Mansell’s Exploding Tire
Nigel Mansell was not a wealthy or sponsored race driver, having mortgaged his home to save his first F1 drive with Lotus, and learned his craft the old fashioned way — with mistakes. Read More …
Tag: 1986
Australian GP 1986
On the verge of his first F1 championship, Nigel Mansell powered down Adelaide’s long High Street straight at 180 mph on full throttle when his own left rear tire exploded, flinging up a fountain of yellow, molten sparks as his car bucked from side to side in a frenzy. Read More …
Turbo Fire
Ayrton Senna (Lotus-Renault) during the 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepagua Circuit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23 March 1986. Courtesy of Tanya’s F1 Nostalgia album via Photobucket. Read More …