Wednesday 19th August 2009

F1 Ace Nigel Mansell To Race Again

Britain's most successful F1 driver returns to race at Silverstone with Ginetta

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Nige, Greg and Ginetta boss Lawrence

British motor racing legend Nigel Mansell will return to the international motorsport arena next month, when he races a Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S in the Le Mans Series championship finale at Silverstone.

Mansell, who remains the most successful British Formula One driver of all time and last competed at Grand Prix level in 1995, will be joined for the first time by his son Greg and former Le Mans winner, Ginetta Chairman Lawrence Tomlinson to compete in the world-famous endurance race the 'Autosport 1000km of Silverstone'.

The team will be driving the Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S LMP1 car at the 5.141km course during 11th-13th September.

F1 World Champ has already tested the Ginetta-Zytec

"It's going to be very special for me to be racing again at Silverstone where I've had some of my most memorable wins. I'm delighted that Lawrence has given us the opportunity to compete in the Ginetta-Zytek car and having tested it today at Snetterton, I've no doubt its going to be an incredible weekend," says 'our Nige'.

"It's quite simply an honour to have an icon of Nigel's pedigree compete in the Ginetta-Zytek LMP1 car," says
Tomlinson.

All we can think to add is YAY!!!

[jimpritchard]

Does he fancy having a go in a Ferrari F1 car as well?

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[VladD]

jimpritchard said:

Does he fancy having a go in a Ferrari F1 car as well?

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I don't think he'd fit.

[WorAl]

I didnt know he had given up racing all together anyway?

[intrepid44]

He hasn't, he still races karts at Dunkeswell I think.

[FourWheelDrift]

VladD said:

jimpritchard said:

Does he fancy having a go in a Ferrari F1 car as well?

)

I don't think he'd fit.

He might, he managed to squeeze himself into the Minardi F1 2 seater and even Greg's World Series Renault.

[Daston]

intrepid44 said:

He hasn't, he still races karts at Dunkeswell I think.

Yep and my Mechanics son races in Nigels team

[EDLT]

I'd like to see him back in a BTCC car, he did quite well last time iirc.

[Turbobanana]

Crikey! You'll be telling us Schumacher's making a comeback next!

Oh, wait...

[Dave_ST220]

EDLT said:

I'd like to see him back in a BTCC car, he did quite well last time iirc.

Yes he truly wrote off that Mondeo he drove

[Renn Sport]

[quote]Mansell, who remains the most successful British Formula One driver of all time..
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What about, Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart... I'm sure they were more successful then Mansel.

[Jessop]

Anyone know if there will be a live web feed of this event?

[dinkel]

Engine:

http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/techno...

[Patrick1964]

I feel for the poor bugger that has to engineer the car for him..

[A911DOM]

Anyone else read that to themselves 'in the style of Mansell'

Or was it just me

Good to see him out there having fun still!

[FourWheelDrift]

Good to see the detail in the car preparation for Nige, they've even given the car a big black moustache under it's nose.

[dcowlives]

Renn Sport said:

author said:

Mansell, who remains the most successful British Formula One driver of all time..

What about, Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart... I'm sure they were more successful then Mansel.

I think they are referring to total number of wins, rather than total championships.

You have a fair point though.

Edited by dcowlives on Wednesday 19th August 13:18

[kaese]

FourWheelDrift said:

Good to see the detail in the car preparation for Nige, they've even given the car a big black moustache under it's nose.

And a raised 'chip' on the left-rear wheel arch

It'll be good to see him racing again, tempted to go down to Silverstone to see this!

[pits]

dcowlives said:

Renn Sport said:

author said:

Mansell, who remains the most successful British Formula One driver of all time..

What about, Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart... I'm sure they were more successful then Mansel.

I think they are referring to total number of wins, rather than total championships.

You have a fair point though.

Edited by dcowlives on Wednesday 19th August 13:18

Mansell raced in the following series though
Karting Formula Ford F3 F1 Indycar BTCC, and I do believe some of his records at Indy still stand even though they had to re-design the car because he is so fat these days

[hesselhoj]

Nigel Mansell won 31 Gran Prix Wins, in comparison to Jim Clark 25, Jackie Stewart 27 and John Surtees 6 wins in F1! Unfortunately Nigel just lost out to winning the F1 championship in 1986 when his rear tyre blew up and in 1987 in the penultimate race at Suzuka he crashed in qualifying which gave the championship to Nelson Piquet.....Unlucky bugger! But he is still one of the few to leave F1 and win Indy 500 the same season in 1992-1993.

[Scottman]

EDLT said:

I'd like to see him back in a BTCC car, he did quite well last time iirc.

My thoughts exactly!!

But regardless of what a good driver he was/is, I have never seen/heard such a complete 'dullard' when he is interviewed...........