Mansell's comeback at Barcelona; Round-up
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Wednesday December 11, 1996

Nigel Mansell made his comeback on the Barcelona (Spain) track with the Jordan-Peugeot team today. Mansell walked away from Formula One after a couple of races for McLaren in 1995, but the Brit never excluded the possibility of returning to the sport.

Eddie Jordan said as Mansell flashed away into the morning sky: "This is not a publicity stunt. We're serious and so is Nigel. He wants to have a look at Jordan. He feels he can be a major benefit to the team and he is raring to go."

Mansell said after the tests: "It's been a while and it took a little bit to get into it. (...) It's been good."

Mansell took, on his first of a two day practice session, the 9th time with a 1m 23.003s. Jacques Villeneuve was fastest with a best time of 1m 19.375s followed by Gerhard Berger with a 1m 20.225s.


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