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Hill was heart broken saying no to Stewart
Saying no to Jackie Stewart as he felt it was 'a big risk' to drive for a newly-formed team in 1997, Damon Hill says that decision 'broke' his heart. Saying farewell to Williams after winning the 1996 World title, dropped by the team in favour of signing Heinz-Harold Frentzen, Jackie Stewart made a play for Hill's signature. He put together an offer, a 'very good' one, in the hope of signing his friend Graham Hill's son. Hill, however, turned him down as it would have meant joining a brand new Formula 1 team, which he felt at the time was too big a risk. 'He made me a very good offer,' Autosport reports Hill has having said during The Mindset of Champions event hosted by Ignition Human...
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