Damon Hill Interview and Speed Lap - Top Gear - BBC

[Quadro2k]

F1 was never the same when Damon left, I was gutted. I was 8.

[yuxc]

why's he so sweaty? lol

[cave79ster]

My FAV driver.......from the era WITHOUT AUTOMATIC GEARBOX.....the MAN's ERA

[Marcus666Sund]

@cave79ster *cough COUGH* , The Williams FW15 had many driver aids and nearly all cars after had semi-automatic...

[psimino]

@wakomaniac45 : Who's Mark Wahlberg ? Is he a better journalist than Clarkson ?

[Klamsy4Life]

thats one tall guy in the audience lol

[kr0pp]

the shittiest f1 driver according to top gear's f1 leaderboard

[bandp2]

I like many don't think so. MS has a history of trying to crash his way to the title do you not remember the 1997 European GP.

Nothing anyone can say will take away the fact that MS is not a Champion like Senna, Prost, Mansell. Your FIA conspiracy doesn't fly.

[joshhhieee1]

5:50 :D

[Phoenix1664]

Damn would make an awesome Doctor Who! haha

[stmch777]

A true champion.honest and humble.

[MagicAyrtonforever]

Fantastic bloke Damon, you are a multiple Gentleman's champion!

[wellend89]

oo, it's a bit dangerous, init? - you're driving, you're driving, you're driving...

[ant0586]

what a gent

[Adamserush]

нормальный  чувачек!

[cllcn888]

HE IS A FUCKING HERO

[3forte]

I can't help but notice the big, tall, black dude on Jeremy's right hand side. Wow, he's tall!

[dkdadlh]

in what year was registered this episode?

[nonecks]

@dkdadlh 2005

[HekateMGO]

Demon Mountain!! GRAAAWWWRRRR!!!!

[ivanovsd]

a board for f1 drivers,so the wrc has nothing to offer,Loeb can pwn them all

[tomleat6]

@ivanovsd don't be a fucking idiot, hamilton, kubica, vettel, button, alonso, massa, schumacher and barrichello would destroy him lol

[ivanovsd]

@tomleat6 yeah as seen so often in the ROC,this people are nothing without their F1 cars,this is my opinion pls dont reply i dont care,i just dont care

[Jaiv74]

My favorite!!! I love this guy so much better than Fernandito....

[chrismarkbicknell]

I have to admit that I never used to be a fan of Damon. However, I totally changed my opinion after the 97 hungary GP when he performed miracles in that Arrows car. What a driver. What a champion.

[wakomaniac45]

Why does Mark Wahlberg's interview have almost ten times more views

Shame on all Top Gear and F1 fans for this

[MurphysLaww]

@wakomaniac45 cuz he's funky...

[00Billy]

Reminds me of a British Eric Bana...lol

of is Eric an Aussie Damon?

[Nippon1971]

Awesome guy !!!!!!!

[Sam1621]

his idea at around 232 is idea. watch everyone be overtaking like piquet in 1986

[bongnavaro24]

Thumbs up if your a Big fan of Damon Hill

[blainyrules]

@bongnavaro24 'gives thumbs up from me, dad, grandad, and 2 uncles'

[soberek]

Who was the next F1 driver on the list?

[roywhiteo5]

hes as sweaty as i would be

[IrlamGreen]

Top Lap, Top Driver and Top Bloke!!!

[Suprahampton]

5:49... what a brilliant look...

[mosspower1]

what its that tube thingy stuck to jeremys headrest?

[thesunreport]

@mosspower1 looks like an air-con tube....i think it must be summer looking at the clothes that they're wearing so that's my guess! : )

[thesunreport]

@mosspower1 i think it's an air conditioning feed for jeremy...look at how sweaty damon hill gets.....jeremy stays cool!!

[kaur55]

what american GP are they talking about XD

[fenitz1991]

@kaur55

Is the 2005 American GP, when Michlen announced that there tires have a problem and ar not save, so in race day, all the teams with Michlen tires, made there warm up lap and then entered into the pits, instead of lining on the grid. Only Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi started that race, they were using Bridgstone.

[reptongeek]

@fenitz1991 What made it worse was that Bernie Ecclestone said at the French GP a fortnight later, 'Maybe all of them should have been on Bridgestones'

That would have been a great idea if only Max Mosley had suggested AT THE TIME!!

[ssssroryssss2]

I WANT TO SHOOT THAT PEDIGREE DOG!!!!!!

[chtafrach]

Damon Hill was the last gentleman in formula 1. He was the toughest adversary for Schumacher. I always loved his style of driving. Very class.

[chrisbokbok]

@chtafrach

Mabye, but i think Weber is there

[Scili666]

Damon is such a sissy and no real Racer... "i had all that... drifting at 300... dont need that anymore."

Go and do never come back, looser.

[wgcpfc]

@Scili666 have you been a dick all your life....

[Scili666]

@wgcpfc

sure^^

[ff7walkthru]

@Scili666 woah you miss typed a whole sentance you meant to say Damon is such a real racer, come back winner

[lmabr]

@Scili666 loser

[vgiannadakis]

Very nice guy, always liked him! And supported him when he was racing. So down to earth and respectful.

[REI02021809]

Hill's face at 5:50.

[geds7]

1994 F-1 WORLD CHAMPION

[blainyrules]

@geds7 and '96

[JIMIHENDS]

@blainyrules

he only won it once , mansell won it 1994

[JIMIHENDS]

@blainyrules

sorry mansell won it 1992

[xLCB1975x]

At the time he was racing i didn`t like the man(mainly cause i`m a Schumi fan),but i must admit he`s a really nice bloke.....

[emiliopacino]

Damon Hill great champion!!!!!

[bandp2]

THE 1994 WORLD CHAMPION! DAMON HILL!!!!!!!!!!

[JIMIHENDS]

@bandp2

wrong mann , 1996 , shucmacher won 1994 and 1995 

[bandp2]

@JIMIHENDS no flies on you moron! and its schumacher learn to spell dummy!

and he won by cheating u dumb fuck

[JIMIHENDS]

@bandp2

i got letters mixed up qand called me a dumb fuck , go on name rest of f1 champions , i can i doubt you can

[bandp2]

@JIMIHENDS sorry im not on the drugs u are so i have no idea what the fuck your point is dickhead. Try writing a reply that makes sense.

[jonchapple]

@bandp2 1996

[bandp2]

@jonchapple dude I know when he won the WDC! I was makeing the point that he was the real 1994 WDC regardless of that other cheating prick! Michael Schumarcher! Its not hard to make a mistake on the WDC!

[jonchapple]

@bandp2 Sorry mate I wasn't thinking! Completely agree with you, glad he didn't get away with doing the exact same thing to Villeneueve in '97

[bandp2]

@jonchapple yeh I agree

[VideoHorst]

@bandp2 noob

[bandp2]

@VideoHorst Fuck that hurt my feelings! You sound like a good example for the pro abortion argument!. I bet your parents are now for abortion after having you!

[VideoHorst]

@bandp2 dont worry. there is always space for new members in the Michael Schumacher premium fanclub. Its so big, that they can handle any fan :)

[bandp2]

@VideoHorst yeh u sound like a Schumacher toolbag!

[stevenanthony1987]

@bandp2 he won the title 96

[bandp2]

@stevenanthony1987 no really!!! no kidding!!!!!!!! I need to take that out its obvious that some clowns just cant understand sarcastic comments!

[stevenanthony1987]

@bandp2 there's no need for that mate.

[bandp2]

@stevenanthony1987 lol yeh I guess your right prob went too far with my reply to you but I have had load of personal and public post by ppl telling me that Im a noob or an idiot because because of my sarcastic comments (but still think it should be true), so sorry for the name calling stevenanthony. :)

[stevenanthony1987]

@bandp2 no probs about the name calling im used to it, and try to ignore ppl who calls you an idiot and other unpleasant things, its not worth getting worked up over it.

[SuperBrain82]

@bandp2 damon hill world champion 1996

[bandp2]

@SuperBrain82 yeh mate I know that! you may be best thinking why someone would write the comment that I did when its perfectly obvious and easy to access who the appointed 1994 Champion was.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know who was the Champion and who the real Champion was!

[SuperBrain82]

@bandp2 Adelaide was an accident can happen accidentally like many others in racing! michael in 1994 showed that he deserved the title! it also shows the number of wins! then remember well that has been penalized under the guise of an irregular flat bottom! was a ploy to reopen the FIA championship that now for the turtle damon was compromised! Formula One does not know shit

[jgda9rs]

been looking for this episode. thanks for uploading it

[shitpissbuttocks]

I like him more now that he has longer hair.

[CriminalKASH]

once again a pole position for damon hill ..like in 96 xD

[NesoDomino]

I love English. Not Broken English (american english) :D

[Suprahampton]

I LOVED the look on his face as he was approaching hammerhead LOL

[slapntickle26]

im related to damon hill! i looked him up i didnt think he was such a famous person haha :) cool!!!

[Suprahampton]

@slapntickle26 You didn't know he was world champion???

[slapntickle26]

@Suprahampton LOL no i didnt! wow he's soo fricking cool!!! haha! i only found out like a week ago when my dad told me, when i asked him if i was related to anybody famous but im only related to him by law

[gtfour93]

At 5:48 - D. Hill should have received some style points for this.

[LaddieGalicia]

he's the stig

[adzriee]

Formula 1 American Gran Prix

What are they on about?

[TotalMotorsports]

@adzriee Year 2005.

[adzriee]

@TotalMotorsports Well, what happened then?

[ace71711]

@adzriee it was a few years ago all but a few teams pulled out of the race do to tire problems. the bridgestone where falling apart within a few laps. so there was i think only four cars that raced it was pretty bad. but keep in mind this also hase happened in nascar causing scheduled 25 lap pit stops because the tires fell apart after that.

[mutechemist8]

@ace71711 actually the teams with bridgestones raced,the other 14 teams using michelins dint start due to safety concerns.

[basmikiemike]

@ace71711 Hi ace, it was actually 6 cars, and the problem was the high speed banked corner, most teams wanted a chicane made there to reduce the high speed and so the tirewear....However Bernie said no cause we all know that bernie gives shit about the drivers safety...imagine a tire blow in a banked corner at tremendous speeds.....If I was a F1 driver I would have kissed my teamboss for not letting me start.... oh and by the way, DAMON THANKS FOR SOME GREAT F! YEARS.

[shitpissbuttocks]

@basmikiemike It wasn't that Bernie said no, but there was one team that would not agree to any terms or conditions, and that team was Ferrari. Ferrari didn't let any changes happen, the FIA didn't press them because they were Ferrari and the race was a farce.

[callexh]

its only the first corner he dont drive like the stig as I can see

[tomnryan006]

Mansell did a 1:44.6. Hill was slow.

[Stimor]

Hill was fast.

[weatherallc05]

fucking hell he still had it. fast as hell

[kulkarnirishabh]

i started watching this video all ready to hate him after the schumacher/hill drama, but he is just seems so humble and such a nice person...have to say my opinion has been changed

[gweflj]

@kulkarnirishabh Don't know how you could hate him after that. Schumacher was the wanker in that 'drama'.

[5AMM0608]

@kulkarnirishabh jeremy Clarckson says something about the American Grand Prix formula 1 in the start of the interview...wat was all that about..wat did happen????

[Myrvold]

@5AMM0608 The Michelin Tyres didn't last many laps, all the Michelin cars went into the pit. Only the 6 Bridgestone cars (Ferrari, Jordan and Minardi) raced.

[5AMM0608]

@Myrvold

yeah now i remember... Jean Todd refused wen Bernie Eccelstone thot of the idea of having a chicane in the final corner...i thot it was sumthng to do with the time wen Damon hill use to race...lol

[Myrvold]

@5AMM0608 Woah, talk about writing the way you speak, not very easy to get for someone who doesn't have english as his first OR second language...

Well, it was the Michelin teams that came up with the chicane, not Bernie.

[5AMM0608]

@Myrvold oops ..sorry..i thought that you must be American or European...

[Myrvold]

@5AMM0608 European doesn't equal english as first or second language :) You've surely heard the rally guys from Norway talk english ;P

[5AMM0608]

@Myrvold i really dont how is the english with the Europeans or Americans coz i'm from India and have never been to West.

[chisafa053]

lol

[superjames565653]

2.45 ....somehow it got sorta cum, cumfused

[iserg2010]

На отдельную досочку аж повесил(:

[mallamoozoo]

Damon Hill had the best team-mates of all time - Senna, Prost and Mansell. That's stiff opposition!

[mallamoozoo]

@mallamoozoo OK - Mansell was team mate just for a few races in 94 - but Hill was Willaims test driver in 92 - Mansell's big year at Williams.

[CCAAASSSCCAAAA]

Has anyone else noticed that he's sweating quite a lot. If he's nervous he hides it very well. His forehead and under his eyes look very damp.

Anyway. Nice interview.

[akNoWTF]

@CCAAASSSCCAAAA

He's sweating cause it's hot, this was 26th of June. I remember seeing Jeremy sweating there in the studio in summer, and he's surely incapable of being nervous.

[ace71711]

@akNoWTF if you look jeremy has what i think is a a/c vent in his chair.

[SkinNplum]

damon hill..... legend!

[sandhika911]

magnisium... lol

[Kaizer147]

for some reason, old F1 drivers all has the look of a legendary person, and stylish. Modern F1 drivers all looks the same to me...May be their name and reputation make it seems that way, but that is what i feel. Does anyone here feels the same?

[simoncase]

@Kaizer147 Yeah I agree. Damon strikes me as a really genuine sort of guy aswell, definately got alot of respect for that guy, he has to work ridiculously hard to get where he was

[ariell92]

@Kaizer147 the thumbs up you got answer your question lol

[kallo182]

@Kaizer147

Yes i know what you mean, but he is an Old Man, its Clear that he is more Carismatic that the young Boys like Hamilton or Vettel....co.

But in 20 Jears when Vettel and Hamilton are Old Man to, i think they will be the same Carismatic than Damon or Michael today.

[superfrog1977]

@Kaizer147 MONEY IS THE ANSWER

[urmo345]

@Kaizer147 Modern F1 drivers are often on their early 20's and there's the reason, such youngsters are not often developed their own distinctive style or looks. Give them a time.

[pander094]

Saw Him at Croft Like a year a go

Just taking photos of his Son driving all by himself he should keep driving he's really fast .....

[318turbo]

What a truly great and down to earth guy Damon is...

[Commanderblutwurst]

real sportsman and a nice guy :-)

[kxjack]

@Commanderblutwurst

He has many fan in Italy even today !! maybe he don't know it :)

[nukiwimet]

He got a little bit of a sweat on, when jeremy started on F1, @ 0:52 lol

[dave41184]

hot lights maybe?

[schpongled]

LEGEND

[rafa281]

his humbleness reminds me of some of the greats such as Fangio and most of those guys back in the day

[kweli25]

Stupid show where the audience is standing all the time....lol...no, the show's actually great, kidding.

[f1forlife]

what a nice guy what a champion

[carbonfreak989]

@f1forlife no he didnt let schumacher pass in suzuka in 1997 when he was about to be lapped

[calco150]

what the hell is hat thing in jeremy's head rest??

[podiceps]

I suspect he made himself some kind of air-co...

[lukeo24]

He made that chair. Lol thats why.

[markko17]

@ 1:26 Damon says, "There's a lot of politics in Formula 1"

REALLY!!! Politics in Formula 1!!! I'm shocked!!!

[asumazilla]

Did Schumacher do the lap in the reasonably priced car as well?

[stetobin]

nope

[alexattack0]

i think so but i believe his lap was complete shit

[johnjohn2604]

He did....and he didn't know how to drive stick shift....so yeah. hahah, it was very funny :P

[quadling]

I think he refused(or Ferrari stopped him), he just turned up to drive the Ferrari FXX and pretended to be the Stig for a bit. :o)

[alancsalt]

Watching the driving in that lap - not the stig - different attack on the corners.

[TheSwed]

Why are you talking about how Damon is on the stage. Let's talk about his lap and stuff. I think he could push that car even further if he would get another lap.

[Koulnis]

Here's a theory for you. Damon is sweating. Perhaps the lights, perhaps midsummer. But how convenient that Jeremy is not sweating... and he has an air duct tucked into his headrest!

[obsidianpirate]

I can see tension... look at his hands, he tries to stretch them as far as he can, his fingers are always moving and touching other fingers... I could say he's suffering from scenic panic?

[n00ne2k]

God , this is an old clip. I think it's from series 6 or 7.

[DoMN15]

why was he sweating so much? is it warm in the studio? LOL

[alphawinger]

yes, they are under a dozen of spotlights and that is getting pretty hot

[USGiorgi]

LOL he looked like Zidane when sweating so much.

[nigmar]

Why is this Damon guy sweating like a pig? The guy looks like he's running a fever.

[lauwer]

i guess its the lights..and over the years he must have developed a seriously well adjusted heat conductivity system internally, since things can get extremely hot inside those F1 cockpits!!

[punksnaxa]

pigs don't sweat!

[m4dm3th0d]

i heard they use multiple stigs, so who knows? he probably was the stig for a while...

[iPodFixer]

Ben Collins

[HaxorLee]

That's how i driver everyday to work.

Damn i need to get a shot on Top Gear :P

[lectrickmusic]

Legend

[Pacione620]

Damon Hill or Damon Stig?? ;-)

[jamie9000001]

ive been looking for this interview for ages

[8stewiegriffin]

not a type of guest to fit the new las-vegas-x-factor style top gear, he is the type of guy I`d love to spend my spare time with. Modest, knowledgeable and blistering quick.

[warikplaya]

interviews are sooo gay... Post reviews!

[unknownorigin84]

Now that was quick!

[mossessian]

that lap is alittle ambarrasing for an f1 driver

[bimmerm3freak]

not relly with a car like that u can only do so well

[xxdmdxx]

he prolly did not try for a reason... if a proffesional driver were to dominate the score board, how will anyone else beat it? Think back to Schumacer

[BStrike012]

So is your spelling.

[Bluzer86]

Now that`s a driver, cool stuff.

[watermelon4]

there's definitely more than one stig

for instance, the lorry challenge

i'm not sure even shumacher knows how to powerslide a lorry

[Corkoth55]

fastest time i've ever seen xD