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Mansell
/ ˈmænsəl /
noun
Nigel (Ernest James). born 1953, English motor-racing driver: Formula One world champion (1992)
Example Sentences
Katie Mansell believes creatine has helped in many parts of her life.
The last driver to win a grand prix in his 40s was Nigel Mansell, who was 41 when he took the chequered flag in Australia in 1994 after Michael Schumacher had collided with Damon Hill while disputing the world title.
Mansell, Prost and Alonso all had breaks before their final blast in F1 - Mansell went to IndyCar for a couple of years, Prost had an enforced sabbatical, and Alonso took two years off to explore other categories.
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are - so far - very much not Mansell and Piquet.
For parallels in history, one can look back, for example, to 1986, when the Williams was the fastest car but Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet made a pair of warring team-mates and McLaren's Alain Prost drove a wonderful season to slip through the middle and claim the title in a dramatic final race in Australia.
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