Senna looked up from his racing gloves. "If you mean the championship, Alain, I don't need your charity."
At Silverstone, Prost complained of a "lack of grip" and finished second to Senna. At Hockenheim, Senna's engine blew while leading, and Prost won again. The points gap widened. Prost, the mathematician, knew that even with Senna winning the remaining races, he could clinch the title by finishing second. Senna, the artist, only knew that he had to win everything. 1988 f1 season
Senna won the race. He punched the air as he crossed the line. He was the world champion. Senna looked up from his racing gloves
"Rules are rules," Prost said to the cameras. The points gap widened
What happened next is the stuff of myth. Senna drove like a man possessed. Lap after lap, he broke the track record. He unlapped himself. He unlapped himself again. By lap 27, he was in second place, directly behind Prost.