News Details

Hill becomes first second-generation World Champion!

Twenty-seven years ago today, Damon Hill conquered the 1996 F1 World Championship after winning the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The triumph was the first in the history of the sport for the son of a previous world champion. Graham Hill had prevailed in 1962 with BRM and in 1968 with Lotus. Emotions were mixed however for Damon who also bowed out from a Williams team that had ruled him out for the following year, regardless of him winning the title or not. But perhaps the most enduring memory for British motorsport fans of that milestone day are the emotional words uttered by the great Murray Walker as Hill crossed the chequered flag. "And Damon Hill exits the chicane and wins the...
Full Story »
1y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

British driver wants to take Michael Schumacher's...

Damon Hill has comically asked for Felipe Massa's phone number, after...
1y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Qatar Grand Prix Free Practice 1 - Results

Full results from Free Practice 1 for the Qatar Grand Prix at Lusail...
1y ago from F1i.com

2023 Qatar Grand Prix - Qualifying Results

Full results from qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix at Lusail, round 17...
1y ago from F1i.com

2023 Qatar Grand Prix - Sprint Race results

Full results from the sprint race for the Qatar Grand Prix at Lusail,...
1y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IMSA’s AO Racing considering expansion, possibly...

AO Racing, one of the more popular teams racing in IMSA currently, is...

Five IndyCar teams jump start offseason testing at...

Five different IndyCar teams completed a test at Mid-Ohio Sports Car...

Mick Schumacher set for IndyCar test with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that it will bring in Mick...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Hyundai WRT on the attack

Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team is not taking their 2025 drubbing at...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Bukayo Saka is spot-on to seal stroll past West Ham...

much for bogey teams. In a week that Mikel Arteta’s side have banished...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com

'Not looking very positive': Arteta issues worrying...

Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard picked up an injury during their win...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Highlights: Arsenal dominate West Ham to go TOP!

FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Arsenal's match against West Ham in the...
1h ago from SkySports.com

Rice and Saka send Arsenal top with win over West Ham

Declan Rice scored against his former club as Arsenal moved top of the...
1h ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.