Damon Hill is one of the most successful British Formula 1 drivers and is the only son of a world champion – his father is Graham Hill – to win a world title himself. Since retiring from the sport Damon has continued to work as a pundit and commentator for Sky Sports and he also founded the Prestige and Super Car Private Members Club P1 International with Michael Breen in 2000.
Damon Hill started racing on motorbikes in 1981 and after a little success moved on to single-seater racing cars. It was in 1992 that Hill became a test driver for the Formula One team Williams and a year later he was promoted to the full team. He picked up the first of his 22 victories in 1993 at the Hungarian Grand Prix and won his World Championship in 1996. In 1998 he was racing for Jordan and gave the team its first win before retiring the following year. Famously, Hill presided over the securing of a 17-year contract for Silverstone to hold Formula One races.
Hill has appeared on many British television programmes, including Top Gear, This is Your Life, TFI Friday, Shooting Stars and Bang Bang, It’s Reeves and Mortimer. After retiring from F1 he has also served as the driver representative on the stewards panel at the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix and continues to race both cars and motorbikes.
