The first turbo was shockingly quick although it was facing the problem of turbo lag under acceleration. But, unfortunately, the turbo development was quite slow especially after the Lotus onslaught of 1978. 1980 can be marked as the major landmark of The Turbo Era of the Formula One. In this season, Alan Jones and Team Williams came into prominence with their notable achievements. This was not a favorable season for Ferrari. The Scuderia introduced their own turbocharged car at Imola. The Turbo Era also witnessed tremendous tussle between FISA and FOCA, the boycott of the Spanish GP and the settlement of the same through the first Concorde Agreement in 1981.
Grand Prix came into prominence in the World Championships of 1981 and one could trace the tremendous domination of the turbos in that particular phase. The Turbo Era witnessed more development of the turbos especially from the 1981 and 1982 seasons. It has been recorded that turbos won 14 races during this phase and the success rate is truly quite impressive.
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