Formula One Features — August 1997

Every driver in Formula 1 is fast and yet only handful of them are ever able to win Grands Prix. Winning is not just about speed, it is something which requires a variety of different talents in a driver.

Damon Hill still wants to win races and at the Hungarian Grand Prix he proved that he can do it - even if his second place result was ultimately a disappointment. The World Champion has not given up hope with Arrows. He led the race in dominant fashion and looked certain to win but then - with three laps to go - he suffered hydraulic problem which deprived him of control of the throttle and the gears. He was stuck in third. If it had been fifth he might still have won because he was half a minute ahead of Jacques Villeneuve, but in the end the French-Canadian was able to get ahead on the last lap.