On this day in Formula One history, the 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix made one thing unmistakably clear — the balance of power had shifted.

Nigel Mansell and Williams arrived at Interlagos already unbeaten in 1992, but what followed was more than just another victory. A tense early duel with Riccardo Patrese gave way to total control after the pit stops, while behind them the race unravelled — a packed midfield battle, collisions, and a double retirement for McLaren, including Ayrton Senna at his home race.

But this episode goes beyond dominance at the front.

We look back at Ronnie Bucknum, the American driver who helped launch Honda’s journey into Formula One in the 1960s — a quiet but important foundation for the sport’s global future.

And we revisit the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix — a race shaped not by strategy or speed, but by the weather, as torrential rain brought proceedings to an early and incomplete end.

Three races. Three very different stories.

From control…
 To foundations…
 To chaos.

All part of racing’s rich and chequered past.

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