Damon Hill: "I had an innate desire to race - and a need to make things right"
F1 Beyond The Grid
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🗓️ 1 May 2019
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
In the current era, it's not unheard of for a driver aged 24 to have hundreds of Grands Prix under his belt. At the same age, Damon Hill had only just begun racing cars. Then again, had his father - charismatic double F1 world champion Graham Hill - not died tragically in his formative years he might never have raced at all.
This week on Beyond The Grid, supported by Bose, Damon talks Tom Clarkson through his remarkable career, including his long battle to get to the top, the despair of losing team mate Ayrton Senna in 1994, his eventual title glory in 1996 and much, much more...
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| 0:00.0 | The all new Honda HLV Hybrid is a very good looking car. |
| 0:04.5 | So here we are on the radio where it's clean lines can't distract from its other qualities |
| 0:10.4 | like its spacious interior, advanced safety features, a standard, connectivity, or hang |
| 0:16.0 | on. |
| 0:17.0 | Are some of you searching online for a picture of it? |
| 0:19.2 | Okay, it's gorgeous, but you know what? |
| 0:21.8 | Go to a showroom, see it in person, maybe even test drive it. |
| 0:26.0 | It's not all about looks. |
| 0:28.0 | Honda, the power of dreams. |
| 0:30.2 | Hi, I'm Damon Hill and you're listening to Beyond the Grid. |
| 0:34.6 | Do you want me to say it without the funny emphasis? |
| 0:37.6 | I do. |
| 0:38.6 | I do. |
| 0:39.6 | Hi guys, Tom Clarkson here welcoming you to another episode of your favourite podcast. |
| 0:49.8 | Beyond the Grid presented by Bose Quiet Comfort 352 Wireless Headphones. |
| 0:55.6 | My guess this week is a man for whom racing is in the blood. |
| 0:59.7 | It's the family business. |
| 1:00.9 | His father Graham was a two time world champion and he became the first son of to attain |
| 1:06.7 | similar heights in 1996 when he won the title world racing for Williams. |
| 1:11.2 | I'm talking of course about Damon Hill. |
| 1:14.7 | Damon's first experience of racing came on two wheels and it was only at the age of |
| 1:18.8 | 24 when most modern day F1 champions are already in F1 that he switched his attention to |
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