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It was a chance encounter in 1994 with Nigel Mansell at Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland that inspired Shelby McLaren to reflect upon not only one of his favourites drivers of all time, but also one his favourite cars, the Williams Honda FW11. Shelby remembers the electric atmosphere and roar of the crowd at Silverstone in 1987 when Mansell chased down Nelson Piquet and overtook him with only 3 laps to go. Mansell’s grit and determination was inspiring and Murray Walker repeated to Shelby after the race, ‘if willpower was horsepower Mansell would have had another 100’! The FW11 (FW11B) absolutely...

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