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23rd June 2007, 08:26 #1
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Nigel Mansell ... Indy 500 or CART Championship?
Just curious.... and this is probably pure opinion from everyone who responds... but did Formula 1 World Champion Nigel Mansell come to North American Open-wheel racing to win Indianapolis or to win the CART Championship ???
I have been trying to find articles on Nigel Mansell's mindset when he came here.
Also... did other F1 drivers come here for Indy or the CART (series) Championship ?? Fittipaldi, Piquet, etc.....
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23rd June 2007, 11:33 #2
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Well, i think he came to Indycar to win the title and for the fun also (aside the money). When i watched the interview with him immediately after the 1993 Indy500 he said that race had been one of his best races (he finished 3-rd).
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23rd June 2007, 14:04 #3
I don't think he came for either. He came because of a contract dispute with Williams following the '92 F1 season. He has said in sevearl interviews that coming to the US was not his first choice.
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23rd June 2007, 15:59 #4
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Originally Posted by StarterHOO HOO HOO HOOSIERS !
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23rd June 2007, 16:48 #5
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I would like to think first and foremost he wanted to win the title, but also the '500 since he would've been one of only 3 Brits and the first Brit since '66 to win it. If he only had wanted to run the '500 then he wouldn't have bothered battling the IndyCar veterans the entire year. He also wanted to defend his championship in '94 and not just try to win Indy.
Fittipaldi probably wanted both. He was practically dropped from the F1 scene, everybody said he was too old and had lost it without really taking into account that he wasted his final F1 years with his cousin's inept team. He wanted to show that he had still alot to give to racing, and he was right.
Piquet only wanted to win Indy, he was probably just too lazy to drive the entire season. Too bad, really. This guy was just absolutely fantastic in terms of making it thru the race somehow another. And his practice times at Indy were quite competative. But as I said, he was probably just too lazy. Kudos though for giving Indy a second shot after his terrible accident.
Cheever and Johansson IMO only came to America because they couldn't get a decent ride in Europe anymore. Same probably goes for Moreno, C. Fittipaldi, Yong, Danner etc.
BTW, as far as I've heard Villeneuve never cared much for the IndyCar championship. He only wanted to win Indy in America.
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23rd June 2007, 17:03 #6
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23rd June 2007, 22:20 #7
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Originally Posted by Komahawk
After his 1995 Indy500 win he told the journalists about his thoughts when he recognized he was two laps down because of the penalty. He thoght, that this would be bet but that he has to continue because he wanted to collect some points for the championship. Before the indy500 was finished he had already the championship in his mind...
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24th June 2007, 01:08 #8
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24th June 2007, 08:13 #9
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24th June 2007, 10:24 #10
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