21st October 1984: The Races That Clinched the Championships

Some championships are won by fractions, others by fury. In this episode of Chequered Past, we revisit three unforgettable finales — and one late-career revival — that defined Formula 1’s greatest champions.At Estoril in 1984, Niki Lauda sealed his third world title by just half a point, out-thinking his faster teammate Alain Prost in the closest finish in F1 history. Six years later at Suzuka, Ayrton Senna took revenge on Prost in one of the sport’s most controversial title deciders — a clash that left the paddock divided and changed the ethics of racing forever. Then to Interlagos in 2007, where Kimi Räikkönen emerged from the chaos of McLaren’s civil war to steal the crown from Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso by a single point. And finally, to Austin, Texas in 2018, where the same Iceman rolled back the years — ending a record 113-race drought to claim a victory that reminded the world what makes a champion.Four races, four defining moments — from calculation to collision, from chaos to calm — all part of racing’s rich and Chequered Past.Cover Image: By twm1340 - 1984 United States Grand Prix, Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, CC BY-SA 2.0, LinkSend us Fan MailMusic by #Mubert Music Rendering