The '97 Hungarian GP remains the most painful moment in F1 I've ever experienced, Damon was in a league of his own in an utter shed of a car.

18 minutes of my childhood hero. I've just realised that this season I'm the age Damon was in 1996.

What a career considering he started his F1 journey age 31!

I was 17 when Damon won the championship in ‘96. Got up so early and burst into tears and then ran laps around the dining table in celebration 😂

One of the most seriously underrated drivers ever IMHO. Given his lack of experience, his 1993 season was actually outstanding. He should have been a two-time champion - and would have been if the 1997 outcome had happened in '94. I remember his first win - I cried. I also cried in Spa '98, Hungary '97, and of course, Japan '96. These races still choke me up. His treatment by Frank Williams is the one thing I couldn't forgive him for. Yes, I'm still a Damon fangirl after all these years lol.

Not to mention each legendary moment underscored and heightened by the equally legendary Murray Walker

I rarely cry, but Damon made me cry twice. First in 1997 in when I was 11 and he lost the Hungarian GP, and one year later when he won in Belgium. No regrets, and he'll remain my hero no matter what :)

One of the best and most charismatic drivers ever. His duels with Schumacher remain unforgotten and are part of my childhood.

For me, one of the most underrated drivers. Teammates with Prost Mansell and Senna, Hill was never that much slower than them. Had some amazing results in the wet too.

F1 has never again got close to the excitment of the Hill years for me. Hill vs Schumacher felt like the most important thing in the world back then.

Hill was the first driver to make me an F1 fan as a kid, along with the iconic Rothmans/Racing livery on the Williams. I was too young to appreciate the pressure Damon was under when he stepped in as Williams team leader, wrestling with the combined legacies of both Graham Hill and Ayrton Senna on Damon's shoulders. In retrospect, to come out of that pressure with a world title is truly impressive. And to then prove himself with that Hungary '97 drive for Arrows was one step better than being world champion, even if it must not have felt like it for Damon at the time.

One of tne reasons I like Damon is that he's very honest and eloquent in the way he speaks. A lot of drivers, at least in English, seem to struggle to fully translate their feelings in and around the car, or just don't speak honestly or openly. Hill does on the other hand. Plus, I love when he's paired with Johnny Herbert, they make a great duo

Damon was my hero growing up and I have so many fond memories of being little and watching him on TV with my Dad. The way he held his own against incredible teammates like Prost, Senna and Mansell was amazing in itself, and then to win the title in 96 was well deserved. So glad he’s a commentator and still around

As a youngster here in the US, I remember cheering on Damon Hill in the 90's. Although, I didn't get a chance to watch very many Formula 1 races, his was one of the few names I remember from that era. I was one to cheer on the underdog typically. Michael the top man of the era, and a name I grew tired of hearing. Damon was the antithesis of Michael, probably why I liked him. I enjoyed this one!

The 1994 Williams has to be arguably the most beautiful liveried car, ever.

My dad once told me that the moment Hill proved to be a great driver was when he managed to get that Arrows to the podium. It's a shame that he was in F1 for only 8 years, he could've left much bigger impact in the sport.

Always my hero and such a fantastic bloke to meet no airs and graces no ego and considerably better than he was ever given credit for

He was my favourite driver back then I have a signed Hill shirt from when he became world champ

My childhood hero. Still my favorite as a 35 year old. Love the work he does for disability awareness as well.

Why is Brazil 96 always overlooked? Dominant win in wet to dry conditions and one of Hills best wins

Between 1992-1996, Damon Hill won 21 races. Michael Schumacher won 22. Respect Hill.

All time favorite F1 driver, loved him all the way!

One of the most underrated drivers from the 90's.

I remember screaming at the tv in ‘97. One of my most favorite drivers.

though his post-racing opinions may not be as reputable, he is an undisputed talent for a late bloomer like him

He was one of the most underrated f1 drivers ever, his father would have been so proud of him.

About that 1995 Australian GP win, there's a video somewhere of 3rd placed Gianni Morbidelli (driving for Footwork) in the press conference joking about smelling something burning and he was praying his car kept going before realising it was 2nd place Panis' Ligier that was starting to blow its engine. Pretty lucky for him to get to the finish line in time as you can see in this video his car was puffing smoke quite frequently

Damon Hill winning the British Grand Prix in 1994, a very special moment for him. To make it even better, Princess Diana presented that Golden Trophy to Hill on the Podium that day.

Legend and a lovely bloke too. 👍🏻

I love how obvious Hill's passion/excitement for racing is. I get the same energy from Pato O'Ward

My favourite driver growing up - crazy that he started so late

Top 10 Ron Dennis moment next please, do it for the team principals too!

He's a legends and he become a world champion

A very underrated champion

My favourite f1 driver. I was so upset at the end of 94 when schumacher took him out in the last race. Then in 95 he lost mostly due to slower pit stops by williams crew.

At Spa in '98 both Hill and Schumacher proved three-time world champion Sir Jack Brabham correct: you win the race at the slowest speed possible.

In the last round in Jerez in the 1997 championship Hill qualified P4(just 0.058 off Pole) behind Schumacher and the two Williams drivers on that Arrows(Bizzarely all 3 set an identical time). That was another moment of brilliance from Hill!!!

Specially the fact that he started so late makes him such an impressive driver. People might easily dismiss him but that's just because they don't know the whole story.

You always knew the drivers Schumacher was intimidated by when he went into destruction derby mode.

Hill said in his autobiography that he sensed Senna was driving the car at Suzuka 94 for him…!

Today my son asked me who Damon hill was. Very excited to show him this and make sure he’s got the right appreciation

possibly my favorite champ. nice guys DO finish first sometimes.

I started watching F1 in 94 as a 11y old. Only knowing Senna i supported him but after that cheered on for Damon. And been a fan of Damon since that first season. That Hungarian GP in the arrows showed me why i was such a big fan of him!

What a lovely tribute to Damon... thankyou formula 1... a true great whatever the naysayers say.

Moments in my life that will never be forgotten... a sunny day at Silverstone watching Schumacher and Hill, with Murray Walker in my ear on the radio.

1997 Hungarian GP was the best finish on 2nd position for Yamaha as engine supplier in Formula 1 World Championship until now. I think Yamaha's already said thanks to Damon Hill and Arrows F1 team.

Massively underrated driver. He's up there with the best of them. That Japan 1994 drive was on another level considering he did it on only three new tyres because the pit crew couldn't get the fourth one off. He was robbed of the title in Adelaide in 94. I remember feeling sick to the stomach about that race.

We all love us some Damon !

A childhood hero and really fortunate to have met him at Autosport and his Book signing. Really nice guy and his Book "Watching the Wheels" is a great read going into things which happened behind the scenes. Would love to have seen both him and Jenson Button racing together. Also that Spa 1998 race was magical

96 season was my favourite, the most underated world champion ,people forget he was also the test and development driver for williams

Graham Hill was the first driver I ever heard of, so I always had this thing for Damon

Damon hill is an iconic driver he is truly one of the greatest driver in F1 Suzuka 1994 just the fastest lap race fight for win unbelievable, who was hill teammate after the tragedies lost in F1 of all time Señor Senna,? Jordan first and only 1-2 in f1 was Iconic hill leads Schumacher 2 for comfortable legend 1-2, thanks for such an iconic F1 career 🤩🤩🤩

1994 moral champion

...and of course....Michael Schumacher! * goosebumps*

Damon was amazing and still his love him

Can F1 Do a Moment of Ronnie Peterson brilliance

Damon at his best was the best 😎

Hill vs. Schumacher. What a rivalry that was! I remember watching the races with my father, back when he was alive. So much nostalgia.

Please do a top ten moments of Eddie Irvine Brilliance😎😎

Japan was even more remarkable knowing that the team couldn't change all his tyres

I defy the F1 production to make a top 10 moments of brilliance for Ralf Schumacher or Heinz-Harald Frentzen!

Absolute legend. World's fastest geography teacher. Criminally underrated.

Hill was the most underrated driver of his era, he was a brilliant test driver by the time he started racing for Williams in 93 after nearly two seasons as a test driver and he knew the nuances of car set up and how to get the car to do the work and not have to throw it around like a go kart. He won races in 1993 and led others convincingly and lost through mechanical failures and team orders and could have won the title, 1994 was maybe his best season in the context of what happened after Ayrton Senna died and taking the challenge to Schumacher with a difficult handling car and was robbed at the last race after driving his best ever race at Suzuka in the wet. He did make a mistake or two in 1995 but the car while quick wasn’t reliable and Williams weren’t sharp enough with strategy, Hill was actually leading many races and Schumacher didn’t pass him on the track but in the pits, that side of it is often overlooked. But Hungary 1997 was his best drive in the dry, the Arrows was six seconds slower at the start of the season and just a few races later he led by 35 seconds, that was where his car development and testing knowledge had came to the fore and his smooth style and he was so unlucky not to win and then did win with Jordan who’d never won before. It’s just a shame his career ended poorly, 1999 was a difficult season with the harder Bridgestone tyres, he couldn’t drive as smoothly as he wanted as he wasn’t getting the feel from the tyres, his motivation died as he knew it didn’t suit him.

The question was asked to Prost: for him Damon Hill is an underrated driver..

Deserved more titles as so many champions do. Incredible pressure with an already champion last name. Another loyal driver shafted by the cunning frank williams.

115 starts 22 wins 42 podiums gave schumi a great battles

The 1998 Belgium Grand Prix will always be my all time favourite ,GP, it's become a legendary race , tho I don't think David Coulthard will quite share the same enthusiasm , after Michael stormed into the McLaren pits threatening to lay one on him , but Damon winning , both the Jordans taking first and second place what can you say , Absolute Classic.

Some of these are arguably forgettable, but the clear top three in my view are Suzuka 94, Interlagos 96 (not mentioned in the video, surprisingly) and Hungary 97. While the 1995 season was poor overall, his victories in Argentina and Hungary that year are impressive (more so than Adelaide), and he also had an extraordinary pole position in Monaco. Speaking of Monaco, it's the reverse of the British GP: the latter he accomplished what his father didn't, whereas he didn't win Monaco where his father was a legend (despite the 95 pole and a dominant drive in 1996).

Yes F1!! More content like this please! 👍🏻👍🏻

Maybe not the greatest of champions but that race in the Arrows is stuff of legend.

1994 Australian grand Prix drove brilliant to put Michael under so much pressure, people forget mansell last ever grand Prix win

My favourite of all time.

One of the most deserved World Champions

Yeah I remember that Spa race, when Ralf was charging Damon but Eddie stopped him from overtaking Damon.

He is the founding member of TeamLH

“Raceday brought classic spa weather” 2021 spa in a nutshell

Suzuka 94 was one of the greatest wins by any driver!

i really like him

1998 F1 season with modern points (6)Hill:93 points (7)HHF:91 points (8)Fisichella:88 points (9)Wurz:87 points

Top 10 moments of VB brilliance

Hill in 1996 is his GOLDEN YEAR.

If Only Damon take the offer from Ferrari or McLaren and sign with either of them, he would have another championship.

Damon is one of the reasons why I love F1. He´s such a character. Charismatic, lovely, talented, respected king and more. I´d love to see him in the padock in Brazil someday. He´s my favorite.

Hockenheim 1993: nearly the whole grandstand felt with Damon. Hockenheim 1997: he pulled out an amazing overtake on (I do not remember, sorry...) into the Nordkurve. Not the best overtaking spot, but he did it.

making F1 debut at the age of 31 is inspiring

total gent 👏🏻

This is my childhood hero.

I'm pretty sure that with today's reliability requirements and overall strong pace baseline of the different teams/cars, that two clear laps win will never be repeated.

Hill wasn't the best driver. No one would claim he was, he was inconsistent and prone to mistakes but he competed with Schumacher, Prost, Mansell and Senna and could at least challenged them. But on his day, Japan '94 for me is best proof of this, he could beat them and that for me is why he remains my favourite.

Blaming Schumacher for every Hill's misfortune in 3..2..1..

"Classic Spa weather" 😂

Pilota ampiamente sottovalutato, pulizia di guida eccellente, i tecnici hanno sempre preferito le sue impressioni e direttive a quelle di piloti più blasonati ( Prost fu uno di quelli ad ammetterlo) persona con la testa sulle spalle e grande lavoratore che non ha neanche trovato la strada spianata dopo la morte del padre,anzi... Certo non un fuoriclasse ma ha di fatto ampiamente meritato il mondiale 1996. Con la gara dell'Hungaroring 1997 ha fatto qualcosa di pazzesco....quell'Arrows era una caffettiera con quattro ruote e le gomme Bridgestone di certo non le aveva solo lui! Grandissimo! E che peccato il finale...

Juat 190k views, what an underrated world champion

Underrated driver. Class act.

my F1 legend

He was my favorite...

Excellent driver

My fav. driver ever alongside the great mustache.

It's kind of insane that a guy with that few races managed to compete so well with Prost in 1993. He was a COMPLETE rookie. I genuinely think he had a few moments (Japan 94) where he was better than the best, but he certainly lacked that cut-throat attitude and maybe the ability to perform like Senna or Schumacher week-in, week-out. Brilliant driver, nonetheless.

after Jacque Villeneuve, he is the most weirdest and disrexpected champ i've seen