1980 's

Power like this had never existed before. It changed everything it touched.

Turbocharged engines pushed Formula 1 to the edge of what a car, and a driver, could survive. Fractions of a second separated champions from also-rans, and the margin for error kept shrinking.

The rivals in this line up, standing shoulder to shoulder, are all convinced they belonged at the front.

Lauda brought wisdom earned the hard way. Piquet brought cunning. Prost brought precision that bordered on ruthless. And a young Senna was already waiting in the wings, ready to prove he belonged among them.

This was the decade that forged modern Formula 1. It was dangerous, relentless and utterly compelling. Whether you lived through it or are discovering it for the first time, this is when the sport as we know it began.

Rediscover the heroes and battles of an era that helped create the Formula 1 we know today.