Damon Hill Interview And Lap Time | Top Gear

[@roddydykes7053]

I don’t know why, but when Hill’s sincere “thank you!” mixed with the reaction of the crowd, I got tears in my eyes lol. This is how a exemplary champion handles a win.

[@sukhdevr3489]

Did Schumaker rob him of a title?

[@RobertDore-w4l]

I once rented a room from a former classmate of his at Haberdashers, he said that Damon was totally natural and hand absolutely no side to him at all.

[@teixeira6132]

As a brazilian, like many others here, we like Hill, a lot! I cheered for him in 94 (we know what Schumacher did in Australia) and got really happy when he won in 96!!

[@511dydy]

Oo... Im really intrigued... Any special reasons why hill is popular in Brasil?

[@DrynSarcastic360]

@@511dydy bc he was on sennas team

[@toast2610]

@@511dydy because they want to protect Senna's honor

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

Damon Hill is seriously underated. He was up there and beating Senna and Schumacher. His competitors were the F1 gods. Same goes for your late Dad Graham. Both wonderful drivers, both against the world's best.

[@kevinprior3549]

I'd argue his performance in the Arrows in 1997 Hungarian GP was his best ever drive inspite of him not winning in the end

[@si4632]

@@kevinprior3549 oh yeah i remember now he was always great at hungry

[@pikachu8508]

He's not Schumacher, he's Schumacheater.

[@user-ht8pn6dv9j]

In Damon's Twitter: written "Dick Dastardly Dad". ^0^

[@jonathanlewis13jl]

@@pikachu8508 and Senna didn't cheat? 🤔

[@heisenberg3139]

Graham and Damon... Love from Germany...... Great Drivers, Great People, Great Champions...

[@McLarenMercedes]

What most people don't know is that Damon Hill has a better win to races contested ratio than Alonso. Now considering that Damon only started racing in F1 in his mid 30's, and faced Michael Schumacher in his prime, spent his last 3 seasons racing uncompetitive cars (Arrows and Jordan), that makes his achievements all the more amazing. Shame Damon wasted years trying to race motorcycles. He should have debuted in the mid 80's in F1 Oh, and he would have outdriven Villenueve in '97 had he stayed

[@Saturn185]

why do you say he would´ve outdriven villeneuve in 97 under those circunstances?

[@ausingtv]

Racing motorbikes is never a waste of time

[@henryj8363]

Yet would get destroyed by Alonso if they raced against each other in their prime

[@davedarell2253]

If im correct you write this comment in 2012 where Alonso make the most decent performance in F1 history. Nobody make perfect season like that, never. Both is a good driver but this compare just stupid.

[@johnnytopgun6414]

31 is closer to 30 than than mid 30s with a first win the year later

[@scsutton1]

11 years down the line, Damon's comments about the atmosphere in Formula 1 have never been more true. Edit: Despite all of the changes, this still rings true.

[@carlosbarton763]

It's clear from this video that even in the days "when F1 was F1", very similar issues affected the sport.

[@iliovecaRS]

Crack? Is that what your smoking ?

[@paulbenjamin6597]

I thought it was getting better actually.

[@NotATryHard7]

I’d say it’s really good now

[@incredibleafgan]

@@NotATryHard7 Just here in 2020 to see how well the comments have aged :)

[@matthewthroup6270]

I was a member of the P1 club when Damon was a Director of it. I met Damon many times and he is a very likeable down to earth person. The club worked really well and drove many great cars. I cannot say a bad word about the club or Damon ... all good.

[@Racing_Fox]

Matthew Throup was it worth it tho? 12k a year is a hell of a lot of money

[@Garf2O]

@@Racing_Fox its a big sum of money sure but if youre making like 70k+ a year like some people do its not even that bad if you think about it, but it all depends if you think the experience is worth 12k really.

[@Racing_Fox]

Garf2O nah even on 70k that’s a lot of money, maybe 170k or more

[@Garf2O]

@@Racing_Fox i think 170k is a bit overkill, maybe we should settle near the middle and say you would need about 120k+ a year for it not to be such a big deal

[@Racing_Fox]

Garf2O even at 120k that’s still 10% if you’re income annually which I’d saw is quite a lot

[@vantheman1238]

It’s not easy, in fact near impossible for a son to follow a legend, however, Damon did it.

[@Kiki_the_real]

So did Jacques Villeneuve and Mick Schumacher will follow this path.

[@karthikgururajan1131]

@@Kiki_the_real let's see if mick will win a championship... , although he is surely a good driver for now, had a nice run in 2021

[@James-xo4ph]

@@Kiki_the_real how’d that turn out for mick

[@Samuel-gc6js]

I'm sure he said he didn't do Karting as a kid either. Imagine if he did. He would have been even better

[@Showmetheevidence-]

Only seen Hill in F1 before this interview... he seems like a nice dude actually.

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

He sure is. One of the last world champions we can truly look up to. After his father's death, he had to work his way up from nothing to an F1 world championship.

[@robertosmith1]

I remember watching Hungary in 97 and so disappointed he didn't win in the Arrows.

[@sukhdevr3489]

Damon Hill- “I didn’t read newspapers, I didn’t watch races for five or six years. For most of the noughties I was detached from everything,” he recalls, quietly. “In about 2003 I sought help. Therapy is about learning to express yourself, what you’re feeling. Now I have moments of anxiety but nothing like it was.

[@charleshoernemann8661]

"They don't make 'em like this nowadays..." A true gentleman racer, as was his father!

[@Misanthrop666screems]

I´m german and ..I love him, great person. !!

[@bodieofci5418]

@ off track they did get on OK. on track they were fierce rivals. The British press made Schuey out to be the bad guy.

[@ThomasWilliams89]

Damon should be a double world champion. He was robbed at Adelaide.

[@sukhdevr3489]

I dont watch F1. Did Schumaker cheat,

[@rafaeldelia7385]

@@sukhdevr3489 yes, Schumacher was a great driver but a bad champion

[@derluke668]

The only reason why he even got a run at the 94 championship was because the FIA suspended Schumacher from races to keep the season interesting.

[@richard_nj]

Schumacher was robbed of two entire races that year. And you have to be somewhat of a dickhead to rise as high as Michael

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@richard_nj Michael?

[@mariuss72]

After Senna died, Hill was my favourite, such a talented pilot and a great gentleman. Never watched a F1 race after he retired.

[@krashd]

After seeing this I am no longer sure that the actor in the Machinist was a skinny Christian Bale...

[@vgiannadakis]

Very nice guy, always liked him! And supported him when he was racing. So down to earth and respectful.

[@nervo6321]

Nice guy, never recieved the credit he deseved for becoming F1 world champion....

[@sukhdevr3489]

@LudVan 76 I could tell from his wiki page about how much he cheated. Still sad to see him not able to speak now though

[@sukhdevr3489]

@LudVan 76 Really? He's not able to speak at all. Imagine that.

[@Retr0Static]

@@sukhdevr3489 I can only assume the original comment was about schumi, but these takes I'd rate as some of the most brain dead I've seen

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@Retr0Static Yeah it was about him. Which take? That the other guy has no sympathy for him? His condition right now is so sad.

[@sadiq5911]

Jeremy actually started a legit contest here between F1 drivers of different generations including Schumacher before he was paralysed

[@spikespa5208]

The eventual list of F1 drivers on Top Gear was impressive.

[@gergelystechnicmodels8565]

@@spikespa5208 Yeah and the results are pretty interesting with Vettel having the fastest dry lap and Hamilton having the fastest wet lap.

[@RandomGuy-dw7hf]

Gergely's Technic Models I thought Ricciardo had the fastest dry time?

[@gergelystechnicmodels8565]

@@RandomGuy-dw7hf You might be right. I remember Vettel set the fastest time but maybe Ricviardo beat it later.

[@garinakbar1907]

From test driver into a World Champion...it's a fantastic achievement, and also noticed that Damon almost be world champion in 1994, before regained his composure in 1996, after a great season battle with his young Canadian teammate and future world champion Jacques Villeneuve

[@Dave-in-France]

Damon Hill - thoroughly nice bloke and ACE driver.

[@Jolgeable]

It would be cool if Williams could call Hill and Mansell to take some laps together, just for nostalgia of old school F1.

[@richy69ify]

Mansell raved about Hill as a test driver and put his case to Frank.

[@richy69ify]

Then Hill went on to beat Prost in Equal equipment.

[@richy69ify]

***** It doesn't get any luckier than Prost, Mansell retiring from the sport and losing Senna too early. Senna would have won 94,95,96,97 had he stayed with Williams. We know that from how his Number 2 performed. Schumacher's luck ran out only when his privilege ran out.

[@richy69ify]

***** Schumacher was lucky that Prost and Mansell retired is what I meant. There was no talent let after Senna died

[@JONNOG88]

It would have been cooler. Had Williams, kept Mansell' & Hill as teammates. For the 95,96 &97 seasons.

[@andrewcleall8667]

I watched all the races in F1 featuring Damon Hill . I read somewhere that Charlie Whiting said that Damon was one of the most intelligent people he had met in F1 . Damon is without doubt an extremely under rated driver , and seeing how he had an absolute legend of a father I can only imagine the pressure to perform. And that he did . He was probably the opposite of his father Graham Hill in the sense he was very camera shy and not comfortable in interviews . What he personified was a very strong sense of sportsmanship and humility that is not entirely common in F1 . He will not be forgotten and neither will Adelaide 94 😂

[@xXxBUNDIExXx]

I guess his strange new racing line is now, the new racing line lol. Great seeing him again and as always he's a very humble man!

[@pjaylett]

One of the nice guys of F1.

[@mrbrunse]

yea, besides Lewis Hamilton... uhhhm, NO! LOL

[@Samylton]

I would keep typing “ But I’ve got to stop because I’ve got a lump in my throat”

[@MegaBoilermaker]

A Gentleman like his dad, and a bloody good driver to boot !

[@SaabJitsu]

Keep in mind Damon didn't even START in F1 till he was 31! Could not even do that today let alone win a championship. Great racer, presenter and human.

[@scottdelong1]

Damon's WDC was one of the most evocative stories in all of motorsport; the similarities to his and his father Grahams second are astonishing. Both were teammates to the driver universally considered the best. Neither was considered by the pundits to have an abundance of natural talent. Both took over a shattered and demoralized team. Many don't know this but when Graham had his terrible accident, his instrument rating wasn't current and thus the insurance didn't pay off the many claims against the estate. His poor wife Bette had to sell Grahams trophies to keep the family going. Damon grew up in genteel poverty and worked as a motorcycle messenger. He entered F1 at a late age (30s I think) and held his own against greats like Senna and Schumacher. When Damon won that evocative Championship he did more than restore the family fortune. He restored the family honor.

[@alexlazebat839]

similarly with mansell that was his year

[@kevinprior3549]

Damon is such a cool, down-to-earth guy.

[@flappospammo]

I recall him driving a Renault 11 like a lunatic, it was amazing 🤩

[@Foxx_33]

The last gentleman champion, what a wonderful guy Damon is. F1 unfortunately is a sport where you have to bend the rules and be a bit ruthless if you want the championship.

[@Jackaljkljkl]

"The last gentleman champion" That's a bit harsh on Mika Hakkinen.

[@08megamon]

And Jenson Button

[@Suprahampton]

I LOVED the look on his face as he was approaching hammerhead LOL

[@kikufutaba1194]

とても素敵な男 Thank you Hill-san and top gear.

[@bringmeknitting844]

Always liked Damon. Not the greatest driver ever and he knew it. But he fought his way up the hard way following the death of his father (who wasn't insured and so the family were left with very little) and made the very best of his ability. Certainly capable of being very quick, but made too many mistakes to be considered truly top drawer. It was hard to accept that, being a fan! I think my biggest single disappointment in watching F1, other than Mansell in '86, was Hungary '97. Hill was inspired that day and had that one tiny part failed a lap later, he'd have won comfortably. Some say it was all about the great Williams cars and that Hill was just lucky, but neither Coulthard nor Frentzen managed to win more than one race in them. For those of you griping about Hill being the worst of the F1 drivers in the Suzuki, bear in mind that all the others were active F1 drivers. Even Mansell was still racing at the time he did his lap in the GP Masters series. Damon, by comparison, admitted he hadn't been in a race car since his retirement six years before.

[@alexlazebat839]

1 could argue that if hill wasnt fired, williams would of won more easily in 97, newey would of been there

[@TheWaterboarders]

I had dinner with Damon when I was a very small boy. I believe Colin Chapman, and Graham were there on the adults table. I remember nothing but playing in the grounds of the house.

[@jasperl180]

From NL. I remember his name from the Rollercoaster tycoon 1 go kart easter egg! Nice vid

[@roddydykes7053]

Jasper Langes YES! Same here, I’d always use that name, and not Michael Schumacher, because the latter was too hard to remember! Didn’t think anyone else here would’ve known about a Roller Coaster Tycoon cheat haha

[@jasperl180]

Roddy Dykes haha my thoughts the same when I read your post. Haha yeah Schumacher was too long for me to.

[@den_525]

After watching Ricciardo's lap in this car have anyone noticed despite it being the "same car" they have made changes to the car... eg. the passenger seat here is standard, while the "latest" one is a racing seat and a new roll cage as well... all these could be weight saving...

[@MrTitaniumBG]

den525 probably safety regulations

[@kevinprior3549]

I'm amazed Hill still speaks to Sir Frank Williams after what happened towards end of 1996 when Hill was dropped before 1997 season.

[@kacchank8696]

By laughing how shit it is

[@sabre2x135]

I saw some overtaking in Formula 1 once...1972 I think....maybe in July

[@stmch777]

A true champion.honest and humble.

[@1970boggy]

He's a proper racing driver! Great guy

[@thomasneal806]

They need to get Damon back on to try again!

[@alexandersimpson3638]

One of the fastest lap specialists.. He was only bested by Mika, who to me could even today extract the quickest lap on track given an equal car.. The guy could feather a car around like no other..

[@bodieofci5418]

Damon is always a gent. Classy guy.

[@josephdupont]

I miss his dad... and I'm so proud of Damon to make his father very very proud of him.. Damon had to deal with competitors who would sacrifice cars to take him out..

[@tumpaltobing6798]

The different between this era and Schumacher era and before is character.. I like back then because most of the F1 driver were crazy

[@kurtbilinski1723]

"He's got his father's eyes" is certainly true here!

[@shawnweed265]

A real class act, Mr. Hill...well done!

[@chris_822]

My absolute hero growing up. I'm 32 and I still think he's pretty awesome. Was this interview from 2005? Because he mentions Indy.

[@dalewasson5919]

Yes

[@mpa1931]

Seem liked Damon was just having a laugh since it wasn't a competition between drivers at the time, I'm sure if he buckled down he could get that time down a lot faster.

[@hernan44]

i agree 100% with you on that. this is one of the few that i watched with out forwarding to the lap.

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

Damon Hill always reminds me of Eric Bana.

[@vdLeo-je6os]

And a little of Christian Bale I think

[@johnnybob1972]

Been watching top gear over and over and yet never seen this episode

[@farishanafiah8461]

Iirc, this is the episode where Jeremy reviewed the TVR Sagaris.

[@marknutt6812]

Ironic how these days, Bernie is the one we want gone and the teams are the ones we want back.

[@ninoschier9528]

Without Ecclestone F1 propably wouldnt be so popular (if it's even popular today. a thing which isnt sure).

[@shaikolm]

Well

[@juanpablo2231]

Un ídolo Damon Hill !! 👏👋👀👍

[@user-ht8pn6dv9j]

To the pair of '60-born RP-speaking 'This Is Your Life' guests of Michael Aspel - love and respects!

[@alphawinger]

yes, they are under a dozen of spotlights and that is getting pretty hot

[@MikeStarKaraokeUK]

A Legend at F1 one of the fastest drivers ever to race. The skill to drive those cars is amazing.

[@MrGaryGG48]

Are we talking about the Arrow F1 or that Suzuki on Top Gear??? ;^)

[@jamie9000001]

ive been looking for this interview for ages

[@sukhdevr3489]

Really?

[@jamie9000001]

@@sukhdevr3489 Did you seriously just reply to a 10 year old comment? Hahaha

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@jamie9000001 lol why not

[@BlackAce-zr2ms]

This man should have easily been a double world champion in 94 as well as 96! Legend

[@964cuplove]

He seems to be a great guy… I enjoy his contributions on sky

[@andrei.c.c.]

@kaur55 Is the 2005 American GP, when Michlen announced that there tires have a problem and ar not save, so in race day, all the teams with Michlen tires, made there warm up lap and then entered into the pits, instead of lining on the grid. Only Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi started that race, they were using Bridgstone.

[@stephencrompton4352]

It would have been good if Jeremy pointed at the f1 board and asked him where he thinks he came.

[@AlonsoRules]

Damon Hill for FIA President

[@andypdq]

Damon and his father Graham were great drivers, but they were both eclipsed by Graham's almost forgotten team mate at Lotus in the 60s, sheep farmer and racing driver Jim Clark.

[@RobertDore-w4l]

Nice guy and a very underrated talent IMHO

[@RBG9000]

True gentleman

[@garinakbar1907]

Stirling Moss, Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Lewis Hamilton... Britain's Top F1 drivers...of course

[@cocorocks88]

Williams tested and intended to run a fully automatic gearbox back in 1993, but the FIA banned all drivers aids (TC/auto gearboxes/ABS/active suspension etc) for 1994 meaning it never actually raced. Makes you wonder what is possible now if the rules weren't so tight!

[@doule76]

..i dont know him that well, just have seen some interviews on tv. but he always seemed to be a fine person. and i still feel very sorry for him, that he was to drive in the schumachers prime. schumacher is for sure one of the greates racers ever. competitive to the bone. but many many times he just made us, the german f1 fans, feel ashamed about what he was doing on the race track.he did everything to win a race.often went to far.damon on the other hand,was always a gentlemen..

[@Commanderblutwurst]

real sportsman and a nice guy :-)

[@Dimension2010]

I believe he was on some old tyres and that Liana was in a more stock form than later. Judge by the footage he seemed quite on the limit already.

[@NexuJin]

Watching this in April 2020, indeed no F1 going on now.

[@stulchmulch227]

The moment Damon Hill retired from Formula 1 his hair turned gray

[@ysgol3]

Or did he just stop dyeing it ? Schmacher's cheating would change anyone's hair colour.

[@stulchmulch227]

@@ysgol3 thanks for ruining my joke

[@ysgol3]

@@stulchmulch227 That's OK, it wasn't funny anyway.

[@FranciscoFJM]

@@ysgol3 What a fuckwad

[@ysgol3]

@@FranciscoFJM Who, you or Stulchmulch ?

[@DanDan-sp2wv]

As any reasonably well informed fan of Formula One could tell you, Michael Schumacher won his first World Drivers Championship under controversial circumstances. It is well know that Schumacher could easily have walked away from 1994 empty-handed after a collision with his main rival, Damon Hill. But for the sake of getting all the facts straight, let's take a look back to November 13, 1994 and the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide. The 1994 season had been one of almost unbearable tragedy with the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at Imola forcing the sport into a panic and bringing about a technical knee-jerk reaction in a desperate attempt to make the cars safer. Much has been written about the way in which the 1994 spec F1 Cars evolved. For the purposes of this article, it is sufficient to say that the single stage removal of electronic driver aids left the cars prone to unpredictable handling at high speed. It is highly likely that this contributed to the deaths of Senna and Ratzenberger as well as a number of other horrendous crashes. It wasn't until the 1995 season that proper measures to improve driver protection and aerodynamic stability were enacted and seemingly every circuit with a high speed corner became a mass of gravel traps and third gear chicanes. Prior to the horrors of the San Marino Grand Prix, the growing rivalry between Senna and the still relatively inexperienced Schumacher was the essential highlight of the Grand Prix weekend. Surprisingly, Schumacher's Benetton B194 was hugely competitive. Senna meanwhile struggled with a weak and unpredictable Williams FW16. The great Brazilian failed to score in the season's first two rounds. Then came Imola... The first race after Senna's untimely demise was Monaco and Schumacher dominated the event. By comparison, Williams' number two and sole entrant Damon Hill crashed into first corner retirement. At this stage of the season, it seemed as though Schumacher could win every race and would be Champion long before the final event of the year in Adelaide. But then Hill and the Williams team staged a remarkable recovery. A fortuitous win in Spain galvanised Damon and his mechanics and as designer Adrian Newey got on top of FW16's problems, Damon put together an impressive string of podiums. Then came the Silverstone fracas, where Hill won his home race and Schumacher saw himself first penalised for overtaking Hill during the parade lap and ultimately disqualified for refusing to serve his penalty. The DQ turned into a two-race ban after Schumacher and Benetton chose to ignore the Silverstone Black Flag and with Hill scoring consistently in the revised FW16B, the championship was game on as the drivers took a sodden grid in Suzuka for one the wettest Japanese Grand Prix's in history. In a two part race, Hill scored a superb victory that not only cemented his position finally as Williams number 1 driver but also reduced his championship deficit to a single point. Amazingly, given the first half of the season, the teams travelled to Australia with both titles still unresolved and Damon Hill as Michael Schumacher's unlikely challenger for the drivers crown. For 36 laps of the Australian Grand Prix, Hill and Schumacher traded fastest laps and sliced through the Adelaide street circuit nose to tail. The rest of the field were the better part of a lap behind when Michael went into the East Terrace corner too deep and skidded off the road, clouting the wall and crippling his Benetton B194. Damon had dropped back briefly while he negotiated a backmarker and did not see Michael hit the wall. The Williams' on-board camera showed Schumacher slithering back onto the track and sensing this might be his only chance to pass the German, Hill went for the inside line... Schumacher returned briefly to the racing line before skewing deep into the apex of the next right hander at exactly the moment that Hill arrived alongside him. The two cars touched and Michael was launched onto to two wheels, into the wall and into retirement. Damon appeared to have escaped with only a left front puncture and as he was miles ahead of anyone else an unscheduled stop to change it would have left him with a relatively easy charge to fifth place and with it his first drivers championship. Sadly for Hill and Williams it was not to be. The impact had buckled the left front upper wishbone of the FW16B and mindful of the risk of sending him back out, given all that had happened to them in 1994, the Williams team instructed Hill to switch off the engine. And just like that, Michael Schumacher was World Champion for the first time. But, for the sake of argument, imagine the situation had unfolded differently. Imagine that after the collision, Damon Hill had been able to continue. He would almost certainly have finished on the podium and therefore won the title instead of Schumacher. The public reaction would probably have been positive. In Britain, it would have been jubilant. Damon would have not only emulated his father in winning the drivers title, he would have done it in eerily similar circumstances to those, which brought Graham Hill his 1968 championship. Back then, Hill Senior had galvanised a Lotus team shell shocked by the tragic death of Jim Clark in a Formula Two race at Hockenheim by winning the title; defeating Jackie Stewart in dramatic style. Michael Schumacher might well have been condemned by the media. Firstly for failing to convert palpable dominance into the title. And secondly, the collision itself might have brought him the sort of reaction and perhaps even punishment he was to suffer in 1997 after his ill-judged collison with another Williams driver and eventual champion, Jaques Villeneuve. 1995 would have started on an entirely different footing. Hill would have been brimming with the confidence of a new champion. Such a boost might have helped him to turn the brilliance of the Williams FW17 into a second title. It's certainly likely that he would have avoided over driving the car, something Damon definitely did in his attempts to erase the memory of his bitter defeat at Adelaide on November 13th 1994. Who knows. We may even have come to talk of the mid- nineties as the "Hill Era"... And how might that have affected Schumi's progression to Ferrari? So much of what he ultimately built there can be traced back to that moment in Adelaide when Michael, backed by Ross Brawn and Rory Byrne, won his first title. It's fanciful of course. But that collision could possibly have been the signal defining moment of Formula One in the 1990s. But for one bent wishbone, it could all have been so different... (As an interesting footnote, had the current points system of 10,8,6,5,4,3,2,1 been in use in the 1994 season, Damon Hill would have won the World Championship by eight points.)

[@mikenewbold1699]

u wot m8

[@DanDan-sp2wv]

***** And did Williams team achieve after they got rid of Hill as soon as possible? who were they since and still? only 97 a considerable title when the car still running on Hill champion settings!! You re right when you mention the 94 defeat consequences on Hill which he took very hardly.. However, your inexplicable hate to a gentleman f1 champion who did it his own way when the whole world was against him, even inside his own team because the old scrooge Williams never respected a driver over his car, even if Damon Hill through whole 92/93 built him that beast of a machine yet to prove fast but unreliable, only through the intensive tests/development/impressive talent of Hill the FW14 was a car for Nigel Mansel to win who later on himself thanked Hill for building him such a winner..then 94 comes with the death of Senna and the whole deal goes down suddenly on Hill shoulders who would have managed to win tittle of 93 if not to reliability and engine /gear probs and surely he is the 94 champion if the FIA did not intentionally neglect punishing schumacher for his hit/run crash against Hill, at that time after Senna , F1 needed new german market to refresh its income and helped to create the schumacher phenomena for that purpose.. after the disappointment of the harsh truth that only Hill new and the people who went through near him felt.. His minus was that he s gentleman, did not know how to cheat to win like those fake gods who managed to play well to become the most successful! His minus is that he s human, sensitive and reacted negatively against all who disappointed him when he deserved there back up, they turned their backs to him, just because he s a nice guy, not the cheater one.. because this world stands by who they believe is stronger to count on and who s stronger than a prof cheat!! However, you neglect the unreliability of the FW16/17 THROUGH 1995/96 still Hill endured all kinds of engine/gear/suspension problems and no one was there really up to the job other than him.. Williams is a loser team, only a king driver can take this shit team to win, look at them now..and since before even when all is going well to win the race the team fails by tactic, pit stop, performance or decisions.. they re not intelligent..so imagine what a hero you must be to make it as champion in such a team and believe me only when you work for Williams and see from inside how ugly the management is you d understand that to win you have to face the enemy from inside more than outside.. when teams like ferrari , they worship the driver and with non ending financial and psychological back they support and fight for him and provide even wins on silver plates.. nothing like that happens in Williams.. You people the mentally blind of you cannot see other then from the outside, the inside means nothing, cos it s too hard to handle, you ve taken life easy and take it on the people who went through the real difficulty to make it a hero,legend like Hill who the history will ever talk about his achievements in so little time, with so little experience and with no back up whatsoever to become a hero not only random champions! The thing that made Williams himself cringe , the old scrooge himself in 1999 after seeing the team falling without him, visits Hill who made a Yamaha the worst f1 car in 1year jump from zero to hero ,even potentially win races and offers Hill his apologies, consideration and gives him a memorial ceremony.. You my friend need a history lesson in f1 from the inside if you really have any really idea on the outside! i won t waste my valuable time on you any longer, before you talk down on heroes again ask yourself for a second who you are and what have you done from the mountains of grace they achieved in no time when you dont even dream of it in your life time!

[@DanDan-sp2wv]

***** Mr Bullshitter is sure full of bullshit! it s clear what kind of people despise real heroes and hate on a gentleman champion like Hill.. you represent those mediocre minority.. However, See ya but dont wanna be ya :)) i rest my case..

[@DanDan-sp2wv]

***** oho, how all people are generalized under same titles in your stupid bitch head you sick old fart! :D where s the surprise anymore with such a sick bitch anyway! :)) whatever..!

[@DanDan-sp2wv]

:))

[@danb.3397]

WORLD CHAMP....YOU CAN NEVER TAKE THAT AWAY !

[@emiliopacino]

Damon Hill great champion!!!!!

[@gotham61]

This is a couple of years old. Since then several drivers have beaten that time in the Lacetti, including the Stig by 1.9 seconds.

[@Quadro2k]

F1 was never the same when Damon left, I was gutted. I was 8.

[@FAT8893]

1:03 2005 US GP is basically real life Gran Turismo endurance race.

[@ppmoscadebar]

Both 96 and 97 champions, Hill and Villeneuve are undarreated. F1 elite, both of them.

[@fatrick5004]

In another universe Hill won the '94 championship which gave him the confidence and drive to win in '95 and '96 which meant Williams kept him and he beat Jacques again in '97.

[@fcke8820]

The lap didn’t look that bad. Amazing that Ricciardo found over 4 seconds on it

[@jamessummers1902]

Damon seems like a good bloke.

[@NeikoGarcia]

Imagine him and the “stig” being Schumi sitting side by side to prove he wasn’t the stig

[@katopotato9093]

Damon Hill Legend.

[@andrewhulme4121]

you literally never see damon an christian bale in the same room

[@redrock1963]

@ 4:38 Clarkson tries to align his decision to stop joy riding in a fighter jet to Hill steering at 300 kph for a living.

[@Investorpotamus]

Half a second faster than a TV comedian. Congratulations you just confirmed what everybody already knew.

[@Kaizer-qe7kk]

What, that f1 divers have no talent? No, they do. As Damon put it, "there was a lot of time to think". In an F1 car, everything is permanently on edge. With the Liana, you can slip up here or there and you'd be fine. Do that in an F1 car, it'd be a lot worse. Think of driving the Liana as a 3rd grade math test. It'll be incredibly easy for anyone to do well in that, from average Joe, to the brightest person on the planet. A formula one car, on he other hand is much much harder, and the compression effects of the easier test (the Liana) fall away.

[@Investorpotamus]

@@Kaizer-qe7kk that one had none for sure. But Hamilton, Max and a few others have more than enough.

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@Kaizer-qe7kk great example

[@lauwer]

i guess its the lights..and over the years he must have developed a seriously well adjusted heat conductivity system internally, since things can get extremely hot inside those F1 cockpits!!

[@eczavyr2899]

0:17 I wasn't looking at it didn't even sound like jezza

[@Hoolitank]

There has never been automatic gearboxes. If you mean paddle shifting semi-automatic, then guess what? Ferrari introduced them in 1990. Damon Hill began in F1 *after* paddle shifting had been introduced by all teams. (1992).

[@sukhdevr3489]

So?

[@Mcquiz95]

You say that but Vettel got 51 proper overtakes in 2012 alone. The biggest amount of overtakes in 2012 for a driver. And that does not include backmarkers or first lap overtakes.

[@Mcquiz95]

Yes, he was, maybe not the most impressive overtakes but his moves certainly were effective.

[@Suprahampton]

5:49... what a brilliant look...

[@josephlewis9237]

Damon got the F1 board started and set a very good time-1 min 46.3. Only Clarkson could joke about Damon's time. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@IrlamGreen]

Top Lap, Top Driver and Top Bloke!!!

[@mamogallarate9087]

Love Damon...❤

[@Jaiv74]

My favorite!!! I love this guy so much better than Fernandito....