1993 CART Red Number 5 Nigel Mansell's 1st Indycar Season

[@timringgenberg2844]

He was also a very nice guy. Talked to him that year at Road America and he couldn't have been nicer. He is one of the best drivers to drive an Indy Car.

[@champcar4ever]

Definitely one of the best.

[@markmitchell450]

You can only imagine the hype after finally winning the f1 championship and the expectations of joining cart racing

[@purtlemoirrey1161]

He was a conceited egotistical person when he lived on the Isle of Man

[@theant9821]

@@purtlemoirrey1161 i think that comes largely from him knowing he was as good as the world champions because he regularly beat them, but very unfortunate.

[@ianrice9403]

Mansell won his F1 title in the era of Piquet, Prost, Senna who had 10 WDC's between them. He then immediately went to IndyCar as a rookie against Fittipaldi, Andretti, Rahal and a bunch of other hotshoes who had experienced the American racing scene all of their careers. He was racing for a great team but was also up against Penske. He had never done ovals before but won on both short and long versions in his first season. He was technically the F1 and IndyCar champion at the same (short) time. And he scored places/points when carrying injuries that would stop others from walking, let alone drive at over 200mph. If you can read the above back and not realise that Mansell was a determined, talented and worthy double champion then you probably have an agenda !

[@VoteWithABullet]

Nigel was one hell of a driver. The IndyCars of the ‘90’s are just beautiful. I love and miss the sound of them turbocharged V-8’s and them 6-speed manuals rowing gears.

[@rowds]

those not them

[@MaverickM1]

400 kmh. Concrete walls. Turbo v8 engines. No safety zones at all. Thomas Magnum mustache. :) Steel balls.

[@TheKingduffy138]

400?! I think you mean 300 :D

[@eligoddard2730]

TheKingduffy138 At Indy 500 quals in 1993 Arie Luyendyk averaged 223 mph (360 kmh) over the 2.5 mile oval meaning down the straights he was hitting closer to mid 230’s - 240 mph or up to 386 kmh. Just a few years later Arie set the track record at IMS with an average speed of 382 kmh.

[@azynkron]

@@eligoddard2730 That's still not 400

[@alancharlesworth5636]

You forgot 'the best eyebrows in the business'👍🏁

[@robertoarchetti353]

In 2000 Gil de ferran averaged 241 mph (around 380 km/h) at indy, that means that in the straights he would hit more than 400 km/h, thanks to ultra little downforce and 900+ hp turbo engines

[@jstewlly4747]

This footage is beautiful ALL HAIL Mansell the guy was a beast his sight was better than anyone ever in F1

[@theant9821]

He should have been a 3 times world champion. He was always the underdog. And always got dealt a bad hand, until he retired, then he got a fair deal at last. No 1 driver in a top team with a top car that could finish races, at last. The Lion, Senna said he was the only driver that he feared to see in his mirrors. The Lion

[@saleemwaheed9956]

I watched every race that season. Nigel was amazing! Al Jr., Mario, Tracy, Sullivan, Fittipaldi, and Willie T! What a series! Maybe the only year Indy Car was better than F1!

[@pozeraczeasfaltu]

That is true😁

[@pulaski1]

Me too, but I had been watching as much Indy car as I could find in the UK for several years prior to that. In the early to mid 1980s all that was shown was an edited recording of the Indy 500, shown a week or more later.

[@jonjones3958]

Late 90s CART was much more entertaining than Schumacher vs. Hakkinen.

[@mickelemans9049]

saleem waheed its always better than

[@dxfifa]

CART was better until about 2001

[@toddshiells3340]

I worked the Vancouver race in '93. Got to meet the man and get his autograph. Thanks for the upload!

[@stijnvandamme76]

Some say his moustache gave him 3.4% extra downforce

[@barryfowles-zl5ib]

And was interchangeable with his eyebrows.

[@heinzpasulke7981]

😂😂😂😂👍

[@bobtee6466]

It also held reserves of beer and shepherds pie!

[@TheFubar1066]

fastest mooooostach in the wooooorld

[@humandroid53]

@@bobtee6466 lol!

[@Ingens_Scherz]

I'm amazed his life hasn't been made into a movie. It's incredible what this guy could do, how courageous he was - and how much crap he had to put up with in his career. Just find the most boring actor in the industry to play him and you've got a great picture ;)

[@steviegbcool]

well they based a comedy character on him Steve Pissing :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4O6aqJjedOGipI

[@youtubemodsaresnowflakelef7692]

Because Tom Selleck is too old to play him now.

[@andyberridge4209]

Nigel Mansell 🇬🇧 Legend, his F1 and Indycar careers, high drama. My favorite racing driver, My top 10 racing drivers. 1 Nigel Mansell 2 Scott Dixon 3 Alex Zanardi 4 Kimi Raikkonen 5 Fernando Alonso 6 Jaun Pablo Montoya 7 Paul Tracey 8 Jenson Button 9 John Watson 10 Keke Rosberg.

[@joshuak4372]

Great list.

[@robertmclachlan8372]

Good to see Watson's name in there never forget the day he crashed and he's car split in half

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Mansell was a beast. Amazing talent in an era of the greats.

[@erikcorredor255]

YEah no. He won his F1 title in a car no other team could match. End of story.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

In a car nobody else could drive properly. He thrashed his teammate and then went on to win the Indycar title the year after. Fantastic driver.

[@erikcorredor255]

🤣😂 "nobody else could drive properly" Yeah, try telling that to Alain Prost who won the title next year. Or try telling that to Senna who mamaged to get 3 pole positions out of a post-active suspension Williams that was difficult to drive. Or try telling that to Damon Hill and Jaques Villeneuve, both of whom won the title without the bonus of being THE ONLY CAR IN THE FIELD WITH ACTIVE SUSPENSION, like Nigel had the luxury of. Also of note, Nigel's teammate that he "thrashed" was an aging Riccardo Patrese! 🤣 He only ever had 6 wins out of 256 starts!! 😂🤣 Half of Patrese's wins were in that dominant Williams car!!! 😂🤣😂 Patrese is literally THE ONLY teammate Mansell ever "thrashed" Every other teammate Mansell had in F1 either beat him senseless or was at the very least his equal. No. Mansell was no beast. At best he was a slightly better than average driver that could win races if given a top car. He was more of a whiny housecat really. In fact, he was a top notch whiner more than he was a winner! 🤣😂

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Erik Corredor prost had to have power steering fitted. He cpildnt drive it. Anyhow, i get it. Youndont like or rate Mansell. We will have tomagree tomdisagree my friend.

[@Cheese_Boi1986]

@@petyrkowalski9887 beta males hate MEN with a MANLY mustache

[@oates76]

The best era of motorsport in my lifetime that’s for sure.

[@beagle7622]

I will buy that . Certainly in Australia

[@paulroberts9704]

Mansell a crazy legend a true champ in every sense of the word

[@thatsjustprime8096]

Reigning, F1 and Indy Car champion at the same time, awesome.

[@briciusbricius2935]

The emotions that Mansell gave me are indescribable, which is why the F1 of today is so sad.

[@thomaskrueger1728]

I was at the race in Milwaukee and had Mansell on my scanner. For the last restart I swear I heard him say something to the effect " That's the last time those SOBs do that to me". I also was at the Friday practice, it was cool and overcast a touch damp, and during the first session on his first lap of the Mile, he went out and layed down huge slide marks all through the south turn.The friends I was with just shook their heads in amazement. That guys was fearless and ultra talented.

[@kevinprior3549]

Mansell is one of the best racing drivers ever. How many people do you know have won F1 title and Indy title

[@paulgraham4567]

Andretti, Villeneuve, Montoya.

[@cw205mi16]

Not sure about Montoya winning an F1 Title?

[@paulgraham4567]

Yeah my bad, was thinking of actual Indianapolis race winners.

[@robertmitchell3308]

U guys forgot about Fittapaldi!!!

[@kevinprior3549]

Did Mario Andretti won indycar title?

[@HalStargazer]

i'd never watched indycar before but when nigel took part i started watching and i really enjoyed it. brilliant, exciting, open racing. i even bought indycar 2 and started racing there myself :)

[@hristoitchov]

Indycar Racing 1 and 2 were such amazing sim games! I spent a lot of time playing those during the 90s

[@waynecharles867]

Wow. What a legend. I see how he got his nickname. Bravo Nigel. 👏

[@tmathew1usj]

Great video!! Well edited and narrated. A great story. Mansell always seems so calm. I kept fiddling with my wired headphones, until I switched to Bluetooth and realized it was the footage itself. This is what it was like to watch VHS, kids!! Now get off my lawn!!!

[@beagle7622]

I watched him in Adelaide in 1986 in the Williams . He was unlucky not to win the Championship that year. He was definitely the fastest into the braking area at the end of the long straight ( where his tyre blew on Sunday ). He was the only driver to use every gear braking into the the hairpin. He was absolutely on fire that weekend.

[@thelifeofelsierose214]

Nigel is a warrior through and through!

[@maciekwysocki2009]

"The Lion"

[@stevedawson256]

We all remember mansell mania, true grit driver, one of the best

[@litestuf]

Nigel was a man's MAN. Never give up.

[@pow1983]

Excellent upload, a great documentary - don't see them like that these days. They have to add sound effects and mumbo jumbo to just fill it out for an hour. This was full on for the whole 45mins fantastic!!!

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

14:22 - Nige, mate, noone on Earth has ever talked in such a monotone, dull voice and yet been such a drama queen. Because of this particular attribute there arent many drivers that are as fun to watch, and for me that is what makes sport so gripping - unpredictability (is that a word?). I miss red no. 5.

[@DestroyerWill]

Thanks for uploading and thank you Nigel Mansell

[@jasemat]

One Man and the travels of his Stache, the world of Mansell. A true Bit legend, personally did he achieve everything his talent deserves, probably not but you've gotta love a fighter

[@eduoliver8011]

Eu simplesmente amei! Simply I loved this video! I'm from Brazil and love people like Mansell! Mansell Forever!!!❤

[@Rommeljnr]

Prost didn't fill Mansell's vacant seat at Williams , he was going to be his team mate. Mansell knew from having been his teammate at Ferrari that he would be given preferential treatment , especially since the Williams engine supplier was Renault. So Damon Hill filled Mansell's vacant seat.

[@ReclusiveDuck]

+Cheetah Car I remember Mansell and Prost at Ferrari (god I feel old lol) and you're absolutely right, Prost was just simply a level above Mansell. Mansell was spectacular to watch but could also be erratic.

[@flugplatz21]

@David Pietras you are exactly right and wrote the post I was thinking of. I wear a Senna '91 replica helmet on my motorcycle, I cried at the Senna documentary. BUT, over the years, I have become convinced that the "hated" Prost is actually the better driver. Senna is known for pole positions, but Prost had 41 fastest race laps, to Senna's 19. One of Senna's titles was won in a year that Prost scored more points, but the rules forced him to drop points. It should be 5 titles to 2, not 4 to 3. Prost may be better, but Senna is still my favorite. Any thoughts?

[@flugplatz21]

@David Pietras Great points, and I think we are on the same page. Long live (real) turbo F1!

[@ReclusiveDuck]

@James Hodson Wise? That ship sailed a long time ago! lol.

[@brandonclevert3173]

@Cheetah Car I think everyone considers Prost better than Mansel.

[@djyul]

Yes,A winner! I am envious of him for one thing,That he met and knew Paul Newman,who was and will always be my hero!!!!

[@arconeagain]

I know, I am truely envious of that. There was something about Paul Newman.

[@djyul]

@@arconeagain He was cool,and he loved his bikes!

[@arconeagain]

@@djyul Like cool hand Luke.

[@djyul]

@@arconeagain wasnt that the film where he ate all those boiled eggs?

[@arconeagain]

@@djyul yep

[@gregj831]

I really don't think Nigel had the best chassis out there but he made up the difference and proved he one of the greatest open wheelers of all-times.

[@a.tanner8524]

He had balls of steel. Utterly fearless. He wasn’t known as “il leone” by the tifosi for nothing.

[@888ViralVideo]

Nigel's reluctance to pay me for a set of steering wheel grips I designed for him led to him give me the wheel back at Nazareth moments after he captured the championship!...a magnanimous gesture, the full impact he surely understood. I turned that wheel into a full Stand21 suit (I'm wearing it in my thumbnail), and that wheel is now enshrined at Stand21's headquarters in France. Thanks Nige!

[@henrypasini6827]

Ill leone,had the pleasure of meeting him on his first race in Australia, an honour

[@chrisjohnson4165]

Nigel is a true British Lion!!! He's also a Karate black belt.

[@alastairjones0]

Brilliant racing - imagine heavy wheel locking during an overtake and continuing in modern F1.. old days really were so much better

[@DrJReefer]

When I was young enough to do hero worship but old enough to really understand what was going on. Peak racing for me. But run that's probably true of all teenage racing fans. My Dad thinks it was better when Fangio and Stirling Moss were the men to beat

[@DedoAglar]

"Newman Hass Indycar featuring Nigel Mansell" I loved that sega genesis game *___*

[@TheGreatIndoors1979]

18:25 That cigar though...

[@scottirvine121]

This actually was one hell of an achievement

[@anchorbait6662]

Wow, what a stand up guy!

[@MikeLike8]

Mansell was a Lion. His first year in CART Indy Car was a thrill. I was at the Indy 500 sitting in turn one with 500 veterans that have been going for decades. He drove magnificently having taking the lead late in the race. I yelled to my friend as engines screaming with Mansell driving by, “The Formula One champion is leading the Indy 500”, as we both were thrilled. Dozens of people around heard me and turned around looking at me. It was a surreal moment to think of the prospect of winning Indy. Unfortunately after a caution going green Al Unser and Emerson Fittipaldi went by him at the restart as they battled for the win. Watching him race at Michigan also was a thrill that year.

[@Masca79]

This video is extraordinary, thank you so much @champcar4vever

[@champcar4ever]

You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it.

[@Zombie636]

Good old days of CART

[@PeterMayer]

CART ROCKED!

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

Paul Page did a great job. I don't follow this sport but his narration kept me listening.

[@sin50101]

One F1 commentator described Nigel as a racer who breaks last and accelerates first. Nigel had a heart of a lion. My favorite.

[@jacksmith4460]

Jesus, dude had internal bleeding and though "nope..I'm gonna send it" . I loved Mansell when i was a kid, I knew him from F1, this title winning car was an iconic vehicle to me, more so than any other in F1. I did not know much about his time in Indycar, and although I was very much a fan and knew he was a charger, I never realised quite how fucking nuts this dude was. Fucking hell Nige' wheel barrow bollocks?

[@condorman-jd9xd]

Mansell was allways at 100% lot of entertaiment to watch.

[@DrJReefer]

Just not so fun when he opens his mouth

[@DieKolkrabe]

Indycar in 1993/4 was arguably one of the best series anywhere on the planet. At the time Bernie Ecclestone was afraid that F1 would be dethroned , and it nearly was, in the early 1990s, Indycar was growing rapidly as far as international coverage went, consider that in Indycar had a truly international field and a TV coverage in over 110 countries. I seem to remember this being shown on British TV as well, this very broadcast, but I'm not totally sure.##Nige should, frankly, have gotten out of Indycar at the end of 1993, nobody could have forseen just how dominant Penske could have been....but Nige (seemingly anyhow) fell out big time with the fans and absolutely hated Indycar and Mario. There's a story that in 1993 at Phoenix Nigel overheard a few kids saying they'd cycled the track in so and so and so, he cycled around the track quicker and then slumped back to sleep after that.the 1990s

[@topbanana8438]

DieKolkrabe only because an F1 champion was there and the world watching if he could be the first to hold f1 and Indy at same time lol when he stop I never watch another Indy race again lol

[@FixItAMIGO]

I think that indy is finally on its way back. F1 will go down hard its fake sport only 3 teams are capable of winning its a joke

[@crispinsugita9398]

It's definitely getting better, but Indy still doesn't have the international appeal that CART had yet.

[@Pan3optic3on]

Yeah they showed the whole season on Itv and the year after. Wasn't enough ratings to compete with F1in the end though.

[@magnetictheory]

I don't understand your last paragraph.

[@duffman18]

He's a true real man. He never talked about how _HE_ won such and such a thing, how _HE_ broke record after record. No, he always said "WE won it. WE broke the record". Because he knows motorsports are a team sport. Even the best driver in the world can't make a bad car win. So he always gave his thanks and respect to teams that actually backed him like they're meant to (instead of sabotaging Mansell's car like Ferrari did)

[@jonathanhockey9943]

just makes me laugh how calmly he talks about some of his injuries, totally deadpan

[@topboy1894]

Go on Nigel 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧I always remember the battles with Paul Tracy

[@jettrink7510]

A feat never to be equaled. Congratulations number 5 team.

[@shooter7a]

Mansell was one of the best oval drivers ever in Indy.

[@edm8777]

Top upload.. and LOVE that retro-style music! 😍 ..oh, and coming from an English fan from back in the day! 😘

[@redwolf1647]

Mansell looked like a NASCAR driver, big fan here, especially when he drove for Newman Haas team.

[@Stratboy999]

Mansell is an absolute beast. So quiet and unassuming, yet absolutely rock hard and single minded. An amazing guy.

[@mpa1931]

Fittipaldi and Mansell duking it out in Indy must have been fun to watch

[@Left-Foot-Brake]

Best season of Indycar ever.

[@MrLordFocus]

These cars from the 90´s are beautiful! Go go Nigel the legend!

[@mickoholland1]

Look at the crowds in attedance in the CART era!

[@maipful]

Mansell was a great F1 and Indycar champion! Definitely one of my favorite racing driver all time.

[@8ballphil150]

nigel never left f1 . he was pushed out . the team wanted prost . but they couldnt work together .

[@TheFubar1066]

That English moustache with matching eyebrows. what a man in honour of a true English man I will name February as a grow a Nigel Mansell moustache month.. bless you Nigel Mansell a true gent

[@robertmclachlan8372]

Grow one in November over here in Australia we call it MOVEMBER ( not a typo ) to raise money for mens health. Not sure if it's wotld wide.

[@TheFubar1066]

@@robertmclachlan8372 am growing it now but will consider raising money mens health

[@Boxer1250RT]

How can I forget all those races in front of the TV and some I watched live in Michigan, Cleveland, Mid-Ohio!

[@037cwash]

At the time when there was more (much more) driver and less car, less rules more racing... drivers so much approachable Today either you are watching a race or you are playing on ps4... ain’t much difference

[@allanhughes7859]

To be honest I was not aware of how good this chap was ...And when you look at todays Madonnas you realise how good he really was A lot of folk talk about Senna and Michael but our Nigel was well on speed with these chaps .. When you look at todays champs its normally in one car Lullu comes to mind but in the older days a true champ won in many cars Which just goes to show how good they really were and on top of that if they had a bad crash they were either dead or a cripple. Todays young chaps and lasses thank god just walk away but it also means their courage is probably not the same either ??????????

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

31:56 - if his pants/trousers got any higher he surely wouldnt be able to move his arms.

[@arconeagain]

Ha ha! Nigel high pants Mansell. Hey when you're as good as him you can wear your pants over your head.

[@sailingmoonquest4963]

A true legend...

[@chargerfan2]

Paul Page is the best.

[@yvanpedron5255]

Un des cinq meilleurs pilotes au monde.

[@rattusnorvegicus4380]

A true saviour of motor racing.

[@valdirgallo8962]

Nigel Mansell sou muito seu fã e assisti todas suas batalhas com Airton Senna obrigado por existir Mansell grande abraço

[@paulonatanaeldossantossana3909]

Rivals of indycar 1993 Nigel Mansell X Emerson Fittipaldi

[@stevejohnson4956]

Good all nige, loved it when Murray said where's it hurting, proceeding to poke his bruises on his head, them wuz da dayz, everything was simpler yet more confused

[@kennethkilleen8758]

Mansell was an entertainer and made F1 exciting and same in Indy car.

[@bogthing1]

Saw that race at Loudon. Great day in the sun.

[@shadeburst]

Please subtitles on for those of us with bad hearing from hearing too many loud noises?

[@amirmanibmanampan159]

Did I really just watch 45 min of documentary without knowing it's been 45 fuken min

[@Dude0000]

Lol at the guy punching Mansell’s car after his 1st Pitt stop...that’s dedication and taking ‘incremental gains’ to an absurd degree. But kudos to him and his dedication and mentality...

[@bitrhbj56]

I met him & camped out in the infield that w/end . Good stuff.

[@paultaylor387]

Nice documentary cheers

[@46danz]

Great true hero story,would make a great film.

[@daveeastern7023]

Indy was good back then and Mansell was my 1st hero and always loved the Andretti's. I was 10 in 92 and started regularly watching racing and loved Indy and F1. Especially watching the local Kid from Montreal where I grew up Rise to fame win it all and then fall off the radar in 98, That being said I completely lost interest for Indy however still watch F1 since the 90's. Mansell is a Legend

[@evan8654]

Is that Paul Gascoigne at 8:32?

[@dmor6696]

Nigel riding a vacuum cleaner its my high point in life! thanks eyebrow guy ahahhahahah

[@topbanana4013]

when it said the worlds most prestigious race indy 500 think he got that wrong . to be fair did not know anything about it until Mansell go there. i always believed it was Monaco or some other European track like le mans 24hr or even isle of man TT

[@snafu7998]

I heard it was his eyebrows that created that 3.4% extra downforce. The moustache was a precursor to the blown diffuser.

[@williambuchan4778]

Nigel has such a deadpan face I could not tell him apart from his Madame Tussaud's dummy!

[@WellRaverOfficial]

21:46. What the f**k is that truck doing in the middle of the race track when they going at full pelt!!

[@ColoursCapello]

Shitting himself most likely.

[@markmitchell450]

Trying to keep up not

[@crusherbmx]

In the 80's F1 had the glamour, but IndyCar/CART had the racing.....and a bunch of past and future F1 drivers

[@moedasantigasdobrasilemund1879]

NIGEL MANSELL !SHOW , BRAVO.🏁🏆🏆🏁👏👏👏👏👏👏👏F1 👏CART/INDY👏👏👏

[@ronkistner2672]

my favorite driver, fearless, finally got one world champ of F1 RACING

[@champcar4ever]

Yes he was one my favorites at the time too.

[@philipbrodermann6867]

5:38 It's nice to see a team boss / car owner taking a literal hands on approach, although I think he'll be dead before he finishes that cigar.

[@williamtully1858]

Very good thanks.

[@DennisMerwood-xk8wp]

Those KMart Havoline Lola's were just gorgeous. Compared to these Dallara crap wagons.

[@ДмитрийМихалевский-з9ъ]

absolut champion in all world .... in all open wells series

[@kevinprior3549]

Mansell must have got a bit fed up competing against Brazilians in Marlboro sponsored red and white cars. In F1 he was often against Senna in his McLaren then in IndyCars against Fittipaldi in the Penske.

[@NxDoyle]

Nigel gives the impression that when he jumped back in the car for Long Beach, he had internal bleeding. I'm not quite sure what he's on about, although his voice is a pleasing sedative.

[@DrJReefer]

He means half pints of fluid he was having drained from his back