PlanetF1 on Twitter: "📷 #F1 archive 📷 Damon Hill on the podium with Michael Schumacher in Japan after being crowned World Champion in 1996. https://t.co/MHK2cr7ZVn" / Twitter
![It was sweet to cross the line with Michael Schumacher behind me" - 22 GP winner Damon Hill recalls his long standing rivalry with 7-time world champion - The SportsRush It was sweet to cross the line with Michael Schumacher behind me" - 22 GP winner Damon Hill recalls his long standing rivalry with 7-time world champion - The SportsRush](https://cdn-wp.thesportsrush.com/2022/08/f159dd4e-untitled-design-2022-08-21t145429.431.jpg?w=3840&q=60)
It was sweet to cross the line with Michael Schumacher behind me" - 22 GP winner Damon Hill recalls his long standing rivalry with 7-time world champion - The SportsRush
![Damon Hill posing beside his World Championship Winning Williams FW18 Formula One Car, after performing several high speed demonstration laps of the circuit, at the 2021 Silverstone Classic Stock Photo - Alamy Damon Hill posing beside his World Championship Winning Williams FW18 Formula One Car, after performing several high speed demonstration laps of the circuit, at the 2021 Silverstone Classic Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GB4AEJ/damon-hill-posing-beside-his-world-championship-winning-williams-fw18-formula-one-car-after-performing-several-high-speed-demonstration-laps-of-the-circuit-at-the-2021-silverstone-classic-2GB4AEJ.jpg)
Damon Hill posing beside his World Championship Winning Williams FW18 Formula One Car, after performing several high speed demonstration laps of the circuit, at the 2021 Silverstone Classic Stock Photo - Alamy
PlanetF1.com - #OnThisDay in #F1 history 📅 1⃣9⃣9⃣6⃣ - Damon Hill won the World Drivers' Championship 🏆 He won the Japanese GP to secure the crown, becoming the eighth Briton to win
![Damon Hill in the cockpit of the World Championship winning FW18 Formula One Car, surrounded by members of the Williams Racing Heritage team, at the Silverstone Classic 2021 Stock Photo - Alamy Damon Hill in the cockpit of the World Championship winning FW18 Formula One Car, surrounded by members of the Williams Racing Heritage team, at the Silverstone Classic 2021 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GB3JYK/damon-hill-in-the-cockpit-of-the-world-championship-winning-fw18-formula-one-car-surrounded-by-members-of-the-williams-racing-heritage-team-at-the-silverstone-classic-2021-2GB3JYK.jpg)