Nigel 'The Lion' Mansell. I've always thought even though he didn't win a championship with them, his greatest days were driving with Ferrari. It's just a shame their cars kept breaking all the time!
Whenever I see a McLaren with the Marlboro paintwork, I always think better lap times could have been achieved with Senna at the wheel if not for Imola 94.
No offence to Mansell fans. Especially since I am one too XD.
@VinGee33 Well, for a car that was a flop, it was still the 4th best car in the field. Ok, that was a car far away from the William, Benneton and Ferrari but it was a better car than the Ligier, Jordan, Sauber, Tyrrell and Footwork.... Not even talking about the Minardi, Forti and co at the end of the grill. It just have 2 default : a bit of grip at the front and an unreliable engine.
True and it was possibly their worst car ever save for the abysmal M28 of 1979.
David Coulthard tested the 1995 McLaren when he switched from Williams and he told them the '95 McLaren was the worst racecar he had ever driven. It was twitchy, unreliable and was impossible to set-up.
Mansell was too big for the car through no-one's fault but his own. He and Ron Dennis loathed each other. And he probably didn't like being outclassed by the 26 year-old Finn on the other side of the garage. Nigel is a legend, but it's a bit insulting to demand £500,000 a race, then not do any exercise over the winter.
The first version of the MP4/10 was the joke of the year. The Cockpit was no narrow that Nigel Mansell couldn't move his arms. Actually I don't know whether the the car or Nigel Mansell was the laugh of the season. Mika Häkkinen and Mark Blundell did fit into the car without major problems.......
David Coulthard sucked. He had during he´s career always been in one of the best teams but never been a WC. Mclaren, Williams, Red Bull and still..amazing.
@Sooksawaspakdee961 To be fair, whilst he was driving for Red Bull it was in no way the best car. Barely good enough to make the podium.
I think also, but for mechanical problems, he could well have won the '99 title. But, you're right, he had a lot of opportunities which he didn't get right.
Williams should have kept him for 1995 - they had the best car in 1995 but Hill & Coulthard didn't take advantage of it and made too many mistakes. Even a less fit Mansell was better than Hill or Coulthard.
to quote David Coulthard who drove the 1995 mclaren at the end of this season in a test said something like "this is the worst car i have ever driven in my entire racing life" Pile of shite. No one mentions how good Hakkinen was in that car over the season because of course the car was shite. All looking to have a go at Mansell suggesting he's too fat!
Indeed the 1995 McLaren was one of the worst McLaren racecars ever. Although the 1994 Peugeot engined car wasn't good it still had good pace, which resulted in several podiums. The MP4/10 had poor balance and Hakkinen said it was twitchy and had nowhere near enough grip to keep pace with the top cars, or even Ferrari. In addition the car was also unreliable and 2 podiums the entire season was their worst result since 1979 and the dreadful M28.
It's sad really. Nigel is my favourite driver and to see him bow out like that in Spain is just poor.
Maybe thats why I wouldn't complain if he returned to F1 (even thought at his age it's pretty out out of the question). because in some ways he has unfinished buisiness there.
To come from driving the beautiful racers racing Indycars to the ugly F1 creations and then not having a chance to even score points must have been a real downer for Nigel.
The 1995 Williams was sufficiently superior to the Benetton and Mansell sufficiently superior to Hill that there is a probably safe to say that Nigel Mansell would have won the 1995 World Championship had Frank gone with him rather than Coulthard....pitty.
I still think it's a shame that he quit the 1995 season after this race. This was his second outing in the McLaren and he was only one tenth slower in Qualifying than Hakkinen. I think Nigel would have done much better than Blundell (who replaced him) did.
@Lolzilol123 You're absolutely right, I know that. Anyway I still would have loved to see the whole 1995 season with him in the McLaren, that could have added so much more to that racing year!
@Stratocaster1979 I don't really think so, I think all you would've seen was an ex-WC with a not-very-good car just doing average lap times. Mansell was very good, true, but I don't think he would have had a chance to do anything except maybe get a few points.
Yeah, but in the races themselves he was nowhere near Hakkinen, and by Spain Ron Dennis was already dead tired of Nigel's personality and decided enough was enough. I think Mansell's heart wasn't into it anymore and since the car wasn't any good, he saw it as a waste of time. So did Dennis.
@Stratocaster1979 The McLaren was such a piece of garbage. Mansell said it was always very unstable with or without the midship wing that sometimes appeared throughout the season.
amjan - Mansell only won at Australia 94, due to bother the top title conteders retiring. Its true, he was hidiously overweight for F1 standards. He put on 2 stone since 1992, which equals about 2-3 tenths per lap, which was roughly around the defecit to Schumacher and Hill over a race distance.
Hm...just wondering whether this McLaren was already drawn by Adrian Newey, because when you look at the car from the side, at 0:04 for example, the fin (dunno if this is the correct term in english - probably not) looks a lot like the shark fin he introduced at Red Bull much later.
And that fin is there to support the so called 'third wing' there, at the engine cover. Which makes it, a long with the front of the car, one of the uggliest F1 cars ever designed, if you ask me.
@Adalant lol newy didn't invent the shark fin aldo costa or someone like that did in 2008 (shark find weren't around until 2008), also the regulations in '95 stated that pressure from the air box had to be bleed out so many teams just put a hole to let air out. but Neil Oatley was smart he put a wing there so the rushing air that came out would run over a wing to produce downforce...
He may of been old but at least he could keep it on the road and be reasonably on the pace. His best quality was being the fantastic racer he was, even at this stage of his career i think he would off been much stronger than Coulthard in the williams.
Good point. The Williams was the best car in 1995 and Hill and Coulthard made a lot of school boy errors that year. Mansell could of ran Schumi close.
@rich1701 he would certainly been more useful with in the team than DC. but frank was thinking of the future, but like when replaced damon it wasnt the right call.
but i dont think nigel would of won the title in 95 williams. or got anywhere near it, williams simply werent good enough that year. esp in the pit stop strategy area. they were years behind benetton and brawn
Well I don't think the Pig of a car that was a 1995 McLaren was any help - I think had he been kept on by Williams he'd have got his fitness back and would have been able to re adapt his driving style to
@dave41184 Williams were going to sign Coulthard for 1995 anyway no matter what he did. DC never impressed me and I don't know what he's still in the sport for since he never won the WC.
@starlionblue Did you not see him win any races then. Monaco 2002 for instance where he lead every lap?. Or maybe San Marino 2001 where he kept the pressure on eventual winner Ralf Schumacher
Not every driver can win the WC but to say Coulthard never impressed you is a very sweeping statement
I thought he had retired in 1994?
Milenium412 5 days ago
Nigel 'The Lion' Mansell. I've always thought even though he didn't win a championship with them, his greatest days were driving with Ferrari. It's just a shame their cars kept breaking all the time!
terkmadugga 3 weeks ago
The only quality Mansell ever had was being fast, but when he came back in 94 he wasn`t even fast anymore.
rodcb2011 4 weeks ago
nice times :)
brVOVds 1 month ago
Mansell was old and overweight in 1995
SuperThe86 1 month ago
It's easy to forget he was well into in his forties by this stage
JOEPHPS 1 month ago
Nice but not a winner car...
GKOBE 2 months ago
2.4 seconds back and he's in 9th?!! Nowadays that would put in him 15th place.
Should be noted that this lap was almost as fast as Hakkinen's lap. Mansell was less than a tenth behind him. Incredible lap.
UltimateWheelman 2 months ago
@UltimateWheelman 2.4 seconds today that amoung the last
dks11000 2 months ago
Whenever I see a McLaren with the Marlboro paintwork, I always think better lap times could have been achieved with Senna at the wheel if not for Imola 94.
No offence to Mansell fans. Especially since I am one too XD.
lolzforthewinzor 2 months ago
One of the worse McLaren cars in terms of pacing and performance... What a waste of money!
CandymanGR 3 months ago
Mansell in the most horrible looking car ever.
Aelexsch 4 months ago
McLaren designed the cockpit too small, even Hakkinen has problem with the very narrow space, this car was a flop.
VinGee33 6 months ago 6
@VinGee33 Well, for a car that was a flop, it was still the 4th best car in the field. Ok, that was a car far away from the William, Benneton and Ferrari but it was a better car than the Ligier, Jordan, Sauber, Tyrrell and Footwork.... Not even talking about the Minardi, Forti and co at the end of the grill. It just have 2 default : a bit of grip at the front and an unreliable engine.
therrydicule 4 months ago
Unfortunately by this time Nigel's waistline was starting to become as big as his ego and he wasn't able to compete with Hakkinen.
senorsoupe 6 months ago 2
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Man, that was one ugly looking McLaren back then..
Hiluxtaco 7 months ago
Mansell hated that car.
YouthEnergy 8 months ago
Worst looking McLaren ever !
dirkgezel 10 months ago
@dirkgezel
True and it was possibly their worst car ever save for the abysmal M28 of 1979.
David Coulthard tested the 1995 McLaren when he switched from Williams and he told them the '95 McLaren was the worst racecar he had ever driven. It was twitchy, unreliable and was impossible to set-up.
McLarenMercedes 9 months ago 3
Mansell was too big for the car through no-one's fault but his own. He and Ron Dennis loathed each other. And he probably didn't like being outclassed by the 26 year-old Finn on the other side of the garage. Nigel is a legend, but it's a bit insulting to demand £500,000 a race, then not do any exercise over the winter.
azapro911 10 months ago
Mansell should have called it quits at the end of '94, and concentrated on other categories of motorsport.
darthbandon10 10 months ago
that car was one of the ugliest cars ever. lol.
disjoinedchip2 1 year ago 3
The first version of the MP4/10 was the joke of the year. The Cockpit was no narrow that Nigel Mansell couldn't move his arms. Actually I don't know whether the the car or Nigel Mansell was the laugh of the season. Mika Häkkinen and Mark Blundell did fit into the car without major problems.......
TheColinChapman 1 year ago
1:06 sound of Ferrari V12
trebbia5 1 year ago
I was reading Mansell's autobiography a few days ago and in it he was complaining how dreadful this McLaren was.
MrBluntNose 1 year ago
This is a period of Nigel's career he'd prefer to forget.
The car (he says) was desperately unstable to the point of being dangerous.
I read it in his autobiography.
Whether Mansell still had anything to offer at this stage is debatable.
But, it was never going to happen in this pile of shit.
paddy9i99 1 year ago
David Coulthard sucked. He had during he´s career always been in one of the best teams but never been a WC. Mclaren, Williams, Red Bull and still..amazing.
Sooksawaspakdee961 1 year ago
@Sooksawaspakdee961 To be fair, whilst he was driving for Red Bull it was in no way the best car. Barely good enough to make the podium.
I think also, but for mechanical problems, he could well have won the '99 title. But, you're right, he had a lot of opportunities which he didn't get right.
MrThreshold2009 1 year ago
@Sooksawaspakdee961 red bull were shit until 09
l0dgey 11 months ago
It's wierd that Mclaren unknowingly created a "shark fin" type of engine cover well before Red Bull did in the 2008 season
AndrewWasHere1994 1 year ago
Williams should have kept him for 1995 - they had the best car in 1995 but Hill & Coulthard didn't take advantage of it and made too many mistakes. Even a less fit Mansell was better than Hill or Coulthard.
cdstum 1 year ago 4
to quote David Coulthard who drove the 1995 mclaren at the end of this season in a test said something like "this is the worst car i have ever driven in my entire racing life" Pile of shite. No one mentions how good Hakkinen was in that car over the season because of course the car was shite. All looking to have a go at Mansell suggesting he's too fat!
DAZLA01 1 year ago
@DAZLA01
Indeed the 1995 McLaren was one of the worst McLaren racecars ever. Although the 1994 Peugeot engined car wasn't good it still had good pace, which resulted in several podiums. The MP4/10 had poor balance and Hakkinen said it was twitchy and had nowhere near enough grip to keep pace with the top cars, or even Ferrari. In addition the car was also unreliable and 2 podiums the entire season was their worst result since 1979 and the dreadful M28.
The car nearly killed Hakkinen too.
McLarenMercedes 1 year ago 3
He was too heavy to get the first place ! Haha
matt890811 1 year ago
was this the one were he quit because he was to fat to get in the car
kevrs2 1 year ago
It's sad really. Nigel is my favourite driver and to see him bow out like that in Spain is just poor.
Maybe thats why I wouldn't complain if he returned to F1 (even thought at his age it's pretty out out of the question). because in some ways he has unfinished buisiness there.
CBTrekker 1 year ago
To come from driving the beautiful racers racing Indycars to the ugly F1 creations and then not having a chance to even score points must have been a real downer for Nigel.
togalogs 1 year ago
The 1995 Williams was sufficiently superior to the Benetton and Mansell sufficiently superior to Hill that there is a probably safe to say that Nigel Mansell would have won the 1995 World Championship had Frank gone with him rather than Coulthard....pitty.
redfive5five 2 years ago 2
@redfive5five In 1995 beneton was largely superior than williams and against schumachere it was impossibile to contrast his domain...
Enri1989 2 years ago
no cornering speed at all in that car
driller007 2 years ago
A real pig of a car. Nice to see this again though, thanks NialoF2 :)
DAH210774 2 years ago 5
Driving an Indy car is like flying a biplane and the cars are loaded to turn left and they are 250kg heavier and the yres are made of tree bark
edgebet 2 years ago
if he was in a williams that year he would of beat hill for sure....
hottotrot75 2 years ago 3
I still think it's a shame that he quit the 1995 season after this race. This was his second outing in the McLaren and he was only one tenth slower in Qualifying than Hakkinen. I think Nigel would have done much better than Blundell (who replaced him) did.
Stratocaster1979 2 years ago 6
@Stratocaster1979 He didn't quit because he wasn't setting competitive times - well he was for that car :)
The reason was just the, as a WC, he didn't want to fight a car that didn't have a chance to win a championship
Lolzilol123 2 years ago 3
@Lolzilol123 You're absolutely right, I know that. Anyway I still would have loved to see the whole 1995 season with him in the McLaren, that could have added so much more to that racing year!
Stratocaster1979 2 years ago
@Stratocaster1979 I don't really think so, I think all you would've seen was an ex-WC with a not-very-good car just doing average lap times. Mansell was very good, true, but I don't think he would have had a chance to do anything except maybe get a few points.
Lolzilol123 2 years ago
@Stratocaster1979
Yeah, but in the races themselves he was nowhere near Hakkinen, and by Spain Ron Dennis was already dead tired of Nigel's personality and decided enough was enough. I think Mansell's heart wasn't into it anymore and since the car wasn't any good, he saw it as a waste of time. So did Dennis.
McLarenMercedes 1 year ago
@Stratocaster1979 The McLaren was such a piece of garbage. Mansell said it was always very unstable with or without the midship wing that sometimes appeared throughout the season.
starlionblue 1 year ago
The mclaren was rubbish that year, i think if Mansell could have gone to a good team he would have won a couple more races
Dimage25 2 years ago 4
this car was shocking
Scaura90 2 years ago 3
amjan - Mansell only won at Australia 94, due to bother the top title conteders retiring. Its true, he was hidiously overweight for F1 standards. He put on 2 stone since 1992, which equals about 2-3 tenths per lap, which was roughly around the defecit to Schumacher and Hill over a race distance.
weallfollowmanutd 2 years ago
this McLaren was awful. I didn't blame Mansell for jacking it in.
Shame he didn't get the drive at Williams for 1995, he would have done better than Hill and Coultard
danuk55555 2 years ago 9
Mansell always said he'd leave F1 if he was just making up the numbers and with this so called Mclaren....he was.
streethassled 2 years ago
Hm...just wondering whether this McLaren was already drawn by Adrian Newey, because when you look at the car from the side, at 0:04 for example, the fin (dunno if this is the correct term in english - probably not) looks a lot like the shark fin he introduced at Red Bull much later.
Adalant 2 years ago
I think Neil Oatley designed it, Adrian Newey was in Williams in 1995
NialoF2 2 years ago 19
Er, no. Newey was still at Williams in 1995.
And that fin is there to support the so called 'third wing' there, at the engine cover. Which makes it, a long with the front of the car, one of the uggliest F1 cars ever designed, if you ask me.
caseykvt 2 years ago 2
@Adalant it does look very similar to ones used now in F1.
bentleyv8t 1 year ago
@Adalant Newey's first all car at Mclaren was 1998. Even the 1997 car was the design of Neil Oatley
dalebshelton 1 year ago
@Adalant That fin as you call it on the 1995 McLaren is there to support a 3rd wing, the airboxwing, to produce more downforce.
The sharkfin as Adrian Newey introduced at Red Bull is there to keep the car more in balance at straight speed.
caseykvt 1 year ago
@Adalant Also Adrian Newey wasn't the first to introduce the Shark fin... I think it was Renault or Toyota...
danielmclegg 1 year ago
@Adalant newey's first mclaren was the mp4/13
gerardbiteme 11 months ago
@Adalant lol newy didn't invent the shark fin aldo costa or someone like that did in 2008 (shark find weren't around until 2008), also the regulations in '95 stated that pressure from the air box had to be bleed out so many teams just put a hole to let air out. but Neil Oatley was smart he put a wing there so the rushing air that came out would run over a wing to produce downforce...
everythingman987 1 month ago
He may of been old but at least he could keep it on the road and be reasonably on the pace. His best quality was being the fantastic racer he was, even at this stage of his career i think he would off been much stronger than Coulthard in the williams.
rich1701 2 years ago
Williams should of kept him for 95, he would of given schumacher a harder time than coulthard or hill
rich1701 2 years ago 23
Doubt it, he simply wasn't fit enough by this stage
NialoF2 2 years ago 15
He was fit enough to win the last race of 1994 though... Weird.
amjan 2 years ago 5
@NialoF2 He won the last race with williams he was fit enough.
If you look at the pictures from that time he looked fit the car was designed for a norrow shoulder'd bloke named Hakkinen.
scarsurfing 1 year ago
@NialoF2 Yeah he was about 42
NeighborOfTheBeast89 1 year ago
@NialoF2 it was only 2 years before he won the title!!!
flipsidedogchop 10 months ago
@flipsidedogchop what title?
The23Glove 9 months ago
@The23Glove what title?? the Intercontinental dual Iceskating title....
what do u reckon?!
flipsidedogchop 9 months ago
@NialoF2 didnt he stick the williams on pole in adelaide the previous year and pressure MS to crash while trying to respond?
Give him a good car and he would have pushed it harder than DC & DH
flipsidedogchop 9 months ago 3
@NialoF2 was it because he wasn't sure if he was going to be driving in 1995 and got the McLaren seat quit late?
JontieDesario 1 month ago
Good point. The Williams was the best car in 1995 and Hill and Coulthard made a lot of school boy errors that year. Mansell could of ran Schumi close.
dazcouz 2 years ago 5
@rich1701 he would certainly been more useful with in the team than DC. but frank was thinking of the future, but like when replaced damon it wasnt the right call.
but i dont think nigel would of won the title in 95 williams. or got anywhere near it, williams simply werent good enough that year. esp in the pit stop strategy area. they were years behind benetton and brawn
bren85q 7 months ago
Oh Nige, you should of hung up the keys at the end of 1994. 1995 was a disaster
dazcouz 2 years ago 2
Well I don't think the Pig of a car that was a 1995 McLaren was any help - I think had he been kept on by Williams he'd have got his fitness back and would have been able to re adapt his driving style to
F1 cars again
dave41184 2 years ago 6
@dave41184 Williams were going to sign Coulthard for 1995 anyway no matter what he did. DC never impressed me and I don't know what he's still in the sport for since he never won the WC.
starlionblue 1 year ago
@starlionblue Did you not see him win any races then. Monaco 2002 for instance where he lead every lap?. Or maybe San Marino 2001 where he kept the pressure on eventual winner Ralf Schumacher
Not every driver can win the WC but to say Coulthard never impressed you is a very sweeping statement
reptongeek 11 months ago