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Elio De Angelis was an intrinsic part of eighties Formula 1 racing.

Grand Prix racing lost a well respected driver in May, 1986. Elio De Angelis was killed driving a Brabham Formula 1 car.

The turbo era, the arrival of Senna, the loss of Bellof and McLaren dominance. The 1980s was a thrilling but turbulent decade in Formula 1 history.

Didier Pironi denied team orders to win and Patrick Tambay scored an emotional victory.

Elio De Angelis scored his final win and Gerhard Berger survived an enormous accident.

Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna are killed.

Michael Schumacher won the race six times.

Towards the end of the 1983 Grand Prix season the Brabham team found a performance advantage, allowing Nelson Piquet to challenge championship leader Alain Prost.

Ferrari drivers Tambay and Arnoux were fast in qualifying, but Prost was a master at making his way to the front during Grands Prix.

Towards the end of the 1984 Grand Prix season Niki Lauda and Alain Prost traded wins, in an enthralling fight for the F1 title.

As the F1 season reached its climax the battle between McLaren team-mates Niki Lauda and Alain Prost intensified.

After winning three of the first four Grands Prix it was clear that McLaren would be genuine Formula 1 title contenders.

Alain Prost and McLaren started the 1985 Grand Prix season as title favourites. Elio De Angelis was the surprise leader of the F1 points table for a while.

Elio De Angelis led the Formula 1 points standings for a while, but victory in the Canadian Grand Prix gave Michele Alboreto top spot.

The San Marino Grand Prix weekend was one of the blackest in F1 history.

Elio De Angelis scored his maiden F1 victory and Stefan Johansson survived a high-speed encounter with the local wildlife.

While Ligier and Ferrari continued to win races a third force was emerging in the shape of Alan Jones, Clay Regazzoni and Williams.

The 1983 Grand Prix season produced a variety of winners, as the normally aspirated teams battled against the more powerful turbo F1 cars.

In the Detroit Grand Prix Michele Alboreto scored a memorable victory for the Tyrrell team.

The Formula 1 title was decided at Kyalami, where championship leader Alain Prost retired and Brabham's Nelson Piquet scored the points he needed.

Fuel economy rules were introduced for the 1984 Formula 1 season, and proved to be immensely unpopular with the Grand Prix drivers.

Nigel Mansell's Formula 1 title challenge gained momentum during the summer of 1986 as the Williams driver scored Grand Prix victories in Canada, France and Britain.

Alain Prost and McLaren started 1986 as defending champions. The main threat to their Formula 1 title came from Williams.

Throughout his F1 career Ayrton Senna displayed a very special ability when it rained during a Grand Prix.

Keke Rosberg gave Honda their first Grand Prix win since the Japanese company's return to Formula 1. Meanwhile, Niki Lauda and Alain Prost remained the title favourites.

Ayrton Senna bettered Graham Hil's record, taking six wins around the streets of Monte Carlo.

Thierry Boutsen was, for many years, a mainstay of F1 racing. The Belgian driver served his Grand Prix aprrenticeship with Arrows before finding success with Williams.

Senna's first decade in motorsport introduced a great talent to Formula One. This article examines his early progress.