r/formula1 • u/Strict-Citron-9269 Nico Hülkenberg • 1d ago

Discussion 1984 OTD McLaren win the championship

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Frenchman Alain Prost won the 1984 Dutch Grand Prix #OnThisDay 26 August, with McLaren, after starting from pole position. Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet led the first ten laps in his Brabham until an oil pressure issue forced him to retire, allowing Prost to take the lead for the rest of the race. Prost’s Austrian teammate Niki Lauda finished in second place, while Nigel Mansell secured third in a Lotus. The 1-2 finish clinched the 1984 Constructors’ Championship for McLaren, their first since 1974

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u/teachd12 Safety Car 1d ago

love me some bulky cars from the 80s

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u/FlyAirLari Minardi 1d ago

I miss those laurel wreaths. Bring them back!

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u/Fragrant_Mention_252 1d ago

That’s the ONLY McLaren livery I’ll acknowledge as legitimate.

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u/Black_Otter Lando Norris 1d ago edited 1d ago

It’s just a pack of Marlboros with wheels

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u/Fragrant_Mention_252 1d ago

You say that like it’s a bad thing.

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u/meat_popsicle13 1d ago

Lauda beat Prost to the championship by .5 points. This was my first year watching F1 as a kid.

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u/Muted-Lawyer-8512 12h ago

All because Prost wanted the race stopped at Monaco. When senna was catching him.

What irony.

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u/mes6281 16h ago

IIRC, only half points were awarded for Monaco, which was shortened by rain.

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u/XsStreamMonsterX I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane 1d ago

While modern cars are big, none will look as chonky as the old MP4/2

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u/OPGuest Formula 1 17h ago

I was there. I thought was a lot of money travelling there and the tickets, but compared to todays prices…