1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill has demonstrated his full support for McLaren CEO Zak Brown, who has called for the sport to “stand up for independence”. Brown isn’t happy with how closely Red Bull work with sister team AlphaTauri, who they are also the owners of. Red Bull are the only company on
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Damon Hill has comically asked for Felipe Massa’s phone number, after legendary Formula 1 journalist Peter Benoit stated that Michael Schumacher should be stripped of his 1994 Drivers’ Championship and that it should instead be awarded to Hill. The 1994 title went down to the Australian Grand Prix, which hosted the season finale that season.
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1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill has warned Mercedes that they face a “tall order” to defeat Red Bull next season, as the Austrians have “come close to perfection” in 2023. Red Bull have been phenomenal this season, with the side having been defeated just once with five races remaining. Carlos Sainz’s victory at
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1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill was left surprised and disappointed by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff’s snobbery, when the Austrian insisted that Max Verstappen’s new record is just “for Wikipedia”. The reigning World Champion claimed his 10th consecutive victory of 2023 on Sunday at the Italian Grand Prix to eclipse Sebastian Vettel’s record
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1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill has criticised Mercedes boss Toto Wolff for not being “very gracious”, as the Austrian insisted that Max Verstappen’s record for most consecutive victories was just “for Wikipedia”. A very different side of Wolff was on show after the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, after Mercedes’ George Russell and
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Damon Hill is expecting Ferrari to be “pasted” by the Italian media ahead of their home race this weekend, following a miserable Dutch Grand Prix. Ferrari had an unsettled car throughout the event at Zandvoort, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz having complained of the SF-23’s handling being “inconsistent”. Turn 1 was a nightmare for
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Lando Norris is primed to replace Sergio Perez as Max Verstappen’s team-mate at Red Bull. The McLaren driver captivated the home crowd at Silverstone, finishing second behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Perez, meanwhile, had a poor qualifying and was knocked out in Q1. The Grand Prix itself went better for the Mexican, but he could
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1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill believes Lando Norris would be a great replacement for Sergio Perez, whose contract is set to expire at the end of 2024. The second Red Bull seat has been a heavily discussed topic as of late, largely due to Perez’s recent poor form. Whilst he excellently recovered to
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez’s contract expires in 2024 and former world champion Damon Hill thinks that Daniel Ricciardo should be the man to fill his shoes. Ricciardo already raced for the Red Bull team, from 2014-2018 and has held the team’s third spot after parting ways with McLaren last year. Hill has flagged Ricciardo’s
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The 1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill has given a much-needed breakdown of the situation at Mercedes regarding the contract of seven-time world champion and fellow Brit Lewis Hamilton. Hill has shed light on the “bureaucracy” at Mercedes that has halted signatures and left the F1 world in the dark over the future of
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