News Details
Mansell's black-flag breach and ban
On this day in 1989, Nigel Mansell made sure F1 fans had their money's worth of drama at the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril. 'Il Leone' had qualified his Ferrari third and overhauled teammate Gerhard Berger at the front to build himself a commanding 20-second lead when he pitted after 40 laps. Mansell's rush saw the Brit overshoot his pit crew by a car's length and reverse into his space, a forbidden maneuver that brought out the black flag when he rejoined the proceedings. But the Scuderia charger roared past the waving official three times, his view perhaps hindered by the fact that he was hooked to the back of Ayrton Senna's McLaren on the main straight. It all ended in tatters...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Formula 2 rejects calls to drop ban on former champions
Organisers of the Formula 2 championship support series say they have no...
3y ago from F1i.com
Graham Hill was the first King of Monte-Carlo
Note the fifth, the sixteenth, and the twenty-first photographs are...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Zhou: Alonso beating Schumacher inspired me
Zhou Guanyu is inspired by Fernando Alonso, China's first Formula 1...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Formula 1's first ever red flagged Grand Prix
©Jerry Melton There has apparently only ever been one Grand Prix held on...
3y ago from F1i.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Senior Honda MotoGP executive exits as HRC restructure...
No description available...
9h ago from Motorsport.com
All the records Marc Marquez can break in MotoGP 2026
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP to set minimum salary for riders from 2027
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Honda stuck at "similar potential" to 2025...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
PREMA confirmed to miss opening IndyCar round
PREMA will not be present for this weekend’s season-opening round of...
6h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Marcus Ericsson going into 2026 season with “chip on...
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
Ed Carpenter Racing enter technical partnership with...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Ticket design for 110th Indianapolis 500 unveiled
The ticket design for this upcoming May’s 110th running of the...
6h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Acropolis Rally's Thursday parc ferme will be on a boat
No description available...
10h ago from Motorsport.com
Hyundai “realistic and optimistic” in mission to...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Oliver Solberg “didn’t deserve more than P4”...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Sweden: Elfyn Evans storms to victory as Toyota...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Liverpool, Arsenal, Man Utd scouts busy as 18-year-old...
Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in signing the...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsenal could renew interest in 250k-a-week 'machine',...
Leon Goretzka continues to be linked with a move away from Bayern Munich...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Pitch Points: Bodø/Glimt give us hope for the future;...
world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions. Today, Graham Ruthven...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com
Sources: Man City and Arsenal lead race for English...
Jack Hinshelwood’s rise at Brighton & Hove Albion has been one of the...
14h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Aston Martin handed 'no miracle cure' warning after Honda...
After days of investigation, RacingNews365... Read More »
3h ago from RacingNews365.com
Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari F1 under threat at Australian GP...
Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari F1 team may have been on... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Max Verstappen slammed by F1 icon - 'someone else will...
Max Verstappen's hostile views of 2026 F1 cars... Read More »
35m ago from GPFans.com
