I-1984 kwaba unyaka lapho i-Nürburgring GP yavulwa khona, ithrekhi eyakhiwe ngaphandle kwesakhiwo sokuqala ukubuyisela i-Formula 1 kuleso sifunda saseJalimane, ngemva kweminyaka eminingi ngaphandle kokuthola "isekisi elikhulu" ngemva kwengozi ka-Niki Lauda ngo-1976. Siyakukhumbuza ukuthi i-Nürburgring Nordschleife ilahlekelwe ukugunyazwa kwayo emjahweni we-Formula 1 ngenxa yokuntuleka kwezimo zokuphepha emzileni.
Ukumaka ukubuya kwe-Nürburgring ekhalendeni le-F1, kwahlelwa iphathi enkulu. Enye yezinto ezihehe kakhulu kube yiNürburgring Champions Mercedes-Benz Cup, umjaho ohlanganise amagama anomsindo omkhulu emlandweni weFormula 1 ukuze kuthuthukiswe isekethe entsha kanye ne-190E 2.3 16v Cosworth esanda kwethulwa.
Uhlu lwezimenywa lwaluwubukhazikhazi: uJack Brabham (umpetha we-F1 osewine izikhathi ezintathu ngo-1959, 1960 nango-1966), uPhil Hill (ingqwele ye-F1 ngo-1961), uJohn Surtees (owayengumpetha ngo-1964), uDenny Hulme (1967), uJames Hunt (1976) , Alan Jones (1980), Niki Lauda (1975, 1977, 1984), Alain Prost (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993), Keke Rosberg (1982), Jody Scheckter (1979), Klaus Ludwig (owine uLee) i-Stirling Moss edumile.
Phakathi kwawo wonke lawa ma-heavyweight kwakukhona i-rookie ye-Formula 1 enamahloni, u-Ayrton Senna waseBrazil - umshayeli okwakungafanele ngisho abambe iqhaza. USenna ubizwe ngomzuzu wokugcina ukuthi azovala isikhala sika-Emerson Fittipaldi.
Bonke abashayeli babhekane nalowo mjaho kulo mdlalo, ngaphandle koyedwa: u-Ayrton Senna. Umshayeli waseBrazil wabona kulowo mjaho “ubhontshisi” ithuba lokulwa ngokulingana, nabashayeli abahamba phambili emhlabeni futhi yilokho akwenza. Ngemuva kwemizuliswano eyi-12 yomjaho, uSenna uqede endaweni yokuqala, ehamba phambili nge-1.38 s ngokuphathelene noNiki Lauda.
NgoMeyi 12, 1984 kuzoqopheka umlando njengoba usuku i-rookie yeFormula 1 egama layo lingu-Ayrton Senna da Silva ehlula abashayeli abahamba phambili emhlabeni okokuqala ngqa. Amakhasi asele ale saga angumlando.
Ukunqoba kufana nesidakamizwa. Kuyinto eqinile, eqinile kangangokuthi lapho sibhekana nayo okokuqala, sichitha impilo yonke sizama ukuphinda lokho okwenzekile.
Umjaho uwonke.