My Favourite F1 Season - Damien Smith's 1986
Episode 11, Jul 11, 10:18 AM
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It's a meeting of the Editors for Episode 9 of our "Favourite F1 Season" series, as Autosport Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner sits down with journalists and broadcasters to review their favourite Formula 1 season and what it meant to them as we celebrate our 75th Anniversary. In this week's episode, Kevin sits down with former Editor-In-Chief and freelance Motorsport writer Damien Smith to discuss his favourite season - 1986.
1986 was a season most remembered for an epic three-way title fight between Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell as Williams' teammates, and eventual Champion Alain Prost in his McLaren. Together, Kevin and Damien discuss that incredible battle, including that overtake from Nelson in Hungary, the internal politics, the rise of a young Ayrton Senna, and the tragic passing of Elio de Angelis. There's also a comparison between the Autosport and Autocourse Top 10 rankings of the time.
1986 was a season most remembered for an epic three-way title fight between Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell as Williams' teammates, and eventual Champion Alain Prost in his McLaren. Together, Kevin and Damien discuss that incredible battle, including that overtake from Nelson in Hungary, the internal politics, the rise of a young Ayrton Senna, and the tragic passing of Elio de Angelis. There's also a comparison between the Autosport and Autocourse Top 10 rankings of the time.