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| 2023 | A wax figure of Mansell was 'stolen' from a museum in Poland by the crew of The Grand Tour and subsequently joined the host trio on their road trip across central Europe. |
| 2023 | Signed a new three-year deal to continue as team principal and chief executive of the Mercedes team. |
| 2022 | Mansell elaborated on his journey into magic and performance in a special video interview marking 30 years since his Formula One world-title win. |
| May 2022 | Named as an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, taking on a role as guest lecturer alongside Professor Anita Elberse. |
| March 3 2022 | Visited Harvard to teach the case study to MBA students and lead a discussion on high-performance leadership and organizational culture. |
| February 2022 | Leadership of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team became the subject of a Harvard Business School case study, authored by Professor Anita Elberse. |
| 2021 | Mercedes-AMG began sharing the role of official Safety Car supplier in the Formula One World Championship with Aston Martin. |
| November 2021 | Appointed to an Associate Fellowship of the Oxford Saïd Business School for a two-year term to transfer his insights on high-performance culture, team leadership, and personal effectiveness. |
| August 2021 | Successfully defended himself against unfounded insider trading allegations regarding Aston Martin shares, which were disproven by BaFin and FCA investigations. |
| August 2021 | Attended the Formula E championship in Berlin where Mercedes won both drivers' and teams' championships, with his wife Susie Wolff becoming the first female team principal to stand on a world championship motor race podium. |
| May 2021 | Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Cranfield University in recognition of his services to Motorsport. |
| 2020 | Mercedes won its record seventh consecutive double world championship. |
| 2020 | Signed a new deal with Mercedes to continue as team principal and CEO for at least three more years, increasing his ownership stake to 33%. |
| June 2020 | Held a 5% stake in Williams F1, which was subsequently sold to Dorilton Capital. |
| April 2020 | Acquired a 4.95% stake in Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc as a financial investment, which was later diluted to less than 1%. |
| 2018 | Nigel Mansell received The London Classic Car Show Icon Award. |
| 2018 | Received the John Bolster Award from Jean Todt at the Autosport Awards and subsequently received the President's Award at the FIA Prize Giving Gala in St Petersburg, Russia. |
| April 10 2017 | Susie gave birth to their only child together, a son. |
| March 9 2016 | Sold his remaining shares in the Williams team. |
| 2015 | Turn 17 of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez was renamed in honour of Nigel Mansell, recognizing his achievements as a two-time winner of the Mexican Grand Prix. |
| 2015 | Mansell reflected on his short time at McLaren, stating he regretted leaving the team so soon and wished he had continued to help improve the car. |
| 2014 | Sold two-thirds of his Williams shares to American businessman Brad Hollinger. |
| July 25 2013 | Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd and Daimler AG announced a technical partnership, with Mercedes-AMG GmbH providing resources for Aston Martin's powertrain and electronic architecture development. Daimler AG acquired a 5% non-voting stake in Aston Martin as part of the agreement. |
| January 2013 | Left Williams F1 to become an executive director of Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team, acquiring 30% of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd. |
| 2012 | Nigel Mansell was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year Honours for services to children and young people. |
| 2012 | Named executive director of Williams F1, with the team achieving its last race win at the Spanish Grand Prix with Pastor Maldonado. |
| October 2011 | Toto Wolff married Susie Wolff in October. |
| 2010 | Mansell competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside his sons Leo and Greg. |
| 2010 | Mansell served as a steward at the British Grand Prix for the first time, a role he continued in subsequent years. |
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