1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:33,480 --> 00:00:36,119 (WIND BLOWS) 4 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:38,480 (TENSE MUSIC) 5 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:43,640 (BIRD SQUAWKS) 6 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,519 (CLOCK TICKING) 7 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,960 (PEOPLE CHATTER) 8 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:59,279 WALKER: The grand finale for the Australian Grand Prix 9 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,920 will decide the 1994 World Championship. 10 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,319 In my whole life, people have been asking me 11 00:01:07,320 --> 00:01:09,639 if I was going to be a racing driver like my dad. 12 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,239 (MECHANICAL WHIRRING) (F1 ENGINES REVVING) 13 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:13,999 The truth is, 14 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:15,920 I've never wanted to become a racing driver. 15 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,159 And yet there I was, 16 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,959 within a point of winning the world championship. 17 00:01:22,960 --> 00:01:25,080 (CROWD CHATTERS) 18 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,800 It's almost like I was trying to get back to the start again. 19 00:01:31,320 --> 00:01:34,640 Get back to the place that it all went off the rails. 20 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:45,840 (PLANE ENGINE ROARS) 21 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,519 WALKER: A lot of people have come in the hope that this man 22 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:55,239 is going to be able to do something that his late, great father, 23 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,200 double world champion Graham Hill did. 24 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:09,000 And if I could get back to the start again... 25 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,800 ...maybe I could put right everything that went wrong. 26 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:22,079 (ENGINES REVVING) 27 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,000 Australia is go! 28 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,800 (ENGINE ROARING) 29 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,839 Oh! Damon Hill out of the Grand Prix! 30 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:11,960 The world championship has literally been torn from his hands. 31 00:03:17,640 --> 00:03:20,160 (ENGINE RUMBLING AND REVING) 32 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:28,999 For Damon to be saying it's too slow, 33 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,759 there must be too much wheel spin then. 34 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,679 He was kind of on the peripheries of a friendship group. 35 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:38,360 He says we went to the same parties. I have no memory of him whatsoever. 36 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,319 On one particular party night, 37 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,359 I saw him sitting outside, 38 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:48,399 clad from head to toe in grimy leathers 39 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,759 and sitting astride this big motorbike. And I think, 40 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,079 "Hmm, OK," you know. 41 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,039 (PUMPING MUSIC PLAYS FAINTLY) 42 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:56,919 And it was in a big warehouse. 43 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:01,199 And I looked across, and on the other side of the room was Damon. 44 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,559 And it was like an epiphany. 45 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:07,919 I understood with absolute clarity that that was my husband. 46 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:09,759 And it was the most peculiar thing 47 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,999 because we'd literally said two words to each other. 48 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:13,759 Got rid of the guy I was talking to. 49 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:15,719 I thought, "I better go and talk to Damon" 50 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:19,639 and actually find out what my husband is like. 51 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,159 (DUCK QWUACKING) 52 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,720 A wild Mandarin... That's a wild Mandarin duck. 53 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,079 (BIRD CALLING) 54 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,919 Do you like it, Georgie? Yes, it's lovely. 55 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:33,919 You like ducks, don't you? Mm. 56 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:38,440 When I met Georgie, she was wary. 57 00:04:41,280 --> 00:04:44,960 I saw that as a challenge to try and convince her I was, erm... 58 00:04:46,280 --> 00:04:48,040 ...someone she could trust. 59 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:53,159 Damon was a very complicated guy. 60 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,799 WOMAN: Yeah, this is Damon Hill. The juggler, the ace. 61 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:59,559 On the surface, he was joking and mucking about. 62 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:03,519 but he was one of the saddest people I'd ever come across in my life. 63 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:07,879 MAN: Fantastic! (LAUGHS) 64 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:11,599 He just loved motorbikes, and that's what he wanted to do. 65 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,920 (TENSE MUSIC) 66 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,800 You're in your own world on a motorbike. 67 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,520 It is just freedom. 68 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,879 REPORTER: His father won his first world championship in 1962, 69 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,439 so he accepts whatever branch of racing he goes for, 70 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,399 he'll always be in his father's shadow. 71 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,479 I'm not my father. 72 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,319 I hope I might have a little bit of his talent, 73 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,559 but I think mostly he had determination, 74 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:53,239 and that comes from something else that you can't inherit. 75 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,119 So, I'm still trying. (CHUCKLES) 76 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,239 We had this trip to some motorbike mechanic place, 77 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,239 and he needed his bike for the weekend, 78 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,079 and it all became very stressful. 79 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,639 And we suddenly screeched out, 80 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,919 to a stop outside this old church and churchyard, 81 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:10,879 and that's where his father was buried. 82 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:14,479 And he was absolutely bereft and in floods of tears. 83 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:18,479 And that was the first time he'd ever mentioned his father to me. 84 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,119 And that was six months after we'd met. 85 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,000 (SOMBRE MUSIC) 86 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,239 If you look at the amount of races he did in the 60s 87 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,399 and the places he raced in, 88 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,760 it's not surprising he wasn't there much. 89 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,360 It was almost like the house came alive when he came back. 90 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,119 He put on this air of being in control. 91 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,280 But also had a twinkle in his eye. 92 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,879 My dad had an attitude which was, 93 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,600 "I am going to make the most of every second of my life." 94 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,519 GRAHAM: Motor racing, obviously, has got its dangers. 95 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:16,319 And because of this, 96 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:18,319 you become much more aware of life. 97 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,480 I mean, you extract more out of life. 98 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,239 You go out in the garden, and you look at the flowers 99 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,279 and you hear the birds, and you see the grass, 100 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,160 and then you think, "Well, I'm sure there must be a god." 101 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:37,000 I cannot prove to myself that there isn't one. 102 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:47,279 Journalists didn't think that he was a natural driver. 103 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:49,879 He gave the impression that he didn't have an innate ability. 104 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:51,559 I think he must have done. There's no way 105 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,039 you can win the Monaco Grand Prix five times... 106 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,239 (LAUGHS) ..without having some natural ability. 107 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,360 It can't just be done on pure determination and grit. 108 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,120 But if you combine the two things... 109 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:06,440 ...you get Graham Hill. 110 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:12,919 I envy Graham Hill not just because 111 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,519 he's a formidable driver but because he's also an original. 112 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:18,919 I wasn't a car racing fan, but I definitely was a fan of Graham Hill. 113 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,079 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 114 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,599 I didn't know to clap quite so much about that one but...(CROWD LAUGHS) 115 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:28,479 Being a professional racing driver was lucrative in those days. 116 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,319 You might call it danger money or whatever, 117 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:34,760 but as a family, it got a real taste of the high life. 118 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:38,799 GRAHAM: Hello. (CHUCKLES) Who said that? 119 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,599 (KIDS GIGGLING) I did. (CHUCKLES) 120 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,319 What an extraordinary thing. 121 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,240 We were very lucky children. 122 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:48,599 Two daddies? 123 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,399 (CHILD GIGGLES) Two daddies. 124 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,839 Two Bridgets 125 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:56,879 and two Damons! (CHILD GIGGLES) Gosh. 126 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,599 When I was 15, he announced 127 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,839 that he was going to retire from full-time racing. 128 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,959 He wanted to concentrate on his team, Embassy Racing. 129 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,199 (CHILDREN GIGGLE) Very good. 130 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,039 Thank God for that! 131 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:12,359 You know, because we've lived with this our whole lives, 132 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,919 that you could be killed in a racing car. 133 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,440 And now you're going to stop. Thank God for that. 134 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:20,999 (KIDS LAUGH AND CHATTER) 135 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:22,759 Six months later, 136 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:26,599 I was watching TV with my younger sister, Samantha. 137 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,480 We're expecting Dad home. My mum is in the kitchen. 138 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:35,279 And then, "We interrupt this programme to bring you a news flash." 139 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:39,079 REPORTER: It was late last night when Hill's own Piper Aztec 140 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,679 smashed into a screen of trees... 141 00:09:41,680 --> 00:09:44,079 I can remember just... 142 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,919 that kind of wave of heat coming up through my legs 143 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:48,999 and then just into my face. 144 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,399 And I just remember just... 145 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,199 clocking what this meant, 146 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:57,119 not being sure but being terrified. 147 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,679 REPORTER: The crash, on the edge of Arkley Golf course, 148 00:09:59,680 --> 00:10:02,559 virtually wiped out the Embassy Hill racing team, 149 00:10:02,560 --> 00:10:04,879 including two drivers and the manager. 150 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:06,679 The plane burnt out in minutes... 151 00:10:06,680 --> 00:10:08,879 I went up to her and said, 152 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:10,679 "Mum, erm... 153 00:10:10,680 --> 00:10:14,720 they think there's a plane crash." Erm... 154 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:18,599 "What do you mean?" 155 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:20,519 "I've just seen it on the television." 156 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:22,480 Erm... 157 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,679 And erm... She just went hysterical. 158 00:10:25,680 --> 00:10:28,999 She just... started screaming and... 159 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:32,359 erm... saying... 160 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:35,600 getting very cross because she said, "I knew it was too good to be true." 161 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,159 That point onwards, it was just pandemonium 162 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,520 and just horror, really. 163 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:21,720 Yeah. Just... 164 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:28,679 That was the end, really. 165 00:11:28,680 --> 00:11:31,280 (BELLS RING) 166 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:35,199 (ANGELIC MUSIC) 167 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,720 (BELLS RINGING) 168 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,040 (CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING) 169 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:53,199 Then it turns out the plane wasn't insured. 170 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:56,240 He didn't have the right licence... 171 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,839 ...to support the business. 172 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,320 He'd borrowed money. 173 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:06,559 The other men on board had families too. 174 00:12:06,560 --> 00:12:10,799 Dad's estate was vulnerable from every angle. This is a mess, 175 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:15,520 and there's not gonna be anything left to look after my mum or us kids. 176 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:19,439 A lot of the things in the house went to auction, 177 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,760 and eventually, the house had to go. 178 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:25,920 I can remember... 179 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:31,000 ...feeling I would like to have been with him on the plane. 180 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,959 I didn't want to be here. (SWALLOWS) 181 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:37,119 I want... I would... 182 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,079 I would have given up. 183 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:41,600 I would've exchange places with someone else on the plane. 184 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,200 (ENGINE SHUTS OFF) 185 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:05,239 We had been living together for a couple of years. 186 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,239 He'd been away for a week, and I missed him. 187 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:12,119 So, I'd made a nice supper and raining outside and cold and... 188 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:14,839 Georgie. You bought lamb chops? 189 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,359 When he got back, he came in. 190 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,120 I was literally getting the supper out the oven. 191 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,799 He said, "I'm going to race in Formula 1, 192 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,240 and I'm going to become a world champion." 193 00:13:28,560 --> 00:13:31,159 "OK. That's great. Do you want some food?" 194 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:33,159 And we kind of carried on eating, 195 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:36,999 and I thought, "Well, he probably will," because he absolutely 196 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:40,959 is one of the most determined people I've ever met in my life. 197 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,519 It's now eight years since Graham Hill, 198 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,279 one of motor racing's greatest characters, was lost to the sport. 199 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:48,679 Since that time, his 23-year-old son, 200 00:13:48,680 --> 00:13:50,719 Damon Hill, has been racing motorbikes. 201 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,559 And at Brands Hatch yesterday, wearing his father's helmet, 202 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:57,759 he made his motor racing debut in the Formula Ford 2000 trophy. 203 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,439 WALKER: You're on the verge of your first race. 204 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,239 What are your hopes and ambitions? 205 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,119 Where do you want to go onto in this sport? 206 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:06,079 Well, I'd like to go to the top. 207 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,119 After my father had died, 208 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:11,599 I did feel that I had a responsibility on my shoulders. 209 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,719 Especially towards my sisters. 210 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:17,639 I'd like to, if I could, in some way, I know it's probably impossible, 211 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:21,119 but in some way fill his shoes a little. 212 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:24,720 WALKER: An emotional day, too, for Damon's mother, Bette... 213 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:30,519 who'd seen his father rise from a club race to world champion. 214 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:32,319 Well, you've had your first experience 215 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:34,479 of driving in race traffic. What do you think of it? 216 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:38,199 It's pretty amazing, actually. (LAUGHS) It's unbelievable. 217 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,479 (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) 218 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,040 (PEOPLE CHATTER) 219 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:46,800 I'd started late, and so I was already in my mid-20s. 220 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:50,279 And so, I was probably ten years too old. 221 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:52,559 I'd been on bikes instead of go-karts. 222 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,560 I had a bit of a steep hill to climb. 223 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,359 Was able to run and jump in, 224 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,120 only I wasn't as consistent as some of the others. 225 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,239 People I raced against started to slip away from me 226 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,319 and I got stuck on the rails a little bit 227 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:19,880 to the point where eventually I had no money left. 228 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:25,639 So, I'm 28 with no job, 229 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:29,119 no career, and we're about to have our first baby. 230 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:33,799 Well, this is it, Christmas at the Hill household. 231 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,599 Happy Christmas! 232 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,679 OK. Hitting recording. This my husband... 233 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:43,279 I was prepared to drive anything to keep my head above water 234 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,880 and pay the mortgage. 235 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:52,240 One of the guys that I'd raced with was the test driver for Williams. 236 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:04,680 The test driver literally was someone who just would do the donkey work. 237 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:09,879 He was never going to get shot at the number one slot at all. 238 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:13,039 As a test driver, you were not going to make it in Formula 1. 239 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:16,279 But I was very keen to do this because I needed the money. 240 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:19,519 (ENGINE REVVING) 241 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:21,679 And I got a meeting with Frank Williams 242 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:23,959 and Patrick Head. 243 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:28,239 I knew of Frank because he was around when my dad was racing. 244 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,439 INTERVIEWER: Is it a sport anymore? Oh, yeah. 245 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,199 The name of the game here is competition 246 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,839 cos we're trying to prove we're out there, the best on the racetrack. 247 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:39,319 I know what Frank wants. He wants a guy who is just going to do the job 248 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:42,759 and do it properly and not be a big pain in the arse. 249 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,479 (CHUCKLES) Not like some of his drivers. 250 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:47,279 (ENGINE REVVING) 251 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:50,960 I'd be testing Nigel Mansell's car. 252 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,359 It was just the most amazing car I'd have driven. 253 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,880 (ENGINE REVVING) 254 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,719 I was there to break it. 255 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:05,920 To find the flaws in it. 256 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,280 And I went round and round and round. 257 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,320 Nigel Mansell called me The Monkey. 258 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:36,759 Damon, I suppose you'd really like to be dressed in those clothes 259 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,639 for the Grand Prix. 260 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,399 I wouldn't mind sleeping in them actually, you know. (CHUCKLES) 261 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,159 I feel part of the Williams team when I'm wearing the overalls, 262 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,239 and obviously they're very successful. 263 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:49,919 And the car is, er, currently probably the best racing car 264 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,839 that's ever been built. Best Formula 1 car. 265 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:56,519 The world motor racing champion Nigel Mansell says he'll retire 266 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,399 from Formula 1 competition at the end of this season. 267 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,679 Alain Prost had signed, and Nigel Mansell was miffed by that 268 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,519 and couldn't come to an agreement 269 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:06,559 or didn't want to come to an agreement with Frank. 270 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:09,439 The issue of today, if you like, in my mind is... 271 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:11,239 who will be the second driver? 272 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:14,279 Because we shall decide this week. 273 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:16,119 And suddenly, at the end of the season, 274 00:18:16,120 --> 00:18:20,359 the last moment when every other driver had signed contracts to 275 00:18:20,360 --> 00:18:24,040 drive for other teams, there was this empty space at Williams. 276 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,919 And I thought, "I've got this one chance to be in line 277 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:29,880 for the best drive in Formula 1." 278 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:35,199 Even flew down to Adelaide in the last race of the season 279 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,239 because I wanted Frank to see me. 280 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:39,479 (WHISTLE BLOWS) (PEOPLE CHATTER) 281 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:44,320 I hung around the back of the garage like a bad penny. 282 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,799 I was told that Frank was coming down to this test in Portugal, 283 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:58,040 and he's on the verge of making his decision. 284 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:00,760 (IN FRENCH): 285 00:19:04,360 --> 00:19:06,640 (ENGINES ROARING) 286 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,800 (MECHANICAL WHIRRING) (ENGINE REVS AND RUMBLES) 287 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,359 I had to fly down to Portugal on the Sunday night 288 00:19:30,360 --> 00:19:32,520 to be there for Monday to go testing. (CHUCKLES) 289 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,839 Three o'clock, I got in my car to head off 290 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,959 and I'm stuck in this... 291 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:43,519 50,000 people coming out of a football match. 292 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:47,919 And I'm not going to make it for this test of a lifetime, 293 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:51,599 where Frank is going to decide whether or not I've got the drive. 294 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,199 I got to Heathrow, I was thinking, 295 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,199 "I'm leaving this car on the ramp, 296 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,880 and they can blow it up. I don't care." 297 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:02,839 I got the flight. I'm dripping in sweat. 298 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:04,719 My heart is through the roof. 299 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:06,440 And I look at the date... 300 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,119 ...and it's the 29th of November. 301 00:20:10,120 --> 00:20:12,760 Which is the day my dad died. 302 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:15,879 And, er... 303 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,079 (INHALES SHAKILY) ..you know... 304 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:19,920 I thought, "I've got to get this." 305 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:24,119 (BOTH LAUGH) (FAX MACHINE WHIRRS) 306 00:20:24,120 --> 00:20:25,919 Tell us, what's this? What's going on? 307 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,559 Oh, crikey. Hang on, Damon, there's a fax here for you. 308 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,359 Ah, it's from Frank. 309 00:20:30,360 --> 00:20:33,480 Erm, "Sorry, Damon, changed our mind... 310 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:39,840 ...Hakkinen is now driving for us for £7 million." 311 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:43,719 Is it good? 312 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:45,480 (GRUNTS) 313 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:49,239 (PHOTOGRAPHERS CHATTER) The primary purpose of this conference 314 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:54,279 is to confirm that Damon will be a regular driver for Canon Williams 315 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:57,479 in the Williams Renault cars in the 1993 World Championship. 316 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:01,799 Primarily our requirement from him is to not crash the car, 317 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,199 is to get on the podium as often as he can. 318 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,439 And of course, therefore or thereby 319 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:11,239 to win, to obtain, as many World Championship points in 1993, 320 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,399 to help the Canon Williams team 321 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:16,879 retain its grip on the World Championship for Constructors. 322 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,559 "You will be responsible for your own travel 323 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:22,120 and accommodation expenses at Grand Prix... 324 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,559 but we will pay for your wife to attend any races you designate." 325 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:28,839 (FAX MACHINE WHIRRS AND BEEPS) 326 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:32,519 What's that all about? That's not right. Never mind. 327 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:35,199 You're not paying for your travel and accommodation, are you? 328 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,159 No. 329 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,519 You wouldn't have any money left at the end of the year. 330 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,759 Oh, no, well, that's what has to be thrashed about, you see. 331 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,399 (PHONE RINGS) That's my fax, 332 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,560 my contract going through to Williams. 333 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:50,879 INTERVIEWER: What about Dad? 334 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:53,399 What would he have thought of all of this, do you think? 335 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:55,879 I think he'd be very excited indeed. 336 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:59,120 And perhaps he'd be a bit proud of me as well. 337 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:08,959 (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) 338 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:11,879 WALKER: This year, there's every prospect of a season of excitement 339 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,600 and drama and real competition. 340 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:19,079 Three-time world champion Alain Prost is back 341 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,399 to lead the Williams team, 342 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:24,799 and Ayrton Senna, who we feared might be taking a year off, 343 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,320 he's here, driving an all-new McLaren Ford. 344 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:31,759 (PEOPLE CHATTER) (CROWD MEMBER CHEERS) 345 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:34,599 I was trying to be what they wanted, 346 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:38,120 but I felt like I was on a very thin ledge. 347 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,439 I knew I'd got to Formula 1 late. 348 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:46,680 I knew I was given a golden opportunity. 349 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:52,199 Now, I have to get the stamp of approval as a Formula 1 driver. 350 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,799 Got to make this stick. 351 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,320 (ENGINES REVVING) 352 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:04,039 (ENGINES REVVING) 353 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,879 WALKER: Away they go. Senna's got a superb start. 354 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,159 Damon Hill is into second position 355 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:11,479 as they go into the first left corner. 356 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,239 And look at that! A complete spin by Damon Hill. 357 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,440 He's over done it. 358 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,119 And Damon Hill is in 12th position. 359 00:23:21,120 --> 00:23:24,880 COMMENTATOR: Ah, that's Hill going off with Zanardi. 360 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:29,240 Disappointing debut for Williams. 361 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:33,960 Not a great start. 362 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:41,479 I satisfied everyone's doubts about me because... 363 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,759 there were a lot of people who were doubtful that Frank 364 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:47,680 had done the right thing, signing someone as inexperienced as myself. 365 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:53,319 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 366 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,479 There are definitely drivers who have no doubts about themselves. 367 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,599 ANNOUNCER: Second place driver, Ayrton Senna. 368 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:00,519 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 369 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,599 My confidence was conditional on me performing well. 370 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:07,799 If I performed badly, then the little gremlins would creep in 371 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:09,720 and go, "Well, maybe I'm not up to it." 372 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,760 But I could not afford to fail. 373 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,040 (SOFT MUSIC) 374 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:29,160 We didn't expect our first child to have a learning disability. 375 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:34,519 For me, the first 24 hours were really hard, 376 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:38,879 and I just thought, "I'm... 377 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:40,960 "I don't know if I can do this. 378 00:24:42,120 --> 00:24:44,159 I'm going to be overwhelmed by this." 379 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,480 (BLOWS KISS) 380 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:50,639 And the hospital that we had him in, 381 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:54,119 they were giving us little addresses of care homes 382 00:24:54,120 --> 00:24:57,840 written on scraps of envelopes. 383 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:03,759 He wasn't even 12 hours old, and they laid out his future for him. 384 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,320 And I felt... 385 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:10,359 "Right, OK. If that's all he's worth, 386 00:25:10,360 --> 00:25:12,119 he's worth a lot more to us." 387 00:25:12,120 --> 00:25:14,280 (COOS) 388 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:19,079 Feeling this responsibility, 389 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,159 I had to support Oliver and Georgie, 390 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,359 really focused my determination. 391 00:25:24,360 --> 00:25:26,279 (INTENSE MUSIC) 392 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:28,639 COMMENTATOR: The Brazilian Grand Prix now comes down 393 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:32,720 to a straight fight between Senna and Damon Hill. 394 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:37,040 WALKER: Well, he's in a position to try. 395 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,000 And Hill has done it. 396 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:50,839 Oh! 397 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,919 Senna uses all his superior experience. 398 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:59,039 And to the delirious delight of his countrymen wins in Brazil. 399 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:02,160 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 400 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,319 After the race, he sent his manager round, 401 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:10,919 and he said, "Ayrton would like to see you in his motor home." 402 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,279 So, I went round dutifully and sat down, 403 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:16,039 listened to Ayrton giving me a little bit of fatherly advice. 404 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:19,359 "It's dangerous, and you need to be more careful." 405 00:26:19,360 --> 00:26:21,480 Lovely day for it. 406 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,799 I was quite pleased with myself, actually, 407 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:28,639 that I'd upset him. (LAUGHS) 408 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,439 You think they're probably... 409 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:32,560 Yeah, I think you'll find its the tyres, though. 410 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:40,239 I was watching the gap between me and Alain. 411 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,000 I was, at times, quicker than him. 412 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:45,679 I knew the car better than him. 413 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,519 I knew the team better than him. And from time to time, 414 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:52,080 I did a better job in the car. Then you start to believe in yourself. 415 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,439 WALKER: Damon Hill passes Alain Prost. 416 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:58,719 Makes no bones about it either. 417 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:00,759 He was supposed to win the championship, 418 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:04,200 and I was often told to back off if I got close. 419 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:07,839 COMMENTATOR: Damon, he just checked his mirror 420 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,640 to see exactly where Prost was behind him. 421 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:16,999 And Prost takes the lead. No fight from Damon. 422 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:22,200 Very neatly done. Almost looked like a beautiful team drill. 423 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:25,639 (FANS CLAMOUR) 424 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:28,239 Exactly what were the orders for Damon? 425 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,479 Damon was asked to give way to Alain, 426 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:35,399 which is the basis of his contract and really not too surprising 427 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:38,879 when you consider that Damon is in his first year of Formula 1. 428 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:43,359 In France, you received orders from the boss not to pass Prost, right? 429 00:27:43,360 --> 00:27:45,679 What is the position here for Silverstone? 430 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:47,799 You just asked the wrong question. Mm-hm? 431 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,919 I said I'd answer one question. I can't answer that one. 432 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:52,800 This time, Damon can win? 433 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:55,999 Yes. Yeah. 434 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,400 (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) 435 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:08,519 WALKER: He is leading and if he is still there on lap 49 436 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:12,319 if his car's reliable, we can hope, from the English point of view, 437 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:14,680 that he is going to win his first Grand Prix. 438 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:18,319 STEWART: The race that his father never did win. 439 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:22,159 It would be wonderful for Damon to get his first Grand Prix victory 440 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,400 here in front of his home crowd. 441 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:34,000 This is Damon Hill's supreme day. 442 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:38,879 And there's an engine blowing! 443 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:40,759 It... It... 444 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:42,719 It's Damon Hill. 445 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:45,680 Ah... Argh! 446 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:51,119 What can I or anybody say? 447 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:54,880 Damon Hill's Renault engine has expired. 448 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:59,679 And the Englishman is not going to win. 449 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:02,720 Alain Prost goes into the lead. 450 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:06,119 And, er, ... I can just imagine 451 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:08,639 what's going through Damon Hill's mind now. 452 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:11,200 "What have I got to do to win a Grand Prix?" 453 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:14,400 (ENGINES ROARING) 454 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:38,199 My dad travelled on determination and enthusiasm. 455 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:41,880 Not being put off by disappointment. 456 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:52,279 Say Daddy's good, Olly. 457 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:54,879 (PHONE RINGS) 458 00:29:54,880 --> 00:30:00,279 WALKER: The Formula 1 World Champion of 1993 Alain Prost. 459 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:02,480 (APPLAUSE) 460 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:06,760 (TOYS WHIRR) 461 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:20,159 He finished third in the FIA World Drivers Championship. 462 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:22,800 Ladies and gentlemen, a warm welcome, please, for Damon Hill. 463 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:32,439 He gave us an extremely hard time on occasions last year, 464 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:34,239 and I'm glad to say he's now on the same side. 465 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:36,000 Ladies and gentlemen, Ayrton Senna. 466 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:47,160 The journalists were asking, "How are you going to cope with Ayrton?" 467 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:51,039 What a great introduction I had: 468 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:55,239 Nigel Mansell, Alan Prost and now Ayrton Senna. 469 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:59,879 I wanted to find out how I could be rated against these benchmarks. 470 00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:02,959 Same team, same car. I'd know. I'd find out. 471 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,439 (WHEEL GUNS WHIRRING) 472 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:08,359 Ayrton had signed up for what he thought was going to be 473 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:11,839 the kind of experience that Alain Prost had had with a dominant car. 474 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:14,679 And it wasn't going to plan. 475 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:17,199 The International Motorsports Federation 476 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:20,119 has banned some of the controversial computer devices 477 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:22,959 which help drivers in Formula 1 motor racing. 478 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,239 The ban is designed to stop the domination 479 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:28,239 of the richest Formula 1 teams like Williams Renault, 480 00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:29,999 the world champions. 481 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:33,919 Hi, Ayrton, how do you feel about driving with the new regulations? 482 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:35,679 It just makes it harder. 483 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:39,399 I think with electronic suspension, the cars were more controlled. 484 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:42,079 Traction control used to give a great help. 485 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,799 You cannot afford to go on the throttle 486 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:47,879 and let the traction control do the work for you. 487 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:51,479 So, it is more of a challenge than anything. 488 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:53,479 When we first ran the car, 489 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:55,399 it was difficult to drive. 490 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:57,240 (ENGINES REVVING) 491 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:03,400 WALKER: Straight into the lead goes Schumacher. 492 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:07,959 And a spinner there. That is Senna. 493 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:09,920 Ayrton Senna is out. 494 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:13,119 And off goes Damon Hill. 495 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:15,000 My goodness, this is not Williams' race. 496 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:23,799 Ayrton stood by the edge of the track 497 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:28,040 and felt he heard something that was suspicious from Michael's car. 498 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:32,600 (INAUDIBLE SPEECH) 499 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:35,319 There was suspicions about whether or not 500 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,760 Benetton still had traction control. 501 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:42,999 And Michael Schumacher wins the Pacific Grand Prix. 502 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,759 Out comes the fist of victory. 503 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:50,839 He's dominated in Japan, as he dominated in Brazil. 504 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:52,759 You don't want to be racing against someone 505 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:54,680 who you think is not playing with a fair deck. 506 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:57,759 But the attitude of Williams was, 507 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:00,159 "We don't have evidence, We don't know what they're doing. 508 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:02,520 We're just gonna have to beat them with what we've got." 509 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:25,359 There was this pregnant feel about returning to Europe. 510 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:29,400 The fact that Imola marked the start of the championship proper. 511 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:33,359 If you are going to become world champion, 512 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:35,720 you'd have to start winning. 513 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:40,959 Almost like the feeling that there was this thunder cloud 514 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:42,800 that had to release all its energy... 515 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:45,799 ...hanging over this race. 516 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:49,320 PRESENTER: The race starts in just over two hours' time now. 517 00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:53,919 The drivers have had their mandatory briefing, 518 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:57,280 and they talk through safety aspects on the track. 519 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:01,879 Imola, it's, for us, I think, 520 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:03,799 drivers, it's a very fast circuit, 521 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:08,039 very demanding, because the speeds we do around here are pretty high. 522 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:13,119 And it takes a lot of concentration to maintain, 523 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:16,519 most of the time, control over the machine. 524 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:21,199 It's also a circuit where the G-forces 525 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,119 in our body and the neck are pretty high 526 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:27,839 because we're doing this corner at 290 kilometres an hour. 527 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:31,559 It's a long corner and the neck goes, goes, goes and the same... 528 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:33,679 I had gone to sit in the motorhome. 529 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:38,800 I'm reading my book, and the door opens, and in comes Ayrton. 530 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:42,799 He starts to get dressed. 531 00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:44,879 I'm thinking, "Do you want me to leave?" 532 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:47,399 And he'd go, "No, no, stay and talk. 533 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:51,239 Tell me, you've got little boys." And I'm thinking, "Really? 534 00:34:51,240 --> 00:34:53,799 Ayrton's about to go out and race, 535 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:56,279 does he really want to hear about my little boys?" 536 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:58,079 But he really did. 537 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:03,359 He was talking about how happy he was when he was with his nephews, 538 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:05,519 and that was his favourite thing in the world 539 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:08,200 to be playing with them in the sea. 540 00:35:10,720 --> 00:35:13,079 He's leaving, 541 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:15,999 and he stops and turns around and says, 542 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,319 "Don't worry about Damon. He's going to be fine. 543 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:21,639 Williams are a great team, and they are safe. 544 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,319 They'll look after him. Don't you worry about him." 545 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,879 He literally walked out 546 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:29,279 and went straight into the garage, got in his car. 547 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:31,399 And that was that. 548 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:33,280 (TENSE MUSIC) 549 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:37,840 Ayrton was flying. 550 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:43,920 WALKER: We're on lap six now. And Senna is followed by Schumacher. 551 00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:58,519 Now, that is Senna! My goodness. 552 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:00,440 I just saw him plunge off to the right. 553 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:04,799 (CAR SLOWS) 554 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:07,519 I'd seen him go off. And my first thought was, 555 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:10,360 "He'll be annoyed because he hasn't finished the race." 556 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:21,199 I can tell from the radio communications 557 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:23,480 that it's pretty serious. 558 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:31,080 The tone of voice is worrying. 559 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:34,840 "How serious?" 560 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:38,000 "Serious serious." 561 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:41,680 (HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRR) 562 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:48,240 What the hell? 563 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:51,880 How could he go off on that corner? 564 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,479 I was getting limited information from Williams 565 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,439 because they were concerned about finding out 566 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:08,479 what had caused the accident 567 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:13,040 and what they could advise me to not have the same problem. 568 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:17,279 So, we'd had power steering on the car. 569 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:19,479 They wanted to be reassured 570 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:23,439 that there wasn't something that was amiss with that. 571 00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:25,679 They said to me on the grid, "Turn it off. 572 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:27,959 We're going to run without it, just to be sure." 573 00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:30,319 (INAUDIBLE) 574 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:32,560 "Right. That's going to be tough." 575 00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:35,400 I was upset. 576 00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:43,799 You know, "Just bring him in. 577 00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:46,720 Why are you keeping him out if you don't know?" 578 00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:53,920 (ENGINES REVVING) 579 00:38:07,240 --> 00:38:09,599 I was in the garage, 580 00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:13,199 and I saw one of the team come in 581 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:15,600 and make a beeline for Patrick. 582 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,600 I saw her say to him that Ayrton had died. 583 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:38,840 I don't think I've ever felt so powerless in my whole life. 584 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:45,040 It was horrible waiting for him to just come in in one piece. 585 00:39:12,600 --> 00:39:15,159 We got in our little hire car. 586 00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:18,360 Damon curled up in a little ball in the back seat. 587 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:23,680 He kind of vaguely pointed me in the right direction for the airport. 588 00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:27,920 The plane was utterly silent. 589 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:32,399 And every now and then you'd hear somebody having a cry. 590 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:35,999 I mean, it was utterly silent. 591 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,040 (AEROPLANE ENGINE ROARS FAINTLY) 592 00:39:40,720 --> 00:39:44,680 Everyone in the team was just drained of... 593 00:39:46,240 --> 00:39:48,600 any ability to comprehend. 594 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:29,760 I didn't want to go to any funerals. 595 00:40:32,240 --> 00:40:34,319 Jackie Stewart called me 596 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:36,439 and asked me, "Are you going to go to the funeral?" 597 00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:38,839 And I said, "I don't want to go, Jackie. 598 00:40:38,840 --> 00:40:41,320 Erm... I-I don't want to go." 599 00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:46,759 He said, "You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you don't go. 600 00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:48,839 You have to go." So, for me, 601 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:52,119 that is like my dad telling me, "You're going to the funeral." 602 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:55,639 You know? Jackie was really close with my dad. 603 00:40:55,640 --> 00:40:59,039 He was of that generation. And he'd seen enough of his mates 604 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:01,560 lose their lives. And so, he knew the right thing to do. 605 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:06,719 And I got on the plane and went to Ayrton's funeral 606 00:41:06,720 --> 00:41:10,160 and helped carry the coffin. 607 00:41:14,280 --> 00:41:16,480 The last funeral I'd been to was my dad's. 608 00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:32,720 It was hell emotionally. 609 00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:36,279 It just brought back all those... 610 00:41:36,280 --> 00:41:38,319 feelings, fears, 611 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:41,880 that I had experienced when I'd been to my dad's funeral. 612 00:41:58,120 --> 00:41:59,999 For most people in the team, 613 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:02,479 this was something they'd never experienced before. 614 00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:06,159 I had to tell my mum that one of her close friends 615 00:42:06,160 --> 00:42:10,520 and my dad's teammate, Jim Clark, died when I was six years old. 616 00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:17,959 I knew that my dad had experienced losing his friends in this sport. 617 00:42:17,960 --> 00:42:21,599 And I knew it was a reality. It was a real possibility. 618 00:42:21,600 --> 00:42:25,119 INTERVIEWER: Did the loss of Jimmy make you feel any more vulnerable? 619 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:28,759 Well, yes, quite. I mean, that was horrible, 620 00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:33,399 and of course, it really brings it home with a terrible jolt, 621 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:35,479 and you just feel empty, 622 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:40,159 and it's a terrible time for any driver. 623 00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:44,039 And it's very difficult to describe loss and how it affects you. 624 00:42:44,040 --> 00:42:49,160 But you've just got to draw a blank across it. 625 00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:55,079 I mean, what he went through with Jim Clark was absolutely horrific. 626 00:42:55,080 --> 00:42:57,399 He'd literally picked up the pieces 627 00:42:57,400 --> 00:43:00,639 and put them in the truck and telling the mechanics to get that car 628 00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:04,120 back to the UK, and we'll work out what happened later. 629 00:43:10,120 --> 00:43:15,439 I did admire him enormously for his stoicism 630 00:43:15,440 --> 00:43:21,400 and his ability to cope with these really extreme situations. 631 00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:26,760 I wanted to be as responsible as him. 632 00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:35,080 (PA ANNOUNCEMENT IN PROGRESS) 633 00:43:37,320 --> 00:43:39,519 If I could be of any help 634 00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:42,639 or provide any kind of comfort or solace, 635 00:43:42,640 --> 00:43:45,719 the only way I could do that would be to produce the results 636 00:43:45,720 --> 00:43:48,320 that they'd worked so hard for. 637 00:44:00,520 --> 00:44:02,760 (ENGINES ROAR) 638 00:44:37,840 --> 00:44:40,920 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 639 00:44:43,400 --> 00:44:45,399 (TEAM CHEERS) 640 00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:47,600 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 641 00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:05,599 And that onto the story of my dad and Jim Clark in that the first race 642 00:45:05,600 --> 00:45:08,959 they won after losing Jim Clark was the Spanish Grand Prix. 643 00:45:08,960 --> 00:45:11,040 (PEOPLE CHATTER) 644 00:45:17,680 --> 00:45:21,359 I understood something about my dad in that process. 645 00:45:21,360 --> 00:45:25,200 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 646 00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:33,759 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 647 00:45:33,760 --> 00:45:36,919 This victory must go to everyone at Williams. 648 00:45:36,920 --> 00:45:38,999 We've been through terrible times. 649 00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:42,199 And also to all fans of Ayrton Senna, 650 00:45:42,200 --> 00:45:44,879 who said to me that they would be very pleased 651 00:45:44,880 --> 00:45:47,519 to see the Williams team do well. And er... 652 00:45:47,520 --> 00:45:50,719 So, really, to everyone, thank you very much. 653 00:45:50,720 --> 00:45:53,480 (UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS VIA SPEAKERS) 654 00:46:03,920 --> 00:46:06,680 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 655 00:46:12,200 --> 00:46:15,399 "OK, listen. We're not beaten yet. 656 00:46:15,400 --> 00:46:17,519 There's still a lot of races to go. 657 00:46:17,520 --> 00:46:19,599 I can win this championship. 658 00:46:19,600 --> 00:46:23,119 But I need support. I need all the good gear. 659 00:46:23,120 --> 00:46:25,399 I need to be able to spearhead this 660 00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:28,240 and I want you to believe that I can do it." 661 00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:33,639 But following Senna's death, Renault felt they needed a big name. 662 00:46:33,640 --> 00:46:36,040 What do they do? They get Nigel back. 663 00:46:37,880 --> 00:46:40,039 I felt undermined by that. 664 00:46:40,040 --> 00:46:42,160 OK. Ready to go to work? 665 00:46:43,160 --> 00:46:44,959 (ENGINEERS CHEER) 666 00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:47,919 It seemed to me to be a vote of no confidence. 667 00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:50,279 And I think it probably looked like that 668 00:46:50,280 --> 00:46:52,319 to Michael, who I'm trying to race against. 669 00:46:52,320 --> 00:46:56,440 PRESS: Michael! Michael! Michael! Michael... 670 00:46:58,480 --> 00:47:00,319 My best chance to show what I can do 671 00:47:00,320 --> 00:47:02,240 was going to be at the British Grand Prix. 672 00:47:13,840 --> 00:47:16,759 WALKER: Damon Hill has pole position. 673 00:47:16,760 --> 00:47:21,840 I got pole position, and he didn't like that. 674 00:47:26,440 --> 00:47:28,239 During the warmup, 675 00:47:28,240 --> 00:47:31,360 the rules are, you follow the pole guy to the grid. 676 00:47:33,040 --> 00:47:36,080 So, he does this weird thing where he shoots off and then he overtakes me. 677 00:47:44,160 --> 00:47:46,199 And then we had a restart, 678 00:47:46,200 --> 00:47:48,280 and he did it again. 679 00:47:51,880 --> 00:47:54,320 He's overtaken me twice now. 680 00:47:57,080 --> 00:47:58,960 "What is going on?" 681 00:48:01,280 --> 00:48:03,160 He'd play these games. 682 00:48:06,480 --> 00:48:08,559 It's a stop and go penalty. 683 00:48:08,560 --> 00:48:10,359 But this time, he got penalised. 684 00:48:10,360 --> 00:48:12,520 And I won the race. 685 00:48:14,400 --> 00:48:16,119 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 686 00:48:16,120 --> 00:48:17,880 Felt great. 687 00:48:24,320 --> 00:48:26,480 And I was beginning to close the gap. 688 00:48:27,480 --> 00:48:29,759 Alright. 689 00:48:29,760 --> 00:48:32,079 ANNOUNCER: "The Princess of Wales presents Damon Hill 690 00:48:32,080 --> 00:48:34,239 with his trophy..." 691 00:48:34,240 --> 00:48:37,599 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 692 00:48:37,600 --> 00:48:39,680 (PEOPLE SCREAMING) 693 00:48:42,480 --> 00:48:45,159 By the time we get to Japan, 694 00:48:45,160 --> 00:48:48,560 the championship was a real possibility. 695 00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:52,679 But they brought Nigel back again. 696 00:48:52,680 --> 00:48:55,919 "Why are you guys not behind me? 697 00:48:55,920 --> 00:48:58,359 He can't win the championship. 698 00:48:58,360 --> 00:49:01,639 And if he's going to take championship points off me, 699 00:49:01,640 --> 00:49:03,959 why would you do it?" 700 00:49:03,960 --> 00:49:06,359 I had a bit of a sulk on, 701 00:49:06,360 --> 00:49:10,240 and Patrick, he gave me a kind of talking to about my attitude. 702 00:49:11,320 --> 00:49:15,040 At that point I just thought, "Do you know what? Screw all of you. 703 00:49:16,040 --> 00:49:20,039 If you cannot be grateful for what I have done 704 00:49:20,040 --> 00:49:24,399 and tried to do for your team and you think I'm just a misery guts, 705 00:49:24,400 --> 00:49:26,440 I'm just going to race for myself." 706 00:49:28,360 --> 00:49:30,160 In a way, it released me. 707 00:49:31,120 --> 00:49:34,080 It released me from the feeling of obligation to them. 708 00:49:36,520 --> 00:49:38,960 It was like going back to racing bikes. 709 00:49:42,040 --> 00:49:44,120 It was just freedom. 710 00:49:47,640 --> 00:49:50,720 (HYPNOTIC MUSIC) 711 00:50:06,200 --> 00:50:08,039 I have to beat Michael. 712 00:50:08,040 --> 00:50:10,079 If I didn't... 713 00:50:10,080 --> 00:50:11,840 it was over. 714 00:50:16,040 --> 00:50:19,720 It had got quite dark because it was so wet and cloudy. 715 00:50:22,040 --> 00:50:24,200 (ENGINES REVVING) 716 00:50:31,000 --> 00:50:32,960 He got in front of me. 717 00:50:34,480 --> 00:50:36,439 I can see the light on his gearbox, 718 00:50:36,440 --> 00:50:39,600 and I thought, "If I lose sight of that, he's gone." 719 00:50:41,320 --> 00:50:43,799 So, I'm literally driving and just looking at the red dot 720 00:50:43,800 --> 00:50:47,400 and thinking, "Just... keep following that light." 721 00:50:54,360 --> 00:50:56,720 I ended up on the road ahead of him. 722 00:50:59,360 --> 00:51:02,320 But I could see he was going to catch me at the last lap. 723 00:51:04,520 --> 00:51:07,079 This is it. 724 00:51:07,080 --> 00:51:09,279 In my head, I said, 725 00:51:09,280 --> 00:51:11,840 "Ayrton, if you're up there, I could do with a hand." 726 00:51:14,480 --> 00:51:16,240 And something happened. 727 00:51:21,440 --> 00:51:23,280 My foot went to the floor. 728 00:51:25,880 --> 00:51:29,880 My arms are moving in a way that I felt like it wasn't in my hands. 729 00:51:32,560 --> 00:51:35,279 And then I'm going round turn two 730 00:51:35,280 --> 00:51:38,480 and through the S's absolutely like a bat out of hell. 731 00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:43,159 I'm released from this conscious driving 732 00:51:43,160 --> 00:51:45,159 that I've been doing up until now. 733 00:51:45,160 --> 00:51:49,079 I'm absolutely committed to going as fast as possible, 734 00:51:49,080 --> 00:51:51,560 come what may. 735 00:51:58,480 --> 00:52:01,960 I just felt like I'd been visited by some sort of... 736 00:52:02,920 --> 00:52:04,880 ...spirit. 737 00:52:15,280 --> 00:52:17,400 (ENGINE ROARING) 738 00:52:22,400 --> 00:52:26,119 WALKER: Damon Hill wins the Japanese Grand Prix 739 00:52:26,120 --> 00:52:30,119 to close the World Championship gap between himself 740 00:52:30,120 --> 00:52:33,760 and Michael Schumacher to just one point. 741 00:52:49,280 --> 00:52:51,560 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 742 00:52:57,800 --> 00:52:59,960 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 743 00:53:05,320 --> 00:53:07,640 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 744 00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:18,799 The Australian Grand Prix will decide the 1994 World Championship. 745 00:53:18,800 --> 00:53:22,920 Never has a World Championship been as close for ten years now. 746 00:53:26,840 --> 00:53:29,000 I was so close. 747 00:53:31,320 --> 00:53:33,079 Simple maths: 748 00:53:33,080 --> 00:53:36,999 neither of us finish... then he's the world champion. 749 00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:39,239 I come in front of him, 750 00:53:39,240 --> 00:53:41,639 I'm the world champion. 751 00:53:41,640 --> 00:53:46,319 It was like we'd just literally got the cars off the plane from Suzuka 752 00:53:46,320 --> 00:53:48,400 and just re-started the race in Adelaide. 753 00:53:52,880 --> 00:53:55,360 Got a great start, the race was on. 754 00:54:05,600 --> 00:54:09,840 Gradually he started to eke away a bit of a gap. 755 00:54:12,280 --> 00:54:15,360 "Ah, no. He's cracked me." 756 00:54:18,600 --> 00:54:21,919 We got to this part of the track where you couldn't see the next guy. 757 00:54:21,920 --> 00:54:24,639 He's gone round the 90-degree left. 758 00:54:24,640 --> 00:54:26,640 Michael disappears. 759 00:54:28,000 --> 00:54:30,879 I can see him scrabbling to get back on the track. 760 00:54:30,880 --> 00:54:32,879 His car was damaged. 761 00:54:32,880 --> 00:54:35,600 Now's my chance. 762 00:54:38,680 --> 00:54:40,399 Oh! Out goes Schumacher! 763 00:54:40,400 --> 00:54:43,960 The German is out of the Australian Grand Prix. 764 00:54:46,560 --> 00:54:51,479 And Damon Hill only has to keep going to be world champion of 1994, 765 00:54:51,480 --> 00:54:53,879 but can he keep going? 766 00:54:53,880 --> 00:54:58,239 Schumacher should have known his car was damaged. Damon had the line. 767 00:54:58,240 --> 00:55:00,439 That was a desperate manoeuvre by Schumacher 768 00:55:00,440 --> 00:55:02,680 to stop Damon Hill winning the championship. 769 00:55:09,920 --> 00:55:12,240 Do we have anything to clamp through it? 770 00:55:13,720 --> 00:55:15,919 (ENGINEERS CHATTER FRANTICALLY) (TOOLS CLATTER) 771 00:55:15,920 --> 00:55:20,319 Michael Schumacher had waited for Damon Hill to come round. 772 00:55:20,320 --> 00:55:23,600 But he must know by now that the Englishman is in trouble. 773 00:55:29,000 --> 00:55:31,000 And Hill's shaking his head. 774 00:55:35,400 --> 00:55:37,880 (INAUDIBLE SPEECH) 775 00:55:38,840 --> 00:55:43,319 Damon Hill retires from the Australian Grand Prix, 776 00:55:43,320 --> 00:55:46,079 and the 1994 World Championship 777 00:55:46,080 --> 00:55:49,560 has been won by Michael Schumacher. 778 00:55:53,080 --> 00:55:55,120 (CROWD CHEERS AND APPLAUDS) 779 00:56:21,280 --> 00:56:24,000 (PEOPLE CHATTER) 780 00:56:52,440 --> 00:56:54,800 MAN: Hey, what you doing? Hey! 781 00:56:56,040 --> 00:56:58,199 There abouts. 782 00:56:58,200 --> 00:57:00,000 MAN: Warm up now. 783 00:57:01,680 --> 00:57:03,919 And as soon as he saw Damon... 784 00:57:03,920 --> 00:57:06,279 Sees you, turns in. 785 00:57:06,280 --> 00:57:08,520 See, look in the mirror. WOMAN: Yeah. 786 00:57:09,800 --> 00:57:12,440 (PEOPLE GASP) 787 00:57:13,640 --> 00:57:16,960 Frank and Patrick were very stoic. Not in their nature to complain. 788 00:57:17,920 --> 00:57:20,120 The FIA should have looked at it. 789 00:57:23,880 --> 00:57:25,720 But they didn't. 790 00:57:26,920 --> 00:57:30,320 MAN: Well, the world's just seen all that. 791 00:57:33,520 --> 00:57:36,599 I was drained at the end of '94. 792 00:57:36,600 --> 00:57:39,359 I had to do a load of PR. 793 00:57:39,360 --> 00:57:41,640 (APPLAUSE) 794 00:57:52,840 --> 00:57:53,880 (APPLAUSE) 795 00:57:55,360 --> 00:57:56,519 (APPLAUSE) 796 00:57:56,520 --> 00:57:59,760 It just ran from one season straight into the next. And I think I was... 797 00:58:00,960 --> 00:58:04,160 ...very on edge, tired and drained. 798 00:58:05,480 --> 00:58:07,320 (PEOPLE CHATTER) 799 00:58:10,080 --> 00:58:14,960 GEORGIE: He hadn't had even time to process what had happened to Ayrton. 800 00:58:17,720 --> 00:58:20,240 And he just bulldozed his way through. 801 00:58:22,440 --> 00:58:25,199 (CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING) 802 00:58:25,200 --> 00:58:27,439 The Williams team, they have the same engine, 803 00:58:27,440 --> 00:58:30,519 and there is no difference between us. 804 00:58:30,520 --> 00:58:33,319 Maybe then the difference is in the drivers. 805 00:58:33,320 --> 00:58:36,159 Some can keep it for the whole race, 806 00:58:36,160 --> 00:58:38,680 this performance, and some do it for one lap. 807 00:58:40,440 --> 00:58:42,279 (SMACKS LIPS) 808 00:58:42,280 --> 00:58:44,200 Thank you. 809 00:58:45,680 --> 00:58:49,079 INTERVIEWER: Damon, congratulations on the first pole of the year. 810 00:58:49,080 --> 00:58:51,159 How do you feel about the Benetton? 811 00:58:51,160 --> 00:58:53,599 The only thing I can say is that, erm, 812 00:58:53,600 --> 00:58:56,320 I've learned from the last year never to underestimate the guy. 813 00:59:03,840 --> 00:59:05,959 (TENSE MUSIC) 814 00:59:05,960 --> 00:59:11,360 Michael Schumacher had this imperious air about him. 815 00:59:12,360 --> 00:59:15,399 He was naturally very confident, very smart guy, 816 00:59:15,400 --> 00:59:18,839 and he never wanted to give anybody anything to go on. 817 00:59:18,840 --> 00:59:20,119 PRESS: Michael! Michael... 818 00:59:20,120 --> 00:59:21,879 The moment he was inside that paddock, 819 00:59:21,880 --> 00:59:24,360 he had a wall around himself. 820 00:59:26,480 --> 00:59:29,640 He wasn't going to show any sign of emotion about anything. 821 00:59:31,000 --> 00:59:34,119 He knew when somebody was weak. 822 00:59:34,120 --> 00:59:37,479 He treated his competitors with an air of disdain. 823 00:59:37,480 --> 00:59:41,159 In a way, you're beating them already by doing that 824 00:59:41,160 --> 00:59:43,799 because that irritates any competitor. 825 00:59:43,800 --> 00:59:46,080 They're not regarded as worthy. 826 00:59:47,640 --> 00:59:50,799 Would you ever consider being in the same team as Damon Hill? 827 00:59:50,800 --> 00:59:54,519 I don't have a problem to be in the same team than Damon Hill, 828 00:59:54,520 --> 00:59:58,960 and I'm sure he would accept to be second driver then, so... (LAUGHS) 829 01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:01,719 (TOOLS WHIRRING) (LIFT WHIRRS) 830 01:00:01,720 --> 01:00:03,640 And he got under my skin. 831 01:00:04,920 --> 01:00:09,319 But it also worked on Frank and Patrick. 832 01:00:09,320 --> 01:00:13,319 They also regarded him as being the kind of driver 833 01:00:13,320 --> 01:00:15,319 they'd prefer to have rather than me. 834 01:00:15,320 --> 01:00:18,839 INTERVIEWER: Damon, what is his advantage on Michael Schumacher? 835 01:00:18,840 --> 01:00:20,559 Erm... 836 01:00:20,560 --> 01:00:23,679 I'm not sure he has an advantage. We'll have to see in the race. 837 01:00:23,680 --> 01:00:26,440 And you start to doubt yourself. 838 01:00:27,640 --> 01:00:30,199 WALKER: Off goes Damon Hill, out of the race! 839 01:00:30,200 --> 01:00:33,520 And Michael Schumacher takes the lead. 840 01:00:35,160 --> 01:00:39,520 Being in Formula 1, it's a very exposing experience. 841 01:00:42,360 --> 01:00:44,960 If you have an ounce of doubt... 842 01:00:45,840 --> 01:00:47,559 ...it's found the crack in your armour 843 01:00:47,560 --> 01:00:49,960 and it's straight into the central nervous system. 844 01:00:51,080 --> 01:00:55,519 Because you yourself might believe there might be part of that is true. 845 01:00:55,520 --> 01:00:58,760 (CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING) PRESS: This way, Damon! Down here... 846 01:01:01,480 --> 01:01:04,680 (CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING) This way, Damon! Down here... 847 01:01:06,480 --> 01:01:10,999 Aged 11, I just couldn't stop thinking about this motorbike. 848 01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:14,479 And eventually my dad bought me one for a birthday present. 849 01:01:14,480 --> 01:01:16,520 Oh! Is it mine? 850 01:01:17,680 --> 01:01:20,839 But he presented it to me in front of everyone. 851 01:01:20,840 --> 01:01:23,839 GRAHAM: Now, you want to be careful with all these people here. 852 01:01:23,840 --> 01:01:27,199 He wanted to do it at Brands Hatch, in the paddock, 853 01:01:27,200 --> 01:01:30,760 so that it could be filmed. It was on display. 854 01:01:31,960 --> 01:01:35,079 Nice to see you're here. - Thank you, Bruce. - And you, Damon. 855 01:01:35,080 --> 01:01:37,399 Hello, thank you. Go on, say something. 856 01:01:37,400 --> 01:01:39,399 Something. Alright, something. (LAUGHS) 857 01:01:39,400 --> 01:01:41,679 He's not like you. He can't chat as much as you, can he? 858 01:01:41,680 --> 01:01:43,879 My dad was good at it. 859 01:01:43,880 --> 01:01:46,159 I wasn't cut out for it. 860 01:01:46,160 --> 01:01:48,520 I didn't want to be pushed into the limelight. 861 01:01:49,800 --> 01:01:52,120 Being pushed forward because you're the son of. 862 01:01:56,520 --> 01:01:59,200 If your dad is the star of the show, then who are you? 863 01:02:02,680 --> 01:02:07,599 He was really, really trying hard to make this thing happen. 864 01:02:07,600 --> 01:02:10,959 I think he felt there were lots of things trying to stop him 865 01:02:10,960 --> 01:02:12,840 from achieving that. 866 01:02:13,880 --> 01:02:17,759 He would try to make situations as difficult as they could possibly be, 867 01:02:17,760 --> 01:02:20,159 to kind of rev himself up. 868 01:02:20,160 --> 01:02:23,319 To get him into that laser focus 869 01:02:23,320 --> 01:02:28,559 that he would need to function at his highest level. 870 01:02:28,560 --> 01:02:31,079 (ENGINE ROARS NEAR BY) 871 01:02:31,080 --> 01:02:36,960 On occasion involved annoying me so much that I would bite back. 872 01:02:38,080 --> 01:02:40,039 We were in the motorhome. 873 01:02:40,040 --> 01:02:44,279 He started having this argument with me, which is completely ridiculous. 874 01:02:44,280 --> 01:02:46,559 And I just thought, "Do you know what? I can't do this." 875 01:02:46,560 --> 01:02:49,999 And I picked up this massive, big flower display 876 01:02:50,000 --> 01:02:53,480 and just lobbed it at Damon and then went storming off. 877 01:02:56,480 --> 01:02:59,560 It was not nice being used as... 878 01:03:00,720 --> 01:03:02,439 ...the wind up. 879 01:03:02,440 --> 01:03:04,879 I was anxious. 880 01:03:04,880 --> 01:03:08,200 Too anxious to prove other people wrong. 881 01:03:11,560 --> 01:03:13,600 And I was angry. 882 01:03:14,520 --> 01:03:17,560 And anger is your worst enemy in racing. 883 01:03:20,840 --> 01:03:22,959 It will get you to do something stupid. 884 01:03:22,960 --> 01:03:26,399 COMMENTATOR: And this is really hotting up to a tremendous battle 885 01:03:26,400 --> 01:03:28,719 between the top two in the championship. 886 01:03:28,720 --> 01:03:31,079 Well, this is what the championship should be about. 887 01:03:31,080 --> 01:03:33,759 Two drivers, the very top of their careers, 888 01:03:33,760 --> 01:03:35,640 battling for the lead. 889 01:03:36,720 --> 01:03:38,480 I was catching Michael. 890 01:03:40,120 --> 01:03:42,040 And he would have known that. 891 01:03:50,560 --> 01:03:55,080 There was something in the way he opened the door in that corner. 892 01:03:58,840 --> 01:04:01,719 And I got suckered into a move. 893 01:04:01,720 --> 01:04:04,879 Oh, Hill's off! Hill's off! 894 01:04:04,880 --> 01:04:07,719 Oh, disaster, what has happened to Damon Hill? 895 01:04:07,720 --> 01:04:09,439 Oh, he's hit. The two cars have collided. 896 01:04:09,440 --> 01:04:11,279 Damon has tried to pass Michael Schumacher. 897 01:04:11,280 --> 01:04:13,880 And the two cars collided. 898 01:04:18,720 --> 01:04:20,479 Full back page of The Sun. 899 01:04:20,480 --> 01:04:22,880 It says the words "prat". 900 01:04:24,120 --> 01:04:26,399 And it's a quote from your team boss, 901 01:04:26,400 --> 01:04:28,480 the guy that employs you. 902 01:04:32,120 --> 01:04:34,280 That hurts. 903 01:04:36,000 --> 01:04:38,160 (PRESS CLAMOUR) 904 01:04:41,000 --> 01:04:44,879 WALKER: Damon Hill needs to get up to Michael Schumacher 905 01:04:44,880 --> 01:04:48,479 and get past him to improve his World Championship chances. 906 01:04:48,480 --> 01:04:51,919 Oh, and Hill hits Schumacher. 907 01:04:51,920 --> 01:04:53,879 They both go off! They both go off. 908 01:04:53,880 --> 01:04:56,800 This is a repetition of Silverstone. Amazing! 909 01:05:01,560 --> 01:05:04,079 The second time now I'm in front of Damon. 910 01:05:04,080 --> 01:05:07,999 And he took away the possibility for me to extend the lead too. It's him. 911 01:05:08,000 --> 01:05:11,079 Well, fundamentally, that was a mistake from Damon Hill. 912 01:05:11,080 --> 01:05:13,119 I think he underestimated 913 01:05:13,120 --> 01:05:15,279 where Michael Schumacher was going to break. 914 01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:17,039 The disgusted, 915 01:05:17,040 --> 01:05:20,120 angry Michael Schumacher walks back with Damon Hill. 916 01:05:22,400 --> 01:05:26,879 INTERVIEWER: Damon, your opinion's important for us. 917 01:05:26,880 --> 01:05:28,959 Because we only have Schumacher's view. 918 01:05:28,960 --> 01:05:31,919 Alright, I'll say something. Yeah, OK. 919 01:05:31,920 --> 01:05:34,719 I just wanna know why Michael was going so slowly. 920 01:05:34,720 --> 01:05:37,759 Why does he suddenly go so slowly in the middle of the chicane like that, 921 01:05:37,760 --> 01:05:40,159 you know? He was going flat out, 922 01:05:40,160 --> 01:05:42,159 every lap up until then we're going to flat out. 923 01:05:42,160 --> 01:05:45,799 And then suddenly he's going about 20ks an hour slower. 924 01:05:45,800 --> 01:05:48,600 The peak of it came in Suzuka. 925 01:05:51,600 --> 01:05:53,839 I had a nightmare race. 926 01:05:53,840 --> 01:05:58,320 WALKER: Off goes Damon Hill, bouncing across the gravel. 927 01:05:59,240 --> 01:06:02,159 And this time, he is out of the race. 928 01:06:02,160 --> 01:06:04,160 Well, words fail me. 929 01:06:10,760 --> 01:06:12,599 And I remember going to the changing room. 930 01:06:12,600 --> 01:06:15,320 And there was Frank and Patrick on one side of the room. 931 01:06:18,360 --> 01:06:21,440 I suddenly thought, "I want to cry. 932 01:06:28,880 --> 01:06:31,920 It's gone so badly I wouldn't blame them if they sacked me on the spot." 933 01:06:37,800 --> 01:06:39,720 And I did go into a depression. 934 01:06:42,480 --> 01:06:44,680 (APPLAUSE) 935 01:06:45,800 --> 01:06:49,240 It was just that kind of cycle of confusion. 936 01:06:50,280 --> 01:06:52,520 "Why is this happening to me?" 937 01:06:54,200 --> 01:06:57,359 Why did you run off two times at the same corner? 938 01:06:57,360 --> 01:07:00,320 Aren't you frustrated? Yes. 939 01:07:01,240 --> 01:07:04,080 (LAUGHS) 940 01:07:05,280 --> 01:07:07,199 So, it's really funny to see you laughing. 941 01:07:07,200 --> 01:07:08,959 Well... 942 01:07:08,960 --> 01:07:11,760 if you don't laugh, you cry. So, it's better to laugh. 943 01:07:13,600 --> 01:07:17,039 Are there sometimes moments in your life when you want to stop racing? 944 01:07:17,040 --> 01:07:21,359 Er, well, there's been a few this year. (CHUCKLES) 945 01:07:21,360 --> 01:07:24,080 Thank you. OK? 946 01:07:39,200 --> 01:07:42,600 Damon was just 21 when I met him. 947 01:07:44,960 --> 01:07:48,440 It's not that long ago that his father had died and... 948 01:07:51,160 --> 01:07:53,759 ...there was something about his seriousness 949 01:07:53,760 --> 01:07:57,839 and the fact that he was a survivor of this awful thing. 950 01:07:57,840 --> 01:07:59,760 And he was still standing. 951 01:08:02,200 --> 01:08:04,959 I thought, "I'll be OK with him. 952 01:08:04,960 --> 01:08:07,839 I'll be absolutely OK with him." 953 01:08:07,840 --> 01:08:11,839 Because I think he understood something about life that 954 01:08:11,840 --> 01:08:15,000 most of the people around me at the time had no understanding of. 955 01:08:19,240 --> 01:08:23,040 (KIDS CHATTER) (KID CRIES) 956 01:08:26,040 --> 01:08:28,039 I had a lovely childhood. 957 01:08:28,040 --> 01:08:29,959 And when my dad died, 958 01:08:29,960 --> 01:08:33,320 it all went horribly to pieces. 959 01:08:40,600 --> 01:08:42,759 And the rest of my time has been spent 960 01:08:42,760 --> 01:08:45,000 trying to put it back together again. 961 01:08:47,200 --> 01:08:50,879 Was I a racing driver just simply because my dad was one? 962 01:08:50,880 --> 01:08:53,159 I felt I had to go through all of this pain 963 01:08:53,160 --> 01:08:55,560 to put right everything that went wrong. 964 01:08:56,960 --> 01:08:59,080 But the truth is not that simple. 965 01:09:01,520 --> 01:09:05,560 You can't go back and fix things. That's the bottom line. 966 01:09:11,960 --> 01:09:15,159 You can make facsimiles of what was in the past, 967 01:09:15,160 --> 01:09:17,280 but you can't go back and fix things. 968 01:09:19,800 --> 01:09:21,880 Before I can start being me... 969 01:09:24,280 --> 01:09:27,920 ...before I can be the person that is not just copying his dad... 970 01:09:29,240 --> 01:09:32,399 ...not just a facsimile, not just an echo, 971 01:09:32,400 --> 01:09:35,280 I needed to let go of the past. 972 01:09:44,440 --> 01:09:48,120 Well, there you go, Dad. 973 01:09:49,480 --> 01:09:51,719 (PEOPLE CHATTER) 974 01:09:51,720 --> 01:09:54,280 I'm a bit nervous. Got a knot in my stomach. 975 01:09:56,000 --> 01:09:58,440 Be a big disappointment then for you if he didn't win. 976 01:10:00,040 --> 01:10:03,240 No. As long as he's back safely, I don't mind. 977 01:10:04,520 --> 01:10:07,519 But deep down, you want him to be the fastest runner here, don't you? 978 01:10:07,520 --> 01:10:09,919 No, I don't want him to be a competitive person at all. 979 01:10:09,920 --> 01:10:12,120 I want him to enjoy his life. 980 01:10:14,160 --> 01:10:16,279 You don't think he can enjoy his life by winning? 981 01:10:16,280 --> 01:10:18,519 I don't want him to always feel that just because 982 01:10:18,520 --> 01:10:20,879 he hasn't been the best at something that he's failed. 983 01:10:20,880 --> 01:10:23,400 I think that's a terrible thing to happen. 984 01:10:25,160 --> 01:10:27,240 (CROWD CHEERING) 985 01:10:29,760 --> 01:10:33,799 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 986 01:10:33,800 --> 01:10:36,480 Georgie is a constant. 987 01:10:44,560 --> 01:10:48,359 She's not someone who values the things 988 01:10:48,360 --> 01:10:50,960 that a lot of people think are important. 989 01:10:55,160 --> 01:10:57,439 She could take it or leave it, the World Championship. 990 01:10:57,440 --> 01:11:01,400 But she was very aware of how much it meant to me. 991 01:11:04,680 --> 01:11:07,000 PRESS: Damon! Damon! (CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING) 992 01:11:08,120 --> 01:11:13,239 WALKER: The 1996 Formula 1 World Championship Grand Prix season 993 01:11:13,240 --> 01:11:16,000 will be starting here at Melbourne. 994 01:11:17,160 --> 01:11:20,319 Frank Williams said that you were a different man when you arrived. 995 01:11:20,320 --> 01:11:22,599 What happened then? (PEOPLE LAUGH) 996 01:11:22,600 --> 01:11:24,919 Oh, I don't know. Er... 997 01:11:24,920 --> 01:11:28,279 I met my wife really, that was one thing. 998 01:11:28,280 --> 01:11:30,559 She came out and, er... 999 01:11:30,560 --> 01:11:32,520 She's obviously a good influence on me. 1000 01:11:35,040 --> 01:11:38,160 How do you win a championship? You've got to win the first race. 1001 01:11:39,280 --> 01:11:41,680 I just became practical. 1002 01:11:43,040 --> 01:11:46,919 Don't get involved in any issues. Just focus on your job. 1003 01:11:46,920 --> 01:11:51,280 WALKER: New track. New cars. New engines. 1004 01:11:53,000 --> 01:11:55,639 Major driver changes. 1005 01:11:55,640 --> 01:11:58,760 Michael Schumacher, who has gone to Ferrari. 1006 01:12:00,200 --> 01:12:04,600 Damon Hill's new teammate, Jacques Villeneuve, in pole position. 1007 01:12:05,600 --> 01:12:08,159 Jacques got pole for his first ever Formula 1 race, 1008 01:12:08,160 --> 01:12:10,039 which is an amazing achievement. 1009 01:12:10,040 --> 01:12:12,600 But I was not prepared to let him have that. 1010 01:12:13,520 --> 01:12:15,879 Damon Hill's all over the back of Villeneuve. 1011 01:12:15,880 --> 01:12:17,959 There's obviously a lot of fraught competition 1012 01:12:17,960 --> 01:12:20,799 between these two. The gloves are off. 1013 01:12:20,800 --> 01:12:23,479 Michael had gone to Ferrari, and they weren't quite ready yet. 1014 01:12:23,480 --> 01:12:26,320 He wasn't that competitive. So, it was between me and Jacques. 1015 01:12:27,440 --> 01:12:32,600 Damon Hill takes the lead ahead of Jacques Villeneuve. 1016 01:12:34,960 --> 01:12:37,039 Victory in Australia for Damon Hill. 1017 01:12:37,040 --> 01:12:40,319 And he's equalled his great father. 1018 01:12:40,320 --> 01:12:44,959 Fourteen Grand Prix wins for son and father. 1019 01:12:44,960 --> 01:12:47,839 I won the first three races in the season. 1020 01:12:47,840 --> 01:12:50,319 I can't really describe it. 1021 01:12:50,320 --> 01:12:53,039 It's been a long time since I've been leading the championship. 1022 01:12:53,040 --> 01:12:55,479 Obviously, I just feel top of the world at the moment 1023 01:12:55,480 --> 01:12:57,399 I mean, it's great. 1024 01:12:57,400 --> 01:13:00,679 ("Three Lions" by Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightening Seeds ON RADIO) 1025 01:13:00,680 --> 01:13:02,480 ♪ It's coming home 1026 01:13:02,640 --> 01:13:04,399 ♪ It's coming home 1027 01:13:04,400 --> 01:13:06,039 (SINGING ALONG): # It's coming 1028 01:13:06,040 --> 01:13:08,119 BOTH: # Football's coming home 1029 01:13:08,120 --> 01:13:10,159 ♪ It's coming home 1030 01:13:10,160 --> 01:13:11,479 ♪ It's coming 1031 01:13:11,480 --> 01:13:13,600 ♪ Football's coming home... ♪ 1032 01:13:14,800 --> 01:13:18,319 The next race was the Monaco Grand Prix. 1033 01:13:18,320 --> 01:13:20,639 MAN: Hi, Damon. Damon. 1034 01:13:20,640 --> 01:13:22,799 How are you doing? 1035 01:13:22,800 --> 01:13:25,839 Damon, what does Monaco mean to you, 1036 01:13:25,840 --> 01:13:28,319 especially concerning the success of your father here? 1037 01:13:28,320 --> 01:13:30,679 It's a great record that he had. 1038 01:13:30,680 --> 01:13:34,359 He won five times, which was beaten by Ayrton, he won six times. 1039 01:13:34,360 --> 01:13:38,239 I'd like to win here and then it would be Hill six and Senna six. 1040 01:13:38,240 --> 01:13:42,239 (LAUGHS) But, erm... I think I'd like to win just for myself. 1041 01:13:42,240 --> 01:13:45,399 WALKER: Alesi is 28 seconds behind Damon Hill. Hill, there, 1042 01:13:45,400 --> 01:13:48,039 continues to have this race totally under control. 1043 01:13:48,040 --> 01:13:50,040 (ENGINE ROARING) 1044 01:13:58,840 --> 01:14:02,480 And he's confident. He's really achieved new levels this year. 1045 01:14:10,720 --> 01:14:13,800 And smoke out of the back of the Williams! 1046 01:14:16,880 --> 01:14:19,439 Damon Hill out for the Monaco Grand Prix! 1047 01:14:19,440 --> 01:14:22,440 He was not destined to win this race. 1048 01:14:33,440 --> 01:14:37,240 I knew that it's never going to be plain sailing from beginning to end. 1049 01:14:44,680 --> 01:14:47,359 I always knew that there was a middle bit of the season 1050 01:14:47,360 --> 01:14:50,840 where your nerves are tested and your confidence could be shaken. 1051 01:14:52,320 --> 01:14:54,799 Especially if you don't expect it. 1052 01:14:54,800 --> 01:14:58,079 Damon Hill's future in Grand Prix motor racing 1053 01:14:58,080 --> 01:15:00,359 has been thrown into doubt after being dropped 1054 01:15:00,360 --> 01:15:02,759 by his Williams Renault team for next season. 1055 01:15:02,760 --> 01:15:05,279 Hill, who leads this season's Drivers' Championship, 1056 01:15:05,280 --> 01:15:08,279 had been negotiating a new contract with the team. 1057 01:15:08,280 --> 01:15:10,759 Frank phoned me up and told me, "Listen, 1058 01:15:10,760 --> 01:15:14,439 I'm just here to tell you that we've got to do what's right for the team 1059 01:15:14,440 --> 01:15:17,399 and that we've got a German driver coming, 1060 01:15:17,400 --> 01:15:20,040 and you don't have a drive with us for next year." 1061 01:15:26,320 --> 01:15:29,599 I'd like to give you the opportunity here today to speak to me, 1062 01:15:29,600 --> 01:15:32,279 ask any questions you have, so that over the weekend 1063 01:15:32,280 --> 01:15:34,559 I can concentrate on the job of winning the race. 1064 01:15:34,560 --> 01:15:37,239 If you want to fire away, then I'm ready for it. 1065 01:15:37,240 --> 01:15:41,919 WALKER: Damon, the world at large would expect you to feel hurt, 1066 01:15:41,920 --> 01:15:45,599 downcast, angry, disillusioned. 1067 01:15:45,600 --> 01:15:47,560 What are your feelings? 1068 01:15:52,000 --> 01:15:55,639 In a correct world, you'd be judged on your performances 1069 01:15:55,640 --> 01:15:57,719 and that would be rewarded 1070 01:15:57,720 --> 01:16:00,000 with another opportunity to show what you can do. 1071 01:16:01,160 --> 01:16:03,879 This deal was done at the end of '95, 1072 01:16:03,880 --> 01:16:08,199 and it was linked to a long-term plan for Frank to get BMW engines. 1073 01:16:08,200 --> 01:16:11,559 German driver, BMW engines. 1074 01:16:11,560 --> 01:16:14,599 And you're just a pawn in that game. 1075 01:16:14,600 --> 01:16:16,520 (ENGINES REVVING) 1076 01:16:17,920 --> 01:16:20,959 WALKER: Hill's got away well. 1077 01:16:20,960 --> 01:16:24,280 I'd got away, and now I'm fired up because I've been sacked. 1078 01:16:26,520 --> 01:16:29,079 Damon Hill has impressed mightily. 1079 01:16:29,080 --> 01:16:32,640 This must have been the most difficult weekend of his career. 1080 01:16:41,520 --> 01:16:44,199 I get a bit of a gap when I suddenly think to myself, 1081 01:16:44,200 --> 01:16:46,799 "OK, Damon, calm down. You're driving like a maniac. 1082 01:16:46,800 --> 01:16:49,239 Just knock it back a notch." 1083 01:16:49,240 --> 01:16:52,760 And I come up to this chicane, all the focus went. 1084 01:16:56,480 --> 01:16:59,399 Oh! Look! Look! Look! 1085 01:16:59,400 --> 01:17:01,719 He's hit the... It's Hill! 1086 01:17:01,720 --> 01:17:03,599 It's Damon Hill! 1087 01:17:03,600 --> 01:17:05,480 He's out! 1088 01:17:13,840 --> 01:17:17,919 You can see from the way he is holding his head 1089 01:17:17,920 --> 01:17:20,600 that's he's absolutely distraught. 1090 01:17:23,280 --> 01:17:25,480 It was my mistake. I got caught out. 1091 01:17:29,360 --> 01:17:33,680 But... I thought, "I'm not done yet." 1092 01:17:36,120 --> 01:17:38,280 (CHILD FUSSES) 1093 01:17:39,880 --> 01:17:41,640 Give Daddy a kiss night night. 1094 01:17:42,720 --> 01:17:44,439 (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) 1095 01:17:44,440 --> 01:17:45,679 'Last race.' 1096 01:17:45,680 --> 01:17:47,439 Good girl. Sweet dreams. Night, night. 1097 01:17:47,440 --> 01:17:48,719 'I got one more chance.' 1098 01:17:48,720 --> 01:17:50,199 Have a nice sleep. 1099 01:17:50,200 --> 01:17:52,080 (TENSE MUSIC) 1100 01:17:53,720 --> 01:17:56,159 Anything can happen. Damon can make a mistake. 1101 01:17:56,160 --> 01:17:58,519 The car can break down, and that can happen to me as well. 1102 01:17:58,520 --> 01:18:01,119 So, until the last lap... 1103 01:18:01,120 --> 01:18:03,560 of the next race, we'll fight for it. 1104 01:18:08,560 --> 01:18:10,999 Stepping into the car, 1105 01:18:11,000 --> 01:18:13,439 even though I hadn't had much sleep, as I could not sleep, 1106 01:18:13,440 --> 01:18:16,920 I just thought, "I've done everything I possibly can do. 1107 01:18:18,440 --> 01:18:22,639 I've given 100%," you know. 1108 01:18:22,640 --> 01:18:24,400 I honestly had. 1109 01:18:40,840 --> 01:18:43,760 I didn't care about the doubts of others. 1110 01:18:48,120 --> 01:18:49,880 I just thought, "I want to win." 1111 01:18:56,760 --> 01:19:00,879 WALKER: The Japanese Grand Prix is... go! 1112 01:19:00,880 --> 01:19:05,080 And a brilliant start by Damon Hill, and Villeneuve has been passed. 1113 01:19:08,240 --> 01:19:10,040 (INAUDIBLE SPEECH) 1114 01:19:14,400 --> 01:19:16,919 COMMENTATOR: And what a superb start there from Damon Hill. 1115 01:19:16,920 --> 01:19:19,039 His relief will be absolutely enormous 1116 01:19:19,040 --> 01:19:20,879 because not only has he got away first, 1117 01:19:20,880 --> 01:19:23,839 he will know that Villeneuve is well back in his mirrors. 1118 01:19:23,840 --> 01:19:27,999 And there is Jacques Villeneuve, and he's down in sixth position, 1119 01:19:28,000 --> 01:19:30,920 so he really has got it all to do. 1120 01:19:33,720 --> 01:19:36,799 Damon has got to play it very cool indeed 1121 01:19:36,800 --> 01:19:39,119 as Gerhard Berger comes right up alongside him 1122 01:19:39,120 --> 01:19:43,159 and goes over the curb at the chicane. Damon Hill rebuffed him 1123 01:19:43,160 --> 01:19:45,959 but at the same time kept the Williams clear of the Benetton, 1124 01:19:45,960 --> 01:19:48,000 and look at the gap he's pulled out. 1125 01:19:52,560 --> 01:19:54,839 Damon has really got a great opportunity now. 1126 01:19:54,840 --> 01:19:57,679 Things looking very, very good indeed. 1127 01:19:57,680 --> 01:20:00,159 Ooh, watch it Jonathan, we've all said that. 1128 01:20:00,160 --> 01:20:04,399 Remember at Monza, Damon Hill was in the lead, 1129 01:20:04,400 --> 01:20:07,319 commandingly, and on lap six, he hit that tyre barrier. 1130 01:20:07,320 --> 01:20:09,920 Well, there are no tyre barriers to hit here. 1131 01:20:16,360 --> 01:20:19,600 And here is Damon Hill, race leader. 1132 01:20:22,440 --> 01:20:25,479 (WHEEL GUNS WHIRR) (ENGINE REVS) 1133 01:20:25,480 --> 01:20:29,039 Damon Hill is going to rejoin, is he, just in front of the Ferrari? 1134 01:20:29,040 --> 01:20:31,600 Yes, he is! 1135 01:20:33,960 --> 01:20:37,399 Wow! That is in full face of Jacques Villeneuve. 1136 01:20:37,400 --> 01:20:42,240 Now things are really, really getting hot in Japan. 1137 01:20:43,440 --> 01:20:46,319 Damon, he needs to keep pushing on pretty hard because 1138 01:20:46,320 --> 01:20:50,360 he will know he can't underestimate that Canadian teammate of his. 1139 01:20:53,960 --> 01:20:57,080 And that is... Villeneuve! It's Villeneuve. 1140 01:20:58,560 --> 01:21:01,439 The wheel goes past him. It goes over! Into the crowd! 1141 01:21:01,440 --> 01:21:04,720 Oh, my goodness. I do hope that nobody was hurt. 1142 01:21:07,920 --> 01:21:11,400 ENGINEER: "Jacques is out. Jacques is out of the race." 1143 01:21:15,960 --> 01:21:18,200 Going round, they said, "Jacques out." 1144 01:21:20,280 --> 01:21:22,559 And they said, "Well done, you're world champion." 1145 01:21:22,560 --> 01:21:24,320 (EMOTIONAL MUSIC) 1146 01:21:40,680 --> 01:21:43,199 Les Jones, who's one of Damon Hill's mechanics, 1147 01:21:43,200 --> 01:21:45,799 said they've passed on the good news to their driver, 1148 01:21:45,800 --> 01:21:47,999 but Damon has not responded at all. 1149 01:21:48,000 --> 01:21:50,919 He's concentrating very hard on the job in hand. 1150 01:21:50,920 --> 01:21:55,280 Yeah. That's called keeping your mind on what is really happening. 1151 01:21:57,720 --> 01:21:59,680 ENGINEER: "This is the last lap, Damon." 1152 01:22:10,920 --> 01:22:13,240 It's a long road. 1153 01:22:14,200 --> 01:22:18,320 And you can say it started when my dad died. 1154 01:22:31,440 --> 01:22:34,479 The teams in their blue-and-white caps, 1155 01:22:34,480 --> 01:22:37,439 matching the helmet of Damon Hill, 1156 01:22:37,440 --> 01:22:40,960 which matches the helmet of his great father, Graham Hill. 1157 01:22:44,400 --> 01:22:46,599 He is almost home. 1158 01:22:46,600 --> 01:22:48,359 This is something that many people 1159 01:22:48,360 --> 01:22:50,439 didn't think could possibly happen today. 1160 01:22:50,440 --> 01:22:54,479 They thought Damon would drive a cautious race. But he fought. 1161 01:22:54,480 --> 01:22:57,479 He fought from second on the grid, he passed Jacques Villeneuve, 1162 01:22:57,480 --> 01:22:59,920 he took the lead, he stayed there. 1163 01:23:08,440 --> 01:23:11,160 Damon Hill exits the chicane... 1164 01:23:13,400 --> 01:23:16,479 ...and wins the Japanese Grand Prix. 1165 01:23:16,480 --> 01:23:18,479 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 1166 01:23:18,480 --> 01:23:22,120 And I've got to stop because I've got a lump in my throat. 1167 01:23:37,120 --> 01:23:40,079 I had just literally completed the mission. 1168 01:23:40,080 --> 01:23:42,560 (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) 1169 01:24:21,840 --> 01:24:24,960 And suddenly... the impact hits me. 1170 01:24:25,960 --> 01:24:27,759 Hits me what I've done. 1171 01:24:27,760 --> 01:24:31,280 What I've been able to drag out of myself. 1172 01:24:33,800 --> 01:24:36,000 You're aware of the journey that you've been on. 1173 01:24:37,640 --> 01:24:40,680 And then also how much I miss my dad. 1174 01:24:41,640 --> 01:24:43,520 Daddy! 1175 01:24:46,880 --> 01:24:51,680 And how much he would like to have known about his son. 1176 01:24:53,760 --> 01:24:55,479 But... 1177 01:24:55,480 --> 01:24:59,040 in some other curious way, you kind of feel like he does know. 1178 01:25:01,200 --> 01:25:04,080 ANNOUNCER: Well done to Damon Hill, the new world champion. 1179 01:25:13,280 --> 01:25:16,279 (THRILLING MUSIC) 1180 01:25:16,280 --> 01:25:19,840 (PERSON WHISTLING) 1181 01:25:20,800 --> 01:25:22,960 (MUSIC CONTINUES) 1182 01:25:29,360 --> 01:25:33,680 (KIDS CHATTER) (LAUGHS) 1183 01:25:44,960 --> 01:25:47,520 GEORGIE: Three, two, one... 1184 01:25:49,080 --> 01:25:50,999 (SOFT MUSIC) 1185 01:25:51,000 --> 01:25:54,480 Subtitles by Sky Access Services www.skyaccessibility.sky