JA on F1 podcast: Behind the scenes of a new Formula 1 documentary

A new Formula 1 documentary film launches next week that brilliantly shows both the raw, emotional journey and the lived experience of an eventual world champion. 

It covers Damon Hill’s life from when his idyllic childhood was shattered after his F1 title-winning father Graham Hill died in a plane crash, to finally winning his own championship in 1996.

It’s a story laced with good and bad luck and a burning desire to put right what had gone wrong when Damon’s father died.

What marks out this film is the rawness of the emotion in the storytelling, particularly from Damon and his wife Georgie.

F1 drivers make good subjects because they are so extreme and extraordinary people who do extraordinary things.

The timing is perfect as F1: The Movie hits cinemas this week, telling an underdog story. Damon was a real-life F1 underdog. So what is it really like to lose everything, but come through to triumph? And why did he feel Williams was never really behind him in his title quest?

Damon Hill joins James Allen to discuss the film, along with Sky Sports F1 presenter Simon Lazenby, whose production company Sylverent brought the project to life. And joining them is also Autosport’s Editor-in-Chief Kevin Turner.

'Hill' debuts 2 July on Sky Documentaries.

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