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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Liam Llewellyn

Damon Hill hated "claustrophobic" F1 cars before becoming world champion

Damon Hill may have become one of Britain's finest F1 drivers, but he has admitted he didn't find the transition to racing on four wheels all too easy.

The Brit enjoyed a very successful career at the highest level of motorsport, becoming world champion in 1996 with Williams before leaving the sport at the end of the 1999 season. Prior to succeeding within F1 though, he developed a passion for racing motorbikes.

During an appearance on the Fuelling Around podcast, he explained when his love for racing on two wheels began and how he transitioned to racing on four, which he did not initially enjoy. "I saw two brothers riding this monkey bike round and, obviously, part of my brain is going: 'That looks fun' and I must have said 'Can I have a go?'" Hill said.

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