{"id":3100,"date":"2022-04-10T09:32:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T09:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lift.do\/?p=3100"},"modified":"2022-04-10T17:29:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T17:29:06","slug":"who-is-damon-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lift.do\/who-is-damon-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Damon Hill?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damon Hill was the England Formula One race<\/a> driver who won the 1996 World Championship.  He is the son of Graham Hill<\/a> and is one of two sons of a Formula One World Champion. He started cycling in 1981, and after some success, he moved to one-man racing cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hill began his Formula One career as a test pilot<\/a> for the Williams team<\/a> that won the championship in 1992. After the departure of Riccardo Patrese<\/a>, he was transferred to the Williams race the following year, where he won his first 22 victories in 1993. Hungarian Grand Prix<\/a>. Hill was Michael Schumacher<\/a>‘s biggest rival in the Formula One Drivers’ Championship in the mid-1990s, and the two fought back and forth on the track many times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hill won the title with eight wins in 1996 but was dropped by Williams the following season. He went on to drive the rival Arrows and Jordan team<\/a>s, making Jordan win for the first time in 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hill withdrew from the race when Jordan dumped him at the end of the 1999 season. In 2006, he took over as president of the British Racing Drivers’ Club<\/a> from Sir Jackie Stewart<\/a>. Hill left the role in 2011 and was replaced by Derek Warwick<\/a>. He oversees negotiations for a 17-year contract for Silverstone<\/a> to host Formula One races, which allows the track to do a lot of rebuilding work. Hill is currently employed as a member of the Sky Sports F1<\/a> broadcasting support team, where he provides expert feedback during free practice sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social Media<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damon Hill<\/strong> at Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damon Hill<\/strong> at Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damon Hill<\/strong> at Twitter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about <\/strong>Damon Hill<\/strong> here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspiring Talks by <\/strong>Damon Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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