Suzuka 1990

There were a number of big crashes in qualifying with Emanuele Pirro dislocating a finger when he crashed his Dallara and Jean Alesi hurting a neck muscle when the Tyrrell went off at the first corner, skipped the sandtrap and hit the wall head-on. He took no further part in the weekend. In a splendid qualifying showdown, McLaren's Ayrton Senna just beat his World Championship rival Alain Prost (Ferrari) to pole position.

Overnight there had been a political battle going on over pole position. McLaren wanted it to be changed so that Senna would be on a clean piece of track but the request was blocked. Senna saw it as collusion between Prost and the officials and it helped to decide him on a frightening course of action at the start. If his position proved to be a disadvantage Senna was not going to back off in the first corner. Prost made the better start (as expected) and as they went into the first corner he was half a car length ahead. Senna went for the gap and did not lift off. The two cars collided and spun into the sand trap. Senna was the World Champion. With once race left, Prost would not be able to get the points necessary to beat him.
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Pictures from Suzuka Japan Grand Prix 1990


pic 1: Satoru Nakajima in Suzuka Japan Grand Prix 1990

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pic 1: Nelson Piquet in Suzuka Japan Grand Prix 1990
pic 2: Nigel Mansell in Suzuka Japan Grand Prix 1990

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pic 1: Nigel Mansell in Suzuka Japan Grand Prix 1990
pic 2: Satoru Nakajima in Suzuka Japan Grand Prix 1990

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pic 1: Satoru Nakajima in Suzuka Japan Grand Prix 1990
pic 2: Emanuele Pirro, the Scuderia Italia (Dallara) in Suzuka Japan Grand Prix 1990

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pic 1: Ayrton Senna in Suzuka Japan Grand Prix 1990
pic 2: Mauricio Gugelmin in Suzuka Japan Grand Prix 1990

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pic 1: Michele Alboreto in Suzuka Japan Grand Prix 1990
pic 2: Nelson Piquet in Suzuka Japan Grand Prix 1990

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