Honda Banking On Suzuki Success

[Senna 0]

Hill didn't become a shadow of his former self until 1999 in my opinion.

I think he was driving just as good as he was in 1996 in 1997 and 1998.

I think his consistency and motivation dropped significantly after 1996. He could still be fantastic, seen at Hungary 1997 or Spa 1998, but his average performance was worse then it was pre-1997.

He made an awful number of mistakes in '98 as I recall... Anyway Mika was on top form then and would have beat him.

Mika would have beaten him but Damon didn

[ButtonGod 0]

I'm not convinced but its a real shame that we couldn't get to see it.

[Senna 0]

I'm not convinced but its a real shame that we couldn't get to see it.

A shame yes

[bajo39 0]

A shame yes

[pumpdoc 2]

It would have been a shame yes, to have seen Damon in F1 for another year, surely declined further still from his patchy '98 form.

Indeed..........

[nojvnof1 0]

Damon drove pretty well after a shocking first half of the year for both him and the team. Once they got their car working, Damon was flying, even finishing P6 in the final driver's standings I believe.

[Jem of the Shire 0]

The only mistake I remember in 1998 for Hill was his spin at silverstone, when it was p**sing it down. The first few races werent great, r schumacher kept outqualifying him, but the second half he drove very well, and made a brilliant move on frentzen at suzuka on the last lap to ensure that jordan got 4th in the ch'ship!

[nojvnof1 0]

that was a fantastic move. Damon was driving so well that year, especially in the second half of the year when the car was very very quick, I was shocked at how quickly his motivation seemed to disappear.

[Senna 0]

that was a fantastic move. Damon was driving so well that year, especially in the second half of the year when the car was very very quick, I was shocked at how quickly his motivation seemed to disappear.

Yes. So was I.

[nojvnof1 0]

Has he mentioned in his book the reasons for his sudden lose of motivation? I'd have thought it would have been pretty high in 1999 as the car was very good, or maybe he just didn't want to drive fast in circles anymore, it happens.

[Jem of the Shire 0]

Going into 1999 he appeared to be more motivated than ever. But in the first race his team-mate was brilliant and came 3rd, then after that it just kept going downhill, except belgium where he qualified 4th and really went for it, but still only trailed home 6th, it hurt me a lot, especially in japan where he had a dismal final race. What is this book by the way? I want it

[nojvnof1 0]

Not sure, but if I recall correctly I recall Senna mentioning something about reading one of his books.