Happy 73rd birthday to Nigel Mansell one of the greatest British racing drivers of all time and a man who provided Formula One fans with some unforgettable moments.
Mansell competed in Formula One across 15 seasons, racing for Lotus, Williams, Ferrari and McLaren. He won 31 Grands Prix, but the achievement he had chased for so long finally arrived in 1992 when he became Formula One World Champion with Williams.
His 1992 season was quite something. Mansell won nine races on his way to the championship and became the first driver to win nine Grands Prix in a single season.
But rather than defend his Formula One title, Mansell headed to America in 1993 to race for Newman/Haas in the CART IndyCar World Series and promptly won that championship as well.
He became the first rookie to take pole position and win on his CART debut and ended the season as champion, making him the only driver to simultaneously hold the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship and the American open-wheel title.
Mansell later returned to Formula One with Williams and took his 31st and final Grand Prix victory in Australia in 1994. His final F1 appearances came with McLaren the following year.
The moustache, the red number five and some absolutely brilliant battles made Mansell one of the most recognisable figures of his era.
Happy 73rd birthday, Nigel Mansell. 🎂
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Happier WINS @WolvesRaces under a great ride from @doughtyjack123 for our Martin Keighley Racing Club 🍾
We don’t just have @CheltenhamRaces winners (2 last season!) in our Racing Club! Get in touch to find out more. Just £42 a month.
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@NewburyRacing thank you, thank you for brilliant racing and great gig by Ronan. One of ur lovely officials gave me his race card as none for sale and another let me in to o&t to watch market rason race which we had interest in / you always deliver 👍
Our horsebox was stolen today from our yard in Exeter Road, Newmarket between 12 noon and 3.30pm. If anyone has any information as to its whereabouts we would be very grateful to hear from you. All shares very much appreciated.
There was champagne to be sprayed by @HarryKingRacing at the weekend as he made a winning debut in Italian GT with teammate Banksy at Imola.
Racing in the GT3 Pro-Am class, he also steered race two from pole position, driving to a third place finish.
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