Damon Hill
Damon Hill
Damon Graham Devereux Hill, OBEis a British former racing driver. He is the son of Graham Hill, and is the only son of a Formula One world champion to win the title. He started racing on motorbikes in 1981, and after minor success moved on to single-seater racing cars. But although he progressed steadily up the ranks to the International Formula 3000 championship by 1989, and was often competitive, he never won a race at that level...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth17 September 1960
athlete careers way
If I am treated fairly, I like to do things in a fair manner. That is the way I have been all my career. I haven't tried to do things in an underhanded way.
athlete might way
If I am pushed I will push back, that is the way I am. I am very British. We don't like to be pushed around. When the chips are down we might have to step into grey areas.
athlete years race
It was five years since I'd won a race, so I was a bit bewildered.
mistake believe athlete
There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.
athlete people ask-me
People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.
athlete winning race
Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we could look at winning more races. Three race wins would be very satisfying.
book athlete australia
Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record straight. Australia will be my 100th start, and I aim to mark the milestone with a cracking performance. It could even be celebrated with a victory.
athlete safety problem
The problem comes when you say that danger is part of the equation. Then you don't do any more work on safety. That shouldn't happen.
character athlete thinking
To be honest, I think for part of my late teens my character didn't really develop very much. I was in a state of cold storage.
sports children taken
The sport would not survive today if drivers were being killed at the rate they were in the 1960s and '70s. It would have been taken off the air. It is beamed into people's living rooms on Sunday afternoons, with children watching.
artist car track
I am a brush, the car is my track and the artist my canvas
athlete years careers
Last year was a lifetime, a whole career in one season. We went from being the dregs to winners.
team giving next
After you've had Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna as team-mates you don't give a **** who the next bloke is
athlete winning want
You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under threat, on the edge of your seat and pushing yourself. Win one and you want to win more. It's never-ending.