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
athlete too-much formula-1
Everything in Formula 1 has been sterilised now, the whole thing is controlled too much.
lying boys grandfather
My grandfather always told me that it is no good lying on a hospital bed saying, 'I had the right of way', ... That's one of the reasons I was so pleased that the boys could do the IAM test as well.
athlete weekend race
The format of the race weekend is also very well thought out. We have enough practice time to get the cars well set-up and have a proper qualifying session where we can do as many laps as we like, which is great for the drivers and spectators.
athlete years eight
I've been in motorsport my whole life since I was eight years of age.
athlete thinking hands
Fitness will be a major factor in the first race and I think that will play into the hands of drivers who have been racing recently, rather than people like me who haven't raced properly for a decade. I'am not one of the favourites to start with.
sports real mistake
I think life is full of challenges and problems. I don't believe that anyone is perfect. We all make mistakes. It's not a bed of roses, and you have to work real hard at it.
athlete jumping giving
I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car.
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.