Three-tim𝓰e British Grand Prix winner, Nigel Mansell got back behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car at Silverstone last weekend, when he put on a display within the BMW Sauber team's Pit Lane Park attraction.

Doughnuts and a sea of tyre smoke wer𒊎e the order of the day as Mansell was let loose to thrill the crowds, rekindling memories of his 1992 FIA Formula 1 World Cಌhampionship triumph and his three Silverstone victories.

"Absolutely awesome!" was Mansell's verdict following hi🌸s 700bhp thril♊l-ride. "That took me back. The BMW drives in a similar way to the F1 cars of my era, but the technology advances that have been made since are phenomenal."

Asked how many doughnuts he had completed, he joked: "I lost count, but I had a fantastic time. It's the first time I have driven a Formula 1 car and not had any problems with෴ it!"

The Mansell demonstration was part of an 'Introduction to Formula 1' masterclass that t♎he Formula BMW UK 🍌Championship ambassador was putting on for this year's young chargers.

It was the first time he has driven a Formula 1 car since the Regent 🌄Street parade event in London in the summer of🌄 2004, when he turned out in a Jordan F1 car.

Following Mansell's demo on the Friday, 1995 British Grand Prix winner, Johnny Herbert and BMW Sauber F1 test driver, Sebastian Vettel took over in the BM🌼W Sauber F1 car as part of 🃏the Pit Lane Park attraction, 'a touring theme park' designed to allow fans to get close to the stars and cars and which is now it's third year.