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Is Lando Norris really the worst F1 drivers' title contender?

Nov 7, 2024 | motorsportmagazine.com | Mark Hughes |Matt Bishop |Graham Keilloh |Damon Hill

After a well-timed safety car, Norris inherited the race lead from Verstappen and went on to claim his first career win — narrowing his gap to the Dutchman in the drivers’ standings to 53 points after a slow start to the season.
Damon Hill : Suzuka 1994, la course de ma vie

Nov 6, 2024 | fr.motorsport.com | Damon Hill

Au cours d'une carrière en sport automobile, il y a beaucoup de courses passionnantes, mais rares sont celles qui ont le même sens que Suzuka 1994 pour moi. Avec la mort de Roland Ratzenberger et d'Ayrton Senna, 1994 a été une année particulièrement stressante et dramatique. Tout paraissait bien plus important. Pour rester dans la course au titre, il fallait que je gagne. Michael [Schumacher] et Benetton étaient convaincus qu'ils allaient concrétiser au Japon.
Max Verstappen: Damon Hill says no F1 vendetta behind Red Bull driver criticism as people just want 'fair racing'

Nov 1, 2024 | skysports.com | Damon Hill

Damon Hill says criticism of Max Verstappen's driving from within Formula 1 is "not a vendetta" against the Red Bull driver and instead stems from people wanting to see "racing conducted in a reasonable and fair way". The build-up to this weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix has been dominated by continued talk and fallout from last week's dramatic race in Mexico, when Verstappen received two separate 10-second time penalties for incidents with Lando Norris which forced his title rival off the track.
Damon Hill: Red Bull in reverse as McLaren and Ferrari ramp up chase of Max Verstappen in Drivers' Championship

Sep 17, 2024 | skysports.com | Damon Hill

Sky Sports F1's Damon Hill believes Red Bull are "in reverse" as the chase for the Drivers' Championship starts to hot up, and he also reckons they could even finish third in the Constructors' Championship. McLaren now lead the Constructors' Championship, while Max Verstappen heads the Drivers' Championship by 59 points with seven races remaining. Red Bull are not at the top of the Constructors' Championship for the first time in 55 races, dating back to the 2022 Miami Grand Prix.
Senna was the Achilles of F1 – he was always at war

May 1, 2024 | msn.com | Damon Hill

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Senna’s death was a wake-up call – it changed F1 forever

May 1, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Damon Hill

Ayrton Senna died at Imola on May 1 1994 Credit: Allsport/Chris Cole There will probably be many Formula One fans who will find it difficult to understand the amount of attention paid to the Imola grand prix weekend of 1994, given it took place 30 years ago.
Damon Hill believes it would be "a tragedy if Carlos Sainz didn't end up in a top team"

Apr 8, 2024 | scuderiafans.com | Scuderia Fans |Damon Hill

The gap to Red Bull is now half compared to what was seen in the 2023 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix: this is the encouraging prospect with which Scuderia Ferrari leaves at the 5.807-kilometre Suzuka International Racing Course following a positive race on a circuit that, from the outset, was known to be challenging.
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Feb 1, 2024 | stuff.co.nz | Damon Hill
Allure of Ferrari made this too big to turn down for Lewis Hamilton

Feb 1, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Damon Hill

Lewis Hamilton made a great call when leaving McLaren and may well have got his timing right again Credit: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ferrari have always been the biggest, most iconic team in Formula One. No question.
Allure of Ferrari was too great for Lewis Hamilton to turn down

Feb 1, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Damon Hill

Ferrari have always been the biggest, most iconic team in Formula One. No question. Growing up in and around the sport I was certainly always in awe of them. Not that my father ever drove for Ferrari. Not in Formula One anyway.