I just read your comment and realized I’m turning 36 this summer, if I’m correct Damon also did in September, 1996. That was the first complete season I watched on TV, times flies so fast
One of the most seriously underrated drivers ever IMHO. Given his lack of experience, his 1993 season was actually outstanding. He should have been a two-time champion - and would have been if the 1997 outcome had happened in '94. I remember his first win - I cried. I also cried in Spa '98, Hungary '97, and of course, Japan '96. These races still choke me up. His treatment by Frank Williams is the one thing I couldn't forgive him for. Yes, I'm still a Damon fangirl after all these years lol.
To put this into perspective. had Damon made his debut at the same age of Verstappen (18), he would've began his F1 career in 1978. And had Verstappen made his debut at the age of 31, he would've start his career in 2028 (the same year his actual contract will expired). It's proof that you're never too late (or too early) to start your career.
@@Abbaschand if Damon Hill joined F1 in 1978 so which F1 team would he joined at the time ? 341 F1 race entries by Damon Hill more than Alonso/Barrichello race entries if he entered earlier Probably backmarker team
For me, one of the most underrated drivers. Teammates with Prost Mansell and Senna, Hill was never that much slower than them. Had some amazing results in the wet too.
I rarely cry, but Damon made me cry twice. First in 1997 in when I was 11 and he lost the Hungarian GP, and one year later when he won in Belgium. No regrets, and he'll remain my hero no matter what :)
Damon was my hero growing up and I have so many fond memories of being little and watching him on TV with my Dad. The way he held his own against incredible teammates like Prost, Senna and Mansell was amazing in itself, and then to win the title in 96 was well deserved. So glad he’s a commentator and still around
Hill was the first driver to make me an F1 fan as a kid, along with the iconic Rothmans/Racing livery on the Williams. I was too young to appreciate the pressure Damon was under when he stepped in as Williams team leader, wrestling with the combined legacies of both Graham Hill and Ayrton Senna on Damon's shoulders. In retrospect, to come out of that pressure with a world title is truly impressive. And to then prove himself with that Hungary '97 drive for Arrows was one step better than being world champion, even if it must not have felt like it for Damon at the time.
One of tne reasons I like Damon is that he's very honest and eloquent in the way he speaks. A lot of drivers, at least in English, seem to struggle to fully translate their feelings in and around the car, or just don't speak honestly or openly. Hill does on the other hand. Plus, I love when he's paired with Johnny Herbert, they make a great duo
As a youngster here in the US, I remember cheering on Damon Hill in the 90's. Although, I didn't get a chance to watch very many Formula 1 races, his was one of the few names I remember from that era. I was one to cheer on the underdog typically. Michael the top man of the era, and a name I grew tired of hearing. Damon was the antithesis of Michael, probably why I liked him. I enjoyed this one!
My dad once told me that the moment Hill proved to be a great driver was when he managed to get that Arrows to the podium. It's a shame that he was in F1 for only 8 years, he could've left much bigger impact in the sport.
Specially the fact that he started so late makes him such an impressive driver. People might easily dismiss him but that's just because they don't know the whole story.
About that 1995 Australian GP win, there's a video somewhere of 3rd placed Gianni Morbidelli (driving for Footwork) in the press conference joking about smelling something burning and he was praying his car kept going before realising it was 2nd place Panis' Ligier that was starting to blow its engine. Pretty lucky for him to get to the finish line in time as you can see in this video his car was puffing smoke quite frequently
14:03 If hill didn’t have the electronic problems of his arrows in Hungary 1997 he would’ve won his first race for arrows and his first as a defending world champion
I've only been following F1 for a few years. What opinions exactly does he hold that are unreputable? Not trying to detract from his great achievements, just curious.
@@jorgeayala1992 He is super Hamilton biased and super biased for all british drivers in fact. That alone would not be a problem if it wasn't because he shares all his biased opinions on the Official F1 RUclips Channel, a channel that should be internationalized and where there shouldn't be any bias.
In the last round in Jerez in the 1997 championship Hill qualified P4(just 0.058 off Pole) behind Schumacher and the two Williams drivers on that Arrows(Bizzarely all 3 set an identical time). That was another moment of brilliance from Hill!!!
Actually it was shoving purple for Damon but then something happened, I don't remember what. Propably someone who wasn't pushing blocked or something like that
@@janiandelin93 the memory is vague , but pretty sure it was Katayama off the track near the end of the lap - he lifted slightly for the yellow as he went by.
This would be pretty cool actually. Frank Williams, Ross Brawn, Flavio Briatore, Enzo Ferarri, Colin Chapman, Jack Brabham, Ken Tyrell, Eddie Jordan - lots of huge characters there!
Damon Hill winning the British Grand Prix in 1994, a very special moment for him. To make it even better, Princess Diana presented that Golden Trophy to Hill on the Podium that day.
I started watching F1 in 94 as a 11y old. Only knowing Senna i supported him but after that cheered on for Damon. And been a fan of Damon since that first season. That Hungarian GP in the arrows showed me why i was such a big fan of him!
Growing up in the uk 90s to a Brazilian family they always talked about senna but for me i started to watch f1 just to see damon hill race, he was my favorite driver and got me into f1.
My favourite f1 driver. I was so upset at the end of 94 when schumacher took him out in the last race. Then in 95 he lost mostly due to slower pit stops by williams crew.
Damon is one of the reasons why I love F1. He´s such a character. Charismatic, lovely, talented, respected king and more. I´d love to see him in the padock in Brazil someday. He´s my favorite.
Damon hill is an iconic driver he is truly one of the greatest driver in F1 Suzuka 1994 just the fastest lap race fight for win unbelievable, who was hill teammate after the tragedies lost in F1 of all time Señor Senna,? Jordan first and only 1-2 in f1 was Iconic hill leads Schumacher 2 for comfortable legend 1-2, thanks for such an iconic F1 career 🤩🤩🤩
Jordan's, win was lucky ! also Eddie Jordan gave orders for Ralf Schumacher to not fight for the win. It's one of the reasons Schumacher left Jordan, he always felt sour over it. I don't blame him, I would've fought and disobeyed team orders, winning is the only reason you exist to be told you're not allowed to fight for 1st is very disrespectful to a driver to the fans
@@speedmann194 The conditions in Spa 98 were extremely awful with tons of cars DNF and the biggest crash ever at the start. Being 1-2 was miraculous for a team like Jordan, it would have been suicidal to let the drivers take the risk to crash themselves in the end of the race.
1997 Hungarian GP was the best finish on 2nd position for Yamaha as engine supplier in Formula 1 World Championship until now. I think Yamaha's already said thanks to Damon Hill and Arrows F1 team.
Hill was the most underrated driver of his era, he was a brilliant test driver by the time he started racing for Williams in 93 after nearly two seasons as a test driver and he knew the nuances of car set up and how to get the car to do the work and not have to throw it around like a go kart. He won races in 1993 and led others convincingly and lost through mechanical failures and team orders and could have won the title, 1994 was maybe his best season in the context of what happened after Ayrton Senna died and taking the challenge to Schumacher with a difficult handling car and was robbed at the last race after driving his best ever race at Suzuka in the wet. He did make a mistake or two in 1995 but the car while quick wasn’t reliable and Williams weren’t sharp enough with strategy, Hill was actually leading many races and Schumacher didn’t pass him on the track but in the pits, that side of it is often overlooked. But Hungary 1997 was his best drive in the dry, the Arrows was six seconds slower at the start of the season and just a few races later he led by 35 seconds, that was where his car development and testing knowledge had came to the fore and his smooth style and he was so unlucky not to win and then did win with Jordan who’d never won before. It’s just a shame his career ended poorly, 1999 was a difficult season with the harder Bridgestone tyres, he couldn’t drive as smoothly as he wanted as he wasn’t getting the feel from the tyres, his motivation died as he knew it didn’t suit him.
A childhood hero and really fortunate to have met him at Autosport and his Book signing. Really nice guy and his Book "Watching the Wheels" is a great read going into things which happened behind the scenes. Would love to have seen both him and Jenson Button racing together. Also that Spa 1998 race was magical
Hill wasn't the best driver. No one would claim he was, he was inconsistent and prone to mistakes but he competed with Schumacher, Prost, Mansell and Senna and could at least challenged them. But on his day, Japan '94 for me is best proof of this, he could beat them and that for me is why he remains my favourite.
Some of these are arguably forgettable, but the clear top three in my view are Suzuka 94, Interlagos 96 (not mentioned in the video, surprisingly) and Hungary 97. While the 1995 season was poor overall, his victories in Argentina and Hungary that year are impressive (more so than Adelaide), and he also had an extraordinary pole position in Monaco. Speaking of Monaco, it's the reverse of the British GP: the latter he accomplished what his father didn't, whereas he didn't win Monaco where his father was a legend (despite the 95 pole and a dominant drive in 1996).
Massively underrated driver. He's up there with the best of them. That Japan 1994 drive was on another level considering he did it on only three new tyres because the pit crew couldn't get the fourth one off. He was robbed of the title in Adelaide in 94. I remember feeling sick to the stomach about that race.
Deserved more titles as so many champions do. Incredible pressure with an already champion last name. Another loyal driver shafted by the cunning frank williams.
I'm pretty sure that with today's reliability requirements and overall strong pace baseline of the different teams/cars, that two clear laps win will never be repeated.
Pilota ampiamente sottovalutato, pulizia di guida eccellente, i tecnici hanno sempre preferito le sue impressioni e direttive a quelle di piloti più blasonati ( Prost fu uno di quelli ad ammetterlo) persona con la testa sulle spalle e grande lavoratore che non ha neanche trovato la strada spianata dopo la morte del padre,anzi... Certo non un fuoriclasse ma ha di fatto ampiamente meritato il mondiale 1996. Con la gara dell'Hungaroring 1997 ha fatto qualcosa di pazzesco....quell'Arrows era una caffettiera con quattro ruote e le gomme Bridgestone di certo non le aveva solo lui! Grandissimo! E che peccato il finale...
@@SuperDavidGnomo stiamo parlando di Senna uno dei più forti della storia,oltre al fatto che proprio in virtù dell'accaduto al brasiliano Damon acquisto' quel carisma da caposquadra ( aggiungo che Suzuka94 andrebbe fatta vedere a molti aspiranti piloti,per classe di guida nonostante i problemi,ricordo infatti che a Damon sotto il diluvio furono montate solo tre gomme nuove la posteriore destra fu lasciata perché non si svitava!i). Detto questo,ripeto,non era un fuoriclasse ma un bravissimo pilota molto migliore di altri campioni del mondo( Per esempio di J Villeneuve a cui lo stesso Damon dava dai 5 decimi ad un secondo in quasi tutte le qualifiche).
The 1998 Belgium Grand Prix will always be my all time favourite ,GP, it's become a legendary race , tho I don't think David Coulthard will quite share the same enthusiasm , after Michael stormed into the McLaren pits threatening to lay one on him , but Damon winning , both the Jordans taking first and second place what can you say , Absolute Classic.
Hockenheim 1993: nearly the whole grandstand felt with Damon. Hockenheim 1997: he pulled out an amazing overtake on (I do not remember, sorry...) into the Nordkurve. Not the best overtaking spot, but he did it.
The '97 Hungarian GP remains the most painful moment in F1 I've ever experienced, Damon was in a league of his own in an utter shed of a car.
Да, не повезло Деймону но именно тогда он доказал что чемпион мира просто так не бывает.
It hurts me now as it did then. But what a drive.
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I was 17 when Damon won the championship in ‘96. Got up so early and burst into tears and then ran laps around the dining table in celebration 😂
18 minutes of my childhood hero. I've just realised that this season I'm the age Damon was in 1996.
I just read your comment and realized I’m turning 36 this summer, if I’m correct Damon also did in September, 1996. That was the first complete season I watched on TV, times flies so fast
And the first race of the season began on my birthday 10/03/1996 !
One of the most seriously underrated drivers ever IMHO. Given his lack of experience, his 1993 season was actually outstanding. He should have been a two-time champion - and would have been if the 1997 outcome had happened in '94.
I remember his first win - I cried. I also cried in Spa '98, Hungary '97, and of course, Japan '96. These races still choke me up.
His treatment by Frank Williams is the one thing I couldn't forgive him for. Yes, I'm still a Damon fangirl after all these years lol.
Spa 98 was mine first race i visited
He started at 31, that’s 2 years younger than Ricciardo is now
I'm still a Damon fan girl too 😂. No shame. He was the best.
One of the best and most charismatic drivers ever. His duels with Schumacher remain unforgotten and are part of my childhood.
Same!
Will never forget this. He was my favorite Schumacher rival
Not to mention each legendary moment underscored and heightened by the equally legendary Murray Walker
What a career considering he started his F1 journey age 31!
To put this into perspective. had Damon made his debut at the same age of Verstappen (18), he would've began his F1 career in 1978.
And had Verstappen made his debut at the age of 31, he would've start his career in 2028 (the same year his actual contract will expired).
It's proof that you're never too late (or too early) to start your career.
@@Abbaschand if Damon Hill joined F1 in 1978 so which F1 team would he joined at the time ?
341 F1 race entries by Damon Hill more than Alonso/Barrichello race entries if he entered earlier
Probably backmarker team
@@Abbaschand Verstappen debut was not 18 yrs, it was 17 in 2015 with Toro Rosso Renault
@@Abbaschand I know, but typical stereotypes from commoners that it's too late to become an F1 drivers.
To old for this sport! In that times they race until 60 age..
For me, one of the most underrated drivers. Teammates with Prost Mansell and Senna, Hill was never that much slower than them. Had some amazing results in the wet too.
Yes he wasn’t as bad as people said he was.
I rarely cry, but Damon made me cry twice. First in 1997 in when I was 11 and he lost the Hungarian GP, and one year later when he won in Belgium. No regrets, and he'll remain my hero no matter what :)
Damon was my hero growing up and I have so many fond memories of being little and watching him on TV with my Dad. The way he held his own against incredible teammates like Prost, Senna and Mansell was amazing in itself, and then to win the title in 96 was well deserved. So glad he’s a commentator and still around
F1 has never again got close to the excitment of the Hill years for me. Hill vs Schumacher felt like the most important thing in the world back then.
Hill was the first driver to make me an F1 fan as a kid, along with the iconic Rothmans/Racing livery on the Williams. I was too young to appreciate the pressure Damon was under when he stepped in as Williams team leader, wrestling with the combined legacies of both Graham Hill and Ayrton Senna on Damon's shoulders. In retrospect, to come out of that pressure with a world title is truly impressive. And to then prove himself with that Hungary '97 drive for Arrows was one step better than being world champion, even if it must not have felt like it for Damon at the time.
One of tne reasons I like Damon is that he's very honest and eloquent in the way he speaks. A lot of drivers, at least in English, seem to struggle to fully translate their feelings in and around the car, or just don't speak honestly or openly. Hill does on the other hand. Plus, I love when he's paired with Johnny Herbert, they make a great duo
His father was also an elegant and classy gentleman. It runs in the blood
As a youngster here in the US, I remember cheering on Damon Hill in the 90's. Although, I didn't get a chance to watch very many Formula 1 races, his was one of the few names I remember from that era. I was one to cheer on the underdog typically. Michael the top man of the era, and a name I grew tired of hearing. Damon was the antithesis of Michael, probably why I liked him. I enjoyed this one!
Always my hero and such a fantastic bloke to meet no airs and graces no ego and considerably better than he was ever given credit for
The 1994 Williams has to be arguably the most beautiful liveried car, ever.
My childhood hero. Still my favorite as a 35 year old. Love the work he does for disability awareness as well.
One of the most underrated drivers from the 90's.
All time favorite F1 driver, loved him all the way!
My dad once told me that the moment Hill proved to be a great driver was when he managed to get that Arrows to the podium.
It's a shame that he was in F1 for only 8 years, he could've left much bigger impact in the sport.
Oo
The rest of his 1997 season was utter trash.
@@sanfordcurtis8242 Hill did wonders in that Arrows. Their last ever F1 podium, delivered on 100% merit.
His QALY in the season finale at Jerez is kinda legendary 😎
@@bfapple if the car wasn’t breaking down, he was crashing it. He only had one decent race in 1997.
He was one of the most underrated f1 drivers ever, his father would have been so proud of him.
I remember screaming at the tv in ‘97.
One of my most favorite drivers.
He was my favourite driver back then I have a signed Hill shirt from when he became world champ
Legend and a lovely bloke too. 👍🏻
Between 1992-1996, Damon Hill won 21 races. Michael Schumacher won 22. Respect Hill.
Hill was in dominant machinery in all these years 1992 to 1996. Schumacher was only in proper race winning machinery from 1994.
@@H-Real_8 Only 94 and 95 at that. That 96 ferrari was a dnkey of a car
@@H-Real_8 so you literally just skipped 92 and 93 when he was on the podium several times and so on?
@@H-Real_8 AG ASSEBLIEF. Schumacher was in an equally competitive car if not the most reliable car for all the years he won his championships.
@@TRTHSofficial Clearly not because of the car
Why is Brazil 96 always overlooked? Dominant win in wet to dry conditions and one of Hills best wins
I love how obvious Hill's passion/excitement for racing is. I get the same energy from Pato O'Ward
Today my son asked me who Damon hill was. Very excited to show him this and make sure he’s got the right appreciation
He's a legends and he become a world champion
Specially the fact that he started so late makes him such an impressive driver. People might easily dismiss him but that's just because they don't know the whole story.
My favourite driver growing up - crazy that he started so late
What a lovely tribute to Damon... thankyou formula 1... a true great whatever the naysayers say.
About that 1995 Australian GP win, there's a video somewhere of 3rd placed Gianni Morbidelli (driving for Footwork) in the press conference joking about smelling something burning and he was praying his car kept going before realising it was 2nd place Panis' Ligier that was starting to blow its engine. Pretty lucky for him to get to the finish line in time as you can see in this video his car was puffing smoke quite frequently
14:03 If hill didn’t have the electronic problems of his arrows in Hungary 1997 he would’ve won his first race for arrows and his first as a defending world champion
96 season was my favourite, the most underated world champion ,people forget he was also the test and development driver for williams
though his post-racing opinions may not be as reputable, he is an undisputed talent for a late bloomer like him
I've only been following F1 for a few years. What opinions exactly does he hold that are unreputable? Not trying to detract from his great achievements, just curious.
@@jorgeayala1992 yeah I’m a bit confused too haven’t really heard much about this. Isn’t he also still a pundit on sky?
@@jorgeayala1992 nothing as far as I can tell... Bean is probably just virtue signaling.
@@jorgeayala1992 He is super Hamilton biased and super biased for all british drivers in fact. That alone would not be a problem if it wasn't because he shares all his biased opinions on the Official F1 RUclips Channel, a channel that should be internationalized and where there shouldn't be any bias.
@@benkmarchant Have you ever heard of the F1 podcast featuring him by any chance?
In the last round in Jerez in the 1997 championship Hill qualified P4(just 0.058 off Pole) behind Schumacher and the two Williams drivers on that Arrows(Bizzarely all 3 set an identical time). That was another moment of brilliance from Hill!!!
Actually it was shoving purple for Damon but then something happened, I don't remember what. Propably someone who wasn't pushing blocked or something like that
@@janiandelin93 the memory is vague , but pretty sure it was Katayama off the track near the end of the lap - he lifted slightly for the yellow as he went by.
A very underrated champion
Top 10 Ron Dennis moment next please, do it for the team principals too!
This would be pretty cool actually. Frank Williams, Ross Brawn, Flavio Briatore, Enzo Ferarri, Colin Chapman, Jack Brabham, Ken Tyrell, Eddie Jordan - lots of huge characters there!
@@samacw SO TRUE MAN i hope they hear us!
And while they're at it they should do a "Top ten moments of Brilliance"of the bloke who drives the transporter........
Damon Hill winning the British Grand Prix in 1994, a very special moment for him. To make it even better, Princess Diana presented that Golden Trophy to Hill on the Podium that day.
Damon at his best was the best 😎
I started watching F1 in 94 as a 11y old. Only knowing Senna i supported him but after that cheered on for Damon. And been a fan of Damon since that first season.
That Hungarian GP in the arrows showed me why i was such a big fan of him!
We all love us some Damon !
Growing up in the uk 90s to a Brazilian family they always talked about senna but for me i started to watch f1 just to see damon hill race, he was my favorite driver and got me into f1.
Moments in my life that will never be forgotten... a sunny day at Silverstone watching Schumacher and Hill, with Murray Walker in my ear on the radio.
My favourite f1 driver. I was so upset at the end of 94 when schumacher took him out in the last race. Then in 95 he lost mostly due to slower pit stops by williams crew.
...and of course....Michael Schumacher! * goosebumps*
At Spa in '98 both Hill and Schumacher proved three-time world champion Sir Jack Brabham correct: you win the race at the slowest speed possible.
Damon was amazing and still his love him
Absolute legend. World's fastest geography teacher. Criminally underrated.
Damon is one of the reasons why I love F1. He´s such a character. Charismatic, lovely, talented, respected king and more. I´d love to see him in the padock in Brazil someday. He´s my favorite.
One of the most deserved World Champions
115 starts 22 wins 42 podiums gave schumi a great battles
Graham Hill was the first driver I ever heard of, so I always had this thing for Damon
Damon hill is an iconic driver he is truly one of the greatest driver in F1 Suzuka 1994 just the fastest lap race fight for win unbelievable, who was hill teammate after the tragedies lost in F1 of all time Señor Senna,? Jordan first and only 1-2 in f1 was Iconic hill leads Schumacher 2 for comfortable legend 1-2, thanks for such an iconic F1 career 🤩🤩🤩
Jordan's, win was lucky !
also Eddie Jordan gave orders for Ralf Schumacher to not fight for the win. It's one of the reasons Schumacher left Jordan, he always felt sour over it. I don't blame him, I would've fought and disobeyed team orders, winning is the only reason you exist to be told you're not allowed to fight for 1st is very disrespectful to a driver to the fans
@@speedmann194 The conditions in Spa 98 were extremely awful with tons of cars DNF and the biggest crash ever at the start. Being 1-2 was miraculous for a team like Jordan, it would have been suicidal to let the drivers take the risk to crash themselves in the end of the race.
possibly my favorite champ. nice guys DO finish first sometimes.
He is definitely not a nice guy.
@@Qsrjeiwjwj you are probably right, I was referring to his image.
@@jordanimatedstreaming are you deluded?
I keep shaking my head when i see that make-shift chicane in Barcelona in 1994.
3.36 seconds!
Love that bit!
1997 Hungarian GP was the best finish on 2nd position for Yamaha as engine supplier in Formula 1 World Championship until now. I think Yamaha's already said thanks to Damon Hill and Arrows F1 team.
My favourite of all time.
The question was asked to Prost: for him Damon Hill is an underrated driver..
Hill was the most underrated driver of his era, he was a brilliant test driver by the time he started racing for Williams in 93 after nearly two seasons as a test driver and he knew the nuances of car set up and how to get the car to do the work and not have to throw it around like a go kart. He won races in 1993 and led others convincingly and lost through mechanical failures and team orders and could have won the title, 1994 was maybe his best season in the context of what happened after Ayrton Senna died and taking the challenge to Schumacher with a difficult handling car and was robbed at the last race after driving his best ever race at Suzuka in the wet. He did make a mistake or two in 1995 but the car while quick wasn’t reliable and Williams weren’t sharp enough with strategy, Hill was actually leading many races and Schumacher didn’t pass him on the track but in the pits, that side of it is often overlooked. But Hungary 1997 was his best drive in the dry, the Arrows was six seconds slower at the start of the season and just a few races later he led by 35 seconds, that was where his car development and testing knowledge had came to the fore and his smooth style and he was so unlucky not to win and then did win with Jordan who’d never won before. It’s just a shame his career ended poorly, 1999 was a difficult season with the harder Bridgestone tyres, he couldn’t drive as smoothly as he wanted as he wasn’t getting the feel from the tyres, his motivation died as he knew it didn’t suit him.
He got outpaced by Ralf Schumacher in 1998.🤷♂
A childhood hero and really fortunate to have met him at Autosport and his Book signing. Really nice guy and his Book "Watching the Wheels" is a great read going into things which happened behind the scenes. Would love to have seen both him and Jenson Button racing together. Also that Spa 1998 race was magical
Hill wasn't the best driver. No one would claim he was, he was inconsistent and prone to mistakes but he competed with Schumacher, Prost, Mansell and Senna and could at least challenged them. But on his day, Japan '94 for me is best proof of this, he could beat them and that for me is why he remains my favourite.
Hill said in his autobiography that he sensed Senna was driving the car at Suzuka 94 for him…!
Some of these are arguably forgettable, but the clear top three in my view are Suzuka 94, Interlagos 96 (not mentioned in the video, surprisingly) and Hungary 97. While the 1995 season was poor overall, his victories in Argentina and Hungary that year are impressive (more so than Adelaide), and he also had an extraordinary pole position in Monaco. Speaking of Monaco, it's the reverse of the British GP: the latter he accomplished what his father didn't, whereas he didn't win Monaco where his father was a legend (despite the 95 pole and a dominant drive in 1996).
making F1 debut at the age of 31 is inspiring
Massively underrated driver. He's up there with the best of them. That Japan 1994 drive was on another level considering he did it on only three new tyres because the pit crew couldn't get the fourth one off. He was robbed of the title in Adelaide in 94. I remember feeling sick to the stomach about that race.
1998 F1 season with modern points
(6)Hill:93 points
(7)HHF:91 points
(8)Fisichella:88 points
(9)Wurz:87 points
Please do a top ten moments of Eddie Irvine Brilliance😎😎
Suzuka 94 was one of the greatest wins by any driver!
Deserved more titles as so many champions do. Incredible pressure with an already champion last name. Another loyal driver shafted by the cunning frank williams.
Can F1 Do a Moment of Ronnie Peterson brilliance
Underrated driver. Class act.
Top 10 moments of VB brilliance
This is my childhood hero.
i really like him
total gent 👏🏻
Maybe not the greatest of champions but that race in the Arrows is stuff of legend.
I defy the F1 production to make a top 10 moments of brilliance for Ralf Schumacher or Heinz-Harald Frentzen!
Or Eddie Irvine😎
Yes F1!! More content like this please! 👍🏻👍🏻
Criminally underrated driver
Nah he's overrated
“Raceday brought classic spa weather”
2021 spa in a nutshell
I'm pretty sure that with today's reliability requirements and overall strong pace baseline of the different teams/cars, that two clear laps win will never be repeated.
Well it did happen then olny because of some chaotic stuff. So even then it was unimaginable.
Pilota ampiamente sottovalutato, pulizia di guida eccellente, i tecnici hanno sempre preferito le sue impressioni e direttive a quelle di piloti più blasonati ( Prost fu uno di quelli ad ammetterlo) persona con la testa sulle spalle e grande lavoratore che non ha neanche trovato la strada spianata dopo la morte del padre,anzi...
Certo non un fuoriclasse ma ha di fatto ampiamente meritato il mondiale 1996.
Con la gara dell'Hungaroring 1997 ha fatto qualcosa di pazzesco....quell'Arrows era una caffettiera con quattro ruote e le gomme Bridgestone di certo non le aveva solo lui! Grandissimo! E che peccato il finale...
Poi Senna in quelle tre qualificazioni del 94 con una Williams inguidabile gli dava un secondo...
@@SuperDavidGnomo stiamo parlando di Senna uno dei più forti della storia,oltre al fatto che proprio in virtù dell'accaduto al brasiliano Damon acquisto' quel carisma da caposquadra ( aggiungo che Suzuka94 andrebbe fatta vedere a molti aspiranti piloti,per classe di guida nonostante i problemi,ricordo infatti che a Damon sotto il diluvio furono montate solo tre gomme nuove la posteriore destra fu lasciata perché non si svitava!i).
Detto questo,ripeto,non era un fuoriclasse ma un bravissimo pilota molto migliore di altri campioni del mondo( Per esempio di J Villeneuve a cui lo stesso Damon dava dai 5 decimi ad un secondo in quasi tutte le qualifiche).
Yeah I remember that Spa race, when Ralf was charging Damon but Eddie stopped him from overtaking Damon.
You always knew the drivers Schumacher was intimidated by when he went into destruction derby mode.
The 1998 Belgium Grand Prix will always be my all time favourite ,GP, it's become a legendary race , tho I don't think David Coulthard will quite share the same enthusiasm , after Michael stormed into the McLaren pits threatening to lay one on him , but Damon winning , both the Jordans taking first and second place what can you say , Absolute Classic.
Hockenheim 1993: nearly the whole grandstand felt with Damon.
Hockenheim 1997: he pulled out an amazing overtake on (I do not remember, sorry...) into the Nordkurve. Not the best overtaking spot, but he did it.
Nothing but the upmost respect for Damon 😊
1994 Australian grand Prix drove brilliant to put Michael under so much pressure, people forget mansell last ever grand Prix win
Excellent driver
He is the founding member of TeamLH
I'm still happy that he's still around in the F1 paddock.
Japan was even more remarkable knowing that the team couldn't change all his tyres
"Classic Spa weather" 😂
1994 moral champion
my F1 legend
He was my favorite...
My fav. driver ever alongside the great mustache.
@Yuri DeKhed You clearly missing a couple of neurons.
Damon is one of my all time favourites!