chicane

However, the Brazilian was disqualified for cutting the chicane and Prost was crowned champion.

In 1989, McLaren team-mates Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost tangled at the chicane during the Japanese Grand Prix as Senna tried to pass Prost.

This angered Senna, who already believed Balestre had interfered to ensure Prost won the 1989 title after the two drivers had crashed together at the chicane in Japan the previous year, when they were McLaren team-mates.

Norris took second place from Verstappen by cutting across the grass, missing the right-hander that makes up the second part of the chicane at Turns Four and Five.

It was the Australian’s overtaking move at the second chicane that allowed Charles Leclerc to nip ahead of Norris and started the sequence of events that led to the Ferrari driver winning.