"He's the only driver capable of being in both of my mirrors at the same time" ~Ayrton Senna

Mansell is so loveable because he literally just seems like a bloke from your local pub who just happened to have an F1 career.

Actually Mansell was a cracking driver. Pulled off some of the best moves seen in F1, and I remember literally being on the edge of the sofa watching his overtakes. he worked very hard for his wins.

Nigel Mansell always gives me the impression of someone's dad who accidentally ended up in an F1 car. Said dad then raced the likes of Senna and Prost - and won.

Prost, Senna, Schumacher, Piquet, Mansell. That was truly the era of legends in Formula 1

the dislikes are from people who cant grow moustaches..

*Nigel was a nightmare for us Brazilians... a great rival of Piquet and Senna, brilliant and super-fast driver!*

People always say Mansell was selfish, etc. but all interviews I've seen with him, he's very magnanimous and polite to his opponents.

That moustache will go down in history as legendary Some say he split it in half and that then it was interchangeable with his eyebrows

Honorable mention: his 1993 Indycar season . On his first season, he won 4 of 6 ovals races on that season and became the champion.

Nigel Mansell complete with Murray Walker commentary.....magic

This man is the real deal. British legend. In my opinion, there’s simply nothing more evocative in the British F1 pantheon than Mansell, wheel to wheel with Senna, overtaking him down the straight. Phenomenal. As Hakkinen was to Schumacher, Mansell was to Senna.

Actual Top 1 Moment of Mansell Brilliance: *Growing the Moustache*

He looks unrecognisable now without his trademark moustache.

The respect and friendship that came from his rivalry with Senna, was brilliant to see. They just couldn't dislike each other.

He’s the GOAT to me ... no one gives me a joy to watch as much as him ...

When I was a child I waited 3 hours outside the team trailer in the paddock for his autograph in Nazareth Pa. When Mansell emerged I was one of a few kids that scored an autograph. He was in hurry but took the time to sign autographs for the lucky kids like myself that stood there. I immediately realized the class of the man in that moment and will forever remember the joy I felt that day. Long live the Lion!!

the moustache ain't gonna be counted as any brilliant? 😂😂😂

I was at Silverstone in 92, I'll remember that weekend all my life and yes I ran onto the track

The reason I started watching F1. Mansell was a proper race driver and definitely deserved more than 1 championship.

Alt title: making me happy

Can't believe the amount of times Ey-Airton Senna was mentioned in this video.

Mansell could beat anyone on the day, I loved following his career. I was once in a very German hotel in Majorca when Schumaker was winning quite convincingly. Despite the one sided commentary I noticed Mansell was not settling for 3rd at the Portugese GP. I realized he could do it with about 5 laps to go. He beat him on the last lap and I leapt into the air in a star jump. I was greeted by total silience from about 40 german fans in the tv lounge, us Welsh have got very thick skin and I was trying not to laugh too much

His 92 season is something i'll never forget. The FW14B was a masterpiece by Newey. All the races he finished he was either 1st or 2nd. Amazing. My all time favorite driver is a tie between Lauda and Mansell.

*with great moustache comes great responsibility*

Everyone liked Nigel Mansell, it was like your favourite uncle was racing!

"It has been said about Nigel Mansell, that no driver fought harder to get in Formula 1." According to Christopher Hilton, a formula one drivers biographer, it's the last self made driver getting in formula 1 and winning a championship. With his wife, he financed almost his entire career until he was remarked by a Lotus Team's member. Niki Lauda did it too but with risky business but Nigel was working several jobs as cleaning offices, for exemple, and looking after sponsors during weekend races. Until 1977, he worked as an aerospace engineer, so he had more technical skills than usually said. A Renault engineer confirmed it in 1992, comparing his racing with his team mate. Even if he was faster, he was more soft with the mechanic, especially in curves : slowing earlier and breaking softer, but entering faster with greater balance allowing him to keep it all along his way out. And so, some of his moves could seem bold or idiotic as said Nelson Piquet. Remember that he lost at least two title because of mechanical failures that he was not responsible of. (Although, this "self made" way to formula 1 left him with a feeling of being alone which didn't help him getting along with his teams in some critical moments leading their relationship into mutual complains especially when it was about equal treatment between team mates.) All of this, not telling huge injuries in his early career (broken neck and vertebrae), could explain why he was one of the drivers who had to fight harder than the other to get in Formula 1, but also why he was so exceptionally determined as shows it the 10th moment in Dallas GP of 1984. It can also help to realize that such moments were not due to luck, but performance of a pure talent, because fighting so hard would never has been enough to succeed as he did. He was able to be faster than most of his opponent in a curve with several lines which demonstrate a tremendous sens of grip allowing him to be in both of their mirors as said Ayrton Senna. Once again, his early career is quite enlightening as he had to fight first being his proper team : he couldn't afford to broke and he had to win speed wherever he could with engines less prepared than drivers racing for a team. In formula ford, he had a physical argument with Ayrton Senna about the fact that not everybody could afford to crash a car. The lap of honors they spontaneously chose to share at Silverstone in 1991 shows interesting mutual feelings of respect in drivers rivalry's history. He is a legend as many others, because there will always be many things to learn from his talents, but he was clearly underrated.

once a hero always a hero, probably one of the most underrated drivers of F1

Maybe I’m just of a certain age, but Nigel Mansell will forever be my favourite racing driver. He was not mechanically sympathetic and had frequent failures as a result - but when he was on a charge he just blew the rest away - senna included.

Mansell mania at silverstone was unlike anything I have seen in F1. Even to this day with any other driver.

Can we talk about the insane production quality of this video?I mean wow, they are really going off with the off-season content. feels like I am watching a mini-documentary with all this historic footage.

Mansell's pass on Berger... on the outside of Peraltada Curve... #1 ballsiest pass of all time

I think Nigel is one of the most loved driver.

Honestly a underrated legend

I watched every race of the 1992 season. All because of Mansell. That was a brilliant season. He's my favourite F1 driver ever. My favourite racing driver in fact. The only driver to be F1 and Indycar champion at the same time.

The only driver to hold the F1 and Indicar titles at the same time!

What made nearly all of Nigel Mansell's moments so legendary was Murray Walker's commentary alongside them.

This just brought tears to my eyes. I mean Nigel fought really hard for that single championship he had. That's really admirable! A true legend.

Nige .... one of the greatest drivers I've ever witnessed on a race track. The cars & engines were beautiful back then to.

Mansell was known as the lion for his bold driving style, but the bravest thing he ever did was remortgaging his house to pay for his F1 entry without telling his wife! 😂😂

That story of Keke Rosberg being a lap down, with Mansell letting him pass and Keke storming up to third, I hope to see 10 moments of Keke Rosberg brilliance soon.

Its amazing how long it took for him to take his first and only championship. He came so close in 1986 though, that final race in Adelaide was so chaotic.

Nigel was and always will be the best, no drama, no tricks like Senna and Schumaker, just straight out masterful driving with the tenacity of a lion. Yay Nigel!!

It's 2021 and he's still my favourite driver.

As a brazilian, “O Leão” was a great rival to our Senna and Piquet! Great races, sir! We miss those days.

And this video "Reminds me of Nigel Mansel giving a ride to Ayrton Senna"

You Know, I've watched Formula one since 1970 alongside F3, FFord and Super Vee and the thing I most admired with Nigel, was the way he drove Formula one cars as though they were Formula 3, especially in long sweeping curves where he took the long way round the outside where his opponents took the shorter inside route and he just drove round the outside! He did that time and time again, dazzling! I remember watching him in the F3 Unipart March at Donnington, flying down the Cramer Curves so much faster than anybody else - frightening!

Mansell is so much a legend for Formula 1. One of the best there ever raced in the sport. ❤

Our Nige really was a superb driver he was fast n fearless and to be able to be the only driver to be f1 world champion and Indy car champion at the same time really is unbelievable

After watching i have to say ferrari have a long history of giving their drivers depression.

I loved watching F1 when Nigel was driving, it was a great era for the fans.

I was a Senna fan but loved watching Nigel's wild driving style. Total respect. I loved the 70s and 80s early 90s racing. Beautiful cars, great drivers. Actually, the last couple years is starting to look like a great lineup with all of these great young drivers on the grid now.

Only 10 moments of Nigel Mansell brilliance? I can think of 20, off the top of my head.

Nigel Mansell for me , best Driver !!! 🏎

Was at Brands and at Silverstone the following year. Got a photo of Mansel alongside Piquet on Hanger. Wonderful stuff.

He is why I fell in love with F1!

His worst moment: Shaving the moustache

0:13 "He was one of the most succesfull drivers" *Shows a picture of him crashing*

Nigel 4 president 🤴 He was, in my opinion, one of the TOP 3 drivers of F1. Biggest rival to all other toppers. A real gentleman. Hard, but fair. And by seeing his general history he earned all and everything. Kind regards from Switzerland.

I liked a lot the way that Mr Mansell drove his car. He was a brilliant pilot in formula 1. I don't know abroad but in Brazil his nick name is "the lion" and merited!

Il Leone, forever in our hearts. Mansell was all heart, fighting sprit and aggression. Cojones as big as ANY 80s or 90s driver.

F1 never gets boring or lame. Its addictive

1991Silverstone, I cried... Best Mansell moment for me.

Back in the days when F1 was really interesting and the reason my daughter's middle name is Mansell. So great to experience this again!

After Senna , Nigel Mansell was my favourite driver of the 80s and early 90s. Still one of my overall favourites.

When Aarava realises this series isn’t jenson button specific

When Nigel was in the zone you definitely paid close attention, most exiting overtaker ever, even if he was prone to some silly mistakes, also he shined kinda late in his career, a bit of a late starter, then he went to the US to a somewhat different racing discipline and blew them away, impressive.

Mansell was my Hero as a young kid as I loved F1 and Nigel was a spitting image of my Dad. I later learned my Dad endured endless stick for the likeness, but always refused to shave off the mustache 😂

What about the 1994 Australian Gran Prix? Mansell raced for a few races during the season and managed to grab pole postion and the win!

One of the most least talked about rivalries is Mansell vs Senna

He was fantasic ! I remember when he came to the US and ran CART/Indycar. He won the championship his first year and should have won the Indy 500. 🇺🇲

I love that Nigel and I share a birthday! He was always awesome to watch!

The reason I started following F1 back in 1986. Such an amazingly committed driver and a very inspirational human being. Massively underrated as a driver. One of the fastest and most spectacular to ever grace the sport we love

Mansell's career showed how fast and dominant williams in the 80's and 90's

As a proud Brummie I may be a little biased, but Nigel Mansell is possibly THE most underrated Formula one driver of all time.

My favorite driver of all time, what a legend.

Oh wow didn’t realise this was a long video! Shows the brilliance he had 🙂

My favorite F1 driver . Laid everything on the line to get to FI . Probably one of the greatest for fighting spirit . Lion . And from Birmingham .

Nigel is the reason i watch F1 I can’t ever imagine liking another driver as much. Such a Legend

An honourable mention would be from Imola 1990 when challenging Gerhard, that incredible 360 spin on the grass is quite possibly the greatest ever bit of car control I’ve ever seen. I have and always been and always will be a Senna fan but Nigel was well worthy of his nickname il lione, he truly was a beast, and he and Ayrton were easily the best wheel to wheel racers of that period.

The man is incredible

Murray's scream at 17:57 when Mansell makes that iconic overtake always gives me goosebumps.

He did his F1 test with Lotus with a broken neck. The number of times he got back into a race car after breaking his back. Tough as nails. Miss his driving and drama.

Some are best, legendary or most successful but if I have to name one driver of them all to represent F1 entirely, it would Mansell for sure. Driver of passion.

I was at the circuit for 5 of these. I was a Senna fan, but Mansell on his day was a great driver.

I was never a Mansell fan when he was driving (Senna of course was my favourite) but when I first got my hands on all the older 80s and 90s races the first thing I wanted to watch was Mansell in the Ferrari days. Still rate his drive in Adelaide 1990 as one of the best I've seen. Hounding Senna with a slower car and way ahead of Prost. Tyres went off and he even spun. Then came back charging and had a huge go at Piquet for the win at the last lap but just failed. That race sort of defined and mirrored his career in a way. When you realise that he was about 15kg heavier than Prost and around 10kg more than Senna, which means he was giving up around half a second before they even turned a wheel for a lap. So when he was ahead of them which did happen often, you can imagine how fast he actually was! He genuinely deserves to be ranked as one of the all time greats. Top 10 definitely, probably even top 5

A great fighter, great competitor.

Its great to see the level of admiration he still gets from all corners of the world. All time fan favourite? I reckon a close contender.

Mansell ! Bravo,Show!🏁🏆🏁🏁🏆🏁🏆🏁🏆🏁🏆🏁🏆🏁

best driver for me when i was growing up in the 80's - saw him win his first at Brands!!

Mansell once said that because he passed Piquet in Silverstone in '87, most of his team did not spoke with him (a british team).

I was at brands hatch in 1986 one of the best experiences in my life time and became a Nigel mansell fan instantly

Mansel is my hero. Forever RED 5!!

Nigel was my childhood hero!!! Got nothing but mad respect for him

I'll never forget his lap at Silverstone in 1990, or seeing the Williams around Brands Hatch in 1986. So committed.

Great video. Nigel Mansell was one of Englands most dashing and exciting drivers to watch on the track.Quit a driver and personality.Wish there were more like him.

Nigel is a real legend!

One of my favorite ever drivers, one of the best to ever race in the sport, many fantastic moments

I've never been a big F1 fan but Mansell was my all time favorite to watch.

Thank you for bringing back the memories of my all time favourite F1 driver! The overtaking move at 3.40 is the one I always remember. The trust between Mansell and Senna was just colossal, you couldn't miss a second of it!