On This Day: October 21, 1990 — Senna Takes Out Prost at Suzuka
On October 21, 1990, Ayrton Senna drove his McLaren straight into the back of Alain Prost’s Ferrari at the first corner of the Japanese Grand Prix, taking both cars out of the race and handing himself the Formula 1 World Championship. Senna later admitted the crash was deliberate — payback for a pole position ruling…