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I saw my first GP in 1971 and no season came close to 1986 . It isn't about races to the title , but , if it were , 1976 would be the one as the Hunt /Lauda duel was mesmerising .
But 86 was the last year of totally bonkers 1.5litre turbos (still good in 87 , more house trained in 88 ) and to witness close up such cars were simply astonishing. 1000bhp plus , steel brakes , stick shifts, not very good aero , massive surplus of power over grip and frequent blow ups .
But 89 came close - such exquisite looking and fantastic sounding cars . We had V8s , V10s and V12s - and what a contrast that is to the virtual spec formulae we have been saddled with since the advent of those horrid little 2.4 V8s .
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