S4 E6: Mansell's 1994 Williams comeback

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🗓️ 12 August 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Nigel Mansell made a shock return to Formula 1 with Williams in 1994, appearing at four races following the death of Ayrton Senna.Ex-F1 driver Karun Chandhok and Edd Straw join host Glenn Freeman to look back on everything that happened on and off-track around Mansell's cameo, from the challenge presented by Mansell's Newman/Haas Indycar contract, Bernie Ecclestone's involvement, the role of Renault and title sponsor Rothmans in Mansell coming back, how his return was viewed inside the team, what lead driver and title contender Damon Hill thought of it, tension between Mansell and David Coulthard as they battled over a seat for 1995, and why Williams eventually chose to stick with Coulthard, despite having an option in its contract to retain Mansell full-time. ASK US ANYTHING: Send us your questions about F1 from 1989-2005 for our series finale, using #BringBackV10s on Twitter, or email [email protected]

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1:06.9	The death of Erton Sena left Formula One One and Williams lacking in star power in 1994.
1:13.5	It didn't take long for a plan to be hatched to bring back Nigel Mansell into the fold
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