Nigel Mansell "Staying up all night as a kid to watch Nige try and win the title in Adelaide '86 on the B&W portable TV in my bedroom!" It all ended in tears.....Michael Wise Michael Wise @SkySportsMike
Nigel Mansell's puncture! Hitendra Patel
Nigel Mansell winning the Formula 1 World Championship in 1992 Jon Fiddler
In 1986, having led the Championship from Rounds 9 to 15 Mansell, driving a Williams FW11, seemed to be on his way to the world championship title when he suffered a 200mph rear tyre failure in the Australian GP in Adelaide. After returning to Williams from Ferrari he did win the title in 1992, in Hungary, after only 11 of 16 rounds.
Damon Hill F1 World Champion 1996 Angela Blake
In 1996 Damon Hill won eight of the sixteen races, and the 1996 Driver's Championship for Williams, who then sacked him
The amazing time when Kimi Raikkonen eventually captured the 2007 title in the last race, Brazil. Manan Mistry
Kimi Räikkönen's win in the 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix, the final race of the season, also won him the World Drivers' Championship by one point, from Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. During the season he had won six races to their four each.
Watching Jenson Button lift the Drivers World Championship throughout the whole season was amazing Justin Jolliffe
Racing for Brawn GP - Ross Brawn having led a management takeover of Honda weeks before the 2009 season began - Jenson Button won six of the first seven races and led the Drivers' Championship throughout, winning the title by finishing fifth in 2009's penultimate race, the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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