It has been announced that Damon Hill, the ex-Formula 1 champion of the world, will join a stellar line up on the new and dedicated Sky Sports F1 channel.
For those of you who don’t remember Damon Hill, he drove for the ‘Irish flagship team’ (or what we claimed as the Irish flagship team) Jordan, owned by Irishman Eddie Jordan, from 1998-1999.
Damon managed to win the drivers championship once in his career back in 1996 for the Williams team. Now, the retired driver is set to return to pit lane as a broadcaster rather than a racer.
Sky Sports Executive Producer for Formula 1, Martin Turner, said: “Damon Hill is a British motor racing legend and has incredible Formula 1 knowledge and insight. He will provide our viewers with not just a driver’s eye view, but also that of a world champion. There aren’t many around and I’m delighted we’ll have Damon with us during the season.”
Speaking about his new role, Damon said: “The plans Sky Sports have for Formula 1 are very impressive particularly the dedicated Formula 1 channel and I couldn’t resist becoming involved. There are so many reasons to be excited about the new season and I can’t wait to get started.”
So what are these ‘reasons’ Damon is excited about the new season? Well, the fact that the gorgeous Georgie Thompson will also host a brand new Formula 1 magazine show each Friday evening during the season is probably one.
For those of you who don’t know Georgie Thompson…
