"I'm sure we will bump into each other at some point." Ironic

@zounds13

Ай бұрын

LOL I didn't even catch that.

@gustavomachado3488

Ай бұрын

"Somewhen".

@wcads623

Ай бұрын

Yes I noticed that - total irony 😃😃

@Sam-rl5hs

Ай бұрын

Ironically everyone wanted DAMON to win by disqualifing him as many races as they can and win it

@purwantiallan5089

Ай бұрын

​@@gustavomachado3488Sometime, somewhere.

I spent a season as a video cameraman working on behalf of Ricoh (sponsor for Damon) trailing him as he transitioned from bikes to cars (Formulae Ford). I rarely met a man who was more of a gentleman (or a genius on bikes for that matter). He was so gracious to everyone he met, including his competitors, that many said he was just too 'nice' for the sport. An outstanding sportsman!

@wcads623

Ай бұрын

Too true a proper sportsman ☺☺

@garylove5475

Ай бұрын

He gave me some instruction around Brands in the mid 80’s . He was incredibly helpful, spot on with his advice, direct but overlayed with that obvious polite demeanor. Very dry amusing wit too. Great guy. His auto bio is well worth a read.

@thepsychologist8159

Ай бұрын

"I rarely met a man who was more of a gentleman" - Unlike Schumacher who was an arrogant A-hole who was prepared to take out his competitors in order to win.

@thepsychologist8159

Ай бұрын

"I rarely met a man who was more of a gentleman" - Unlike Schumacher who was an arrogant A-hole who was prepared to take out his competitors in order to win.

@thepsychologist8159

Ай бұрын

"I rarely met a man who was more of a gentleman" - Unlike Schumacher who was an arrogant A- hole who was prepared to take out his competitors in order to win.

I feel like Hungary '97 was Damon's finest drive. He put an Arrows where it simply had no right to be

@ab8jeh

Ай бұрын

True. Still remember feeling the heartbreak with that one. As well as Suzuka 94, Brazil 1996 is also one of Hill's forgotten great drives in terrible conditions. I was 14 when I stayed up all night to watch Adelaide - I can still remember the disdain I had for Schumacher at the time!

@thepsychologist8159

Ай бұрын

@@ab8jeh "I can still remember the disdain I had for Schumacher at the time!" - I never liked Schumacher, he was a dirty driver. We've just seen Alonso penalised for something so minor, yet Schumacher pulled these types of things all the time. If only we had all the telemetry back then, Schumacher probably would have been penalised every week.

@sultanabran1

Ай бұрын

spa 98 was up there. monaco 96 was too.

@gdogg3710

Ай бұрын

Hill had a significantly better win ratio in the wet than both Mansell and Prost (12% each). His 20% puts him 5th in the all time list behind only Senna, Schumacher, Lewis and Verstappen…

@RobertRedford77

Ай бұрын

Japan 1994

The glory days of F1, somehow more interesting characters and the sublime voice of Murray Walkers commentary

I've got a lot of respect for Damon, 1994 was a hard year for him after Ayrton's death, He was under tremendous pressure as the new team leader to try and get the job done, Also nice of him to mention that loosing a race or championship was nothing compared to loosing Ayrton, Damon's a true gent 👍

@richardbradbury8735

Ай бұрын

Yes, I thought that was a really nice thing to say too

At least Damon is still with us and we can all enjoy his excellent work commenting on F1.

@johnpreston8621

17 күн бұрын

Do you think Ayrton Senna's fans appreciated this comment?

"We'll bump into each other somewhere" - Damon Hill (Adelaide)

@wcads623

Ай бұрын

With a wry smile at the end😄😄

@purwantiallan5089

Ай бұрын

​@@wcads623Piastri remembered it as well.

That was very cool you got a trophy from princess Diana if anything that's very cool

With due respect to Damon he did a great job that season, but the only reason he was in a position to fight for a title in Adelaide was FIA who stripped Michael of 30 points (1 race Win taken away + 2 race ban).

@richy69ify

Ай бұрын

How do you know Schumacher would've won those races? after the ban Hill had the better of Schumacher 2-1

@bsmith1164

Ай бұрын

Because Schumacher and Benetton were shady operators.

@yvlakhtionov

Ай бұрын

@@richy69ify , In Spa he won. But was disqualified with no reason. Portugal and Italy: I’m sure he’d be competitive. And even if imagine, he wouldn’t win, he would score at least one 2nd place… So, there would be no title decider in Adelaide )))

@yvlakhtionov

Ай бұрын

@@bsmith1164 , who said?

@Secretlyanothername

Ай бұрын

Dirty play from Schumacher

This video was smashing! I briefly spoke to Damon back in the '00s at Silverstone and he came across as an extremely nice bloke. I told him his father was my idol back in the'60s. His eyes lit up. Respect champ! x

"I accepted the result, and there is nothing I could do about it" Massa: "Are you sure about that?"

@kevin6666123

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@luciusesox1luckysox570

Ай бұрын

There is no comparison.

@ArthurBrendler

Ай бұрын

I remember that Michael was banned to race in Italy and Portugal due a controversial decision by FIA during a non cumpriment of a Michael's stop-and-go during the UK GP. At the time, this sound like the FIA trying to bring the Schumacher-Hill dispute to the last race. Wich was done. Michael was pretty nervous during all the weekend of the Adelaide GP. Nowadays i don't think that Michael made a 'dirt-game' with Hill as he made with Jacques.

@ThesocialmuteHD

Ай бұрын

@@luciusesox1luckysox570no, Massa lost fair and square Damon had every right to be annoyed he was robbed

@nickolasmachado9274

Ай бұрын

the problem with massa situation is what bernie ecclestone (f1 president at the time) said about it, i can understand why he is upset and felt robbed@@ThesocialmuteHD

Im sure we will bump into each other damon ooh the irony

I trully admire Damon´s straightforward approach and attitude.

@wcads623

Ай бұрын

A true British sportsman in the best sense of the word.

Adelaide was the perfect street curcuit. Id give anything to have it back in F1.

Damon is a class act.

Got to side with shummacher. You don't go for an overtake on a corner that far back.

@drchtct

Ай бұрын

Yeah right? That's a stupid divebpmb in a corner you can't overtake that late.

@wcads623

Ай бұрын

Oh you do when there is WDC at stake any driver would have. Shame Damon did not see Schumacher hit the wall he may have held back as MS was already finished.

The piece said this happened 30 years ago. Im doubtful about this as I watched it live and I remember it like it was yesterday 😂. Honestly, if you’d asked me how long ago, I’d have felt like it was 20 years max. Where the hell did the time go?

@theant9821

Ай бұрын

Days last years and years last days.

@aussieausdeutschland4245

Ай бұрын

I'm the same way when I think about Moffat in the XC Cobra battling it out against the likes of Brock ect till the motor blew and Johnson hitting the rock a couple of year's later... both were like yesterday to me too, and it makes my think of my grandmother too as both those moments were shared with her in her lounge room as a child.

@chrisrogerson

Ай бұрын

@@user-qb1sm3rk9r That’s a trifle harsh 😂. But amusing I must admit.

One of the greatest clips i seen of Damon Hill was when he was at a race track, his dad`s Lotus drove past him he said, that`s my dad. A proper moment.

I was Schumacher fan, but liked Damon too. Good thing he eventually won the title in 1996.

@pb5x5

Ай бұрын

Shame he wasn't able to be at Williams in 1997.

@zounds13

Ай бұрын

@@pb5x5Frank Williams later admitted that wasn't his best decision.

@HendrickT-bi4iw

Ай бұрын

​@@zounds13Patrick gave a good interview where he said it was poor management on Damon's side that led to that. It's a shame as I think he would've easily taken the title the following year too.

@karelpipa

Ай бұрын

@@zounds13 Frentzen was the second schumacher at that time. I understand it. Hill was getting old already

@CharlesDarkson

Ай бұрын

​@@pb5x5 Williams had already made their mind up on Damon at the end of '95 following numerous errors from him that season (see Silverstone & Monza from that year) They only let him stay for '96 due to Villeneuve needing a season to settle in.

Humble man.

Damon just too much of a nice guy for this sport!

@2mmarcelorj

Ай бұрын

Massa and Barrichello are in the same situation, were lambs among wolves

At the time I didn’t think Damon was interesting and I wasn’t a fan. Years later after reading his biography I was amazed at his journey, I wish I had known, I would have supported him at the time!!

@Pizzaesser

Ай бұрын

We had no internet and had to rely on what was shown on TV. I was a Schumacher fan as a teen and Hill was the nemesis. Now I am glad to see him walking around healthy.

I was on the balcony of one of the townhouses on the southern side of Flinders Street watching this. Schumaker was out of the car and devestated, until he realised Damon was not circulating, then he became jubiulant. It looked deliberate to me. What a gentleman Damon is!

@GK-qc5ry

Ай бұрын

Or he thought he had lost but realised he didn't? I'd be jubilant too.

@timothydunn5889

Ай бұрын

@@GK-qc5ry Yes, when he realised that his tactic had paid off.

@ukqwerty999

Ай бұрын

"it's just not cricket" 😊

@user-2203xyz

Ай бұрын

There should also be a video on Italy 1995 ..schumi leading the race and hill crashing into him from behind when michael was leading the championship against Hill ..deliberate crash

@MooncricketsInc

Ай бұрын

He wouldn't have taken him out if the fia didn't try their best to get williams and hill back into the title race with those ridiculous bans. Also, watch the 95 season and you'll see some deliberate crashes hill does against Schumacher.

Remember that weekend like it was yesterday. Made the treck up from Melbourne as a teenager sitting on pit straight. Such a great performance by Damon to take the fight to Schumacher right up to the wire. But it was also great to witness Mansell's last win.

4:23 you can clearly see that michael's head was occupied with his car ,steering wheel etc...he didnt see HILL ,but only a couple of tenths before the crash ...it wasnt delibered IMO ,but Michael came out better in the end ! He deserved the championship anyway as he DOMINATED 2/3rds of that year! Hill was in race for the title only beacause the (!!!!!) 4 race ban for Schumacher. They warent even in the same league that year.

So cool to hear and see Damon talk about this. I always appreciated the "gentleman champion". Now he may not have had the agression of some other drivers, he sure was a talent in driving. He had a very smooth hand and foot control.

Damon is one of the most underrated and under appreciated World Champions of our time. I grew up with a Graham Hill Lotus placard on my bedroom door with my name on it, and Damon, like his father, was the quintessential gentlemen racer. Some criticized his lack of ‘win at all costs’ mindset, but he was the last vestige of a dashing and refined gentleman British Grand Prix driver, absolutely in the mold of his great father. It was my privilege to watch him compete, and to both win and lose with dignity showed the world something his arch nemesis greatly lacked, which was character.

@uv77mc85

Ай бұрын

I dunno. Damon was in cars that you really couldn't lose in unless it was to your team mate or Shumacher or Senna. Those Williams were so far ahead of anything else.

@alphatrion100

Ай бұрын

​​@@uv77mc85 you are thinking of the 92 and 93 Williams. The 94 lost alot of the systems that made the 93 so good. Senna wasn't really beating michael either.

@benn8793

Ай бұрын

@@alphatrion100 Senna was on pole in the first 3 races. The Williams was clearly the faster car. It was just very difficult to drive over the race distance.

@JohnTheBodge

Ай бұрын

@@uv77mc85 You mean like the '97 Arrows and the '98 Jordan?

@wcads623

Ай бұрын

Yep me too and my thoughts exactly.

A real Gentleman. Thanks for the memories Damon.

@purwantiallan5089

Ай бұрын

Hill is undoubtedly one of the F1 GOATs.

The incident in my opinion is still questionable because it happened so quickly...Michael was well ahead going into the corner after the wall contact and all Damon needed to do was wait until after the corner to blow by Schumacher. People also forget that the championship should've never come down to Adelaide. The FIA was ruthless on penalizing Schumacher during the season which is the only reason the lead was 1 point at the last round. Lastly, those most critical of Schumacher are usually the first to justify Senna intentionally taking out Prost in Suzuka 1990 to claim the Championship. The hypocrisy is bizarre and shameful.

@benn8793

Ай бұрын

Thank you. You've said everything there is to say on the subject.

@pedromorais5004

Ай бұрын

Plus Schumacher was racing a Ford V8 against Damon's V10 Renault How many tens per lap was that engine worth?!

This is still the hardest thing to watch for me because i highly rate Damon as a driver.

Nice look back , i forget that nigel came back after IndyCar , lets not forget that it wasn't only ayrton senna who we lost that weekend, roland ratzenberger to .RIP to both .damon got that well deserved title in the end .

I saw that rain race, it was nail biting entertainment. Watching this video now and Sir Murray Walker said 3.3 seconds, it sends goosebumps everytime I hear that.

Spoke like an absolute gentleman, not a bad word about Michael respecting the current and very sad state of his health. You might not like Damon as a driver, but if you watch his interviews you will certainly like him as a person. This is coming from a lifetime Schumacher fan.

What an absolute hero. Dignified, gracious, a true champion. Damon's whole career was an inspiration. His old man would be immeasurably proud.

I have great respect for Brundle as a driver. He was an excellent driver that did not get the breaks. But he was courageous and brave and tough as they come. A real racer. Damon epitomizes all the virtues of good sportsmanship and his late great father would be extremely proud of him. Not to forget that he was a brilliant driver, competing head on and winning against Schumacher

@redsidebiker

Ай бұрын

Brundle is a World SportsCar Champion. He went there after his F1 career. He seems to be one of the few journalists that the teams trust with their previous seasons' cars. Got plenty of respect from me (as do both Damon, Gentleman racer and Michael [almost Sennaesque in his pursuit]).

@HendrickT-bi4iw

Ай бұрын

Sadly that accident he had in Dallas really compromised his career. But I agree, he was very talented. And despite his struggle to left foot brake he pushed Schumacher very hard in 92

Damon is an underrated champion and a great bloke. Kudos.

@LD-bv1pm

Ай бұрын

Having met him and Coulthard on a flight back to the UK from Portugal I can confirm he's not a great bloke. DC on the other hand, is.

Great video and interview. Damon a true gentleman. I was supporting Schumacher in 1994 and think he deserved the championship, besides the irregularities in the Benetton team that eventually lead to four disqualifications/bans for Schumacher within that season. But I was super happy for Hill winning the championship in 96. I still proudly own an autograph and a fan tshirt from Damon! Greetings from Germany.

I'm glad he is a gentleman about it. Too many people blame Schumacher for the incident and try to make a connection between this and '97. Here we can clearly see that Hill was behind Schumacher and did not have the inside lane just yet. The Villeneuve is different as he was ahead and Schumacher then turned into him. The easiest way to differentiate the two scenes is where the cars make contact. Hill's front wheel is on Schumacher's sidepod. And Schumacher's front wheel is on Villeneuve's sidepod.

@wcads623

Ай бұрын

Either way it shows the mindset of the man - win at any cost. You can see where Verstappen gets his inspiration from.

”That did work! You hit the right part of him my friend” - Brundle probably

The Man is pure class.

@MatthewLee8383

Ай бұрын

Monaco 2010 would beg to differ

I was there...and my mates and i were standing right on that corner up until a lap or 2 before.... Standing there at the start and hearing (then feeling) the massive engine sound coming towards us with the intensity of that race was incredible... Those guys are SO so brave..those 90 degree corners were so thin.....going 160Km/h was amazing to see in real life. You cannot comprehend how brave they are. MASSIVE respect for all drivers. Damon...you were so honorable mate....I love Shumi now..those early years he was willing to do anything to win...even cross a line of sportsmanship...So hated a bit..BUT, love him now totally and this era for all their faults...It all makes it so rich. Very fortunate to have those days / the best era in our amazing city....It was amazing playing school cricket on Saturday mornings hearing them boom over the city. Thanks everyone :)

My all time favourite race was the 1996 German G/Prix at Hockenhiem which Damon won eventually. That track was amazing and for the sanity of all the long suffering fans that loved it back then, it must be reinstated,😅

@tourmaline07

Ай бұрын

Take it you're not Gerhard Berger's biggest fan? ;)

Hill is one of the most underrated drivers of all time.

@saaber95

Ай бұрын

No it is a real discrease to see his name in the WC wall of fame....

@flumpyhumpy

Ай бұрын

No, he's really not.

thanks for sharing this

Bloody hell ! You look so old. Im always remember you as a young guy !

Amazing how people are scathing of Schumacher, while at the same time eulogise Senna, totally ignoring the reality that Senna had deliberate collisions in a far more dangerous manner (Prost, Suzuka). Even Brundle once said of Senna: "Senna's attitude was: 'I'm coming through (overtake)' and he would leave it up to you whether or not you want to have an accident.". Many people in life have a hatred within them and a need for it to mentally connect to a villain. Schumacher became that villain to these people. Such bitterness.

@PointNemo9

Ай бұрын

Senna would also be viewed as a dirty driver if he hadn't been killed.

@ruleyramundo

Ай бұрын

I present one Versmashan

@henshin587

Ай бұрын

I don't believe Senna crashed Prost deliberately in Suzuka. Yes, it was a risky move, Prost opened a small gap and Senna wanted to wedge himself there before it was closed. Given the circumstances, if they crashed Prost would lose, it was logical for him to be extra careful and leave Senna extra space, but he didn't. Prost was also stubborn and didn't want to give an inch, even if it meant he would lose the championship. So yes, it was a risky, dangerous move, but i don't think Senna crashed deliberately so he can win the championship....Schumacher literally looked at Damon and went into him.

@benn8793

Ай бұрын

I never understood that either. Idolising Senna and on the other hand vilifying Schumacher for similar things. That doesn't really make sense to me.

@PointNemo9

Ай бұрын

@@benn8793 It's because Senna was tragically killed, if he was alive today people wouldn't view him in the same way.

Damon Hill is a legend ,👍

This episode is part of the history of F1... Schumacher is the drivers' world champion, Williams is the constructors' world champion... the logic of the season is respected. After the tragic episode at Imola, Damon Hill proved to be a great driver.

fantastic drive and remember it very well

Time flies but these are my hero's, thank you for that retrospection gentlemans🎉

There should also be a video on Italy 1995 ..schumi leading the race and hill crashing into him from behind when michael was leading the championship against Hill ..deliberate crash

@benn8793

Ай бұрын

And Silverstone in the same year. But nobody talks about that...

@MooncricketsInc

Ай бұрын

​@@benn8793 The brit media won't talk about it because they're busy pretending hill and williams were angels and innocent all the time.

@Secretlyanothername

Ай бұрын

That generation's Verstappen. A man who will do anything to win

@SenseiDenax

Ай бұрын

@@benn8793 Nobody talks about that because it wasn't on purpose and it disadvantaged more Hill himself than Schumacher as he was the one behind in the championship. Just silly moves from Hill.

What do you think Senna would of done in Schumachers shoes? The same thing!!!!

Most underrated driver of all time. Is still 5th on the all time list of wet weather career wins as a percentage. The way he is remembered is blighted by having a rotten 1995, but even then he was very good for half of that season. The main mystery with Hill is not how he got the Williams drive, it’s how a driver that good had such an underwhelming junior record…

@graemejardin5569

Ай бұрын

Hill and Martin Donnelly were in the same British F3 team. Donnelly had the edge most of the time, got into F3000 sooner and with immediate success and then into F1 with the declining Lotus team. Hill and indeed Coulthard were lucky to get into the best team in the field through the Williams test route and then showed why they deserved those drives.

@gdogg3710

Ай бұрын

@@graemejardin5569 there are limitations and caveats to using the shared team mates yardstick as a way of comparing drivers who were never in the same team for all kinds of reasons - but it’s also not a totally irrelevant or misleading one…Coulthard sometimes was faster than Hill, but he was driving beyond his skill level to do so and as a result often crashed. Mika was faster than DC on outright pace, but less so over a full race distance. So can you say Damon was as good as Mika? No, but over a race distance he was closer to Hakkinen than he gets credit for. He was also team mates with Mansell, Prost and Senna. Prost and Mansell were both over the hill when he faced them and he was still not quite as fast over a single lap, but again, over a full race distance he was often better than Prost. Mansell k think was too out of shape and under prepared to make a full comparison there, but Prost was much quicker than Mansell over a race distance at Ferrrai. Senna he obviously got nowhere near over any metric. Hill was one of the last big name drivers to come through where experience counted for a huge amount as there wasn’t enough data for the engineers to coach you, but even so, a few bad races in 1995 aside Hill was great in the wet, easy on the car, pretty consistent and didn’t really make many mistakes…

@bjrnchrstn

Ай бұрын

Biggest weasle of all time though. Looks like one, acts like one and talks like one. Disgrace to f1.

@zounds13

Ай бұрын

@@bjrnchrstnwow. Someone's got a chip on his shoulder.

@adamzain6770

Ай бұрын

I read that he came into the sport rather late, switching from bikes, and didn’t have the financial backing - his father, though famous, didn’t leave much money, partly due to his early death, and Hill was working two jobs to support his motor racing career. Don’t know if that is all true, but it does seem to be a sport you need to start early, and Hill didn’t.

One of the sports biggest Gentleman!

I worked at the final 1995 Adelaide Grand Prix. I worked there for 6 weeks ointrack tro install all the audio visual systems.. We were behind the pits in the paddock. I met both Damon Hill and Clive James there, and said hello a few times as we passed. Was very cool, the biggest event Adelaide had ever held. The Grand Prix had a record attendance of 520,000 during the weekend, with 210,000 on race day. Getting around the inside of the track, on a mini bike, through 210,000 people was, um, interesting!

How much better Adelaide was than Melbourne

This is a much softer recounting of the race that I had remembered and the Damon Hill account of the incident if very forgiving. Well done and thank you for career in formula 1.

Early 90's F1 was amazing!

I remember the day well, from my TV screen in Queanbeyan,NSW. Watching it live was hair pulling anxiety.

As a German who was 12 years old in 1994, I was an ardent fan of Michael Schumacher and he sparked an unprecedented enthusiasm for my generation of motorsport fans (at least in Germany). But Damon Hill was always a special character for whom I felt great sympathy. Sometimes a tragic hero but always a great sportsman. All the better that he was able to crown his career with the titel in 1996.

@marksowerby1163

Ай бұрын

I was 21, English and a massive Schumacher fan. I was elated he won. Schumacher has great qualities as a human being, that's seen from the way he loved his family and like the simple things in life. A truly great era of F1.

Excellent, thanks

Damon a totally underestimated F1 driver. At least he got his justly deserved championship in the end🤗🤗. At least he can always say he won his championship fairly.

I like that he didn't blame The Michael like the rest of the world did, and I think he's being honest about that too. I remember reading that they were up all night partying, singing karaoke and generally having fun after Damon won his championship.

I still can't help but feel that the very second Micheal Schumacher hit the wall, Williams still had a fraction of a window to get on the radio to Damon and warn him to hang back. But whilst I can't fault Damon's instinct to go for the gap....

I loved this track❤

Big respect for Damon Hill to forgiving the Michael Schumacher, even though they are (Damon and Schumi) not my hero. Props for Damon, and keep fighting, Schumi! ✊😊😇👼🇬🇧🇩🇪 #30YearsOn #1994Nostalgia #KeepFightingMichael #RamadanKareem2024 24/03/2024 21:16 Or 09:16 PM At My Local Time.

The British press had it out for Schumacher ever since that day. The newspapers the next day were quite something.

@marcpaola1371

Ай бұрын

They were already giving Schumacher a hard time the minute he arrived in F1.

@TC2290-wh5cb

Ай бұрын

@@marcpaola1371 No they weren't, I remember the gushing over him when he arrived in F1.

@marcpaola1371

Ай бұрын

@TC2290-wh5cb ohh yes they did gush over him, then he started winning, started beating Senna and everyone else and that's when it started. The British press were horrible

@TC2290-wh5cb

Ай бұрын

@@marcpaola1371 The British press were fine until the Hill rivalry. I know, i was in Britain at the time.

@TC2290-wh5cb

Ай бұрын

@@marcpaola1371 You're wrong, goodbye. You're not even British.

I cant believe it was 30 years ago!

I still remember screaming at the TV when this happened! Then again in 1997 when Schumacher did it again!

@richy69ify

Ай бұрын

Schumacher did similar moves in Karting, Sports cars and at Macau in 1990 in F3. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nnuupK2dqrK7ks4.html

Nice one Damon - you're a gentleman.

Тогда было много Великих Пилотов, половина пелетона, если не больше:Хилл, Шумахер, Култхард, Хаккинен, Сало, Херберт, Брандл, Бергер, Алези, Физикелла, Ферстаппен, Райкконен, Вильнёв...!!! Я болел за Хилла, он честно гонялся, на мастерстве! И в -96-ом он сделал мне подарок, став Чемпионом Мира, в тот же год у меня родился сын, так что двойной триумф для меня! Спасибо Дэймону Хиллу, отличная победа. А также спасибо за Венгрию в Арроузе, и за Спа в 98-ом! Удачи и здоровья Дэймону Хиллу! ❤

Senna would have done the same as Michael in that situation. I’m sure Schumacher felt he’d been treated unfairly earlier that year with the race bans and disqualifications such as Spa. Additionally, Mansell showed just how fast that Williams was by the end of the year after they had made the handling more consistent.

@jaidank

Ай бұрын

Michael/Benetton treated unfairly??? Illegal launch control. Illegal traction control. Illegal refuelling rig?

@alastairjones0

Ай бұрын

@@jaidank​​⁠none of which were Schumacher’s fault? And in the interest of fairness, only the fuel rig was a proven infringement. The launch control was clearly not being used when looking at how poor some of Schumacher’s starts were and the so called TC was actually a type of early engine mapping which a number of teams had been working on to improve drivability after TC was banned.

@andreavelinodacosta1418

Ай бұрын

What a bullshit !!!! Senna was not this type of driver !!!! The situation with Prost was totally different ... What a nonsense !!!!!

@user-2203xyz

Ай бұрын

There should also be a video on Italy 1995 ..schumi leading the race and hill crashing into him from behind when michael was leading the championship against Hill ..deliberate crash

@jameslucas3161

Ай бұрын

​@@andreavelinodacosta1418, Senna WAS exactly this kind of driver.

In my home town, I remember to race well.

The fact that he was able to race and beat Schumacher in a car that Senna considered undriveable sho s what a good racer Hill was

@andreavelinodacosta1418

Ай бұрын

The car driven in the final part of the season was much more different from the beginning ... Much better in comparison ... The model was really developed and improved as the season progressed ... Hill simply could not drive the first version of the car ...

@benn8793

Ай бұрын

The car has improved dramatically over the season. In addition, Williams had Adrian Newey at the time and arguably the best engine with the Renault V10.

@paulschipper9428

Ай бұрын

Hill didn't and could never beat Schumacher and Hill had the best car too.

A very very underrated driver

I was at the Adelaide Grand Prix in 1991. One of the shortest GP's ever thanks to the torrential rain. All we could see was spray. Still, good fun.

@wcads623

Ай бұрын

Yeh good fun unless you were driving!!

Honestly, I can understand the point of winning any competition through cheating. You cannot lie to yourself; you know you've cheated to win; what honor and joy is there in that?

@darwingfuentes6668

Ай бұрын

Its Schumacher? What do you expect.

And this is why - to this day, and until the day I leave this world - Damon Hill will always be the F1 driver I respect and like the most. A true gentleman at heart, and so perfectly, humanly flawed, he is so different than dominating automatons such as Schumacher and Verstappen. To me, the 1994 WDC belongs to Damon. Oh, and that helmet? No other racing helmet comes even close to the subdued elegance and instant recognition that the white rudders on dark blue background design brings.

I'm a fan of Damon Hill, my favorite English driver.. he overcame the Depression after losing his father Graham Hill.. and he's the age of my two ex-girlfriends Edimara and Cristhiane who I loved very much and deserved to be Formula 1 world champion in 1994 if it weren't for Michael Schumacher's cheating in Australia... Damon Hill was supposed to be three world champions in a row... including the 1996 title ..🥇🏆

Great chapter in the drama of F1 that is difficult to repeat today, nothing like that kind of racing has been seen for a long time. I feel like Damon Hill can look back and the warm blanket of 1996 insulates him from any real bitterness of that incident. The key line from this was asking Martin whether Schumacher took him off, and Martin said "almost certainly." I think that's how most people feel too. Hill got the moral victory that day and a Championship too when history is examined. That's what matters.

One of the reasons why Schumacher was never loved by many. He would do anything to win, and that includes going over the edge as in this example.

@DenUitvreter

Ай бұрын

He was loved by many race fans, just not by the toxic British chauvinists.

@luciusesox1luckysox570

Ай бұрын

@@DenUitvreter Really. What you meant to say was people who know and understand motor racing and have been watching it for over 50 years can recognise faults in drivers that the less well informed and intelligent cant. Senna was another one who ultimately cared about only one thing when driving. Btw being British we know a little bit about F1. Check out how many F1 champions come from these little chauvinistic Isles. Also, you will get better, more informative responses from people when you don't insult them just because they don't agree with their view Final note. My statement is correct. You don't just have to be British to see, and appreciate, his unsportsmanlike approach, ask Jacques Villeneuve when he tried to do the same to him that he did to Hill in Adelaide. Picked the wrong one there that time.

@jacobh1867

5 күн бұрын

I suggust you watch the end of the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix. In certain situations, every drive does what he can to get the win. Hill was no different.

I love Damon' s helmet

One word: GENTLEMAN!!!! ❤

Suzuka '94, Hungary '97 and Spa '98 were his greatest races in my opinion.

@williamc4309

Ай бұрын

Spa 98 was won on team orders

@tonikouvonen9220

Ай бұрын

Damon could´d win it anyway and Jordan team did wisely not to risk 1-2 finish.

@ab8jeh

Ай бұрын

Brazil 1996 was another good one.

@sultanabran1

Ай бұрын

@@williamc4309 before the safety car, damon was way ahead of ralf. but yes, there were team orders.

@wedgeGTX

Ай бұрын

@@williamc4309 yes, but it was the right decision. Damon was faster the whole weekend and Ralf closed up just because the last safety car.

Miss Murray Walkers commentary so much..

Hill so super humble, he won't admit that Michael turned in on him, or get angry about it. True gent!

Had Damon never won in 1996 i wonder if he'd have a different feeling about that season.

i always liked Damon for his fair and gentleman like attitude. But That season was Michaels and he was still a contender only because of FIA dsq Schumacher so often

I will never forget the moment Murray Walker confirmed the title, Damon deserved

Schumacher was actually very dominant that season, finished every race in 1st or 2nd place. One should note that Schumacher was DQ from 2 races and banned from another 2 (not due to technically his fault - see Belgian GP) so there shouldn't really be any conversation about who deserved 94 title more. In addition - 90s was the era when far more dangerous and reckless moves (Suzuka 90) weren't punished at all, totally different times that shouldn't be judged by todays standards. And I am not even MSC fan....

Damon you're humble...but defo the 1994 World Champion

Sky made him do that piece... guess, they will roll out Lulu in his wheelchair in 50 years to "relive" Abu Dhabi '21. We'll never hear the end of it. ;)

@DenUitvreter

Ай бұрын

You have to understand that allthough F1 was created by the French for Italian manufacturers, all WDC's belong to the British and if a foreigner gets one it is robbed from the British, sometimes even by putting an non-Brit in a rocket ship anyone could win with.

@wcads623

Ай бұрын

Yeh thats right because they were both robbed of rightful WDC 🙄🙄

@DenUitvreter

Ай бұрын

@@wcads623 They both lost them because of their own failures.

Underrated, same as Villeneuve.

i wouldn´t have courage to comemorate a title like this way

MY QUESTION is: on what race tactics were Hill and Schumacher?!

I don't think I have ever been so angry after a race. I think now Schumacher would have been disqualified with all the scrutiny, but there you go

@wcads623

Ай бұрын

Not necessarily when WDC are at stake suddenly rules can be bent/broken.

First race I ever attended. Boy was I pissed off with how it ended.

Nice guy

I remember watching this race, not live, but a few hours later in full. It was so clear Schumacher did that deliberately. He needed Damon to either finish behind him or not at all. After his little adventure with the wall, he new his race was done, so took his rival out to ensure his title win. Prost vs Senna all over again. Schumacher may have been a good driver, but he was a dirty one. So much so that a many years later, when Schumacher tried to take out Jacques Villeneuve in the same manner he took Hill out in Australia 94, the commentator, Martin Brundle, saw what he did and said "You hit the wrong bit Michael, that's not going to work" LOL!

@GK-qc5ry

Ай бұрын

Michael knew he was a couple of seconds behind him. Saying he was looking behind is exactly what I would expect from any competitive racer. I would do the same. Track position and trying to stay ahead is what I expect any driver to do. Damon didn't have to dive through, he even said he could have waited as he had already caught him up very quickly and undoubtedly would have a better exit.

It was MCs corner since he was in front at the corner?