It was a shock to Mansell when he got to McLaren according to Mark Blundell. McLaren had fallen far behind Williams with facilities. Senna could see it that they were falling behind Williams too as he said since 91.
Correct. And ironic since many of the best engineers had left precisely because of Senna. Apart from his behavior over the years in general, the last straw for many of them was when he intentionally crashed at Suzuka T1 in 1990, with over 20 cars behind him all loaded up with fuel. So many people could have died.
@@donotevenbegintocare Suzuka 90 was one of my first memories as kid. I remember watching it with my dad and he went crazy “ shouting he did that on purpose “. I never had seen react to anything on TV like that before which is probably why I have this memory so clearly. This and also World Cup 90 when England lost to Germany. I remember his reaction to Gazza crying when he got sent off he clapping saying “ you played your hesrt out son “. Then Stuart Pearce missing the penalty that broke his heart as he’s originally a Nottingham man. But I struggle to remember what I did at work yesterday 😂.
A lot of these comments are from people who have never seen this man race, he is an absolute legend, I seen him race and he was so good, 10000 people turned up midweek just to see him test a Williams in 1994, I would swap Lewis with him any day
That really was one pig of a car. Hakkinen still took two 2nd places with it. Could have taken one or two wins but had 9 DNF's. Mika was one hell of a driver. He had a competitive, winning car only for 3 years 1998-2000, took 2 WDC's, 26 poles and 20 wins from that... after coming back from the dead (he almost died at Adelaide 1995).
Well said. People always ask where was he earlier in his career well he was driving midfield Mclarens for half his career. Even Senna and Prost would struggle to win in those cars which is why the former left and the latter refused to comeback.
@@theiceman7590 Even Prost (who I consider the GOAT overall F1 driver) couldn't win even one race with 1991 Ferrari. When the car is bad enough there is no chance. On top of that McLaren 1994-1996 was very unreliable. A HUGE amount of DNF's. Hakkinen had a lot of DNF's from 1st place. That Peugeot engine deal was a disaster. McLaren 1994 was almost as bad. Hakkinen took six podiums with that one.
I was at Barcelona for the race that year sitting in the stand on the outside of the entrance to turn 1. The McLaren was an evil handling car and you could see it wobble through the turn.
I was in the paddock during that British GP 1995. I was walking past the McLaren hospitality unit which had the sides all open and there was a huge crowd of media people listening intently. Ron Dennis was speaking and from his tone of voice I thought something massive had just happened like Hakkinen had just dropped dead or something. Turns out he was just answering a question about why he wouldn’t confirm Mark Blundell as a permanent replacement for Mansell.
I agree to an extent. But it also stinks from both Mansell and Hamilton of not wanting to work to develop a project or car. Granted, they are/were both towards the end of their careers at this time but look what Schumacher did with Ferrari. Mansell and Hamilton are world champions and their reputation would not be detriment-ed driving an uncompetitive car as much as getting beaten by your team mate in said car, which both Hamilton has been consistently by Russel,, and Mansell consistently was by Damon Hill and Mika Hakinnen in 94/95
@@cardiffgiant9406 You are right. Well , Rosberg beats Hamilton with the same car too. Hamilton in Ferrari seems a lot like Prost in Ferrari in 1991. Worse, because only Senna as teanmate beat Prost...
Nigel came back from the States in late 94, after Ayrton's death with the assumption of completing the 94 season for Williams, which he did, but also have a full season drive for 95. Mansell was just fantastic behind the wheel, one of only a few to go wheel to wheel with Ayrton and was a deserving 92 World Champion. What never stacked up for me was why Williams chose to sign Coulthard instead of Nigel for 95. Damon deserved the seat, but DC above Nigel, come on. Something just didn't sit right with that decision. Nigel does come across resentful in this interview. I believe he had every right to. He'd given up his US home and his Indycar career to come back, taking his children out of school aswell, to return to the UK assuming he'd drive for Williams in 95. The fact Frank and Patrick chose DC over him and with limited options on the table, he drove for McLaren, all but briefly and that was the end of his F1 career. Remember DC crashing out on the formation lap at Monza or shunting in the pit entrance? Then balance that with Nigel's passing of Berger on the outside at Mexico or that sublime move on Ayrton at Hungary when he went from 12th to first in the Ferrari. There is no parity between DC and Nigel, hence he has good reason to be bitter.
@@stevieboy_438 the amount of testing miles practice cannot be underestimated. Some drivers were thrown into harder cars to drive with no testing at all.
@@stevieboy_438 Coulthard fraudulent??? His F1 career was perfectly fine, might not have been champion but on his day he was a superb driver. When he joined McLaren the 96 car wasn't much better than the 95 car yet Coulthard dragged some solid performances out of it, and almost won THAT crazy race in Monaco. Oh, and when he joined Red Bull he played a part into turning them into a winning machine. Guy deserves some respect
Coulthard’s management team conducted a very classless smear campaign against Mansell throughout ‘94. One of the reasons I’ve had no use for Coulthard ever since.
Dropped by F.Williams right before the start of the '95 Season for DC 🙄 It would have been amazing to see Nigel battling Schumacher for the Championship in '95.
Yes I wonder if Nigel could have shown his former magic. When he stood in for the team during 94 he was no match for Damon, certainly not during the race.
@@The-Tall-Photographer Yeah, sadly I think his best days were behind him by then. He wasn't quicker than Hill at the end of 1994 or Hakkinen at the start of 1995. Given that in the end Schumacher won the '95 title pretty easily it's hard to see Mansell winning another title.
@@The-Tall-Photographer On the other hand, his stint for the team at Magny Cours really elevated the whole team, and he finished the season on a high. I think he would have given Damon a lot of support when Damon badly needed it, because in '95 he really lost the mental battle with Schumacher.
Several of the McLaren engineers have spoken about this over the years, they have all confirmed that Mansell was not too fat to fit the car at all. Simply, he drove with a tiny steering wheel very close to his chest so his elbows were farther out than other drivers. The McLaren MP4/10 had a slightly narrower cockpit, which meant Mansell's elbows would hit the sides. It only took widening it by less than 2cm to solve the issue. It was not a fitness problem At the same time they have all confirmed that Mansell was an impossible asshole they all hated, on a level only reached by people such as Ron and Senna. Nigel's departure was due to doing things such as throwing a tantrum because a fan had asked him for an autograph. Apparently this was unacceptable and according to Nigel the team should've prevented it. Among many other tantrums.
Try again skippy, even Mika was an extremely tight fit in the McLaren, face it the car was a dog. McLaren redesigned the car making the cockpit larger, further Nigel was not one of the smaller F1 drivers at the time, he carried more weight than other drivers and weight hurts lap times. While Mika could squeeze into the McLaren it was even a very tight fit for him as well. The McLaren engineers screwed up and instead of just admitting it they blame Nigel Mansell for their failed engineering decisions.
The whole thing was a disaster. Mansell didn't want to be there and McLaren didn't want him either and the deal was mainly driven by Bernie Eccleston and Marlboro for marketing reasons which backfired terribly.
Nigel won the British GP *four* times (Brands Hatch 1986, Silverstone 1987, 1991, 1992). In 1985, he won the *European GP* in Brands Hatch. He also had 3 consecutive pole positions (1990-1992) and *SEVEN* consecutive fastest laps (1986-1992) in the British GP (which may be the all-time F1 record).
IMHO Williams should have pushed DC back to test driver and given Nigel a contract for 95' I think he would have beaten Michael to the title. Nigel was a total whining boofhead, but he was totally fearless and was awesome to watch.
Coulthard did a sparkling job as test driver for Williams, and his stand in performances in 1994 were admirable given the circumstances, so imo it was only fair he got the 1995 Williams drive. Mansell was a great driver in his time, but oh lordy did he love to whinge and moan
@@andrewswatland4622that’s true and it’s not like anything he says is false. To be fair to him, given his talent a second title would have been deserved. But by 95 his time had gone, 86 being the one that truly got away.
He was offered the drive at Jordan for 1996 - Benson and Hedges wanted him. When Nige said no, they went for Brundle. His appearances in the BTCC showed he still had 'it'.
@@alexlazebat839 Matey, if you google 'Mansell Jordan 1996' you'll see him testing the Jordan 196 (not in Marlboro colours) in late 1996. He apparently was offered the drive in 1996 and 1997. I don't know why he didn't accept only that he was out of shape and 43 years old by then, and probably was not going to win the championship. Williams should have kept him on for 1995 in my view.
@@lukemallory7832 ah yes testing is different i know and its 97 as you see ralf schumacher there. Prost tested the Mclaren MP4/9 despite having a williams contract for 94
Do you have the mini review they did of the season so far on Grandstand at the 1995 British GP. I have been looking for that footage for years. Thank you.
Mansell basically was unhappy that McLaren was not a car like Williams in 1992 that was so good that he could just drive it around the track and pick up wins.
The mistake was made by Ronny Dennis. Bad cockpit and worse car. It is a miracle that Mika Hakkinen ( a future 2 times champion, no less) could score points with that fucking disgrace of car. I don't blame Nigel at all. They try a central wing to correct that junk "car". 😂😂😂
I couldn't stand "Our Nige" as a kid. This video reminds me that I wasn't too far wrong. But let's be honest, he could drive. Christ, he could drive.... shame his character was more about hubris than humility.
What a true legend, there will never be another Nigel, they broke the mould when he was born, Not to mention what a true gent he was to, Always has time for his fans, One race stands out from all the other races he ever raced has got to be when his Tyre Exploded at Australia trying to get past Alan Prost was it, OMG goose Bumps is all i can say, I really felt bad for him, I was only 15 years old when i watched this race, But my heart was in my mouth, i felt so bad for him. Like Mansell once said, It's the one that Definitely got away. Oh Oh It's Mansell His tyre has completely exploded, and He's banging his wheel in frustration, Gotta Love Mansell, He's a one off is our Nigel. he is MR F1. Love the video My friend very nice footage of our Champion, Grate stuff mate.
Yeah Mansell had to give up racing after the Spanish Grand Prix in 1995 due to his car being undrivable and he couldn’t fit in the car to begin with that cause him to miss out the opening two races and then came back for imola which he finished a disappointing 10th just out of the points
i knew before even watching this that it would be 8 minutes of nigel talking himself up and blaming everyone else for his failure. had to laugh at his comment about being commited. behind the wheel maybe so, but his attitude to testing and stuff like that was abysmal. theres a reason that ferrari favoured prost over him, and it wasnt because of skill.
At the same time Frank Williams was disrespecting Damon Hill, Ron Dennis was disrespecting Nigel mansell What have the British guys in the 90s gotta do to get a break lol
After Senna dead and Mansell Prost Piquet retired F1 next yeras over 94 for me is the worst I have seen, until rough 2002-2003. Williams could have Mansell forr 95 and choose Coulthard
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wonder if he'll announce his retirement this year or whether Haas will offer him a drive
It was a shock to Mansell when he got to McLaren according to Mark Blundell. McLaren had fallen far behind Williams with facilities. Senna could see it that they were falling behind Williams too as he said since 91.
Correct. And ironic since many of the best engineers had left precisely because of Senna. Apart from his behavior over the years in general, the last straw for many of them was when he intentionally crashed at Suzuka T1 in 1990, with over 20 cars behind him all loaded up with fuel. So many people could have died.
@@donotevenbegintocare Suzuka 90 was one of my first memories as kid. I remember watching it with my dad and he went crazy “ shouting he did that on purpose “. I never had seen react to anything on TV like that before which is probably why I have this memory so clearly. This and also World Cup 90 when England lost to Germany. I remember his reaction to Gazza crying when he got sent off he clapping saying “ you played your hesrt out son “. Then Stuart Pearce missing the penalty that broke his heart as he’s originally a Nottingham man. But I struggle to remember what I did at work yesterday 😂.
@@donotevenbegintocareI don't think many people share your view. Senna won the world championship the very next year.
Now look at Williams compared to McLaren. Excel sheets.
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James Hunt gives a good analysis of Senna here:
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A lot of these comments are from people who have never seen this man race, he is an absolute legend, I seen him race and he was so good, 10000 people turned up midweek just to see him test a Williams in 1994, I would swap Lewis with him any day
That really was one pig of a car. Hakkinen still took two 2nd places with it. Could have taken one or two wins but had 9 DNF's. Mika was one hell of a driver. He had a competitive, winning car only for 3 years 1998-2000, took 2 WDC's, 26 poles and 20 wins from that... after coming back from the dead (he almost died at Adelaide 1995).
Well said. People always ask where was he earlier in his career well he was driving midfield Mclarens for half his career. Even Senna and Prost would struggle to win in those cars which is why the former left and the latter refused to comeback.
@@theiceman7590 Even Prost (who I consider the GOAT overall F1 driver) couldn't win even one race with 1991 Ferrari. When the car is bad enough there is no chance. On top of that McLaren 1994-1996 was very unreliable. A HUGE amount of DNF's. Hakkinen had a lot of DNF's from 1st place. That Peugeot engine deal was a disaster. McLaren 1994 was almost as bad. Hakkinen took six podiums with that one.
I was at Barcelona for the race that year sitting in the stand on the outside of the entrance to turn 1. The McLaren was an evil handling car and you could see it wobble through the turn.
Ilmor engine played its part at Monza, as did Schumacher and Hill taking each other out. And Hakkinen's skill in the wet got success at Suzuka.
but the latter success was with adrian newey
Great find. Thank you!
He was right to leave. He had no interest in toiling at the back or even the mid field
Häkkinen did good with the same car. Mansell just was not for the job anymore
@@JutiMayranen 'did good' isn't the same as fighting or winning championships. McLaren didn't fight for a championship until Newey arrived
I was in the paddock during that British GP 1995. I was walking past the McLaren hospitality unit which had the sides all open and there was a huge crowd of media people listening intently. Ron Dennis was speaking and from his tone of voice I thought something massive had just happened like Hakkinen had just dropped dead or something. Turns out he was just answering a question about why he wouldn’t confirm Mark Blundell as a permanent replacement for Mansell.
3:41 And people question Hamilton going to Ferrari who have a better car than Mercedes lately. Great perspective from Mansell.
I agree to an extent. But it also stinks from both Mansell and Hamilton of not wanting to work to develop a project or car. Granted, they are/were both towards the end of their careers at this time but look what Schumacher did with Ferrari. Mansell and Hamilton are world champions and their reputation would not be detriment-ed driving an uncompetitive car as much as getting beaten by your team mate in said car, which both Hamilton has been consistently by Russel,, and Mansell consistently was by Damon Hill and Mika Hakinnen in 94/95
@@cardiffgiant9406 You are right. Well , Rosberg beats Hamilton with the same car too.
Hamilton in Ferrari seems a lot like Prost in Ferrari in 1991.
Worse, because only Senna as teanmate beat Prost...
Nigel came back from the States in late 94, after Ayrton's death with the assumption of completing the 94 season for Williams, which he did, but also have a full season drive for 95. Mansell was just fantastic behind the wheel, one of only a few to go wheel to wheel with Ayrton and was a deserving 92 World Champion. What never stacked up for me was why Williams chose to sign Coulthard instead of Nigel for 95. Damon deserved the seat, but DC above Nigel, come on. Something just didn't sit right with that decision. Nigel does come across resentful in this interview. I believe he had every right to. He'd given up his US home and his Indycar career to come back, taking his children out of school aswell, to return to the UK assuming he'd drive for Williams in 95. The fact Frank and Patrick chose DC over him and with limited options on the table, he drove for McLaren, all but briefly and that was the end of his F1 career. Remember DC crashing out on the formation lap at Monza or shunting in the pit entrance? Then balance that with Nigel's passing of Berger on the outside at Mexico or that sublime move on Ayrton at Hungary when he went from 12th to first in the Ferrari. There is no parity between DC and Nigel, hence he has good reason to be bitter.
Money was the main reason. Coulthard was a similar level and was much cheaper
Thus began Coulthard's fraudulent career stealing top f1 drives
@@stevieboy_438 the amount of testing miles practice cannot be underestimated. Some drivers were thrown into harder cars to drive with no testing at all.
@@stevieboy_438 Coulthard fraudulent??? His F1 career was perfectly fine, might not have been champion but on his day he was a superb driver. When he joined McLaren the 96 car wasn't much better than the 95 car yet Coulthard dragged some solid performances out of it, and almost won THAT crazy race in Monaco. Oh, and when he joined Red Bull he played a part into turning them into a winning machine. Guy deserves some respect
Coulthard’s management team conducted a very classless smear campaign against Mansell throughout ‘94. One of the reasons I’ve had no use for Coulthard ever since.
He is such a dose. His attitude time and again let him down. He should have been a 3 or 4 time champ
It was the cars or tyres that let him down, not his attitude.
Dropped by F.Williams right before the start of the '95 Season for DC 🙄 It would have been amazing to see Nigel battling Schumacher for the Championship in '95.
Yes I wonder if Nigel could have shown his former magic. When he stood in for the team during 94 he was no match for Damon, certainly not during the race.
@@The-Tall-Photographer Yeah, sadly I think his best days were behind him by then. He wasn't quicker than Hill at the end of 1994 or Hakkinen at the start of 1995. Given that in the end Schumacher won the '95 title pretty easily it's hard to see Mansell winning another title.
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He won races tho.
@@The-Tall-Photographer On the other hand, his stint for the team at Magny Cours really elevated the whole team, and he finished the season on a high. I think he would have given Damon a lot of support when Damon badly needed it, because in '95 he really lost the mental battle with Schumacher.
Several of the McLaren engineers have spoken about this over the years, they have all confirmed that Mansell was not too fat to fit the car at all. Simply, he drove with a tiny steering wheel very close to his chest so his elbows were farther out than other drivers. The McLaren MP4/10 had a slightly narrower cockpit, which meant Mansell's elbows would hit the sides. It only took widening it by less than 2cm to solve the issue. It was not a fitness problem
At the same time they have all confirmed that Mansell was an impossible asshole they all hated, on a level only reached by people such as Ron and Senna. Nigel's departure was due to doing things such as throwing a tantrum because a fan had asked him for an autograph. Apparently this was unacceptable and according to Nigel the team should've prevented it. Among many other tantrums.
The same Nigel who claimed he loved the fans. Also heard he had a tantrum because he had to sign for a hire car on the way to Imola
Wtf
Try again skippy, even Mika was an extremely tight fit in the McLaren, face it the car was a dog. McLaren redesigned the car making the cockpit larger, further Nigel was not one of the smaller F1 drivers at the time, he carried more weight than other drivers and weight hurts lap times. While Mika could squeeze into the McLaren it was even a very tight fit for him as well.
The McLaren engineers screwed up and instead of just admitting it they blame Nigel Mansell for their failed engineering decisions.
The whole thing was a disaster. Mansell didn't want to be there and McLaren didn't want him either and the deal was mainly driven by Bernie Eccleston and Marlboro for marketing reasons which backfired terribly.
Nigel won the British GP *four* times (Brands Hatch 1986, Silverstone 1987, 1991, 1992). In 1985, he won the *European GP* in Brands Hatch. He also had 3 consecutive pole positions (1990-1992) and *SEVEN* consecutive fastest laps (1986-1992) in the British GP (which may be the all-time F1 record).
Nigel, Never short on ego
Mostly justified though
IMHO Williams should have pushed DC back to test driver and given Nigel a contract for 95' I think he would have beaten Michael to the title. Nigel was a total whining boofhead, but he was totally fearless and was awesome to watch.
Coulthard would of gone to Mclaren, Blundell was a race by race driver
Nigel mansell,Legend
One of my childhood heroes
That 95 McLaren was a dog. Mika literally dragged that car to decent results before it nearly killed him.
The tyre nearly killed him
I think Mansell should have taken part fully in BTCC. I dont mean just for one or two races for the year... i mean the whole season.
He was brilliant in the final wet race but for Cleland he might have had a win.
I mean Frank Williams chose DC over Mansell for 1995, what on earth was he thinking?? 😂
Coulthard did a sparkling job as test driver for Williams, and his stand in performances in 1994 were admirable given the circumstances, so imo it was only fair he got the 1995 Williams drive. Mansell was a great driver in his time, but oh lordy did he love to whinge and moan
Money.
Ron Dennis and Nigel Mansell was never going to work. Nigel was too prickly and Dennis a giant twat.
That has to be the most accurate and compact analysis I've ever seen on this matter.
yes, you would know right?/
just like I know the inside of Ur Mom
quite the opposite in fact: Nigel was crying twat and Ron was giant prick 🤪
I met Mika and Ron at a sponsors event in Montreal in the mid 90’s and Mika was a humble gentleman and Ron exuded arrogance.
Remember that allegedly according to Max Mosley the $100m fine for spygate was $5m for McLaren's actions and $95m for Ron Dennis being a...
Great driver and that 95 car was bad but Mansell loves blowing his own trumpet.
Confidence can often be confused with arrogance.
@@andrewswatland4622In Mansell’s case it was both
@@TheBroz It would be difficult to reach such levels of excellence without some arrogance
@@andrewswatland4622that’s true and it’s not like anything he says is false. To be fair to him, given his talent a second title would have been deserved. But by 95 his time had gone, 86 being the one that truly got away.
Yep people forget he was about 42 at this point only so much you can go on for.
I've heard that Nigel's mustache gave him some sort of advantage over his opponents . It's pure speculation but certainly some truth to it 😅
Mansell, Graham Hill, Keke Rosberg... I think there's something in this moustache theory.
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I'm gunna guess maybe the moustaches have a hidden Aerodynamic factor to them 😂😆
The moustache gives you a bonus of 50 horse power 😂😂😂.
And porn actor bonus in the bed😅😅😅
He was offered the drive at Jordan for 1996 - Benson and Hedges wanted him. When Nige said no, they went for Brundle. His appearances in the BTCC showed he still had 'it'.
ah but that was mclaren 3 year deal. the btcc was in 1998 when the 3 years was up
@@alexlazebat839 Yes but contracts are only worth the paper they're written on, as the saying goes...
@@lukemallory7832 but then why did it take nigel 3 years to race again marlboro wanted a world champion
@@alexlazebat839 Matey, if you google 'Mansell Jordan 1996' you'll see him testing the Jordan 196 (not in Marlboro colours) in late 1996. He apparently was offered the drive in 1996 and 1997. I don't know why he didn't accept only that he was out of shape and 43 years old by then, and probably was not going to win the championship. Williams should have kept him on for 1995 in my view.
@@lukemallory7832 ah yes testing is different i know and its 97 as you see ralf schumacher there. Prost tested the Mclaren MP4/9 despite having a williams contract for 94
Mansell loves his golf
Not as much as he loves himself.
Do you have the mini review they did of the season so far on Grandstand at the 1995 British GP. I have been looking for that footage for years. Thank you.
Mansell basically was unhappy that McLaren was not a car like Williams in 1992 that was so good that he could just drive it around the track and pick up wins.
Nigel Mansell in a golf club must be his natural habitat by 1995
Never missed an opportunity to talk himself up did he
Give the man a break he was an actual living legend even back then. 😂
Nige was his own biggest fan wasn’t he.
The mistake was made by Ronny Dennis. Bad cockpit and worse car. It is a miracle that Mika Hakkinen ( a future 2 times champion, no less) could score points with that fucking disgrace of car. I don't blame Nigel at all.
They try a central wing to correct that junk "car". 😂😂😂
I couldn't stand "Our Nige" as a kid. This video reminds me that I wasn't too far wrong. But let's be honest, he could drive. Christ, he could drive.... shame his character was more about hubris than humility.
100% great driver but an utter top hat of a man, hated by his teammates in the garage.
I watched Mansell racing in the rain.. greatest drive I've ever seen.. unreal speeds on a wet track.
What a true legend, there will never be another Nigel, they broke the mould when
he was born, Not to mention what a true gent he was to, Always has time for his
fans, One race stands out from all the other races he ever raced has got to be
when his Tyre Exploded at Australia trying to get past Alan Prost was it, OMG
goose Bumps is all i can say, I really felt bad for him, I was only 15 years old
when i watched this race, But my heart was in my mouth, i felt so bad for him.
Like Mansell once said, It's the one that Definitely got away. Oh Oh It's Mansell
His tyre has completely exploded, and He's banging his wheel in frustration,
Gotta Love Mansell, He's a one off is our Nigel. he is MR F1. Love the video
My friend very nice footage of our Champion, Grate stuff mate.
Steve Pising rides again
A giant ego with white socks
Yeah Mansell had to give up racing after the Spanish Grand Prix in 1995 due to his car being undrivable and he couldn’t fit in the car to begin with that cause him to miss out the opening two races and then came back for imola which he finished a disappointing 10th just out of the points
i knew before even watching this that it would be 8 minutes of nigel talking himself up and blaming everyone else for his failure. had to laugh at his comment about being commited. behind the wheel maybe so, but his attitude to testing and stuff like that was abysmal. theres a reason that ferrari favoured prost over him, and it wasnt because of skill.
Had Mansell did drive for Williams for 1995, who would have been the number 1 driver?
Mansell or Hill?
Who would have had 5 or 6? 🤔
I also think this aswell... surely Mansell Red 5 again and Hill White 6
Winningest, though...
At the same time Frank Williams was disrespecting Damon Hill, Ron Dennis was disrespecting Nigel mansell
What have the British guys in the 90s gotta do to get a break lol
so rather than help his team develop the car into a competitive one, he bailed..yeah some dedicated driver he was in 95. comes across as a twat.
Mansell did say in 2015 he should have stuck at in and helped develop the car but the whole partnership was a bad idea.
Ron Dennis's management of Nigel Mansell was disrespectful.
Showing up too overweight to fit the car is pretty disrespectful tbf
It was always going to be a toxic relationship. Ron is very serious no nonsense. Mansell is a drama queen and complains a lot.
@@theiceman7590 He always needed a special tub to fit in. They should have known that
I believe it was his shoulders and elbows that did not fit not his arse.
I don't know, according to Derek Warwick, Nigel did the deal thinking mainly of the pounds, shillings and pence
Moan moan moan im great moan moan moan did i mention in was great moan moan moan.
"I haven't retired." Bold words from a man who had twice announced his retirement from F1 previously.
The 'royal we' all the time I find very irritating and that time was probably where the dislike of that phrase started.
He was too fat to fit in the car I recall.
wasnt it partly because mansell was too fat and couldnt fit in the car lol
It was his shoulders and elbows that did not fit not his arse.
Adrian Newey was at fault for designing a car that one of his team's contracted drivers simply could not fit-in let alone complete race distance in.
@@_Ben4810 Adrian Newey was still at williams then.
No because Hakkinen seriously struggled to fit into it as well.
If I recall correctly - and I could be wrong - the Mansell to McLaren deal came about AFTER the bulk of the car design had been done.
3:35
After Senna dead and Mansell Prost Piquet retired F1 next yeras over 94 for me is the worst I have seen, until rough 2002-2003. Williams could have Mansell forr 95 and choose Coulthard
Quite the contrary, F1 was better from 1995 onwards.