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Damon Hill almost ran over track invader as Nigel Mansell won British Grand Prix

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READ MORE: Guenther Steiner tells F1 giants to stick to the rules after Wolff and Horner complaints Such was the pace gap between the two cars, Mansell lapped Hill an incredible five times, including on the very final lap as the Silverstone crowd began to party.As Mansell passed the chequered flag, one overexcited spectator breached the fence and made his way onto the track, behind Mansell but just in front of Hill, who narrowly avoided running the man over.

Hill recalled the incredible scenes during the pre-British Grand Prix edition of the F1 Nation podcast.“I crossed the line just behind him [Mansell] and there was a track invasion,” he said. “They saw Nigel cross the line and thought ‘we’re going to celebrate early’.

And I saw this guy run out onto the track, right in front of my car."What are your favourite memories of Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill?

Tell us in the comments section below.Getting back to the pits in their cars was impossible amid the sea of fans who had encroached onto the track during the cool-down lap, so Mansell and Hill received a lift back to the paddock in a van.“We got to Club corner, which is where the last corner is now,” added Hill. “We had to abandon ship.

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