The Observer
Damien Smith gains some insight from Damon Hill on what British sporting heroes endure - and in the absence of anything new to write about Lewis Hamilton, a new motor racing star emerges...
Funny how your perspective can change, isn't it? This time 10 years ago Damon Hill was a true-blue British sporting hero. He was back-page news for the papers and felt the full force of pressure that comes with a nation's expectations.
It was something that, at times, when things were going badly, he resented.
Now he is witnessing the emergence of a new British hero, who looks certain to have the same impact on his country's collective conscience - and perhaps surpass Hill's fame and success.
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