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Williams & Mansell: Red 5

Ground effect was a strange idea where you had skirts that prettymuch touch the ground...

Ground effect was a strange idea where you had skirts that pretty
much touch the ground around the car but then sucked it down
to the ground, which meant you could go around
the corners more quickly

Full Transcript

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Ground effect was a strange idea
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where you had skirts that pretty much touch the ground around the car
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but then sucked it down to the ground,
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which meant you could go around the corners more quickly.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:22
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Endora,Wiser Film

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Movie Summary

Detailing the rollercoaster career of racing driver Nigel Mansell, this documentary tells the story of how team and driver came together to win the Formula 1 Drivers Championship against some of the greatest drivers of all time.
And certainly going into the 1979 British Grand Prix, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:07
And certainly going into the 1979 British Grand Prix,
When they turned up at Silverstone, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:06
When they turned up at Silverstone,
They'd done a few tweaks to the aerodynamics - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:06
They'd done a few tweaks to the aerodynamics
Frank got his first win and it was at Silverstone, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:08
Frank got his first win and it was at Silverstone,
But that was an interesting crossover - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:10
But that was an interesting crossover
I was very close friends with Carlos Reutemann, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:08
I was very close friends with Carlos Reutemann,
It seems a pity that with a British car like this, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:08
It seems a pity that with a British car like this,
We would be the first team to consider new talent coming along - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:09
We would be the first team to consider new talent coming alo...
Carlos took one look at him and turned to me and said, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:12
Carlos took one look at him and turned to me and said,
He was already world champion with Mario Andretti and so on. - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:05
He was already world champion with Mario Andretti and so on.
And he said, "I've heard a lot of good things - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:12
And he said, "I've heard a lot of good things
The pivotal time in 1979 was when we were at Alton Park Racing, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:08
The pivotal time in 1979 was when we were at Alton Park Raci...
And Andrea de Cesaris put a wheel into my back wheel, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:10
And Andrea de Cesaris put a wheel into my back wheel,
And I ended up in hospital with a broken back - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:06
And I ended up in hospital with a broken back
And I had an extraordinary phone call from Colin Chapman - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:22
And I had an extraordinary phone call from Colin Chapman
And I said, "I'm going to drive a Formula One car - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:10
And I said, "I'm going to drive a Formula One car
And I said, "Well, I'm doing it with or without you." - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:06
And I said, "Well, I'm doing it with or without yo...
I got the strongest painkillers, which make you go a bit doo-lally - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:08
I got the strongest painkillers, which make you go a bit doo...
Formula One racing, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:07
Formula One racing,
You're getting something like four or 5G of braking force, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:08
You're getting something like four or 5G of braking for...