"I'm indebted to him forever" ❤️ | Damon Hill pays tribute to the late Sir Frank Williams
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Former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill, who won the drivers' championship at Williams, pays tribute to his former boss Sir Frank Williams, who has passed away at the age of 79.
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My dream from 9 yrs old was to meet and work for Frank , finally got there in my 30’s and was lucky enough to speak to Frank daily for 13 years until he left , the man was inspirational and humble and so kind and funny . I had goosebumps every time I spoke to him. RIP BOSS
May I ask what was your position there and are you still working there...?
@@johnpatricklim4509 yes I’m still there but would rather not say what department
@@Trollhater-mb8ne that's fine, a loss of a great man your boss....
@@S-fn3oe Why is he a weirdo?
@@floriannurcja2931 Getting goosebumps everytime you talk to someone for years is weird asf if he's even being honest
Frank gave Damon a championship winning car and even though they ended their partnership on a sour note, that era and the williams of those years re perhaps the most iconic of formula 1 ever. RIP Frank Williams, you shall be remembered forever
Even designed it to fit around Damon’s long legs!
Williams were *THE* team of the 90s
Wdym sour? What happened
@@rumbling3991 frank ended up kicking Damon out of Williams even after Damon won the championship
@@xyroah that sucks, then who was jacques' teammate for 97
RIP Frank. Damon seems like he's fighting to hold back the tears here. A sad day for F1.
Damon Hill winning grand prix in 1995 and 1996 in the Rothmans blue and white Williams are my earliest F1 memories.
RIP Sir Frank ❤️
Fine words. Damon did not have the huge resources behind him many may assume came with the Hill name. It is testament to Frank that he saw the talent and drive in Damon and gave him the opportunity to become a world champion. But we all are indebted to Frank for what he did for the sport. Those days when individual passion could achieve so much are probably gone forever, but his name will be indelibly imprinted in the DNA of F1 for as long as it exists.
RIP Frank
I had to pause the video to make this comment because I just couldn't wait. That interview with Damon Hill shows what a class act Damon Hill is!! I think it would be inappropriate at this time to point out the nuances behind his time at Williams. It's a shame that Hill didn't get better opportunities to win more world championships because he really is a likable fellow! Sir Frank Williams R.I.P.
@@RJSRdg to be fair Micheal Schumacher was untouchable in '94. He was band for two races, disqualified from two race, and retired from two races. The band and disqualifications were under dubious circumstances at best. Now keep in mind for the rest of the races Schumacher had two seconds and the rest were all victories. So who knows what he would have achieved he had not gotten the disqualifications or bands. Therefore had all things been equal Damon Hill would have nothing Schumacher. Do not get me wrong I like Hill I think he's a great champion. Keep in mind as well Hill also achieve being the first second generation driver to win WDC. The point I'm trying to make is fair is fair despite the fact that Schumacher ran Hill off the road. One has to ask themselves if they were in a similar situation there's probably a good chance that they would have done the same.
Wishing Claire a peaceful and tranquil mind after her so very loyal support for her dad
The original "Wheeling, Dealing Gentleman".
A great loss.
RIP Sir Frank Williams CBE, a lovely emotive tribute from Damon Hill, this, the day before the anniversary of his own father's death back in 1975.
I enjoyed those Mansell/Hill William's years.
Beautiful thoughts as always Damon.
One of the greatest team manager, owner, multi championship men ever to grace F1, Rip Frank, and thank you for the most amazing memories I cherish for Nigel mansell ringing the hell out of your cars
RIP Frank, you will always be a true legend
Heartbroken hearing this news. Frank Williams RIP. Damon Hill is class, has always been and always will be - you could see the pain in his tribute there. Well done Damon. May we see more people of Frank Williams like throughout the world though we all know that people of his ilk are so few and so far between.
An f1 icon and apparently a pretty decent fella as well. My condolences to his family.
Wonderful words from a humble champion for a man that was so well respected and inspired many
RIP Sir Frank. Thanks for everything you gave this world
Thanks Sir Frank !
Mr. Williams & mr. Hill are pure class. Both are excellent role models for younger people. RIP mr. Williams you will never be forgotten. 👍👍
Thanks both for giving me the most exciting and valuable childhood memory in 1996! I am still feeling my goosebumps back then when I watched HILL finally, finally won the championship after 2 consecutive tough years from TV in China!
Rip Sir!
Any body who had seen the original Williams collects has seen the greatest collection of Formula 1 cars, enervative, stylish, and in there time, the team to beat. Damon you made your contribution and are undoubtedly the Gentleman driver of f1
Thanks Damon your words, I’m sure, will be appreciated globally by Sir Franks many fans.
even as a guest of McLaren many years ago at Silverstone it was williams I wanted to win. Great man and great team. British motorsport has lost a giant.
Very well said Damon. RIP Sir Frank Williams, what a force motorsport has lost.
💝 Respect Sir Frank Williams
fair play Damon spot on. Sir frank Williams was an inspiration to a lot of people with his disability never mind his F1 achievents! A true great man
Very nice words Damon...x.
Yes indeed RIP Mr Williams. A big miss . True legend from my home town Newcastle upon Tyne. Respect. 🏆🇬🇧🏆🇬🇧
Sad to hear of the passing of Sir Frank, he will be sadly missed... RIP...!
Wow what a hard emotional one for Damon! The sport has lost a legend and a icon. RIP sir Frank 🙏 🏁
Honest and heartfelt from Damon , both great men without doubt 😢👍👍
RIP frank. great man who will be remembered.
RIP Sir Frank! 🙏🙏🙏You are a legend in this motorsport forever. Your passion never can be measure! Salute🙇💪💪
A truly day of Sir Frank Williams passing away and my thoughts and prayers go to his family and closest friends. RIP SIR FRANK WILLIAMS
Thank you Sir Frank for all you gave to motorsport and especially to F1. Without you and Sir Patrick and the team you built there would have been so many fewer British drivers and British champions, you gave so many their chance and some fantastic equipment to get the job done. RIP Sir Frank Williams, Legend of Motorsport.💔
RIP Frank at least you got to see one last podium for George in Spa ❤️
Rip Frank and thank you
May frank rest in peace he was a legend so sad for his family RIP frank
I hope Ayrton was there to greet him on the other side.
That's the tainted history of Williams, which they don't own. They are the car manufacturers which Senna died in
@Papaya Madness I'm sure he never would have let Senna drive that day had he known the car was unsafe
@@yeahnahsweetas car itself was unstable & in that era you've got trust everything's in order to go out & race.
some analysts reckon the car bottomed out and thus denied the driver control around the bend
Probably more likely Piers.
A very fitting tribute from Damon Hill. Well said. RIP Sir Frank, you leave us with some wonderful memories.
Huge respect.
I've been wearing my Williams cap and the London Rowing cap as well Damon since I heard the sad news. Just a fan, but aren't we all.
I have like listening to Damon hill pay tribute to the late Frank Williams of the racing 🏁 team in f1.
Rest in peace Soul 🙏🏻💙🌿✨
A great tribute, thank you Damon. I remember watching your father race at Goodwood, and of course, I was a great fan of yours. So, hearing your tribute to one of the greatest Team Owners in the sport’s history, really brought home the loss to F1.
Last of the indie Brits ,Cooper,Chapman,Tyrrell and Williams, the man started with nothing and ended producing some of the finest Grand Prix cars of all time,my favourite the glorious FW 15C is but one of many.R.I.P
So very sad. I miss seeing him on the grid and in paddock. RIP Sir Frank and prayers and best wishes to his family and friends.
Sir Frank a great man, a true F1 fanatic who won his championships without constantly running to the Stewards, a lesson that Horner should take note of.
And Toto Wolf also and that transgender Lewis ...
Truly the end of an era in team principals. I will miss that personal touch. Too much corporate involvement now. God bless you Sir Frank and my condolences to the entire Williams family and team. Keep the vintage racing going so the next generation will not forget Williams team achievements.
Well said Damon
I am so sad to read of the passing of Sir Frank. He was and is an absolute legend in motor racing. I have been an F1 fan since I was a small boy back in the 1950s and remember first seeing Williams F1 cars in the flesh, so to speak, at the 1970 Race of Champions & British Grand Prix, both run at Brands Hatch. I remember so well my absolute delight when Damon Hill became World Champion in 1996 - so richly deserved, and, a few week earlier, I was one of a number of guests of the Williams Team at Silverstone when Riccardo Patrese came out of retirement to test developments to the gearbox for Damon to use at the final Grand Prix of the season. It was a very special day. Hy sincere condolences to the Williams family, friends and colleagues. He will be greatly missed but his legacy will live on.
Someone here has referred to Sir Frank as a giant. Spot on.
the last of the Greats , RIP Sir Frank Williams .
Jones, K Rosberg, Piquet, Mansell, Prost, D Hill, J Villeneuve... many champs. Senna probly would've added to that list.
Thank You Damon for sharing...I felt in love with the Sport of F1 because of WILLIAMSBMWF1 thanks to Sir Frank Williams.💔
True angel....
well said, damon. class act as always
Amazing memories for Formula 1
Sir Frank Williams Topman rip sir
SIR FRANK, MY HE RIP, HE WAS THE LAST OF THE TRUE GREAT INDERPENDENTS, I HOPE THEY DO SOMETHING SPECIAL IN HIS NAME !
2:25 bruce mclaren aswell, rest in peace to all three legends.
did you see the documentaries of both mclaren and williams....such a wonderful story....will be missed....
a very sad day, RIP Sir Frank Wlliams
Rip Frank
RIP SIR
Sir Frank RIP
We knew he didn't have long, but I'm crying for the loss Still Paul
He Was Mr f1 rip frank
I was checking things in BBC sport homepage yesterday. Totally disrespectful that it didn't even end up on there. If it did it wasn't for long
williams mon écurie de coeur.
F1 Should ensure the Williams name is protected and any future buyers are not allowed to change the name.
Rest in Peace Frank !
You had built a great racing team and for many, many years had the best cars on the grid.
It is ironic to me that Damon Hill spoke here, even though he has the personality of a dish rag.
A man, who even Sir Frank would not rehire for the 1997 season, after he won the world championship in 1996, and was forced to go to Arrows for the 1997 season. That should speak volumes to anyone who wanted to know about ol' Damon.
The 90's were incredible for Williams Racing, with Prost, Mansell, Hill and Villeneuve all becoming world champions.
Sadly, it is also the place where the greatest driver of all time, Ayrton Senna Da Silva lost his life on May 1st, 1994.
Maybe Ayrton was there to welcome you Frank ?
Eventually Damon found his new ride at Jordan a year later and won at Belgium (1998 Belgian Grand Prix The GOAT of all races).
I think reason behind Sir Frank not hiring Damon for 97’ was money.Damon as a world champion expected to paid accordingly.FW would rather put the money into the car and team to maintain its advantage Damon left for Arrows and a more lucrative contract but they were no competition for Williams.Hence Jacques Villeneuve got the drive and championship in 97.Both were right to do what they did
@@michaelgibson4705
Yes it was about money and Damon was NOT worth paying as a world champion for Frank and Jacques WAS, after he won the world championship in 1997 and he retained his Williams drive in 1998.
He was the very last world champion that Williams had driving for them and sadly left, with his manager, Craig Pollack, to form the ill-fated British American Racing Team with Honda and never really had a kick at the can again in a competitive car.
Dishrag Damon.
He finished his career with Jordan in 1998 and 1999 - Hopes were high for 1999, but Hill did not enjoy a good season. Struggling with the newly introduced four-grooved tyres, he was outpaced by his new teammate, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was Hill's replacement at Williams two years prior. After a crash at the Canadian Grand Prix, Hill announced plans to retire from the sport at the end of the year, but after failing to finish the French Grand Prix that Frentzen won, he considered quitting the sport immediately. Yes, typical of someone who was not really worthy of an F1 drive to begin with, but perhaps, got this drive because of his family name.
@@zanemarte9877
With the personality of a dishrag,
Damon finished his career with Jordan in 1998 and 1999 - Hopes were high for 1999, but Hill did not enjoy a good season. Struggling with the newly introduced four-grooved tyres, he was outpaced by his new teammate, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was Hill's replacement at Williams two years prior. After a crash at the Canadian Grand Prix, Hill announced plans to retire from the sport at the end of the year, but after failing to finish the French Grand Prix that Frentzen won, he considered quitting the sport immediately. Yes, typical of someone who was not really worthy of an F1 drive to begin with, but perhaps, got this drive because of his family name.
1996 World champ
I expressed my condolences allready to the whole Williams family. but another question. I get so many notifications from skysports and then I take a look, wanted to slurp up every bit of info, but then ' not available to see in your country' in this case the Netherlands... makes me sad 😭 Why???
Rip
😭
Have a feeling Frank Williams really disliked what Formula One had become in the past few years. Thanks for the great memories Frank
Cannot argue with a word Damon says here, I would add one more name to the godfathers of F1 along side Enzo Ferrari and Frank Williams, and that would be Colin Chapman.
Damon is being very gracious here but I really didn’t like the way Frank treated both him and Nigel after they won titles for him.
@@ME-ol9gk He dropped them.
@@pjaylett mansell left after moaning about Prost becoming teammate, he wasn’t dropped. They offered him a deal to stay and he refused.
Yes, correct.
@@Drenwickification It wasn’t that Mansell moaned about it. Mansell had a no.1 driver clause at Ferrari in 1990. They brought in Prost as number 1 despite Nigel having that clause. Fast forward to Williams, Frank assured Nigel that Prost wouldn’t join the team then signed him for ‘93, only telling him once the deal was done. Frank then falsely claimed that Senna was poised to replace him unless he agreed to the new terms despite Prost having a clause saying that Senna couldn’t join the team while he was there (due to the friction between them at McLaren). Once Nigel found out about the lies and broken promises, he quit. Adrian Newey was horrified at how Frank had handled this and insisted that Frank consult him on all future line up changes. Frank agreed (in a written contract) which he then broke at least twice.
Damon, who has to be one of the nicest guys to ever grace the sport, was dropped after winning the championship for Heinz-Harald Frentzen and we all know how that turned out. I get it’s a business and some may say that Franks ruthlessness was what helped the team become the success that it was but I tend to lose respect for people who aren’t as good as their word.
There’s a drivers press conference in the 90s where Senna calls Prost a coward for not accepting him (Senna) or Mansell to drive for Williams in the 93 season so I think Prost requested this before signing the contract. I remember Mansell was seated next to Senna and didn’t say anything but just gave him a pat on the back and one of the journalists then pointed that out saying that Mansell clearly agreed with that statement.
I wish I was working for frank.
Gg Frank
(I mean this in a good way)
Compared to Frank Williams most other team principals are just kids (yes, especially you Toto!). FW is legend.
I think Toto treats his drivers better than Frank did though.
Well Damon , it’s a few decades since Millhill 😆 you and I played cricket in your street as kids , you lived opposite my mums best pal Kath or (Kay) from Derbyshire, she’d married Morri Alan I believe of the veneers factories. I had one of your jumpers you lent me in our loft for years 😎 good luck 🤞 and RIP Frank
I know Sir Frank was able to walk again......right through the Pearly gates.....he's in good company for sure.
Damon was king under Frank. He loves Toto now sadly. But that season against Michael, Damon was the Max of the 90s.
no mate - Damon was never a top flight driver he was a mediocre driver in a formidable machine and an engineering masterpiece for its time.
@@LazeeAnomalee he was world champion ffs 😂
@@LazeeAnomalee So like Lewis then....
@@Badonicus Only delusional crybabies like you would think that a 7 time champ would be mediocre
R.I.P. Frank. IMHO one of the teams who were worth driving for. Until I realised how reframed Lewis Hamilton is I always encouraged him to drive for you, but hey, the guy has gone. Spa 2018 "What we need is change and diversity" I hope to God that is NOT one of the likes of the Williams team. An example of a bunch of very pleasant people, who I am delighted to see still racing. You have had some success too. My eyes were wet to see Williams at P1, then P2 owing to Verstappen ! God Bless you guys I do hope I have not got you wrong. God Bless Frank Williams.
Is there any pic with Frank in the background?
It’s a huge blot on his legacy that his car was the one that Senna died in. RIP.
a great man in some respects, but IMHO he did not realize the value of the drivers he had and it cost him financially.
The heart emoji in the title? ...smh
Why did Frank dump him in 97?
Frank with Colin Chapman Enzo Ferrari etc. Last of the privateers in F1
Williams are Yer Da's and Tory voters favourite F1 team.
Yep. A driver that got lapped by Senna...a huge contributor to his fortunes. Ask Ayrton...
I cannot believe that fw sacked a world champion ...
There’ll be a lot of sad Tories today
Damon who ?
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Frank gave Damon hill 3 championship winning cars, but he could only close on one of them. That was after removing Schumacher from the equation. Hill is definitely the most over rated champion where the car did most if not ALL of the work....
Such a compassionate soul your are
HS.
Still need someone to steer the car
He would have won a second title had Schumacher not deliberately crashed into him in Australia 94. In his first season with Williams (and only the second season in the sport) he was only beaten by multiple world champions Prost and Senna.
i don't like him, he hates Max. Hamilton almost killed max in Silverston, Damon didn't say anything
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