nigel mansell explains the difference between f1 & his indycar 1993

[MrRothstein44]

great video and thank you for posting, it really takes me back to when I was a kid going to cart races at nazareth. Golden years of american open wheel racing back then.

[docmike1983]

what are the chances that the new chassis and engines will bring back the good old days? One can dream.

[TheAirsoftmadman]

In 2011 f1 is faster but back in these days they where

[SennaHamilton4ever]

@TheAirsoftmadman Wrong. F1 isnt faster in a straight line in 2011, its faster around a proper circuit. Back then F1 was as fast as an Indy down a straight, but still it was miles faster around a proper circuit

[DaktorPhil]

@TheAirsoftmadman I see you have spent many years perfecting your literature.

[HotSIzZle12]

Good old CART days...

[streetphase]

those where the best looking indy cars, todays cars look goofy

[kers80bhp]

@tinySHINEY1 In 1996, Paul Tracy recorded a trap speed of 256.948 mph (413.52 km/h) at Michigan International Speedway which i think is still the world record

[bryonlape]

It was a shame to see him leave CART so quickly. He brought so many new eyes to the sport.

[TheAltron5000]

Sweet, hoped he liked left handers!

[TheAltron5000]

500lbs more than f1? what a pig!!!

[RIEKSONE]

@TheAltron5000

its beefed up for oval racing

[samothsamothsamoth]

He had a very good team Newman/Haas and the best engines: Cosworth XB engine, very, very reliable and powerful engine and he is one of the bravest Driver alltime

[kers80bhp]

@samothsamothsamoth The Penske 1994 pushrod Mercedes-Benz 500I engine wasn't bad either, designed and developed for the single race of Indianapolis, exploiting a loophole in different technical rules between the Indy 500 and CART sanctioning bodies at that time.

[rainbowsalads]

No.1, aka Red 5 . 

[EndMLMHeadaches]

The glory days of CART. Before Tony has his temper tantrum and ruined it for all of us.

[Birgler14]

fantastic moustache!

[cosmicdingo]

Exclusive contracts make driving like Mansell and Fittipaldi did impossible, which is bad for the greater racing world IMHO.

[DCDUBHH]

Red Five yet again!

[uhfnutbar1]

dont know where you found this video i dont care but thank you for posting it it was fun in the day watching f1 and indy mix it up when it came to drivers and i love them all thank you

[flexibly77]

thank your for posting this, Nigel even Germany loved you :-)

[pedro7g5]

@ajdaemon08

Also, the engineers can set the ideal downforce on a raceday, but setup is useless if you have inferior equipment...

[01ganjababy]

F1 RULES AND SENNA IS THE GREATEST

[wachm3]

so from what Nigel Mancell was trying to say (indycars are shit) it seems like indycars are shit.

[geds7]

Man, this is the real Indycar. I miss that old times, and that engine sounds. The actual Indy sucks.

[ancalites]

Can someone give me a transcript of what Nigel said. I fell asleep as soon as he started talking, as usual.

[flipsidedogchop]

@ancalites how original

[lcville]

This has got to be one of the best explaining videos I have ever seen of an IndyCar.

Excelent!

[Iamyurdaddy]

Indy car FTW

[Y00p]

Wow, I had no idea these guys had so much possibilities and options to change the handling of the car... amazing video, thanks!

[PeterMayer]

but you've never seen one. When Indy Car was 900+hp at Michigan doing 235, it was kind of cool. But yes, I prefer a road track.

[VDVShaun]

oval racing is boring.

[PeterMayer]

That's not true. Indy Car at it's peak was pretty fun at Michigan. 235 mph.

[VDVShaun]

I didn't say indy car is boring,

just racing on an oval is.

[gbpckr34]

@VDVShaun.... oval racing provides for extremely fast speeds and PASSING...something not too often found in F1

[ajdaemon08]

@gbpckr34-but so bloody borring to watch. there's so much more skill in racing like f1, and that makes it more interesting.

[pedro7g5]

@ajdaemon08

On the other hand, Indy cars are more sensitive to steering, specially when they're racing ovals... one little mistake they kiss the wall pretty hard.

Lately F1 is more dependent on equipment than pilot skill. Have you seen any Virgins or Hispanias battling for a better position on the grid?

[ajdaemon08]

@pedro7g5- i can't comment on the steering as i've never driven either type of car, but i can say that becouse there's more corners on f1 tracks that there's alot more oppertunities to make a mistake.

also recently f1 has been banning certain driver ades which is why there has been more oversteer and understeer, which is good.

and the reason those teams haven't been doing so well is because there cars lack down force, most of them have weaker engines and ther drivers aren't as good.

[pedro7g5]

@ajdaemon08

Of course there has been a lot of changes, but my point is that in F1, if you want to win a race and, as consequence, the championship, you have to build the best car on the field the whole year. That is what I meant when I said that F1 relies on equipment rather than driver skill.

[ajdaemon08]

@pedro7g5- but it's the same with any racing cars, in any event, if there cars not the best there not going to be winning races. so its not just in f1. the only racing type i can think of that doesn't abide by that idea is rally, in which case it's all about the driver and co driver.

also, racing isn't just about the drivers, it's also about the teams and the cars they produce

[topski100]

except when they where passing out and crashing (and needed g-suits)

[PeterMayer]

They were not passing out and crashing at Michigan.

[diegofonsecameire]

Really interesting interview !

Thanks for posting it !

[hottotrot75]

awesome driver...

[HollywoodSheen]

Mansell was an awesome driver. Amazing how he came over from F1 right after winning the championship, and even more impressive is how he held both the F1 & CART titles at the same time. In this day and age can anyone imagine Hamilton or Kimi departing F1 after winning the title to come over and race in Indy?

[Desmosedici39]

Why would anyone want to leave F1 to go to the IRL?

[HollywoodSheen]

Ya my point exactly...I was saying can anyone imagine Kimi or Lewis leaving F1 the year after winning the title to go to Indy. As in, it would be lunacy to pull such a move...

[kers80bhp]

kimi & lewis have both won the f1 crown in their youth so it would not be so appealing at the moment, may be when there older esp lewis if the price is right and there was no opportunity`s in formula 1 it might appeal to them I think everyone`s got a price, when mansell raced there indycar racing had a great history with some of the best drivers in the world now you have the IRL which is still quite a young series 1996 may be in years to come as it builds its history it may attract f1 drivers

[BSNFabricating]

@kers80bhp

The IRL (or the IZOD IndyCar Series as it's called now) is still pretty young, but it carries the legacy of American Open-Wheel racing, which goes back to the turn of the 20th century. It WOULD be great to see some F1 drivers try their hand at it again...

When Mansell clinched the 1993 CART championship, he was still reigning World Champion for a few weeks if I remember right.

[gpfwestie]

@HollywoodSheen Can't see why not. Cart is where all the failing / old F1 drivers have ended up in the past.

[ACOWproductions]

@gpfwestie True, and while you talk of the series as a whole, I kind of always wished Senna would have come over for just Indy, yet something tells me he never would have had he lived in '94. I remember all the rumors for years. Also, Damon Hill, I'm sort of surprised he never gave it a shot with his father's short track record at Indy. Shumy, well, he has stated he doesn't want to die so he will never race at Indy, lol.

[Lightitupp1]

@ACOWproductions

Shumi said it wasn't challeging enough.

[deezynar]

Thanks for posting that. Very interesting, and Nigel is very qualified to speak on this.

[felipeguedes09]

f1 the best! Cars!