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If you could win the British Championship in Formula Ford
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Williams & Mansell: Red 5

If you could win the BritishChampionship in Formula Ford, you know, you had a futurein...

If you could win the British
Championship in Formula Ford, you know, you had a future
in front of you if you could find the funding

Full Transcript

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If you could win the British Championship in Formula Ford,
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you know, you had a future in front of you
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if you could find the funding.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:41
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 my father, Eric Mansell did a deal with me and said, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:09
And my father, Eric Mansell did a deal with me and said,
Once you get your degree and you're an engineer, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:13
Once you get your degree and you're an engineer,
I didn't get a first class pass, but I got a pass. - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:05
I didn't get a first class pass, but I got a pass.
Right, let's go racing, you know? Really, really good. Really happy. - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:05
Right, let's go racing, you know? Really, really good. ...
And then my dad laughed at me - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:19
And then my dad laughed at me
I had to give you a goal to achieve." - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:06
I had to give you a goal to achieve."
I fell out with my parents and my dad at that point, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:11
I fell out with my parents and my dad at that point,
He really didn't have any money, you know, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:06
He really didn't have any money, you know,
And he was determined but, but underprivileged, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:07
And he was determined but, but underprivileged,
Nigel's wife, Roseanne, is one of the great figures, - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:08
Nigel's wife, Roseanne, is one of the great figures,
I mean they would sleep in the back of a van - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:08
I mean they would sleep in the back of a van
She basically gave all of her salary - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:08
She basically gave all of her salary
I mean, few wives would just believe in this crazy - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:10
I mean, few wives would just believe in this crazy
Well, my first Formula Ford car was dug out of a garden. - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:06
Well, my first Formula Ford car was dug out of a garden.
It was a Javelin JL5 - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:07
It was a Javelin JL5
The back end just dropped down a little bit - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:10
The back end just dropped down a little bit
I borrowed, then, a Crosley 25 - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:07
I borrowed, then, a Crosley 25
Even then he had this inner belief - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:06
Even then he had this inner belief
So you could see him on the track with other drivers - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:10
So you could see him on the track with other drivers
Nigel had an incredible year in '77 in Formula Ford. - Williams & Mansell: Red 5 00:05
Nigel had an incredible year in '77 in Formula Ford.