That year it was McLaren's James Hunt and Ferrari's Niki Lauda who headed to the Japanese Grand Prix looking to clinch the title after a season packed full of incidents and flash points - including a fiery crash which so nearly claimed the life of Lauda. The season was so dramatic it would go on to become the subject of a film - Rush. Much like this one, the 1976 F1 championship saw two greats battling it out all year before it all came down to the final race. To enjoy Newsround at its best you will need to have JavaScript turned on. Alain Prost won the Australian Grand Prix in 1986 to take the championship
Wary of also becoming victim to a blow-out, Piquet was called in by Williams from a title-winning position for fresh tyres but he then could not catch McLaren's Prost, who held out to clinch the race and the championship despite practically running on fumes in the final stages of the race. Rosberg's retirement promoted Mansell into the third position he needed but just one lap later the Briton had a spectacular blow-out of his own, ending his title hopes. McLaren's Keke Rosberg flew off into the distance and looked to be on course for a comfortable win until a puncture ended his race with 20 laps to go. Mansell, driving for Williams, started on pole and needed just to finish third to win the title, but he dropped down to fourth after a poor start.
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The 1986 season saw a Titanic tussle between three Formula 1 heavyweights.Ĭhampionship leader Nigel Mansell was the favourite when the drivers arrived in Adelaide for the season-ending Australian Grand Prix but Alain Prost and Nelson Piquet both had aspirations of snatching the title themselves.
Prost wins as Mansell suffers dramatic blow-out - Australia 1986 Nigel Mansell's title hopes at the 1986 Australian Grand Prix were ended by a tyre blow-out Seconds after celebrating what they thought was a title-winning victory, the Ferrari garage stood silent as Lewis Hamilton got the result he needed to clinch the title The Brazilian was on course to win the world championship in front of his home crowd and had done all he could, winning the race from pole position.īut as his family celebrated what they believed was a title-clinching win in the Ferrari garage, McLaren's Hamilton came round the final corner and overtook Timo Glock's slowing Toyota to clinch fifth place and the points he needed to pip Massa to the drivers' championship. That is what happened at the memorable 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, although it will be a race Felipe Massa has probably done his best to forget about over the years. Hamilton's joy and Massa's heartache - Brazil 2008 Lewis Hamilton passed Timo Glock on the final corner of the Brazilian Grand Prix to secure the finish he needed to win the 2008 titleĪn overtake at the final corner, on the final lap of the final race of the season to decide the title - it doesn't come much closer than that.
'Hamilton v Verstappen - it could end in a messy situation'.Here BBC Sport takes a look at five of the most dramatic. There have, however, been plenty of final-race deciders.
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