I remember sitting in this car after Graham won the ‘62 championship. The car was ‘toured’ a short time laterwards and visited the ‘Debenhams’ store in Bristol. Of course it had a ‘Do not touch’ sign around it but it was unattended, so dad said’jump in quick’. So I did - I was 11 years old !
What a life: 1) 2-time World Champion 2) Indianapolis 500 Winner 3) LeMans Winner 4) 5-time Monaco GP Winner and to top it all off, a fellow World Champion in his own son.
Damon Hill - what an absolute gentleman! Honouring another absolute gentleman - his dad! Damon’s tenure in F1 was without any shadow of a doubt my favourite F1 era - I thoroughly enjoyed following his successes at the height of his career. It’s not really been the same since he retired.
Damon, you wont remember but i met you and your family at Silverstone when i was 4 or 5 according to my father, ie 1968/9. i think it was an Aston Martin owners club meeting or something, my dad raced in formula libre and your father was topping the bill iirc. anyhoo back then there was the canteen for all in the paddock, and i was queueing up for breakfast with my older sister. when it was my turn the lady couldnt see me, quick as a flash your dad picked me up so she could see me. he then made sure she filled my plate with a full fry up, and he told her i wasnt to pay and he paid for it. my parents were amazed but he was so kind and its his fault i love fry ups :) . anyway just wanted to say hello and i followed your dad's career avidly after that incident and naturally yours. my brother had to restrain me when schmacher punted you and prevented you winning the championship in an earlier year.
Graham hill not only embodied everything that was good about the word fun, he also embodied the very best about the British character and our values of sportsmanship, fair play and generosity. Great video about one of greatest sportsmen ever
A proper gentleman,the sort of bloke who would feel a victory was tainted because a direct rival didn't finish for instance. Honour was a badge proudly worn by those of that era,sadly life has changed since.
I watched Graham Hill at the British GP Silverstone right at the end of his career when he was driving his own car. He was a backmarker but as a young lad he was still a God to me. I seem to remember Lauda and Hunt were also on the grid, Hunt in a Hesketh at the time.
I was there too and got soaked. Graham drove a lap of Silverstone one hour before the GP but never took part in the race, having announced his retirement after failing to qualify at Monaco, this was 1975.
Met G H once in Glasgow he had a real presence, incredibly smartly dressed amazing hair and was very kind to this young (then!) fan. A brief 30 second chat but HE made time!
What you have to remember is that this historic and amazing achievement was done from a little town called Bourne in Lincolnshire in practically a shed
What a wonderful birthday treat for Damon and Josh. Lovely films of Graham and BRM scooping the drivers and manufacturers championship. ( With commentary from Sir Stirling l believe!) I always remember Graham for his great humour . Thankyou,
I've followed Grand Prix racing since the 50s. There was no television or internet in those early days. I subscribed to Competition Press in 1958 to follow international racing. It was a wonderful publication with terrific writing and some photos of the cars. The cars of that era were beautiful, delicate, sleek creations without sponsor advertising. I still watch F1, even though in my view the current generation of cars are ugly behemoths compared to the 1962 BRM. I acknowledge that beauty vs. ugly is in the eye of the beholder. My comment is an opinion, not a fact.
He took Schumacher out 3 times leading race's 94-95 I've never forgiven him for not accepting responsibility. Same with Prost suzuka 89,90 . At least Schumacher earned up to his wrong doing Jerez 97
@@speedmann194 Schumacher took out multiple drivers multiple times over 15 years, he was the least sporting driver in the history of the sport. After Schumacher took out Damon for the title frustration is understandable. Schumacher should have been thrown out the championship for what he did. And he kept doing it and kept getting away with it. Even stuff like sabotaging qualifying at Monaco its a disgrace to the sport.
@@theant9821 also the fact Schumacher admitted guilt 97 Jerez and apologised goes along way with me. I still agree with his disqualification. But it's an unjust World Schumacher gets disqualified, Prost receives 89 championship. No doubt balesterie helped prost
Graham Hill was my Dad's favorite driver. I even had the Matchbox BRM. Very sad day when we heard about the plane crash. Rooted for Damon, naturally, during his time in F1. That must have been such an emotional moment to slip into that car.
I lived in Indianapolis as a kid. I had the biggest crush on Graham Hill. My dad was an engineer for Chrysler, so we always went to the Indy 500. Saw Graham Hill and asked my dad to teach me how to restore cars. He did and I have restored 10 British sportscars. Strange hobby for woman. They don't make guys like Mr. Hill anymore, sigh!
@@livesomeday3584 hi Live, - wow that’s amazing how time has flown. I remember that night so well but always think of Graham as an older man, yet he was only five years older than (eg. Alonso?) is now…- quite shocking really..🤔
@@philtucker1224 People looked older in those days for sure. I'm 44 and I look a hell of a lot younger than Graham did when he was 44! The mutton chops probably didn't help ;)
Hill is a true example of gentleman racing drivers. We all hold Hill in the same light as Jim Clark. I was once very disrespectful to Damon Hill not knowing far enough about him he was as a person and as a racing driver. I wish I could apologize to him, because I didn't know what I was talking about. And Damon Hill is an incredible racing driver in his own right. And the days that they drove and Formula 1, nothing was handed to these men. They were the best of the best
I saw Graham Hill racing at Sandown in 1969, as part of the Tasman Championship. It's a memory I will always cherish, and he was also one of my favourite drivers from that great period of 1960's motor racing.
Damon Hill is a class act, and a genuinely good person. I suggest you all read his autobiography 'watching the wheels'. Great story with a lot of stuff about Graham in there as well.
We lived a couple of streets away from Graham's house in Mill Hill. We used to see him walking his dog up in the fields and he was so pleasant and always said hello. Also we were in the same scouts at 8th Hendon troop.
Wow! What a great collection of cars. Great to see the original Lotus 49, number 6. I had a grandstand seat opposite the pit lane at Zandvoort in 1967 (first time out for the lotus 49 and the Cosworth DFV) and I remember Graham going like a bat out of hell to get pole position for the race. Unfortunately during the race, his car croaked on about lap 10 and I remember him manually pushing the car from the beginning of the Zandvoort straight to the pitlane (a distance of something like several hundred meters or so) You wouldn't see that being done today! Strangely I do not remember anything about Jim Clark actually winning the race. Of course, if I'd known this was going to be one of the more seminal races in Grand Prix history, I might have focussed more! Those high wings on the later Gold Leaf Lotus 49 were incredibly dangerous as those thin struts could not handle the downforce. And it's astonishing how small those 1.5 litre cars look compared to any other generation of F1 cars.
Graham could be a really funny guy, Theres some great interviews between him and Jackie Stewart on YT. One where Graham says to Jackie "You won 6 GP's this year which is hogging it a bit". While on another hes asked about the power generated by the F1 cars. His reply "Well I don't generate it myself, though I have my moments".
Damon in his time was quick, given enough time he was able to extract the fastest lap bar one other.. He wasn't a natural overtaker and racer like Nigel, so generally qualified up front but was more likely to drop back during a race.. The best lap time guy around a track was Mika by a proverbial mile, but the racers of yesteryear who drove death traps deserve more credit than they actually get.. If you came off at certain points on track you died, that doesn't exist today and should be reflected.. Love Damon, he was and is a Brit all said and done , Nigel was easily up there with Ayrton and he admitted as much.. Nigel had a life off track but sadly nothing made Ayrton happy but racing.. Nigel was the best I've ever seen in the turbo era, 900bhp in qualifying with little aero to keep it tamed!
BRM fine, but Team Lotus Forever! Jim and Graham. Thanks Damon and your mom. How the heck any wives put up with this stuff, I will never know. God bless them. Got 2010 Toyota Matrix , only 76K miles on it. Team Lotus sticker in rear window in honor.
Damon Hill dosent get the credit he deserved. I personally think he would have wrapped the 97 title up before the last round if he was kept by Williams
With all due respect to Fernando Alonso, I did pray to the Goddess of motorsports he never won the Indy 500, because by no means he should be on the same level as sir Graham Hill (yes, I have just knighted him) under any circumstances. And I keep praying to her that no driver ever wins the quadruple crown, that is, Monaco, Indy 500, the Formula One title, and the 24 hours of Le Mans. Amen
Hey Sky Sports.. Any change of uploading the film from a few years ago, where Bruno Senna, Damon and Martin Brundle drove Aytron's cars at Donington that was a feature for Senna week on Sky F1?
Watching Goodwood Revival makes me wonder if going all-electric is the future people really want. I rather see future development of sustainable fuel instead.
Not a gentleman at all. Asked for his autograph at Heathrow airport for a friend of mine; she was his number one fan. Let's just say he didn't give a sh...! I was very respectful and polite by the way.
Мне иногда бывает досадно, когда RU-vid предлагает тему, до которой я сама не догадалась, чтобы самостоятельно найти её. Вот как сейчас: Damon едет на спортивном авто его отца. Ну почему я сама не догадалась скомбинировать в голове эту, такую логичную ситуацию !
@@mick8473 it took Hill god knows how many attempts before he actually won, I think Alonso will have a few more chances of the triple crown before he retires.
Damon, shame on YOU !!! You'd better take care of your fathers grave. It looks aweful. Looks like you have been there the last time 50 years ago. No flowers, nothing. Looks like a junkyard. Unwothy for my lifetime hero.
