Three-time British Grand Prix winner, Nigel Mansell got back behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car at Silver𓆉stone 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 were tജhe order of the day as Mansell was let loose to thrill the cro♎wds, rekindling memories of his 1992 FIA Formula 1 World Championship triumph and his three Silverstone victories.

"Absolutely awesome!" was Mansell's verdꦚict following his 700bhp thrill-ride. "That too𒅌k 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 it𓆉!"

The Mansell d💖emonstration was part of an 'Introduction♈ to Formula 1' masterclass that the Formula BMW UK Championship ambassador was putting on for this year's young chargers.

It was the first time he has drive𝓡n a Formula 1 car since ꦐthe 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 He🌳rbert and BMW Sauber F1 test driver, Sebastian Vettel took over in the BMW Sauber F1 car as part of the Pit Lane P⭕ark 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.