EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 20 MIN
21st April 1985: The Race That Started a Legend
from Chequered Past · host Martin Elliot
On 21 April 1985, Ayrton Senna arrived at a rain-soaked Estoril circuit for only his second race with Lotus and delivered what many consider the finest wet-weather drive in Formula One history. Keke Rosberg was in the barriers. Alain Prost would aquaplane off at three hundred kilometres an hour. Senna won by over a minute, lapping the entire field except Michele Alboreto. Denis Jenkinson, standing trackside, turned to Nigel Roebuck and said: “It’s Villeneuve all over again.”We also look at the 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix — the day Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean produced an identical podium to twelve months earlier, something that had happened only twice in the previous sixty years of the World Championship.Send us Fan MailMusic by #Mubert Music Rendering
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On 21 April 1985, Ayrton Senna arrived at a rain-soaked Estoril circuit for only his second race with Lotus and delivered what many consider the finest wet-weather drive in Formula One history. Keke Rosberg was in the barriers. Alain Prost would aquaplane off at three hundred kilometres an hour. Senna won by over a minute, lapping the entire field except Michele Alboreto. Denis Jenkinson, standing trackside, turned to Nigel Roebuck and said: “It’s Villeneuve all over again.” We also look at ...
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