Nigel Mansell Professions : Race car driver Born : August 8, 1953 Browse All Authors Top 28 quotes by Nigel Mansell I was a driver and a racer. The difference between drivers, who can be great World Champions, and racers, who are also World Champions, is that racers don't wait for things to happen: they make things happen. Nigel Mansell wait great things-happen world Ayrton was our toughest rival. He would leave no stone unturned to get the utmost out of his car and his team. Nigel Mansell leave stone car team Young people are so positive and have an answer for everything. Nigel Mansell answer everything positive people If something makes someone happy, then that's what they should do. Nigel Mansell then something someone happy Motor racing is 99 per cent downs and one per cent ups. It's a huge challenge, as there are so many things that can go wrong. Nigel Mansell challenge things go racing In our day, the driver probably had more input into the car. We didn't have power steering or fully automated gearboxes. We didn't have all the technical whizzes that are on the car now, so we actually controlled the car far more than the drivers today. Nigel Mansell day car power today We didn't have any simulators. We had to do it on the track all the time. Now they've got simulators for everything. And, if they have an accident or go off, then you just press a button, re-set, and away you go again. Nigel Mansell everything go you time It seems to me a lot of drivers have lost their personalities or are not able to express themselves. However, it's a very commercial market, and manufacturers have a far bigger say than ever before. Nigel Mansell far say me lost Similar Authors Bruce McLaren race-car-driver Brian Simo race-car-driver Brad Keselowski race-car-driver Austin Dillon race-car-driver Bobby Unser race-car-driver Bobby Rahal race-car-driver All Authors