He's also a thoroughly nice bloke.

When I was younger and raced karts, I had a huge accident on my 14th birthday, and ended up in hospital in a very bad way (two broken arms, broken ribs, cracked vertebrae, internal bleeding etc).

After my father got in touch with him, he signed my racing visor:

To Richard,

Best of luck, keep on karting.

Best Wishes,

Nigel Mansell

That is my most prized possession.