Nigel Mansell
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"Nigel Ernest James Mansell", Commander of the Order of the British Empire/CBE is a retired British racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship (1992 Formula One Season/1992) and the Champ Car/CART Indy Car World Series (1993 CART World Series Season/1993). Mansell was the reigning F1 champion when he moved over to CART, becoming the first person to win the Champ Car/CART title in his debut season, and making him the only person to hold both titles simultaneously.

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The hunger and desire to go racing, however, never leaves your blood but the right opportunity has never really come along -- until now that is.

We're going to have to be a hell of a lot fitter than we are now to do a proper job.

I consider myself one of a very small handful of drivers in the world that are top drivers. The best one? I don't think anybody can say they're the best one because, from one week to the next, you can be on form or off form a little bit.

The Masters is going to be an awesome challenge.

Since winning the Formula One World Championship back in 1992 and eventually retiring in 1995, I have spent valuable time with my family.

The rivalry between us all will be no different from those glory days back in the 1980s and 90s but given the challenges this time round, the demands of racing will be tougher for all concerned.

Alain will do everything in his power to win, he doesn't like getting beaten by anyone and least of all me.

The rivalry is still there, definitely.

I'm going to exercise a lot more, although when you get to a certain age you can injure yourself in training as well.