Nigel Mansell at the BMW Pit Lane at Silverstone 2007

One time F1 World Champion and three-time British Grand Prix winner, Nigel Mansell, drove a F1 car at the BMW Sauber F1 Team Pit Lane Park at the Silverstone Circuit. Mansell took the driver's place in a 2006 BMW Sauber F1 car and performed among other things, several doughnuts which obviously thrilled the crowd.

Asked how many doughnuts he had completed, Mansell joked: "I lost count, but I had a fantastic time. It's the first time I have driven a Formula One car and not had any problems with it!". As for the differences between today's F1 cars and their ancestors Mansell said, "That took me back. The BMW drives in a similar way to the F1 cars of my era, but the technology advances that have been made since are phenomenal."

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[andyroo3982]

Hi, where was this? i am going to Silverstone 09 and would really like to see this, can you advise where i would need to be? Thanks

[wltsm]

I took this video while there in 2007 for the GP, last year the BMW pit lane was in Manchester on the same weekend as the British GP.

I'm sorry but I have no idea what they are doing this year...

[ricboyo]

Do you know if you have to pay to get into the pit lane park? if so, how much is it?

[wltsm]

It's free to go to, or at least it was at Silverstone last year!

[class450]

i was there and got his autograph :):):):)

[wltsm]

Same, got it on a poster! 

I hope you weren't that guy pushing! :)

[cb20051981]

great Nigel!

[SilsdenCougar]

Mansell won the British Grand Prix 4 times. 86 at Brands Hatch, 87, 91 & 92 at Silverstone.

[verde20074]

Hmmm... no.

[zajczal]

Kubica is better then Heidfeld tbh

[GQguy24]

Mansell was driver there? He's still got it!! I think BMW should have him pair with Heidfeld!! How fucking awesome would that be!!!!

[McFadeaway]

i was there too, i already mentioned it on my old account (class450) lol