They passed through the electronic gates of the paddock on Thursday afternoon, both looking as relaxed as the other. Both coming from the other side of the globe but by opposite paths. Damon Hill arrives from Ireland via a two-day stopover in Hong Kong, just to better digest the effects of jet lag. Jacques Villeneuve comes directly from Montreal where, very discreetly, after the tests following the CP of Portugal, he slipped away to devote a few days to his family, his friends and especially to his “girlfriend”. “University studies resumed in Quebec and I hadn’t seen my girlfriend for a month and a half… people didn’t expect to see me there, I took them by surprise and managed to sneak in without making any mistake. waves!” They are causing waves from this moment.
But everything is planned. Cameras, microphones, notebooks and pens are ready. The rest a little less. A huge box of material as a file and Damon Hill is surrounded by the “vultures”, those who want to know everything and pay nothing. Georgie, his wife is not far away, as always. Mobile phone in hand and watch in front of her eyes, she watches for the time at which it is convenient to call the children, who remain in Ireland. A gesture that she repeats every two or three hours… Patiently, her pilot husband repeats what he has often said. “No, I do not agree with those who say that my career will be decided on this race. I think I proved my worth before her. I demonstrated my ra
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