The reigning world champion was unable to challenge the leaders that day, but a steady drive helped the experienced Brazilian start the season with a descent result. And he did not forget to entertain his faithful supporters as, ...
he took the world championship lead for the first time in his career after winning the spanish gp at jerez in which he beat mansell’s williams-honda by 0.014 s - one of the closest finishes in formula one history. ...
Renault power took pole in the form of the Lotus of Elio de Angelis, and secured a double podium finish with Alain Prost finishing second, ahead of Nigel Mansell’s Lotus – but behind championship rival Nelson Piquet’s Brabham. ...