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Mansell yearns for F1鈥檚 good old days
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Nigel Mansell says the titanium screws in his left shoulder are a reminder of Formula One鈥檚 鈥済ood old days鈥 when drivers were not pampered with electronic aids.
The 1992 world champion believes gadgets like Drag Reduction Technology (DRS) and thinner, less grippy tires have taken the thrill out of F1, leaving both fans and drivers short-changed.
鈥淲e need a bit of magic,鈥 Mansell, who won 31 grands prix, told Sky Sports yesterday.
鈥淟et the drivers drive and race the cars like we used to.
鈥淪ome of the rules need tweaking, DRS is a false overtaking aid in my opinion and doesn鈥檛 give the driver the opportunity to slipstream properly and demonstrate a bit of a chess game and perhaps plan lap by lap, where to pass.
鈥淎lso, although Pirelli have done a great job with the tires on what they鈥檝e been asked to do I think they should go back to the old tires where they had plenty of grip.
鈥淭hen if a driver wants to deliver the car into a corner and brake really late, put the power on and get sideways he can do it. It鈥檚 very exciting for the fans to watch that.鈥
Mansell said the power steering in today鈥檚 F1 cars means the penalties for hitting curbs or going off line are too light.
鈥淎ll the tracks I drove on were before all the changes and we had a lot of dangerous corners,鈥 he said. 鈥淲e used to go flying into corners knowing if we got it wrong we would have a massive accident so we respected the car and the corners. If we hit the curb too hard the feedback would actually tweak your wrists and you could damage yourself. We had to do physical training just to be able to hang on to the car, now drivers can drive with a couple of fingers.鈥
Lewis Hamilton has already surpassed Mansell鈥檚 total of wins and could break Michael Schumacher鈥檚 record of seven world titles. 鈥淟ewis is a great world champion but there are many more great world champions as well, it鈥檚 just that he鈥檚 got the unbelievable backing of an incredible manufacturer,鈥 he said.
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