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    Damon Hill

    With which constructor did Damon win his title?Damon Hill (Alison Helena)

      Williams. Damon won the title but Frank Williams had secretly decided to fire him at the end of the year. He left and joined Arrows for 1997 season, he nearly won the Hungarian Grand Prix for them, but with 3 laps to go a hydraulic failure caused throttle problems and an inability to change gear. He was overtaken by Villeneuve on the final lap. It would have been Bridgestone and Arrows' first win. From there he moved to Jordan where he stayed until he retired in 1999.

    Who was Damon's teammate in 1993?Damon Hill: 1991-1996 (Alison Helena)

      Alain Prost. Nigel Mansell won the 1992 Championship, but Frank Williams signed Alain Prost for 1993, and having been his teammate at Ferrari Mansell, left and went to America for the Indy Car Series.

    Who was Damon a test driver for in 1991?Damon Hill: 1991-1996 (Alison Helena)

      Williams. Damon helped evolve the car that eventually gave Nigel Mansell his World Championship title in 1992.

    Which team was Damon Hill with when he drove his last race?Damon Hill (Alison Helena)

      Jordan. Damon's last race in Formula One was at Suzuka in 1999. Damon started 12th on the grid, but did not finish the race pulling in to the pits on lap 21. His team mate Frentzen came home fourth to take Jordan's point score to 61. Damon scored only 7 championship points that year.

    Which race did Damon win that his father didn't?Damon Hill (Alison Helena)

      British. His father many have won two World Champion Titles, but he never won the British Grand Prix despite 17 attempts. Damon won at Silverstone in 1994, when he started from pole. (He had 20 poles in his F1 career.) During the warm-up lap Michael Schumacher over-took him, something, which is forbidden. Schumacher was later black-flagged during a tight battle between the two of them.

    Where was Damon Hill born?Damon Hill (Alison Helena)

      London. Born on the 17th of September 1960, Damon was involved in the world of motorsport right from the start as his father, Graham, was a successful racer who in his time won two World Championships, the Indy 500 and Le Mans 24 hours. He has lived in Dublin, Ireland with his wife Georgie and their children for many years.

    What year did Damon win his one and only Formula One championship title? Damon Hill (Alison Helena)

      1996. Damon won eight of the sixteen Grand Prix that year, taking the title at the last race in Suzuka, Japan. He also had 5 fastest laps and 16 front-row starts (including 9 pole positions). He scored 97 champion points, with his teammate Jacques Villeneuve coming second with 78 points. Together they won the Constructors Title for Williams with 175 points, Ferrari trailing behind second with only 70 points.

    What happened to Damon in the last race at Australia 1994?Damon Hill: 1991-1996 (Alison Helena)

      Schumacher turned in on Damon and took them both out.. Schumacher, who was having problems with his car, turned in and collided with Damon, who was trying very hard to overtake Schumacher. Their cars were unable to carry on, and the race was over for both of them. If Damon had known that Schumacher's car was damaged before this, he may well have held back and won the race and the championship.

    Was Damon's dad a Formula One driver?Damon Hill (Alison Helena)

      Yes. Graham Hill was a twice-World Champion. They were the first father / son duo to each become F1 champion. Graham was also born in London on February 15th 1929; he died in a light plane crash, near Elstree, England on November 29th 1975. He won his World Championships with BRM in 1962 and Lotus-Ford in 1968.

    The opening race of 1995 was in Brazil. Damon claimed the pole position, but what happened to him in the race?Damon Hill: 1991-1996 (Alison Helena)

      His rear suspension gave way. Damon's day ended when his suspension gave way, sending him into to the grass. Schumacher won the race, with an unlucky Coulthard coming in second. Points were later stripped from Coulthard due to a fuel irregularity.

    In Monaco 1993, where did Damon finish?Damon Hill: 1991-1996 (Alison Helena)

      Second. Senna romped home in first place for his record sixth win at Monaco, beating Graham Hill's previous five wins. Monaco was Hill's third runner-up spot in the season.

    How many points did Michael Schumacher beat Damon by in 1994, when he won the championship? Damon Hill: 1991-1996 (Alison Helena)

      1. Michael Schumacher scored 92 points and Damon 91. Damon had won six races and taken two pole positions, and had come so near to winning the World Championship.

    How many points did Damon score in his first full Formula One season? Damon Hill: 1991-1996 (Alison Helena)

      69. Damon had three wins and two pole positions, finishing third in the Championship behind Prost and Senna.

    How many F1 races did Damon win?Damon Hill (Alison Helena)

      22. Although he took part in 122 Grand Prix, starting in 115, he only won 22 of them. His first victory was at Hungarian GP on 15th August 1993 and his last was with the Jordan Team in 1998 in Belgium.

    Damon did a commercial with Murray Walker. What was it for?Damon Hill (Alison Helena)

      Pizza Hut. Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya did the Play Station commercial.

    At which track was Damon's final victory?Damon Hill (Alison Helena)

      Spa. At Spa, Belgium in 1998 he scored the first ever Jordan Grand Prix win. His team-mate Ralf Schumacher came home in second.

    At Hungary 1997 Damon drove for Arrows. Where did he finish?Damon Hill (Alison Helena)

      Second. Damon drove well that weekend taking third on the grid. On lap eleven he passed Michael Schumacher's Ferrari to take the lead. Sadly, a wonky throttle demoted him to second place on the very last lap.

    1996 saw Damon win the championship. Who was his teammate?Damon Hill: 1991-1996 (Alison Helena)

      Jacques Villeneuve. Frank Williams selected IndyCar World Champion Jacques Villeneuve to partner Damon, another driver with a famous Formula One Dad (Gilles Villeneuve).

    1994 saw Damon start the season as the teammate of the great Ayrton Senna. Sadly, Senna lost his life at San Marino. Who became Damon's next teammate?Damon Hill: 1991-1996 (Alison Helena)

      David Coulthard. Damon was the only Williams' driver to take part in the next race at Monaco, but he was then joined by Coulthard (who was Williams' test driver) when he stepped into the second Williams at the Spanish Grand Prix. The French Grand Prix saw the return of Mansell, who then drove for four guest races for Williams that year.

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