The most iconic British F1 car ever: a complete guide

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  • Опубликовано: 14 дек 2024

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  • @seamastergmt
    @seamastergmt 4 года назад +4

    The most beautiful F1 car of all time.

  • @amphilbey
    @amphilbey 5 лет назад +2

    Iconic as a British car and driver. The Newey factor surely adds a million too. Great memories of the British Grand Prix 92 as a teenager.

  • @stewartgrindlay9760
    @stewartgrindlay9760 3 года назад +8

    Seb Vettel bought this one

  • @theant9821
    @theant9821 5 лет назад +1

    Is incredible as it is. The British iconic cars are surely
    Team Lotus type 25
    Gold leaf team Lotus type 49c
    Gold leaf Team Lotus/JPS Team Lotus type 72 (a/b/c/d/e)
    JPS Team Lotus type 79
    Brabham BT52 (fan car)
    JPS Team Lotus type 87T
    JPS Team Lotus type 97t/98t
    Camel Team Lotus type 99t
    As level or above the Williams fw14b
    Obviously I'm biased to lotus, but i don't recall any other grand prix team releasing a song to celebrate their success.
    There's been one game changing Ferrari in 69 years, there was 7 from team lotus in 36 years.
    Type 25 (first monocoque chassis)
    Type 49 (first to use engine and gearbox as chassis stressed members, first to use the cosworth dfv and first to use sponsorship)
    Type 72 (first to be designed to work with aerodynamics)
    Type 76 (first wind tunnel f1 car)
    Type 78 (first ground effect car)
    Type 88 (first carbon fibre car and first twin chassis car should have been but was banned mid way through its first ever practise session as both lotus were so much faster than the competition allowing McLaren to have the first carbon fibre chassis to race in f1)
    Lotus 99t (first ever to win a race using active suspension)
    You could argue that the lotus type 25 and 49 are the 2 most important cars in the history of f1.
    The fw14b isn't the icon that springs to mind when i think f1, the sound of the lotus type 102 Lamborghini v12 is, despite its poor race record. Or the sound of the flat 12 alfa Romeo engine from the 70s

    • @SofaSpud_
      @SofaSpud_ 4 года назад

      Iconic in the sense of technology. It was the first to really take advantage of electronic aids. It was the start of the technological evolution that makes it iconic.

    • @theant9821
      @theant9821 4 года назад

      @@SofaSpud_ it wasn't, the lotus 92t was the first f1 car to race with active suspension in 1983 and the lotus 99t was the first f1 car to win a race with active suspension in 1987 and most other electronic aids like tc, abs, launch control semi automatic gearbox, etc. had been used by many constructors in the mid to late 80s such as Ferrari introduced the semi automatic transmission thanks to buying the services of John Barnard from McLaren.
      The fw14b and fw15c were the best cars of the active era (which began during the turbo era) but they weren't the first to use most of that technology, only the first to combine it all successfully.

  • @Will-hub
    @Will-hub 4 года назад +2

    That livery 💙

  • @noname-mq6vw
    @noname-mq6vw 5 лет назад +6

    So this is Patrese’s car with Mansell’s number on it to boost the sale price?

    • @theant9821
      @theant9821 5 лет назад +1

      No, its mansells and then patreses car for the latter part of the season, if you listen.

  • @SamuelCroin
    @SamuelCroin 5 лет назад +3

    2:12 If I can, this thing does not almost drive itself.

  • @boardertrashtv8638
    @boardertrashtv8638 3 года назад

    To say it pretty much could drive itself is a little bit disrespectful. I saw recent sky doc and I think it was Peter Windsor who said there probably weren’t many drivers in the world who could get the absolute best out of it. Those reason being you had to be 110% committed and send it into a corner with near blind faith. You have to remember Patrese, a well respected & experienced driver would be out qualified by upto 2 seconds at some circuits. That’s a lot for a car that drives itself

  • @rhythmoffootball1918
    @rhythmoffootball1918 4 года назад +1

    Adrian Newey ❤

  • @amingaz
    @amingaz 3 года назад

    where do i get the camel decals ?

  • @Hendie18
    @Hendie18 5 лет назад +2

    If they're selling this car it should at least go for $20 million+

  • @vincentalzey7682
    @vincentalzey7682 5 лет назад +8

    Don't sell it, I'm afraid the buyer never use it

    • @GoingOffTopical
      @GoingOffTopical 4 года назад +5

      Don't know if it's the same car but vettel just bought it so I'd say it's in good hands

    • @sinejomoniror
      @sinejomoniror 4 года назад

      Going Off Topic yep, it’s that exact one.

  • @gearshift3803
    @gearshift3803 5 лет назад

    I saw Nigel at London car show

  • @483972
    @483972 3 года назад

    IMO this car was the only and true one Senna Rival :)

  • @michaeldavis2531
    @michaeldavis2531 4 года назад +1

    Does it really have an automatic transmission and shifting??

  • @SirTripps
    @SirTripps 5 лет назад +5

    I have a horrible feeling that it'll get bought by someone who will put it in storage and never use it.

    • @SirTripps
      @SirTripps 5 лет назад

      It's perfectly usable, I saw it driving around at silverstone last year I believe

    • @cjmillsnun
      @cjmillsnun 4 года назад

      @@SirTripps That's a different one that's still owned by Williams.

    • @dr2stroke611
      @dr2stroke611 3 года назад

      i think it does regular trips up and down the M1....

    • @exist
      @exist Год назад +1

      4 years later and thankfully Vettel bought it and will drive it

    • @SirTripps
      @SirTripps Год назад +1

      @@exist Amazingly on synthetic fuel as well

  • @Ruylopez778
    @Ruylopez778 5 лет назад +4

    IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM!!

    • @benjaminmcintosh857
      @benjaminmcintosh857 5 лет назад

      That's where it'll wind up, a personal museum

    • @aydankhaliq2967
      @aydankhaliq2967 5 лет назад +2

      It belongs on a race track

    • @Dranreb865
      @Dranreb865 4 года назад

      It belongs in my garage together with my ford crown victoria and volvo s70.

  • @RBAERO
    @RBAERO 4 года назад +1

    Only in this car Nigel Mansell can be a champion. Mansell never will be in a "normal" car.

  • @newbornwiccan948
    @newbornwiccan948 4 года назад +1

    I wish I had one 🥰😘🏎️

  • @dr2stroke611
    @dr2stroke611 3 года назад

    i think Mansell got 'red 5' from Star Wars

  • @aemrico
    @aemrico 3 года назад

    This machine is brilliant and most likely the only one I would actually buy, but it has absolutely nothing to do with Nigel Mansell.

  • @nicolafox9452
    @nicolafox9452 5 лет назад +2

    If I win the lottery it is mine 😉

  • @TheRetroLab
    @TheRetroLab 5 лет назад

    They should really sell the PC with it.

    • @cjmillsnun
      @cjmillsnun 4 года назад

      There's only one PC left, and that is for Williams' own FW14B

  • @thefowlyetti2
    @thefowlyetti2 5 лет назад +1

    I want

  • @nanderlizernanderlizer684
    @nanderlizernanderlizer684 5 лет назад +7

    why is it that idiots complain about modern electronics but then when they have more tech on an old car its suddenly okay? hypocrites

  • @minhavidacarburada7974
    @minhavidacarburada7974 3 года назад

    Tradução em português pf

  • @iliovecaRS
    @iliovecaRS 5 лет назад +8

    Lotus cough cough

  • @Mr98frontier
    @Mr98frontier 10 месяцев назад

    Is this the car that Sebastian vettel bought?

  • @theterrible1
    @theterrible1 4 года назад +1

    Vettel bought this.

  • @longslongprong
    @longslongprong 3 года назад

    3 million sounds like a bargain.

  • @bladerunner6662
    @bladerunner6662 4 года назад +1

    Sebastian Vettel brought it

  • @mauricekafoe9135
    @mauricekafoe9135 4 года назад +1

    I think vettel got this car

  • @AceDeclan
    @AceDeclan 4 года назад +1

    Imagine if senna drove that.

    • @raversdoitwitheeeease5636
      @raversdoitwitheeeease5636 4 года назад

      I know what you mean but he more or less did. The FW16 in which Senna was killed was this car but with active suspension and other electronic aids removed. So it's the same car really. Many people believe that's what caused his accident. The car was designed with the suspension and aids so to just remove them made the car somewhat dangerous to drive. Eventually during the season they got it sorted but at the time of Ayrton's death, it was a pig to control.

    • @GetOverHereMK
      @GetOverHereMK 4 года назад

      @@raversdoitwitheeeease5636 "It's the same car really." Sorry but imparting such misinformation as fact shouldn't be unchallenged. The FW15C, on which the FW16 was based, was designed specifically to use active suspension whilst the FW14B was adapted from a car that used pushrod suspension. To have common features doesn't make two things the same - the FW14 used conventional suspension, it didn't have traction control but it wasn't dangerous to drive as you had alluded to.
      By your rationale, an Aston Martin DB7 is the same car as a Jaguar XJS because they have a common platform.

  • @Garethjames987
    @Garethjames987 5 лет назад +3

    "a complete guide" and the video is 6 minutes and 1 second long? The title to this video is just a lie. It would take four times as long just to give a basic overview of it's suspension system. It is very rare that I give a video on RUclips a down vote, but the blatant lie in the title easily warrants one this time.

    • @Garethjames987
      @Garethjames987 5 лет назад

      Also, stop painting every British F1 fan as being a fan of Mansel. Utterly condescending.

  • @darthstanley166
    @darthstanley166 5 лет назад +1

    So they had to have a high Tech fancy car just to win one race for poor old Nigel sounds typically British.

    • @theant9821
      @theant9821 5 лет назад

      Nigel mansell at that point has entered the final round leading or with a chance at the championship in more seasons than anyone, ever. Only to have, tyre delamination, be crashed into, gearbox failure, etc. Mansell was capable of being 3 or 4 times world champion even against his rivals like prost, senna, piquet. Mansells contract was supposed to include 93 as well until he retired after winning the championship so prost took his place and won the 93 championship.
      I think decimating everyone else more than winning one race.
      When mansell became the most successful driver without a world championship in f1 Stirling moss said at last, i can give my record away, then mansell in 92 said, you can have your record back now mate. (That is the typically British bit)

  • @jameswarner8038
    @jameswarner8038 5 лет назад +3

    ill give you £50

  • @ukg4u
    @ukg4u 4 года назад

    I wonder how Nigel Mansell feels about the car being almost able to drive itself 🤔

  • @skuastone9698
    @skuastone9698 5 лет назад

    Funny Mansell needed to be in the best car to win the championship but when it come down to Lewis Hamilton winning haters makes excuses and say Hamilton only wins because he has the best cat, lmao

  • @ferrarigirl666
    @ferrarigirl666 5 лет назад

    A renault is not a british car.... Sorry to burst your bubble.
    British designer and rider, yes.

    • @cjmillsnun
      @cjmillsnun 4 года назад +1

      The engine was Renault, but the chassis, all the fancy suspension, gearbox, etc was designed and built in Grove in Oxfordshire. So the car was British.