relationship with his father ref1, ref2
retirement from Formula 1 (1995) ref1, ref2
road safety campaigns ref1, ref2
schooldays ref1
siblings ref1
signs for Ferrari ref1
signs for McLaren ref1
signs for Williams ref1
Silverstone lap record ref1, ref2
special constable ref1, ref2
touring away from home, problems of ref1, ref2
touring car racing ref1
turns professional ref1
tyre blow-out (Adelaide) ref1, ref2
tyre blow-out (Le Mans) ref1, ref2
wins first Grand Prix ref1
World Champion ref1, ref2
Mansell, Rosanne (NM’s wife) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20
and the cycling team ref1, ref2, ref3
horse riding ref1, ref2
ill health and recovery ref1, ref2
pre-race phonecalls ref1
and sons’ racing careers ref1, ref2
wholly supportive of NM’s career ref1, ref2
Mansell, Sandra (NM’s sister) ref1
Mansell Collection (memorabilia) ref1, ref2, ref3
‘Mansell Lesion’ ref1
‘Mansell mania’ ref1, ref2
Mansell Raceway karting track ref1
March Engineering ref1
Marussia ref1
Massa, Felipe ref1
medical expertise ref1
Mercedes ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Mexican Grand Prix
1986 ref1
1987 ref1
1990 ref1
Mitsubishi dealership ref1
Monaco Formula 3 ref1
Monaco Grand Prix
1981 ref1
1984 ref1
1985 ref1
1987 ref1
1991 ref1, ref2
1992 ref1, ref2
2015 ref1
Morris, Dr George ref1, ref2, ref3
Moss, Sir Stirling ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
motorhomes ref1, ref2
Mustang ref1
Nardon, Maurizio ref1, ref2
near-death experience ref1, ref2
neuroscience of racing ref1
Newey, Adrian ref1, ref2, ref3
Newman, Paul ref1, ref2
Nobilo, Frank ref1, ref2
Norman, Greg ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Number 1 and Number 2 driver dynamics ref1
Oliver, Jackie ref1
Olvey, Dr Steve ref1
Österreichring ref1, ref2
out-and-out racers ref1, ref2
oval racing
dangers of ref1, ref2, ref3
see also IndyCar
‘overtake boost’ button ref1
overtaking manoeuvres ref1, ref2, ref3
Paletti, Riccardo ref1, ref2
Patrese, Riccardo ref1, ref2
1981 season ref1
1985 season ref1
1991 season ref1
1992 season ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
relations with SM ref1
Paul Ricard circuit ref1, ref2, ref3
Penske ref1, ref2
Phillips, Captain Mark ref1
Phipps, David ref1
physical risk, dealing with ref1
driver etiquette ref1
self-preservation instinct ref1, ref2, ref3
physicality of drivers ref1, ref2
Piazza, Dr Mike ref1
Piquet, Nelson ref1, ref2
1985 season ref1
1986 season ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
1987 season ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
1988 season ref1
Formula 3 ref1
moves to Lotus ref1
relations with NM ref1
World Champion ref1
Pironi, Didier ref1, ref2
pit lanes ref1
Player, Gary ref1, ref2
Portuguese Grand Prix
1985 ref1
1990 ref1
1991 ref1
1992 ref1
power steering ref1, ref2
power-to-weight ratio ref1
Price, Dave ref1
Prost, Alain ref1
1984 season ref1
1985 season ref1
1986 season ref1, ref2, ref3
1988 season ref1
1990 season ref1, ref2
joins Ferrari ref1
joins Williams ref1
relations with NM ref1, ref2
World Champion ref1, ref2
psychology of racing ref1, ref2
Purley, David ref1
radio communication ref1, ref2
performance information, limits on ref1
safety alerts ref1
Raikkonen, Kimi ref1, ref2
Ratzenberger, Roland ref1
death of ref1, ref2, ref3
Red Arrows ref1
Red Bull ref1, ref2, ref3
reflexes and reaction times ref1
relationships with team-mates ref1
Renault ref1, ref2, ref3
V10 ref1, ref2
Reutemann, Carlos ref1
rev meter ref1
Ricciardo, Daniel ref1, ref2
Richards, Alan ref1
Riley, Brett ref1
road safety campaigns ref1, ref2
Rosberg, Keke ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
1984 season ref1
1985 season ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
1986 season ref1
joins McLaren ref1
relationship with NM ref1, ref2
retirement ref1
Rosberg, Nico ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
rose joints ref1
Royal & Ancient Golf Club ref1
run-off areas ref1, ref2, ref3
safety measures ref1, ref2
balance with F1 spectacle ref1, ref2
barriers ref1
car materials and crash structures ref1
catch fencing ref1
gravel traps ref1
kerb heights ref1
medical expertise ref1
pit lanes ref1
run-off areas ref1, ref2, ref3
St Paul’s School, Florida ref1
San Marino Grand Prix
1989 ref1
1992 ref1
1995 ref1
Scheckter, Jodi ref1
Schumacher, Michael ref1, ref2
1992 season ref1, ref2
1994 season ref1
skiing accident ref1
seats, bespoke ref1
security ref1
self-preservation instinct ref1, ref2, ref3
Senna, Ayrton ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
1985 season ref1, ref2
1986 season ref1, ref2
1987 season ref1
1988 season ref1, ref2, ref3
1989 season ref1, ref2
1990 season ref1
1991 season ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
1992 season ref1, ref2, ref3
death of ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
relations with NM ref1, ref2, ref3
signs for Lotus ref1
signs for McLaren ref1
World Champion ref1, ref2
Shadow team ref1
shims ref1
shock ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Silverston circuit ref1, ref2, ref3
Mansell Village ref1
see also British Grand Prix
simulators ref1
Slattery, Jimmy ref1, ref2
sleep, and brain chemistry ref1
slowing down time ref1, ref2
Somerset, Maximilian ref1
South African Grand Prix
1985 ref1
1992 ref1
South, Stephen ref1, ref2
South Australian Open ref1
Spanish Grand Prix
1986 ref1
1991 ref1
1992
ref1, ref2, ref3
1995 ref1
Spence, Mike ref1
stalling on the grid ref1
stewards ref1
Stewart, Sir Jackie ref1, ref2, ref3
Stohr, Siegfried ref1
Surtees, Henry ref1
Surtees, John ref1
suspension ref1, ref2
active suspension ref1, ref2, ref3
crack testing ref1
Suzuka circuit ref1
see also Japanese Grand Prix
Taylor, Mike ref1
telemetry ref1
Testarossa ref1
testing cars ref1, ref2
driver input ref1
Thornburn, John ref1, ref2, ref3
Thynne, Sheridan ref1
time penalties ref1
TOCA Shootout (1993) ref1
Todt, Jean ref1, ref2
touring car racing ref1
Trammell, Dr Terry ref1, ref2
Triumph TR7 ref1
turbo cars ref1, ref2
banning and reintroduction ref1
new generation of ref1
noise ref1
twin-chassis car controversy ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
tyres ref1, ref2
balancing ref1
degradation ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
twisting on the wheel rim ref1
Tyrrell, Ken ref1, ref2
Tyrrell, Nora ref1, ref2
UK Youth ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Unipart ref1
United States Grand Prix
1980 ref1, ref2
1981 ref1, ref2
1983 ref1
1984 ref1
1985 ref1
Unser, Al, Jr ref1, ref2
venturis ref1
Verstappen, Jos ref1
Verstappen, Max ref1, ref2
Vettel, Sebastian ref1
vibrations ref1, ref2, ref3
Villeneuve, Gilles ref1, ref2, ref3
1980 season ref1
1981 season ref1
death of ref1, ref2, ref3
Vitolo, Dennis ref1, ref2
Walker, Murray ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
walking the circuit ref1
Warwick, Derek ref1
Watkins, Sid ref1, ref2, ref3
weather, extreme ref1, ref2, ref3
Weber, Willi ref1
Wellesbourne prep school ref1
wheel weights ref1, ref2
wheelspin ref1
Whiting, Charlie ref1
Williams ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Constructors’ Championship 1986 ref1, ref2
Constructors’ Championship 1992 ref1
FW09 ref1
FW11 ref1
FW11B ref1
FW12 ref1
FW14 ref1, ref2
FW17 ref1
NM leaves (1989) ref1
NM leaves (1992) ref1
NM returns to (1991) ref1
NM returns to (1994) ref1
NM signs for ref1
turbo cars ref1
Williams-Honda ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Williams, Sir Frank ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
crash ref1
NM’s relations with ref1, ref2
persuades NM to return ref1
Williams-Renault ref1
wind tunnel tests ref1
Windsor, Peter ref1, ref2
Woodbury Park ref1, ref2
Woods, Tiger ref1
Woosnam, Ian ref1
World Championship
1985 ref1
1986 ref1, ref2
1987 ref1
1991 ref1
1992 ref1
young drivers ref1, ref2, ref3
Zolder circuit ref1
see also Belgian Grand Prix
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
1. The tea shop in Baughton, near Upton-upon-Severn, where I was born in 1953.
2. Sitting in a kart in the local park with my younger sister Gail.
3. With Rosanne at Cadwell Park in 1972 – note racing number 44, long before Lewis Hamilton was born.
4. Rosanne shows off our lovely new Mini Clubman that we bought soon after we got married in 1975.
5. Karting in the rain at Little Rissington.
6. Formula Ford was very popular, as this picture taken in 1977 shows. It was my first full season at this level, and I took a big step forward in my career that year.
7. Racing in Formula Ford was exciting, but I wasn’t yet at the stage of having any sponsors on my car.
8. My Unipart car on its way to ending upside down in 1979. This was my first full season in Formula 3, and it ended up being a good one.
9. Celebrating a win at Silverstone in 1979 – my performances that year caught the eye of Colin Chapman.
10. With Colin Chapman of Lotus, the man who not only gave me the opportunity to race in Formula 1, but taught me so many other lessons about life.
11. Elio de Angelis was my first team-mate in grand prix racing – a lovely guy and a brilliant driver.
12. Unsurprisingly, the twin-chassis Lotus that Colin developed attracted lots of attention – and was banned before it could ever race.
13. Resting on the pit wall with Rosanne during the Detroit Grand Prix.
14. Walking away from the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix with a broken arm. Sadly, Riccardo Paletti wasn’t so lucky that day – along with Gilles Villeneuve, he was one of two drivers to be killed in horrific accidents that season.
15. On the podium at Brands Hatch after coming third in the European Grand Prix of 1983, my best finish of a difficult season.
16. I led the Monaco Grand Prix in 1984 – the first race after Mom’s funeral. Many drivers crashed that day and the race was stopped shortly after I went off.
17. Everyone shelters from the scorching sun in Dallas, 1984. After two hours between concrete walls on a track that was breaking up, there was little left to push the car, but we did it anyway, resulting in my lights going out.
18. Keke Rosberg and me, along with the rest of our new Williams team-mates in 1985.
19. Celebrating my first ever grand prix victory, at Brands Hatch in 1985 – an amazing achievement to join the winners’ circle of F1 racing, something that many drivers sadly never get to do.
20. Rosanne, Leo, me, Greg and Chloe together. It was hard to maintain a normal family life with being constantly on the Formula 1 circuit, and Rosanne had to sacrifice so much to support my career.
21. Happy times on the Isle of Man, albeit a little windy.
22. The closest finish ever recorded in Formula 1. After a huge battle with Ayrton Senna, he just pips me to the chequered flag in the 1986 Spanish Grand Prix.
23. With my Williams team-mate Nelson Piquet. Our working relationship was difficult at times.
24. Piquet is behind me as I close in on victory in the 1986 British Grand Prix, my fourth win in five races.
25. The devastation is clear on my face after an exploding tyre forced me out of the grand prix in Adelaide at the end of that season, costing me the world title.
26. Making a point to Murray Walker. In many people’s minds, the two of us formed a Formula 1 double act.
27. One of my favourite victories: the 1987 British Grand Prix. I’d just gone ahead of Piquet after pulling off a special manoeuvre on Nelson.
28. In agony after taking 75G through my spine following a crash in qualifying on the Suzuka circuit in 1987 – it brought a premature end to my season, as I finished runner-up once more.
29. My time with Ferrari couldn’t have got off to a better start, as I win my first race – at Rio in 1989.
30. After this spectacular crash in the French Grand Prix, I still managed to finish second, but overall I completed just six races in that season.
31. Sharing a light-hearted moment with Alain Prost during the 1990 season, but his arrival meant the Ferrari team became more focused on him.
32. A great shot of a great car at t
he British Grand Prix, after which I announced my retirement.
33. Working with the Williams team once again in 1991. With my engineer David Brown, Adrian Newey and Sir Frank Williams.
34. Clean shaven after I became concerned that my moustache was making me more susceptible to hay fever. Sir Dave Brailsford isn’t the only one to look at ‘marginal gains’ to improve performance.
35. Giving Senna a lift after his car had run out of fuel at the end of the 1991 British Grand Prix. A spontaneous gesture of goodwill.
36. Celebrating my win at the 1992 Spanish Grand Prix with runner-up Michael Schumacher, where he showed what a brilliant driver he was.
37. The crowd poured onto the Silverstone track after I’d won my 28th grand prix, taking me past Sir Jackie Stewart’s British record. The fans were, as usual, awesome.
38. With five races still to go, my second place at the Hungarian Grand Prix means that I am finally world champion. Standing to attention to listen to the National Anthem was a moment I will keep with me for the rest of my life.
39. Celebrating another trophy with Paul Newman and Carl Haas. It was the filmstar who persuaded me to drive for his IndyCar team in 1993.
40. Racing at Surfers Paradise, where I won my first IndyCar race, was so much fun.
41. The worst accident of my career at Phoenix when I crashed while going at 187mph, puncturing a three-foot hole in the concrete.
42. Stretchered away from the track, the pathologists told me they’d only seen injuries like mine on victims of plane crashes. Despite the damage – I had to have 148 stitches in my back – I returned to racing just two weeks later.
43. Talking to my team-mate Damon Hill in Adelaide soon after my return to Formula 1 following the death of Ayrton Senna. He was battling with Schumacher for the world title, but when they collided, it saddened me greatly to have a grandstand seat as I watched this unfold.
44. My brief spell at McLaren in 1995 lasted just two races before I decided to call time on my F1 career.
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