7th August 1988: The Rivalry That Ruled the Ring

Today’s episode of Chequered Past centres on one of the fiercest rivalries in Formula One history — Senna vs Prost — as it reached a boiling point at the 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix. With McLaren dominating the season, the two teammates turned teammates-in-name-only, fighting for supremacy in one of the tightest finishes of the year.But Hungary wasn’t the only battleground.We revisit the 1983 German Grand Prix, where turbocharged chaos reigned and Ferrari's René Arnoux reignited his title campaign amid a shifting three-way championship fight. Then to the Nürburgring in 1966, where Jack Brabham extended his path to history in a car of his own making, while tragedy struck with the accident of John Taylor. And finally, we celebrate Stirling Moss’s triumph at the inaugural International Gold Cup — a breakthrough moment that launched a British racing icon and a legendary event.This is a story of rivalries old and new — from teammates to constructors, legends to rising stars — and the circuits that brought out the very best and worst of them.Cover Photo: K02-M5-0003 - Scanprojekt Schalchham - CC BY-SA 4.0Send us Fan MailMusic by #Mubert Music Rendering