July 8th, 1984, Dallas. Blood, Sweat, and Petrol: Mansell's Epic Push in the Texas Heat

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Picture this: Nigel Mansell, just a stone’s throw from the finish line, and his Renault engine decides it's had enough, sputtering to a halt with not a drop of petrol left. Now, most people would call it a day, but not our Nigel. Oh no. This is the moment he transforms into a lion for the first time. Realising the finish line isn’t that far away, he steers to the side to avoid being run over by the oncoming traffic, unbuckles himself, and in a moment of pure, unadulterated madness, starts pushing the car, live on global television.



Now, keep in mind, it’s 38 degrees Celsius—hotter than Satan’s sauna—and Nigel is absolutely knackered. But does that stop him? Of course not. This is a man on a mission, desperate to score those crucial championship points for his team.


But then, as if scripted by the gods of drama themselves, Mansell collapses onto the scorching Texas tarmac, utterly exhausted.


He finishes sixth, three laps down, but with one solitary championship point to show for it.


Forty years on, that moment remains one of the most iconic in the history of the sport. Classic Mansell.

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