There is no excuse for not having this one in your collection. A scintillating season with three drivers still in the championship hunt at the final round – and we all know what happened to Nigel Mansell at that infamous race.
The video is packed with spectacular action from classic mid-eighties turbo cars, including the Mansell/Nelson Piquet battles in the Williams FW11, Keke Rosberg’s swansong in the McLaren MP4/2C, and the last ever John Player Special-liveried Lotus.
1986 is not so well remembered for being the year in which Elio de Angelis died in a testing accident at Paul Ricard. Narrator Clive James gives suitable pause from his otherwise light-hearted commentary to pay tribute.
Otherwise this is an essential video and there’s very little to say against it – except perhaps the somewhat odd inclusion of a few semi-naked beach ‘beauties’ at the French race. That aside, this should be top of your list if you’ve not already bought a copy.
Best bit: Of course there’s the dramatic finale in Australia, but there’s also the photo-finish between Mansell and Ayrton Senna at Jerez to savour.
F1 Fanatic verdict
F1 Fanatic earns a commission on products sold via the links to our affiliate partners above, however you are not charged any extra. See here for more information.
Reviews
- “F1 Manager 24” reviewed – Does Create-a-Team make for a must-buy?
- Netflix reveal new details and November launch date for six-part Senna series
- “Formula 1 car-by-car 2000-09” by Peter Higham reviewed
- “F1 24” reviewed: Does revolutionised handling make or break new F1 game?
- First Play: Create your own grand prix team in F1 Manager 24
- “Moto GP 24” reviewed – Does adaptive AI and the rider market make for a must-play?
- “F1 Racing Confidential: Inside stories from the world of Formula One” reviewed
- Max who? Drive to Survive season six prefers its favourite faces
- “100 Years of Legends: The Official Celebration of the Le Mans 24 Hours” book reviewed
- “Starting from the Back of the Grid” by Kris Henley reviewed
Willem Cecchi (@)
29th October 2016, 23:44
This is the best season review I have seen to date. The narrator’s dry and sarcastic tone is absolutely hilarious at times.
Matthew
7th November 2018, 22:47
“The World Championship blew up in his left ear” – brilliant narration for Mansell’s tyre failure