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'Naive' Hill recalls shock of losing his Williams seat

Damon Hill has been talking candidly about the circumstances that led to his spilt from Williams at the very moment that he clinched his world championship. Hill had missed out on the title the previous season to Michael Schumacher, but finally took the prize in 1996 - only to find himself immediately cast aside by team principal Sir Frank Williams despite having won eight of the 16 races. "[The final victory in Japan] was tinged with sadness because when I got out of the car I knew that was the very last time I would drive for Williams. "I couldn't believe it. I just thought, 'How does this world work?'" he said in a video interview with Auto Motor Und Sport, which was...
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