At the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril, Gerhard Berger was the second of the leading drivers to pit for a tyre change. His Goodyear soft compound tyres were significantly worn due to his aggressive driving in the first part of the race, causing him to lose first place to his teammate Nigel Mansell and soon to be overtaken by Ayrton Senna. Ferrari executed a fast pit stop, completing it in just 6.84 seconds, allowing Berger to quickly rejoin the race. In a dramatic turn of events, Senna was

1989 BrazilianGP. Opening lap. Before the race the temperature was measured at 41 °C. Ayrton #Senna took pole position in qualifying ahead of Williams, Riccardo #Patrese. For Patrese it was actually his first front row start since he started second at the 1983 European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch. Mansell won the race and became the first driver since Mario Andretti in 1971 to win on his #F1 debut for #Ferrari, a feat that was not matched until Kimi Räikkönen won for Ferrari at the 2007 Australia

3️⃣0️⃣ years ago today... | F1

An iconic battle between an iconic duo 🤩 Senna and Prost jostle for position at the 1993 British Grand Prix! | F1

Both the 1989 and 1990 F1 seasons ended the same way... with Prost and Senna colliding! 😱 | F1