Championship standings (at the time) 1. Mansell - 39 years old (40 in August 1993) 2. Andretti - 53 years old 3. Fittipaldi - 46 years old (47 in December 1993) 4. Luyendyk - 39 years old (40 in September 1993) Wow. Pretty different from today
Most of them were F1 drivers that came over. Of course Mansell was World Champion.Mario Andretti was old and never even placed, with the best car.Of course we know when he was younger he was F1 and indy car champion. And of course Fittapaldi was a F1 champion. So you see, the drivers now in Indy are young not so great drivers. Back then Indy went all over the world. And half the races were road courses. And they were faster than the cars now.
Mansell hit that wall f#$king hard ,didn't pit for tires , just drove like nothing happened. You have to be very smart and compleatly crazy to be the champ. Lol
notice that was a pass round the OUTSIDE, nobody told mansell that you cant pass round the outside here especially when its slippery, fantastic pass. great commentary and sums up why mansell was my boyhood hero he needed a space hopper to fit his balls in! he pulled ridiculous moves like that often in f1 too
Not that astonishing considering that the F1 drivers are the best drivers in the pinnacle of motor sport. You have only 20 of them at any given time + test drivers of course, but that's it. You have to be the best of the best to get a drive in that sport. And within those 20 you have approximately 5 that are standing out above the rest.
As someone who lived and breathed Indy all my young life Mansell was the most impressive of the guys who came over in that era. You see it with F1 drivers frequently. They're so used to trusting their skills that they believe they can conquer the track. Indy is fickle, though. Mansell ran well. Alonso ran well. Fittipaldi won it multiple times. But Piquet broke his legs. It's such a dangerous place. Just three years later Scott Brayton was killed and he was one of the top drivers on the circuit.
If so he had it because he had shown himself worthy of it. End of story. There's no way around that he came into CART as a rookie, at a time that was arguably more competitive than Formula 1 and was champion.
"It looked like everyone else but Mansell was standing still!!!" Did you watch this video?....particularly the last restart? I guess you meant something else. You should watch some of Mansell's interviews (after he retired from Indycar) here on UA-cam where he says that he's glad not to be racing in the U.S. anymore, calling it, quote, "too fast"...a hell of an admission from a race driver as great as Mansell.
I got marios autograph during his last year in Cleveland, couldn't find Micheal, mansell was in his motorhome and came out and jumped in a car and was gone, hes a dikhead, kinda like Paul Newman was, " mr newman, will you sign my hat"? " no thanks, im on vacation" wat a fkn pip squeak dik head
Eat dirt, Yankees... "Ohhh, Indy 500 is so much harder than F1, and a guy may be a champion in Europe, but he will be a rookie in US - he will fail big time!" HAHAHAHAHA! It looked like everyone else but Mansell was standing still!!!
Mansell would of won Indy if lyn St. James would of pulled off the track and used the escape road when her car broke down instead of allowing it to finally stall out on the prepared racing circuit.
There rumours that Senna was going to race there in 1993 rather than in F1. That year was the one time I managed to get to the 500. We had seats between turns 3 and 4.
@@simonkevnorris he tested a car for team Penske but it really was only a PR stunt. He was trying to send a message to McLaren and got some good press for Penske. It never was anything more than that unfortunately. Would have been bad ass to see him in an Indy car especially the Indy 500 at some point
@@jebediahgentry7029 I think it was also a negotiating 'chip' with McLaren (it wasn't sure if he was going to race with them in 1993 - a non factory Ford engine)
And your point is Peter?? Nigel Mansell proved himself a worthy champion, a very exciting and versatile driver...only wish we had someone today like him, there has been a lot of drivers over the years who have had the best package and havn't delivered although i do think F. Alonso puts the effort in with clearly inferior equipment, when all said and done everybody tries to have the best of everything for their team, Newman/Haas wanted him because he was auguably the best at the time...so??
Whether you like it or not it's part of motorsport's 'Triple Crown' which includes Le Mans and the Monaco Grand Prix. They are considered the three most prestigious events in motorsport.
I know that Americans hate when we, Europeans, call them stupid....but the man speaking at the end clearly supports our view by saying that 50 - 47 is 13
hmmm, not always the case. No doubt that overall it is harder. But we've had F1 drivers come over here (when it was CART, not today's so called Indy Car) and didn't do shit.
The most impressive indy 500 win was Jacques Villeneuve's 505 mile race win. And it turns out that both Damon Hill and Jenson Button outpaced Villeneuve when they were his teammates. Mind you, all 3 drivers were world champions at some point so they are of the same elite calibre.
Villeneuve had a dominant car and won the championship, most of his career he struggled to keep up with his teammates. He wouldn't have been world champion if Williams kept Damon. Jacques was not of that calibre, his father was though Gille Villeneuve should have been a multiple world champion. Ronnie Peterson would have beaten Andretti if it weren't for him not being allowed to overtake his teammate in his contract. I think Mario is overrated, but he's certainly far above Jacques Villeneuve who would have been an also ran his entire career if it weren't for the dominance of Williams in the 90s. He was an also ran after Williams dropped him.
He obviously got 50 - 37 as 13..... Mistakes happen. Ever watch a football game and they say "Johnson with an incredible catch". And then realize it's 86 not # 88.... Not a huge blunder to call an entire country stupid.
Did I say he wasn't...I just said he won because he has the best car. It's Impossible to compare the two, drove in different era's. But since you brought it up.....When another Senna comes along for Vettel to drive against, maybe, and when he goes to another series and win a championship, maybe. Until then the dream is in your head.
In Indy races, you don't have secure your winnings if you have a good car!! All the cars they were well balanced and everything could happen during the race, so you know you won until it's done.
@@stevens2772 he is not wrong tho. Mansell lucked into a fast car in 92. Vettel won 13 races in 2013 whilst his teammate managed none. Big difference for someone apparently had class car. Also Vettel had consistency Nigel never possesed.
Championship standings (at the time)
1. Mansell - 39 years old (40 in August 1993)
2. Andretti - 53 years old
3. Fittipaldi - 46 years old (47 in December 1993)
4. Luyendyk - 39 years old (40 in September 1993)
Wow. Pretty different from today
Most of them were F1 drivers that came over. Of course Mansell was World Champion.Mario Andretti was old and never even placed, with the best car.Of course we know when he was younger he was F1 and indy car champion. And of course Fittapaldi was a F1 champion. So you see, the drivers now in Indy are young not so great drivers. Back then Indy went all over the world. And half the races were road courses. And they were faster than the cars now.
i think you had to be older with more experience for indy car to race with that speed its insane
And these 3 (Mansell, Fittipaldi, and Andretti) are all World Champions With both Fittipaldi and Andretti winning 3 Indy 500s between them.
1993 Indy 500
Race winner: EMMO
Pole sitter: Arie Luyendyk
Most laps led: Mario Andretti
Best rookie: Nigel Mansell
It’s crazy Ari was already 39 in 1993. He was racing in the IRL up until around 2005 era.
Mansell hit that wall f#$king hard ,didn't pit for tires , just drove like nothing happened. You have to be very smart and compleatly crazy to be the champ. Lol
Its the mustache 😄
notice that was a pass round the OUTSIDE, nobody told mansell that you cant pass round the outside here especially when its slippery, fantastic pass.
great commentary and sums up why mansell was my boyhood hero he needed a space hopper to fit his balls in!
he pulled ridiculous moves like that often in f1 too
Not that astonishing considering that the F1 drivers are the best drivers in the pinnacle of motor sport. You have only 20 of them at any given time + test drivers of course, but that's it. You have to be the best of the best to get a drive in that sport. And within those 20 you have approximately 5 that are standing out above the rest.
As someone who lived and breathed Indy all my young life Mansell was the most impressive of the guys who came over in that era. You see it with F1 drivers frequently. They're so used to trusting their skills that they believe they can conquer the track. Indy is fickle, though. Mansell ran well. Alonso ran well. Fittipaldi won it multiple times. But Piquet broke his legs. It's such a dangerous place. Just three years later Scott Brayton was killed and he was one of the top drivers on the circuit.
mansell and fittipaldi, fantastic!
Just like you like to say, Mansell by far had the best car, best team. Just like in the Williams.
where was Mario in the "Best" car lol
That was a great race and nice effort by Mansell.
Hmm a rookie? Hmm...can't have done that well surely? Never make to to F1 though I reckon...oh...wait.
If so he had it because he had shown himself worthy of it. End of story.
There's no way around that he came into CART as a rookie, at a time that was arguably more competitive than Formula 1 and was champion.
Sans l immobilisation de la course a quelques tours de la fin ,mansell gagnait indianapolis
"It looked like everyone else but Mansell was standing still!!!"
Did you watch this video?....particularly the last restart?
I guess you meant something else.
You should watch some of Mansell's interviews (after he retired from Indycar) here on UA-cam where he says that he's glad not to be racing in the U.S. anymore, calling it, quote, "too fast"...a hell of an admission from a race driver as great as Mansell.
I got marios autograph during his last year in Cleveland, couldn't find Micheal, mansell was in his motorhome and came out and jumped in a car and was gone, hes a dikhead, kinda like Paul Newman was, " mr newman, will you sign my hat"? " no thanks, im on vacation" wat a fkn pip squeak dik head
you must be important lol
Nigel was robbed.
Lyn St James being in somebody's way what a shocker. She was so dangerous
Eat dirt, Yankees... "Ohhh, Indy 500 is so much harder than F1, and a guy may be a champion in Europe, but he will be a rookie in US - he will fail big time!" HAHAHAHAHA! It looked like everyone else but Mansell was standing still!!!
What a pitiful lost of that possible brilliant win..
Mansell would of won Indy if lyn St. James would of pulled off the track and used the escape road when her car broke down instead of allowing it to finally stall out on the prepared racing circuit.
What if Senna had tried Indy... What if..
There rumours that Senna was going to race there in 1993 rather than in F1.
That year was the one time I managed to get to the 500. We had seats between turns 3 and 4.
@@simonkevnorris he tested a car for team Penske but it really was only a PR stunt. He was trying to send a message to McLaren and got some good press for Penske. It never was anything more than that unfortunately. Would have been bad ass to see him in an Indy car especially the Indy 500 at some point
@@jebediahgentry7029 I think it was also a negotiating 'chip' with McLaren (it wasn't sure if he was going to race with them in 1993 - a non factory Ford engine)
But it wasn't
guy at the end of the vid aint to good at math.....
Or maths.
And your point is Peter?? Nigel Mansell proved himself a worthy champion, a very exciting and versatile driver...only wish we had someone today like him, there has been a lot of drivers over the years who have had the best package and havn't delivered although i do think F. Alonso puts the effort in with clearly inferior equipment, when all said and done everybody tries to have the best of everything for their team, Newman/Haas wanted him because he was auguably the best at the time...so??
we do, his name is hamilton
That pass Luyendijk pulled on Mansell at the last restart!! 😲😲😲
" Indy 500, the most famous race in the world"
LOL
No one except Americans cares about Indy. It's just a boring oval.
Whether you like it or not it's part of motorsport's 'Triple Crown' which includes Le Mans and the Monaco Grand Prix. They are considered the three most prestigious events in motorsport.
I care about it, I love it. I’m not even American. It’s the oldest and biggest race in the world, way better than Monaco and on par with the 24
I know that Americans hate when we, Europeans, call them stupid....but the man speaking at the end clearly supports our view by saying that 50 - 47 is 13
@@bigzeddie76 Yeah, well, 8 years ago I couldn't tell, now I'm a bit more into it. Thanks.
1:55 - 2:10 Estoril '89 flashback!
But his team, this time, pushed him back to the pit
hmmm, not always the case. No doubt that overall it is harder. But we've had F1 drivers come over here (when it was CART, not today's so called Indy Car) and didn't do shit.
First Rookie to win the Indy Car World series, an amazing achievement at the time.
Jim Clark Graham Hill :)
other than Senna,...
Lol
He was a huge thing for CART then no doubt. And was a good driver. The best? Nope, but very good at times.
Pole at the first race and won it in a completely dif type of car to F1, no one in indycar could go and do that
The most impressive indy 500 win was Jacques Villeneuve's 505 mile race win. And it turns out that both Damon Hill and Jenson Button outpaced Villeneuve when they were his teammates. Mind you, all 3 drivers were world champions at some point so they are of the same elite calibre.
Villeneuve had a dominant car and won the championship, most of his career he struggled to keep up with his teammates. He wouldn't have been world champion if Williams kept Damon.
Jacques was not of that calibre, his father was though Gille Villeneuve should have been a multiple world champion.
Ronnie Peterson would have beaten Andretti if it weren't for him not being allowed to overtake his teammate in his contract.
I think Mario is overrated, but he's certainly far above Jacques Villeneuve who would have been an also ran his entire career if it weren't for the dominance of Williams in the 90s. He was an also ran after Williams dropped him.
He obviously got 50 - 37 as 13..... Mistakes happen. Ever watch a football game and they say "Johnson with an incredible catch". And then realize it's 86 not # 88.... Not a huge blunder to call an entire country stupid.
F1 drivers are better than indycar drivers!
I think that the top 3-4 drivers in each are about even...any one could win on any given day...F1 is more equipment dependent...
cm243286 Also more dependent on being able to go around corners
And just like Vettel.
Did I say he wasn't...I just said he won because he has the best car.
It's Impossible to compare the two, drove in different era's.
But since you brought it up.....When another Senna comes along for Vettel to drive against, maybe, and when he goes to another series and win a championship, maybe.
Until then the dream is in your head.
In Indy races, you don't have secure your winnings if you have a good car!!
All the cars they were well balanced and everything could happen during the race, so you know you won until it's done.
Ah, Mansell. The racing journeyman.
It was exciting no doubt. He was a good driver. Just not quite the best.
you got a stutter :)
Mansell was robbed
He was over taken before start finish line.
F1 is the pinnacle
OK, just call us when WW3 starts, we will come to your aid again....as long as it isn't while Obama is President.
late as usual
@@topbanana8438 they'll turn up with stock piles of crap to sell everyone again, it funded them for 50 years
Vettel is a better driver than ole Nige...sorry!
u smoking your pipe again....
@@stevens2772 he is not wrong tho. Mansell lucked into a fast car in 92. Vettel won 13 races in 2013 whilst his teammate managed none. Big difference for someone apparently had class car. Also Vettel had consistency Nigel never possesed.