As the championship wore on however, it became evident that the Williams cars had the advantage over the rest of the field, the gap between the Honda-engined teams made most obvious at the British Grand Prix, where Mansell and Piquet lapped the Lotuses of Senna and Nakajima who finished 3rd and 4th respectively.
A medida que o campionato avanzaba, fíxose evidente que os coches Williams tiñan vantaxe sobre o resto dos competidores, a brecha entre os equipos con motor Honda fixeron máis evidente no Gran Premio de Gran Bretaña, onde Mansell e Piquet dobraron aos Lotus de Senna e Nakajima que terminaron terceiro e cuarto respectivamente.