored seven second places, while Nigel did not reach that place in this year, the number of dropouts also be higher than Piquet in addition to their non-participation in the last two GGPP of the season after suffering an accident in free practice that Nelson proclaimed champion of that season from the time when it was learned that his partner would not run on Sunday. I would separate twelve points at the end of the Australian race, the last event of the season. 137 Williams would all accumulate.



Many points behind, but they only represented a rank, ie, the runner-up, was placed McLaren, with three victories in that year. They would not have to wait long to increase this number of wins this season, as it did in 1988 with 15 of the 16 calendar. Alain Prost climbed to the top of the podium seven times, one short of Senna, who was the champion of that season.
After this spectacular performance by the English team, the MP4 / 4 track carried by one of the strongest riders couples who have been in the sport and powered by a Honda for the first time in the case of a McLaren, is considered one of the most competitive cars that have passed through the category. So McLaren was unable to repeat this success a year later, but were again both championships.
Before it started, it was announced that there would be a big change in the regulations: the 1988 was the last year of the turbo engine. Although this meant the end of the considered by many the best time in the category, it seemed that the show and the excitement at the time saw no end.



That showed us the great McLaren, Senna and Prost, who, being by far the best car on the grid, held during this season a great struggle for the last title of the decade. With two races, 10 wins were for McLaren, with six for Senna but the Brazilian still stood behind his team-mate in the drivers' standings. They are 16 points separating him from the French, so you'll have to do a great performance in the Japanese GP for further possibilities for its second title in that year.
The weekend started well for him as he will start from the pole position. However, Prost would only put further back. Thus completing the race, the championship would be decided in favor of Alain. The Frenchman, 30 laps after the pit stop of Ayrton, is in the lead. His partner is pretty close in ten laps, but that is not enough, because you must win the race. Only ten laps when Senna was located just behind the other McLaren, followed very closely. I try to pass in the chicane above the pits, but the overtaking attempt will end in an accident. Prost out of his car. Senna remains in him and the commissioners returned to his car door. Four laps later, he crossed the finish line first. But that would not be the final outcome, as it would be excluded for return to track for the escape. Prost was three-time F1 and exciting 80's, considered by many as the best in the sport, ended with this win.