Nigel Mansell

Nigel Mansell
Nigel Ernest James Mansell, CBEis a British former racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championshipand the CART Indy Car World Series. Mansell was the reigning F1 champion when he moved over to CART, becoming the first person to win the CART title in his debut season, and making him the only person to hold both the World Drivers Championship and the American open-wheel National Championship simultaneously...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth8 August 1953
eventually formula retiring since spent time valuable winning
Since winning the Formula One World Championship back in 1992 and eventually retiring in 1995, I have spent valuable time with my family.
doubt hopefully monkey number race won year
I've no doubt Jenson will get the monkey off his back this year. By the end of the year he'll have won at least one race and hopefully a number of them.
challenges days demands given glory racing rivalry time tougher
The rivalry between us all will be no different from those glory days back in the 1980s and 90s but given the challenges this time round, the demands of racing will be tougher for all concerned,
age although certain exercise injure training
I'm going to exercise a lot more, although when you get to a certain age you can injure yourself in training as well.
compete drivers fear grand ladder left masters offending reached top
Grand Prix Masters drivers have reached the top of the ladder and have nothing left to prove. We can compete without fear of offending anyone.
motivational opportunity blood
The hunger and desire to go racing, however, never leaves your blood but the right opportunity has never really come along - until now that is.
athlete mean car
Firstly the cars aren't too complicated. They have no traction control, for example, which means you can spin if you try too hard and damage your tires if you're not careful with your driving style.
athlete race media
Every GP Masters race will stand out because we will be available for fans, media and sponsors.
athlete thinking world
I consider myself one of a very small handful of drivers in the world that are top drivers. The best one? I don't think anybody can say they're the best one because, from one week to the next, you can be on form or off form a little bit.
athlete winning beaten
Alain will do everything in his power to win, he doesn't like getting beaten by anyone and least of all me.
athlete home car
Racing a thoroughbred grand prix car in front of a home crowd will be a surreal and mighty experience.
athlete mean thinking
The first race is really just something that we will all need to get through. Until people see the cars in action I don't think they will understand how quick they will be, which means they are going to be tiring to drive.
athlete challenges masters
The Masters is going to be an awesome challenge.
athlete commitment winning
The preparation, commitment and desire to win will be no less than the last time I drove a grand prix car in anger.