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Piquet and Mansell duel on track again!

Started by highdownforce , Jan 12 2013 16:11

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#51 Harry

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Posted 26 January 2013 - 20:52

Nice one!

Getting that downloaded as an .MP4 before that becomes unavailable too.

R.E. The interview, I thought it was pretty shocking what Piquet said about Senna, something like:

"People ask me, who was better; me or Senna, I say 'I'M STILL ALIVE!!!' hahaha"

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#52 midgrid

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Posted 26 January 2013 - 21:24

F1 Fanatic has a written summary of the interview, which hopefully shouldn't disappear anytime soon...

#53 as65p

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Posted 26 January 2013 - 21:36

Nice one!

Getting that downloaded as an .MP4 before that becomes unavailable too.

R.E. The interview, I thought it was pretty shocking what Piquet said about Senna, something like:

"People ask me, who was better; me or Senna, I say 'I'M STILL ALIVE!!!' hahaha"

I don't think it's shocking, more like consistant. He's always been like that, and not only when Senna is the topic.

#54 Harry

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Posted 26 January 2013 - 23:20

It's still a harsh comment though, even the interviewer said so.

#55 as65p

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 09:03

It's still a harsh comment though, even the interviewer said so.

Maybe, but you'd only be surprised if you didn't know much of the man to begin with. That's his "style" since... forever.

#56 garoidb

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 17:29

Nice one!

Getting that downloaded as an .MP4 before that becomes unavailable too.

R.E. The interview, I thought it was pretty shocking what Piquet said about Senna, something like:

"People ask me, who was better; me or Senna, I say 'I'M STILL ALIVE!!!' hahaha"

He says what he thinks, not what he knows people want to hear. I didn't like that comment either, but his forthrightness is what makes the interview interesting.

Mansell refers to charitable donations, and involvement with road safety campaigns. To my mind, trying to equate his CART championship win to his F1 WDC is also self aggrandising. His whole contribution sounds less authentic than Piquet's and more like PR to me.

I liked their discussion of which were the best tracks, and that they seemed in complete agreement.

#57 V3TT3L

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 18:08

Nice one!

Getting that downloaded as an .MP4 before that becomes unavailable too.

R.E. The interview, I thought it was pretty shocking what Piquet said about Senna, something like:

"People ask me, who was better; me or Senna, I say 'I'M STILL ALIVE!!!' hahaha"

It was a joke.
Black humour, but still a joke.

Fate is... both Piquet, Berger and Senna crashed at Tamburello.

#58 Ramses1348

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 20:50

The Piquet/Mansell interview was the best F1-related thing I've seen in years. As a huge Piquet fan, I know I'm biased, but they both gave honest answers about their time in the sport and the way things are today. It was fantastic.

I never liked Piquet but I have to say that it was an awesome interview and F1 would be so much better today if we had a personality like him around

#59 Red17

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 20:56

It was a joke.
Black humour, but still a joke.

I don't think it was a joke, they didn't like each other.

#60 V3TT3L

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 21:45

I don't think it was a joke, they didn't like each other.

Have you seen the whole interview ?
After 25 yr not seeing each other, after a cold start, the mood got better and Mansell was also trashing Piquet like "the problem is that you always think with your butt".
In the end Mansell was tapping Piquet's back, shaking hands, etc.

#61 aditya-now

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 21:47

I never liked Piquet but I have to say that it was an awesome interview and F1 would be so much better today if we had a personality like him around

A breath of freshness, authenticity and originality - and that from drivers from more than two decades ago.... Two drivers who were not my absolute favourites back then - yet: there is so much depth, so much understanding and so much raciness.

#62 garoidb

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 21:53

Have you seen the whole interview ?
After 25 yr not seeing each other, after a cold start, the mood got better and Mansell was also trashing Piquet like "the problem is that you always think with your butt".
In the end Mansell was tapping Piquet's back, shaking hands, etc.

I think he meant that Piquet didn't like Senna and vice versa, which is true.

On the point you made, they did seem to get on a lot better than I would have thought. Both agreed that neither of them had caused deliberate collisions to win a championship, for example, leaving the heavy implication that they disapproved of some who had done so.

I got the impression that Mansell's experience being teamed with Prost put Piquet's behaviour in some context. Also, they both seemed happy to acknowledge that it was every man for himself back then, and that some gamesmanship was to be expected.

At the end of the day, they can both look back on very successful careers.

Edited by garoidb, 27 January 2013 - 21:54.

#63 manmower

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 21:59

The interviewer wasn't the best but thankfully Mansell and Piquet just said what they wanted to say instead of answering his questions.

Nice to see those moments of understanding, like when they're describing the fun, fast tracks, and the high five for being alive.

#64 V3TT3L

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 22:01

I think he meant that Piquet didn't like Senna and vice versa, which is true.

On the point you made, they did seem to get on a lot better than I would have thought. Both agreed that neither of them had caused deliberate collisions to win a championship, for example, leaving the heavy implication that they disapproved of some who had done so.

Piquet did a joke about Senna, but never touched his car on track.

Mansell remained silent, but punted Senna out of track at Portugal finishing his WDC chances that year. Oh, and Mansell was already black flagged when he did it.

So some people SAY... and some people DO.

#65 garoidb

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 22:08

Piquet did a joke about Senna, but never touched his car on track.

Mansell remained silent, but punted Senna out of track at Portugal finishing his WDC chances that year. Oh, and Mansell was already black flagged when he did it.

So some people SAY... and some people DO.

I forgot about that one but, in general, Mansell was fair on the track too. The Portugal incident cannot be excused, but I don't think it was pre-planned or motivated by WDC considerations. I'm a Piquet fan, so I'm not going to defend Nigel too much. I don't know what got into him that day.

#66 Longtimefan

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 22:28

I always considered Piquet an obnoxious idiot, seems my judgement was sound.

His comment on Senna is very very distasteful indeed.

#67 Watkins74

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 22:34

It was a joke.
Black humour, but still a joke.

Fate is... both Piquet, Berger and Senna crashed at Tamburello.

exactly

It is fun to see how Piquet gets under peoples skin though.

#68 jonpollak

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 23:01

Thanks to Cozzie for posting the long version...
Really great interview..
Jp

Edited by jonpollak, 27 January 2013 - 23:02.

#69 Cozzie

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Posted 28 January 2013 - 10:52

exactly

It is fun to see how Piquet gets under peoples skin though.

Pleasure! Very good interview. Piquets english was never his strongest asset. Shame really since I think he could have offered more in his native language.
I though Mansell was typical Mansell, bit too much self promotion however very gracious and a typical English gent. These guys certainly were the gladiators in the golden age of F1 imho.

#70 f1fan1998

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Posted 28 January 2013 - 12:03

Amazing that 25 years on the differences between Mansell and Piquet are still divisive amongst the fans of the sport.

Fascinating interview and thanks for the post.

#71 Taxi

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Posted 28 January 2013 - 13:54

Piquet/Mansell is really the B side of rivalry in F1 history. I mean, you have Senna/Prost and you have Piquet/Mansell no other conflict in history could come even close.

#72 Gag� Bueno

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 11:34

The 3rd part of the ad series was released yesterday.

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 16:28

Where was the 2nd part?

#74 Gag� Bueno

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 16:58

2nd part:

http://www.youtube.c...p;v=dqcjxvH1AjE

I need the last part!!!

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 20:14

Tks! Love them all.

#76 Guest_4L3X_*

Posted 29 January 2013 - 20:15

exactly

It is fun to see how Piquet gets under peoples skin though.

Exactly. I love him that way.

#77 GustavoB

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 23:10

I don't think the times were so close, in reality I doubt it.
But this is advertisement.
I'm waiting for a draw in the race....

#78 Kyo

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 00:22

I don't think the times were so close, in reality I doubt it.
But this is advertisement.
I'm waiting for a draw in the race....

no way, there is no draw in racing, unless they do 2 races... but would be total crap.

0.24s is not that close, it seems possible to me.

#79 GustavoB

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 04:24

no way, there is no draw in racing, unless they do 2 races... but would be total crap.

0.24s is not that close, it seems possible to me.

working 15 years with this kind of people I know that they can f... it up a good idea.

Maybe they wil finish the video with both going just before the checkered flag.

I've got a bad feeling about this ad.

#80 Watkins74

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 09:19

working 15 years with this kind of people I know that they can f... it up a good idea.

Maybe they wil finish the video with both going just before the checkered flag.

I've got a bad feeling about this ad.

It's a TV ad....I think your taking this a little to seriously. I think Piquet is more concerned about when his check will clear than if he "wins" or not. Nigel.....since he reminded us how wonderful :stoned:

he is, will of course give his check to charity.

Parts 1 and 2 were great, part 3 was pretty boring.

I do like your avatar. :cool:

#81 Collombin

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 14:17

no way, there is no draw in racing

The 1967 Syracuse Grand Prix ended in a dead heat. Officially......

#82 GustavoB

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Posted 30 January 2013 - 20:27

It's a TV ad....I think your taking this a little to seriously. I think Piquet is more concerned about when his check will clear than if he "wins" or not. Nigel.....since he reminded us how wonderful he is, will of course give his check to charity.

Parts 1 and 2 were great, part 3 was pretty boring.

I do like your avatar.

Thanks Watkins74,

yeah maybe I'm taking this too seriously. For sure Piquet is more concerned about the money than the win, he needs to pay Piquet Jr. Nascar bills.

part 3 was boring for sure. Maybe for me was because I tought they would release only 3 videos.

This is just an ad but Piquet x Mansell reminds me of my adolescence, I would like to be there to see them banging the cars like some Nascar racing for the last time. :yawnface:

#83 saudoso

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Posted 31 January 2013 - 10:17

I guess they will, Piquet's car was pretty dentend and had a nice tyre print on one door if I remeber right.

#84 GustavoB

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 20:56

the last one!! Fortunatelly much better that the other ones....

http://www.youtube.c...p;v=KDtdJaS1eHU

#85 Victor_RO

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 21:05

"See you a$$hole! Oh, sorry about that." :rotfl:

#86 Watkins74

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 21:11

the last one!! Fortunatelly much better that the other ones....

http://www.youtube.c...p;v=KDtdJaS1eHU

That was totally awesome, an f'ing commercial and I was more excited than watching the current races.

I wish I could have understood Piquet at the end in the photo room.

#87 Kyo

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 21:44

That was totally awesome, an f'ing commercial and I was more excited than watching the current races.

I wish I could have understood Piquet at the end in the photo room.

you can always put the subtitles. ^^

#88 senna da silva

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 21:53

the last one!! Fortunatelly much better that the other ones....

http://www.youtube.c...p;v=KDtdJaS1eHU

Hats off to Ford. That's brilliant!

#89 Gag� Bueno

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 21:58

the last one!! Fortunatelly much better that the other ones....

http://www.youtube.c...p;v=KDtdJaS1eHU

Good old times...

#90 highdownforce

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Posted 06 February 2013 - 01:14

Hats off to Ford. That's brilliant!

Well played indeed!

#91 TIFOlonSO

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Posted 06 February 2013 - 01:20

Great memories. :cool:

#92 lustigson

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Posted 06 February 2013 - 10:33

Great stuff, indeed!

#93 Watkins74

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Posted 06 February 2013 - 15:21

you can always put the subtitles. ^^

There was no subtitles for Piquet because it is a Brazilian commercial.

BTW - People get such a woody about the current drivers changing their helmets almost every race now. I love how instantly recognizable these two helmets are in these ads.

edit: Thank you Kyo.....I never knew that.

Edited by Watkins74, 06 February 2013 - 16:09.

#94 Kyo

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Posted 06 February 2013 - 16:00

There was no subtitles for Piquet because it is a Brazilian commercial.

BTW - People get such a woody about the current drivers changing their helmets almost every race now. I love how instantly recognizable these two helmets are in these ads.

there is subtitles, you just need to turn on the subtitles on Youtube. It is placed on the left side of the place you choose the video quality.

#95 saudoso

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Posted 06 February 2013 - 20:42

Really suprised me, well done, and the actual race result second to the great voice overs in the end.

#96 GustavoB

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Posted 08 February 2013 - 17:01

Really suprised me, well done, and the actual race result second to the great voice overs in the end.

Yeah this was what surprised me too. When the ad ended I was more touched by the pictures and voice over than the race.
A very good tribute to these two of the greatest F1 racers.

:up: