The two best drivers in the sport were in the same team and naturally, both went on a title hunt. The two began to deprive each other of points and this allowed Frenchman Alain Prost to snatch the title in a slower car (much like Raikkonen in 2007, except it is debatable whether Raikkonen had the fastest car).
Did you know that Piquet called Mansell’s wife ugly just so he could start a fight with the Brit?!
Piquet stayed with Williams in 1987 and took his final title before moving on to Lotus for more money.
Piquet is very underrated for a triple world champion and also very underrated when it comes to his kung fu skills... who can forget the track side scrap with Eliseo Salazar at Hockenheim.
Other Brazilian drivers worth noting are Emerson Fittipaldi, Rubens Barrichello and Felipe Massa.
Fittipaldi was the first Brazilian world champion and won two world titles. He won in the JPS Lotus 72 in 1972 to become the youngest world champion.
He won his home Grand Prix twice and after winning a second world title Fittipaldi joined his brother’s Copersucar-Fittipaldi manufacturer. His best result was a second-place finish.
Rubens Barrichello: the most experienced Formula One driver.
Barrichello has had a fairly successful career but many wonder what could have been had team orders not restricted Rubens. He scored enough points in 2002 to win a world championship, but Schumacher was too far ahead.
He won his first Grand Prix after seven years in the sport and his greatest moment has to be at the Italian Grand Prix in 2002, winning in a Ferrari at Monza.
Still competing, Rubens scored a podium at the British Grand Prix earlier in the year.
Last but not least; Felipe Massa.
Massa is challenging for the 2008 world championship and therefore carrying the hopes of the Brazilian fans solely on his shoulders.
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