8 Feb 2010: Le Mans 24hrs: Team Mansell, Andy Priaulx and Drayson Racing
This year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans is set to offer a treat for British racing fans with the debut of Formula One world champion Nigel Mansell in the top-tier LMP1 class.
Posts Tagged ‘Nigel Mansell’
20 Aug 2009: Mansell & Son opens for business at Silverstone
Veteran British Formula One champion Nigel Mansell is making a return to top-flight racing with the announcement that he will be entering September’s 1000km of Silverstone sportscar event.
3 Aug 2009: F1: Hamilton vs Schumacher – game on!
It’s one of the world’s great sporting topics of conversation. The temporary return of iconic F1 world champion Michael Schumacher to racing has provided fans with hours of material for speculation down the pub.
5 Jul 2009: WSR: Brits put on a show at Silverstone
Oliver Turvey took a pair of podiums and James Walker moved up to second in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series championship as both home drivers put on a show for fans at the World Series by Renault’s visit to Silverstone.
17 Jun 2009: F1: Drivers and teams back Silverstone and British GP
Last year’s British Grand Prix was overshadowed by a cheap publicity stunt of Bernie Ecclestone’s. This year it is set to be overshadowed by an almighty spat between promotor, regulator and competitors that could consign top-flight open-wheel racing to the wilderness for the next decade, as a similar row did in the US. Is it just us, or are you getting a bit sick of this sort of thing too?
6 Mar 2009: Over the White Line: Black is the new black at the Beeb
You can tell that the F1 season is less than a month away, that a new broadcaster has the rights to screen it, and that other big, important things are afoot. Because the Beeb has turned its site black…
17 Feb 2009: A1GP: Watts to return for Team GBR in South Africa
Danny Watts will be back in the Team GBR car this weekend for the next races of the A1GP season, as the series calls at Gauteng in South Africa.
9 Dec 2008: Honda’s F1 years: 1963 to 2008
Honda’s withdrawal from Formula One marks the third time the Japanese car giant has walked away from the sport, although never before has it written off a financial investment of such magnitude on the way out.
4 Dec 2008: No open-wheel drive for Davidson – but do Mansell and Le Mans beckon?
Anthony Davidson is potentially moving on to sportscars – where he could just possibly appear alongside former F1 world champion Nigel Mansell at one of the world’s most prestigious motorsports events.
8 Aug 2007: Everything and everyone is rubbish, says Mansell
Former F1 and CART champion Nigel Mansell, who earlier this week criticised McLaren for its handling of the Hamilton / Alonso row, has now launched a salvo against Jenson Button.
