The 1983 British Formula 3 Championship was famously defined by an intense, legendary season-long title battle between future Formula 1 legends Ayrton Senna da Silva and Martin Brundle in nearly identical Toyota-powered Ralt RT3 chassis and is widely regarded as one of the greatest junior category seasons in motorsport history.

Following their monumental F3 duel, both Senna and Brundle were instantly snapped up by Formula 1 teams for the 1984 season, joining Toleman and Tyrrell respectively.

Martin Brundle recently quoted in a Motorsport magazine article that, 'Without that car I was destined to become a Toyota salesman in West Norfolk.

Because of it, I ended up in F1'.
The 20-race season unfolded as a dramatic game of two halves with Senna initially dominating in his West Surrey Racing-run car.

Senna didn't just win, he destroyed the field early on, winning the opening nine races consecutively and this psychological dominance, a characteristic of his later F1 career, left the rest...