On This Day: Shock as Mansell’s tyre blow-out hands title to Prost in final race

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Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, Adelaide, 1986

40 years ago today a breathtaking title-decider at Adelaide saw Alain Prost win a three-way fight with the two Williams drivers.

Nigel Mansell looked on course to clinch the championship until a spectacular tyre blow-out took him out.

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