Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher (from Left). Credit: Getty Images
The 1993 Japanese Grand Prix was Ayrton Senna's penultimate race for McLaren and Eddie Irvine's debut race for Jordan. The drivers started their race with different objectives, one for a win and another for a good point finish. However, their on-track clash changed everything and it led Senna to land a punch on Irvine, Michael Schumacher's future teammate.
After qualifying in P2, Senna started the race behind pole sitter Alain Prost, his long-time championship rival. The late Brazilian, from lap one was pushing for a victory. On the other hand, Irvine qualified in P8 and had a great start that saw him improve to P5 in no time.
However, Prost and Senna pushed ahead like no other and left everyone else behind. In doing so, they lapped almost the entire field and reached a place where they had to lap Jordan's Irvine. However, passing the British driver turned out to be a tumultuous exercise for the three-time F1 world champion.
