At the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, Alain Prost’s championship hopes collided—literally—with Ayrton Senna’s. The race marked the climax of one of Formula One’s most intense rivalries, following a season of mounting tension between the two former McLaren teammates. Driving for Ferrari, Prost started second on the grid alongside Senna’s McLaren MP4/5B, who had been denied a preferred starting position on the clean side of the track. When the lights went out, Senna launched aggressively into