P196 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                                                                                       The 1984 Formula One season became a  duel between McLaren's Alain Prost and  Niki Lauda. Prost won 7 races to  Lauda's 5, including the last two  Grands Prix of the year.  But Lauda eventually prevailed by half  a point - the smallest margin in  Formula One history.    Drivers Championship  1 Niki Lauda ................72  2 Alain Prost ...............71.5  3 Elio de Angelis ...........34  4 Michele Alboreto ..........30.5  5 Nelson Piquet .............29  6 Rene Arnoux ...............27  7 Derek Warwick .............23  8 Keke Rosberg ..............20.5   Next       Prev       Home        End