The humility of Damon speaks volumes for the integrity of this man. To achieve what he did is a remarkable feat but he never once tried to pretend that he was better than he really was. Quite the opposite I would suggest.
Damon was a guy I couldn’t stand when he raced for Williams but as the years went on I started to warm to him a lot and then after reading his book I become a full blown fan and I understand everything he went through during his time at Williams and his struggles with depression and I am amazed at what he was able to achieve a great driver and above all a great man
Great interview with a very erudite & on form Damon. I'm still celebrating his 1996 World Championship !! I've no intention of stopping this great 'Damon won a World Title - Yaay !!' Party anytime soon. Go Damon !! Fantastic Grand Prix driver & glorious former World Champion !! Proud of yer !! Very cool dude. Peace. Rx
Damon seems like a genuinely nice guy. He also had incredible skills in a car. He may not have been the dirty type formula 1 driver, but he sure knew how to handle the cars he drove. I vividly remember that race he did in the arrows on the Hungaroring, he was the mental winner of that race.
I agree to a point... but you would have to say 94 was Senna's... and Shumi did get a rather harsh black flag for 'breaking formation' on the warm up lap... which then turned into a 3 race ban... It was almost as if F1 were trying to engineer a close finish?
Damon Hill was my hero I still have the old VHS of the documentary, fight for Victory. Tonnes of people out want the soundtrack from that video. It was great and Damon was great in that year. I dictinctly remember my parents splitting up in '96 but the continium in my life in that year was how was Damon doing in the championship. :)
Mr. Hill, you can be proud of your world champion ship, just like Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, Jacques Villeneuve and Mika Häkkinen, because it happened in era, where it was more about racing on the track and about the drivers. I don't want to down rate champs like Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen, Lewis hamilton, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel. But it's so technical, regulated and political these days. It seems that the real old school racing is less important today.
You are quite correct in your comments. These days the driver is merely the top of a pyramid with something like 120 engineers monitoring data points and telling the driver how and what to do. So why do we still have a driver's world championship? I don't know - the constructor's championship better reflects reality than does the driver's championship. But politics has always been there ....
I was pleased for him when he won, I really like his dad a lot. I was flying in the area the day of the tragedy. So very glad he got to the top step on his own .. A nice guy, one not shouting about BLM or any of that rubbish. Well done.
My elderly aunt has a large collection of Motor Sports magazine dating back to 1943. They were collected and kept in very good condition by her late husband who was an engineer and a car enthusiast. She doesn't want to keep them as she's looking to downsize her home. Would anyone know of anyone who might be interested? She's giving them away for free to anyone who's willing to pick them up at her home (she lives in north London), sending them via post is not practical as they are quite heavy and she's not able to manage it. If anyone is interested, please message me. Cheers!
not sure what you two are talking about because I'm just a numpity but whatever the reasons, it was hard to hear Damon in that video. excellent production otherwise.
Sorry about that, Duncan. I'm not sure why that may be - it is playing fine on here so I can't work out why it's not so good for you. I can only apologise!
Damon has always missed the point about '96 - he talks about "if I do a good enough job and win the title I'll keep my seat"...whilst conveniently ignoring the fact that in actual fact he didn't win the title in either '94 or '95. So he didn't keep his seat. Even in '96 it was a narrow victory over rookie Villeneuve courtesy of a wheel coming off in Italy and an issue in the first race which gave JV an engine problem. I find it a little fake for Hill to contrive surprise and dismay at the fact he wasn't kept on every time the question comes up. Either that or he is very considerable naive.
Its well known that Damon was in fact faster than Villeneuve so why shouldn't he of kept his seat, It must of felt quite spiteful to hear through rumor two thirds way through his fight for the championship to hear he was getting the boot to an inferior driver.
The "issue" was Jacques powersliding over most of the infield and ripping the bottom out of the car causing himself an epic oil leak!!! JV was, as per Pat's comment below, almost comically slower than Damon but the car advantage spared him the embarrassment of being eight places back on the grid.
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Your Hungary 1997 drive in the Arrows has made you a legend, Mr Damon Hill. No one in a mid- field
car has or will ever equal what you achieved.
Superb interview. Always thoughtful, carefully considered, honest answers from Damon. A great champion and great man.
The humility of Damon speaks volumes for the integrity of this man. To achieve what he did is a remarkable feat but he never once tried to pretend that he was better than he really was. Quite the opposite I would suggest.
Quite literally the nicest guy in motorsport, so grounded and so genuine, an absolute credit to the sport
Damon was a guy I couldn’t stand when he raced for Williams but as the years went on I started to warm to him a lot and then after reading his book I become a full blown fan and I understand everything he went through during his time at Williams and his struggles with depression and I am amazed at what he was able to achieve a great driver and above all a great man
I feel exactly the same. I too became a full blown fan
@@207rb What's the name of the book, please?
@@jockejocke1 watching the wheels
@@207rb thanks very much
always a gentleman Damon hill have so much respect for him
A true Brit. God bless you Damon. I am in my 30's now older than when you were 1996 Champion, i was 15 in 1996!! 20 years has flown by!
Great interview with a very erudite & on form Damon. I'm still celebrating his 1996 World Championship !! I've no intention of stopping this great 'Damon won a World Title - Yaay !!' Party anytime soon. Go Damon !! Fantastic Grand Prix driver & glorious former World Champion !! Proud of yer !! Very cool dude. Peace. Rx
Damon seems like a genuinely nice guy.
He also had incredible skills in a car. He may not have been the dirty type formula 1 driver, but he sure knew how to handle the cars he drove.
I vividly remember that race he did in the arrows on the Hungaroring, he was the mental winner of that race.
Hill was excellent driver in 90s his batlles with michael.was legendary
i am reading the book right now. Damon Hill still a gentlimen
Great podcast. I still remember his drives at Suzuka in 94 in the wet , dry race.
Damon is one of my favourite sports people
I always found Damon an incredible addition to the world of F1 and humanity. Cheers.
One of the best things I have seen in a long while.
Thank you The Royal Automobile Club i very much enjoyed this video.
ace interview, this answered so many questions i had for years!
Damon is great to listen to. What a legend! To me...he is 2 times f1 world champion.
Tomoya Okazaki 1994 and 1996, that's right.
Yes. He won 1994 [without taking anything from Michael].
I agree!! -94 and -96
I agree to a point... but you would have to say 94 was Senna's... and Shumi did get a rather harsh black flag for 'breaking formation' on the warm up lap... which then turned into a 3 race ban... It was almost as if F1 were trying to engineer a close finish?
@@JamesWarful True but he should also have a black flag for his collision with Damon throwing him out completely
Damon Hill was my hero I still have the old VHS of the documentary, fight for Victory. Tonnes of people out want the soundtrack from that video. It was great and Damon was great in that year. I dictinctly remember my parents splitting up in '96 but the continium in my life in that year was how was Damon doing in the championship. :)
Damon was hugely under rated. Top bloke.
Great interview
Thanks for this
Damon has changed a lot since he last raced in f1 in 1999
Always dreamed of getting Ed Foster and Damon Hill in the same room, not quite like I imagined it but a great interview nonetheless!
The book is certainly fantastic.
Another great video, and its amazing the depth of Simons knowledge. Just a pity he seems to struggle with finishing a ...... sentence.
The true champion of 1994, two-time champion like his father.
A prince among men!
I was an admirer of Graham Hill in the 60s; lovely bloke. His son a chip off the old block.
Mr. Hill, you can be proud of your world champion ship, just like Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, Jacques Villeneuve and Mika Häkkinen, because it happened in era, where it was more about racing on the track and about the drivers.
I don't want to down rate champs like Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen, Lewis hamilton, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel. But it's so technical, regulated and political these days. It seems that the real old school racing is less important today.
You are quite correct in your comments. These days the driver is merely the top of a pyramid with something like 120 engineers monitoring data points and telling the driver how and what to do. So why do we still have a driver's world championship? I don't know - the constructor's championship better reflects reality than does the driver's championship. But politics has always been there ....
He is right they ask the same questions all the time they must get fed up with it
I was pleased for him when he won, I really like his dad a lot. I was flying in the area the day of the tragedy. So very glad he got to the top step on his own .. A nice guy, one not shouting about BLM or any of that rubbish. Well done.
My elderly aunt has a large collection of Motor Sports magazine dating back to 1943. They were collected and kept in very good condition by her late husband who was an engineer and a car enthusiast. She doesn't want to keep them as she's looking to downsize her home. Would anyone know of anyone who might be interested? She's giving them away for free to anyone who's willing to pick them up at her home (she lives in north London), sending them via post is not practical as they are quite heavy and she's not able to manage it. If anyone is interested, please message me. Cheers!
F1's Mr Nice Guy
Robbed in 94' and still a gentleman. Better man than I
Two time champion i say
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teach Damon to hold that mic close.
Or get a good sound engineer to put compression on the mic to level it out. Could do with being turned up in general.
Just to confirm - mics are compressed :)
not sure what you two are talking about because I'm just a numpity but whatever the reasons, it was hard to hear Damon in that video. excellent production otherwise.
Sorry about that, Duncan. I'm not sure why that may be - it is playing fine on here so I can't work out why it's not so good for you. I can only apologise!
I think it was just Damon not keep the mic close. I could hear him fine until he dropped it low.. like my original comment.
Modern F1 like modern football: assemblage of money men without a distinct talent
Damon has always missed the point about '96 - he talks about "if I do a good enough job and win the title I'll keep my seat"...whilst conveniently ignoring the fact that in actual fact he didn't win the title in either '94 or '95. So he didn't keep his seat. Even in '96 it was a narrow victory over rookie Villeneuve courtesy of a wheel coming off in Italy and an issue in the first race which gave JV an engine problem. I find it a little fake for Hill to contrive surprise and dismay at the fact he wasn't kept on every time the question comes up. Either that or he is very considerable naive.
Its well known that Damon was in fact faster than Villeneuve so why shouldn't he of kept his seat, It must of felt quite spiteful to hear through rumor two thirds way through his fight for the championship to hear he was getting the boot to an inferior driver.
The "issue" was Jacques powersliding over most of the infield and ripping the bottom out of the car causing himself an epic oil leak!!! JV was, as per Pat's comment below, almost comically slower than Damon but the car advantage spared him the embarrassment of being eight places back on the grid.