Magic Mansell Defeats Senna | 1989 Hungarian Grand Prix

[@santiagomachado7378]

Fast fact: Nigel was the last Ferrari driver to be selected personally by Enzo Ferrari to drive with the team

[@tsifblak9028]

Il Leone

[@froreyfire]

I heard the same thing said about Gerhard Berger. In fact, Enzo Ferrari died before Monza 88, but I don't know if Mansells transfer was agreed by then.

[@MalcolmTann0]

@@froreyfire Yh he was listen to beyond the grid racing for Ferrari

[@TheFrancysfagundes]

the Lion. i am brazilian and i like ... He is pure courage and heart driving.

[@NoTime4name]

Imagine the extra weight he always carried around too with his mustache

[@jhmvicta8]

Not as heavy as his balls

[@TommyFenstermacher5150]

JohnDaWhale2 Everyone knows that his moustache was a racing stripe! Instant 5 bhp boost!!! XD

[@hughgolo8660]

Mansell actually was at a disadvantage as he was physically bigger and heavier than most other drivers. He raced before driver weight was included in the minimum weight regulation so lighter drivers had an advantage. On the flip side he also raced cars which had no brake assistance. His greater weight and strength allowed him to brake harder than his teammate, his car was actually fitted with a stronger brake pedal.

[@NoTime4name]

careverga420 Everyone would've had huge balls back then so that part would be pretty even I guess ;)

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

His weight was actually a problem at some times in his career. A driver's weight did not count towards the minimum weight limit back then. Judging by how much a few kilograms influence laptime, he was even faster!

[@elnardowebster2842]

The rivalry that defined the late 80's eraly 90's was Senna-Prost, but the most entertaining battles were hands down the Senna-Mansell ones.

[@Mejimonoconhambre]

and most of the duels won them mansell

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

Mansell vs Anyone was always exciting - that man was a pure racer

[@alduin2418]

@MusicMadMaurice he didn't here did he, Senna rammed Prost off in 1990 agreed, I probably would've done the same thing if what happened in 89 happened to me. But people taking that as a defining characteristic of Senna is a piss poor way to judge a driver.

[@waltertonelli2174]

don't forget the duel Piquet-Senna Hungaroring 1986, what an amazing overtake!

[@rossrreyes]

For me, that Ferrari 640/641, is the best looking Formula One Car ever. Minimal sponsorship and the mightiest V12.

[@danibossftw7812]

thats the truest of truths

[@megadave1197]

Could have won the title if it was more reliable and Senna hadn’t rammed Prost off the track 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@picklesnachos5417]

Completely agree although The 643 does run it very close

[@jraybay]

Seriously... Just one night in the F1 archive is all I ask 🙏

[@patrikrafael]

Senna once said: Mansell is the only guy that shows in my both mirror at same time ..

[@gabrielebattaglia1608]

"Lapping two seconds faster than anyone else": legend!

[@ssssssss6889]

Patrese departing from pole and leading pack for the first part of the race and being not as fast as in quali somehow also contributed into Mansell being being two sec faster than anybody else. He would still be faster but maybe by 1 or 1,2 or 0,8 sec / lap if Senna had clean track ahead of him. The leading pack was only be able to go through Patrese when his tires were worn out and he was sliding all over the place. I loved Mansell back then and he would still win the race anyhow , but just let's put everything in the right place.

[@joshimura1995]

Dat McLaren of 89 was at least 1 second faster than anything else on the grid. Impressive Nigel most impressive.

[@andrearojas1248]

Not really. The Ferrari 640 was very close, specially on tracks with many corners and short straights even faster. It just barely finished any race.

[@danigonzalez4299]

@@andrearojas1248 not really at all.

[@dbfhorses]

@@andrearojas1248 It was always said to be the best chassis that year, by which they were talking about it's mechanical grip and aerodynimics. It was by far the prettiest too.

[@dbfhorses]

Maclaren were normally 0.6 to 0.4 faster than the Ferrari in qualy. Depending on the circuit though, in the race they between 0.2 ahead to 0.2 behind.

[@amazon0971]

Nigel Mansell, my favorite F1 driver, ever - a pure racer. He had many fantastic moments, but I think this win was his biggest achievement and his best day. What is not in the video, but may worth to mention: this was the old layout of Hungaroring (Hungarian Grand Prix), which was extremely slow and almost impossible to overtake (there were a few fatal incidents in a row in the early 80s, so the Hungarians were asked to build a very safe ring). Ferrari at the time was very very poor. Winning the race there, from 12th place in a poor Ferrari showing Nigel Mansell's driving genius.

[@endreolasz9768]

Nigel-tol tanultam elozni :)

[@tinobaricic]

You could almost see the suspension bars on Mansell's car bend due to extreme forces. One of the greatest overtakes in F1.

[@pitteddates]

Nigel Mansell was such an awesome driver. Always a fighter

[@ElvisReymond]

One of the best overtakes ever in F1, no doubt.

[@endreolasz9768]

The best overtake and the best gp ever!!

[@GuitarFinland]

Really love these throwback videos and the fact that music in the background is not techno or dupstep or whatever, like in most of the F1 videos. Really enjoying these before race weekend!

[@addz17]

Musics probably there so they can shamefully cover up how amazing the old v10/v12 engines sounded... Every team has the same copy pasted v6 shite now.

[@IntrinsicPalomides]

Look at how close they are able to follow through corners! This is the F1 i knew and loved.

[@NS2589]

The man, the myth, the legend, Nigel Mansell.

[@vishnusreekumar123]

Senna was always hard to beat. But that was one hell of a beating.

[@pitteddates]

Mansell was always fearless.

[@theodoreroosevelt8537]

80s and early 90s, f1’s Golden Era

[@nevcee]

1:13 So cool seeing them emerge from a line to three wide!

[@ksells]

Murray Walker - "And Mansell goes through! Oh fantastic!!"

[@FabioSantos-dl5je]

alex caffi starting in 3rd place with scuderia italia dallara team.... 1989 season has been incredible for the number of teams and cars

[@thetroll2599]

It was F1.

[@hondasengine5104]

The Troll yeah not like me im gp4

[@hondagp2enginespec2.07]

The Troll My engine its f1 too

[@jraybay]

The Troll "It was F1" No kidding.

[@kutayarcan911]

THE F1

[@insideline2162]

The Troll you don't say

[@danigonzalez4299]

Nigel, the LEGEND

[@vittorioamato877]

Nigel Mansell the best

[@Stanley-rq6vv]

Also notice that car which Mansell was driving was first F1 car with sequential gearbox

[@GregzVR]

Stanisław Mazik - semi-automatic paddle-shift.

[@danigonzalez4299]

Also notice that car broke down in almost every race because of it.

[@lorenzoconti9192]

AHAHAHAH. In 1989 McLaren was 1 seconds faster than Ferrari 😂

[@andyh0010]

Best looking car era.

[@juliocesarperezzuniga1341]

Lower the music volume for next entries. We rather listen to the cars than whatever it is you decide to put on the video.

[@zandola1]

Back in 1989 there was no refueling on the pitstop. Only differents compounds of rubber.

[@thenekomancer3867]

All hail the Moustache King

[@ald7248]

That moustache was worth at least three tenths of a second a lap!

[@whatfffd]

Mansell is the most underated driver ever in F1. Always put up a challenge to Senna. Hard and fair. When both him and Alain were at Ferrari he was classed as a number 2 with inferior engineers , parts and overall realiblity yet 90% of the time I recall him getting more out of his equipment than the Frenchman and was constantly hounded by the gremlin gods. If it werent for unrealibilty of that Ferrari ,Mansell would of been more renowned in the history books.

[@danigonzalez4299]

+1

[@matevo7745]

Mansell should hv won more titles. Such a talented man

[@robw7676]

Mansell & Alonso are the most exciting F1 drivers of my lifetime. 100% commitment and outright balls to the wall pace. Get Max Verstappen a seat in a top car and he could join them.

[@iceangel9006]

Nigel the lionheart! LEGEND!!!!

[@surfing636]

He sure breathed life back into Ferrari back then. Mansell / Senna battles were epic!

[@zaramaloo]

I was watching this race back in 1989 and I still remember that overtaking maneuver: NM was a brilliant driver, the car was not the quickest but he made the difference, no wonder his nickname in Italy was "Il Leone"!!

[@Joakim4803]

on this track the car was great, chassis by John Barnard was one of the best, maybe the best one, confirmed in 1990

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Everyone was cheering him on

[@corywhiteley1769]

That's called True Skill

[@itzed]

Heart of the Lion the Italians used to say.

[@gerardjaleo381]

Look at all those jump starts :P Awesome F1

[@kahlilhernandez7143]

Back when Nigel Mansell still had a Mustache.

[@marcellomonterosso4379]

Grande Mansell🤙🤙

[@brianmessemer2973]

That's why the Italians call him "Il Lione"!

[@buca512boxer]

Mansell, "il leone", shoud´ve won more races and championships...

[@ssssssss6889]

He could if he was thinking and acting based on the long term ( a full season term) rather than racing " race by race" or even " corner by corner". That lack of wider angle of view cost him two championships.

[@UKFreedomFighters]

Damn I had no idea! This is fucking legendary! Mansell I always like the guy growing up in the 90`s, he was a British hero but he is now firmly in the All time greats in my mind Along with Senna.

[@the18thbam17]

Back when F1 made sense.

[@FiasaPower]

Mansell even got off the track and twisted around while fighting the mid-grid drivers this day. He was unstoppable.

[@pastormaldonado1906]

Ah the good old days, when crashing was called exciting

[@HandlesSuck123]

Pastor Maldonado Well, then you should return to F1 then.

[@09Mrsubaru]

URsuckishATlife He might

[@GloomGaiGar]

yeah i always wanted people dead when someone crashed

[@flemit35]

easy to say crashing is exciting when you're not the one in the crash, do you know how many bones Mansell broke in his career and as for Senna well we know his story, f1 may have been more exciting but it came at a massive cost.

[@flemit35]

within an hour of my last comment, I was watching an F2 race on Skysports, a young driver died in a crash, it was not exciting.

[@JBPALU]

I personally think this is the best race drive ever, given circuit, relative performance and rivals and lack of superficial overtaking mods

[@MaffooowMC]

These are the best types of race. Not the ones where the same 2 or 3 always fight at the front as we've had these past 4 or so years

[@MaffooowMC]

ya i wish we could go back to the 90s :/

[@MaffooowMC]

ya those were good years too, i just dont like the complete dominance this sport can hold

[@MaffooowMC]

ya agreed 100%

[@marciozichia4680]

From Brazil...Nigel simply fabulous!!!👏👏👏

[@mexiko1987]

Amazing driving skills!! 😮🖒

[@mahiristewart7237]

I still consider 1:15 to be the best overtake in history!

[@andrearojas1248]

Minimal commentating!

[@mahiristewart7237]

Andrea Rojas No doubt about that!

[@mark4lev]

Look at 1:13, the camera goes right into Mansell cockpit, see how fast he applies opposite lock, Patrick head talked about it in his podcast, it’s so fast you hardly see it like a blur.

[@ghigopini]

I was there.. was my first time...and ferrari won that year only that grand prix.. great moments with greats drivers champions!

[@das11270110]

He was awesome

[@clythox]

and that was true racing

[@DaCensored]

Legend

[@m.v.a.l7669]

F1 at it's finest👌🏾

[@ptr06511]

And that's why Mansell is the best British F1 Driver. Let me put this in a way you understand, if you put Hamilton in a Red Bull, which is the third fastest car of the grid and start P12 he won't be able to catch a Mercedes that is leading the race and much less overtake him and lap 2 seconds faster than anyone else. But Mansell did. He drove the third fastest car of the grid, from P12, lapped 2 seconds faster than any car of the grid, and won the race. Hamilton is just overrated, he is not that good.

[@danigonzalez4299]

Agreed

[@LaurenceLDN]

Your thoughts after Hamilton's latest run of form?

[@JH-pj8ld]

The last F1 driver to be brought into Ferrari by Enzo Ferrari himself and the Leone later dedicated this victory to the Old Man.

[@FogLittleFog]

A fantastic race. Mansell deserved the 1st place after everything he pushed through. That was F1. #NoHalo

[@drlegistagamer.154]

Nice....miss this years.... BR...

[@KingAliTheG]

#NoHalo

[@oskarstobinski4522]

yeah no safety please

[@KingAliTheG]

PS3GameProductions the halo is stupid and dangerous, it blocks the drivers view, and they won't be able to see traffic as good, because the thing is in the way, the halo is flimsy so It can fall off, and hit the driver if something hard hits the halo

[@alifsaleh6864]

@@KingAliTheG Halo has saved multiple drivers in 2018 and 2019.

[@KingAliTheG]

Alif Saleh i know this was 2 years ago when the halo was a controversy now its a good addition

[@domed9690]

Mansell looks like Magnum. Both in a Ferrari. LOLOLOL

[@paulcaswell2813]

I can't see much competition between a 640 and a 308GTS though LOL!

[@saltalgilmour9745]

u right !

[@D13Filipe7]

Great vídeo

[@damilolaadeniji1434]

#Nohalo

[@gezatherton1071]

Arguably Il Leone’s best drive, better even than Silverstone 1987 imho.

[@bobbestofbobs]

Mansell would always give Senna a run for his money when they came toe to toe

[@diegoleonrod9117]

Mansell was great, he deserves his place among the best of all time.

[@tgreenwald]

#NOHALO

[@jonathanhogan240]

15 seconds - that's one big grid

[@ppr1134]

For a better world... #NoToHalo #WengerOut

[@manusiaganteng2753]

Deschamps Piston Team #AlexisIn

[@errte7]

Deschamps Piston Team #WengerIn

[@sinanoz8448]

Deschamps Piston Team b. Kn

[@pato17rio]

What a victory!!!

[@vincentbruins8320]

Aaaah yes, the time when Dallara (Scuderia Italia) was good. :)

[@ma55aracin9]

-.....failing to to score one CHAMPIONSHIP POINT; MANSELL GOES THOROUGH!

[@PinderProductions]

GG Mansell.

[@humbertoamorim8130]

FIA 2025: Drivers will race from their homes in order to avoid unnecessary risks during flight/transit to circuit. #NoHalo #MakeF1GreatAgain

[@FelipePGiro]

Tell that to Bianchi's parents

[@humbertoamorim8130]

They should be suing FIA and the race control for allowing a tractor to be on a wet track while cars were still at full throttle, I'm sorry bro but your argument is invalid. I am all for car safety, but within open cockpit rules.

[@WndSks]

Already yellow flags in that section, he should not have been going fast enough to go off track, it was his own fault.

[@briciusbricius2935]

There's no one like him 💪

[@GregScholfield]

No blue flags!!!

[@francocostantini2617]

Un solo mondiale di questo generosissimo e irriducibile campione vale come dieci del prepotente e fortunatissimo Luigino.

[@ald7248]

It's was a great bit of opportunism by nigel - but the overtake was only really possible because Stefan Johansson got in Senna's way. Johansson's Onyx was slowing with terminal gearbox issues when Senna caught him exiting Turn 3. To his credit, Nigel never hesitated - but it really came down to Senna having to back off for a fraction of a second due to a much slower car suddenly being in his path.

[@cavaleri]

El león. ENORME campeón.

[@dumaramutsi]

il leone

[@waltertonelli2174]

maybe the best overtake ever

[@annemijn9790]

Unpopular opinion: I like the halo. It gives the cars a futuristic look.

[@paulgeddert6125]

Those that worked with both Mansell and Senna at Williams (albeit briefly) regarded Mansell as highly as Senna.

[@SyncNoMore]

Remember everyone, NO DRS! You know what else we say no to, FIA? #NoHalo

[@vittoriob.982]

In the actual f1 No DRS=No overtakes

[@spikejrt]

They need to sort it out so you can pass without the rubbish that is DRS!

[@SyncNoMore]

VIttorio B. - I'd rather have them sort out the aerodynamics so that you don't have too much aero problems when a car is in front of you, than having artificial systems which help overtaking...

[@javiergarrido6088]

SyncNoMore yeah, halo sucks!

[@chilts2174]

Fucking hate it when people say "kids" who do you think you are an f1 legend

[@omarfrom7118]

I don't care about how it looks, if it does it's job the halo can stay, but if another incident involving debris hitting the drivers head occurs something else needs to be found

[@boylekay789]

I doubt it would work if the intention is to guard against debris. That thin looking halo probably don't do much to block shattering, small debris. The screen would be much better for that, plus looks better

[@SURGASURGE12]

This track is massively underrated. I don't see how it is boring.

[@SURGASURGE12]

ya F1 fans are just cancer. All they can do is complain. Every F1 KZbin video I see contains a cancerous comments section. This track is great.

[@andrearojas1248]

It's the badass V12 cars without complicated technique and the badass drivers like Senna, Prost, Berger, Mansell that knew no limit and the rules as they were allowed to actually race and to play rough. Back then every race was exciting, no matter what track. Although Hungary 2006 came very close to that but needed wet conditions for it.

[@nr2pp6]

Good!!

[@kerotamahirome7869]

Now to think a Ferrari driver could do that wow times have changed lol

[@kingwindie]

holy shit 25 seconds wtf!!!

[@simonspeckmaier4309]

Nice

[@fozzie2816]

Is there any way to view these full races with the high-quality video this has? All the places I've been looking have low quality 144p videos.

[@MUMIAO]

They really could sell it, i would buy it! You can easily find the old races, but the quality is terrible.

[@TheKurtkapan34]

All the races you can find online are tv rips probably, that's why they are lacking in quality. I don't know which method they use to digitalize the old records but i'm pretty sure there is a "vault" of some kind that they store all the old tapes of the races. they're not going to give those races for free, no way. if they were to introduce a pay to play system like itunes maybe, that could work. but i think it's still a niche market, not sure if demand would rationalize the new system.

[@fozzie2816]

Oğulcan ACAR yeah, I would buy the races if there was a kind of monthly subscription much like Netflix etc.

[@johnnyd5186]

Ah, The Lion! Outstanding driver, no in-race brains

[@jpracing893]

Proper racing, and a proper noise to go with it. #nohalo #wengerout

[@ThePracticlab]

Back in the day when curbs were really curbs

[@DavidTinxLall1978]

Super 🌟

[@cbrcruz9003]

Mansell wins. Flawless victory. FATALITY