Damon Hill

Damon Graham Devereux Hill, born in London on September 17, 1960, is the son of the late twice Formula One World Champion Graham Hill. Damon Hill came late to Formula One after an early career in motorcycle racing, not making his single-seater debut until 1984. He slowly graduated through Formula Three and Formula 3000, showing occasional flashes of speed. In 1992 he broke into Grand Prix racing with the struggling Brabham team, managing to qualify for 2 mid-season Grands Prix. Hill was also the test driver for the dominant Williams-Renault team, and when Nigel Mansell left to drive IndyCars in 1993, Hill was promoted to the race team alongside Alain Prost. After some bad luck, Hill won three successive races in his first full season of F1, in so doing, he became the first second generation member of a Grand Prix winning family.

External links

• http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/4236/ - a tribute to Damon Hill