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: Adelaide
F1A&G posts tagged Adelaide
Adelaide: The Grand Prix Years
A tremendous historical photo set from .Stpuix, who attended every Australian GP at Adelaide for the entire race tenure. It was a golden era in Australian motorsport from 1985 to 1995. Read More …
Adelaide 1988
Start of the 1988 Grand Prix of Australia at Adelaide, with Alain Prost leading Ayrton Senna. Read More …
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 …
Senna in Australia 1989
An absolutely fabulous amateur shot of Aryton Senna in perhaps his most beautiful racecar, the McLaren Honda MP4/6, Australian GP at Adelaide, 1989. Courtesy of © .Stpuix via Flickr. Read More …