Guestbook

As can be seen, Damon has always had a huge following of loyal fans from all over the world. It has been a delight for me to talk to the many, many of them who have been in contact through the site.

With the end of Damon's Formula 1 racing career, my web site has also come to a close. I will therefore no longer be accepting comments for the Guestbook. However, I would still very much like to hear from fellow fans, so please continue to e-mail me as before.

Finally, you can view some of the older Guestbook comments in the 1998 Archive.

name: john golder
email: john.golder@lineone.net
comments: 1999 is going to be an incredible year for F1. Everyone on Bridgestone tyres, Ferrari verrrry hungry, BAR and Villeneuve an unknown quantity, and Damon in a potentially superb car and driving better than ever. Good luck for '99' Damon, I'll be rooting for you. And happy New year to all you F1 fans.

name: Steve Hamer
email: stevehamer@hotmail.com
comments: An excellent site. Well done David. It's nice to see Damon still has such a strong following throughout the world. Spa '98 will be repeated.

name: dave catt
email: dave@catt57.freeserve.co.uk
comments: New to the net I find all things racing very interesting (including motorcycle racing) Thanks, Dave.

name: Elisa
email: alfrbrag@tin.it
comments: I'm an italian fan of Damon. I like he very much, i think he is the best in the world. I would like meet he.... but i know that is impossible!!!!!

name: James Hudson
email: james@hudsonhull.freeserve.co.uk
comments: Lets see you win in 1999....

name: BRIAN WEBSTER
email: BRIAN@122SWINDON38.FREESERVE.CO.UK
comments: VERY ENJOYABLE READING KEEP US ALL UPDATED FOR 1999. CHEERS

name: Christopher Parry
comments: A very well written peice of insight. Greatest driver ever? Yes definetely. Why do people slag him off? A true gentleman in every sense of the word. I reckon he should of become champ in 1994, no thanks to Michael Schumacher. Anyway, great site hope theres more like it could do with some more pics.

name: Gary Collier
email: gary@eregion.demon.co.uk
comments: Superbly informative and well written site - keep up the good work.

name: onk+ianex+pl2
email: pl2@tin.it
comments: Damon Hill is nice and i love him +By Ianex+

name: Michel Driessen
email: michel.driessen@skynet.be
www: http://users.skynet.be/sky35493
comments: Congratulations with your tribute Damon Hill. Indeed, I couldn't agree more. Damon Hill is the most underestimated driver of the 90's. Everybody seems to forgett that Damon Hill is one of the best drivers of the 90's. Only Schumacher won more races in this decate. And there will be nobody who will reach 22 victories before this year is over. I am convinced that Damon Hill will repeat his Belgian result of 1998 in 1999. The new Jordan 199 has a great potential. To Adrian Newey's opinion, the Jordan is the best car at the moment, except for the McLaren. In Melbourne Damon drove spendid results in free practice. Only traffic problem were the reason he wasn't in the top 5 on the grid. The way he was treated by Frank Williams at the end of 1996, is ununderstandable. Who fires a World Champion ? Only Frank Williams does. Ask Nigel Mansell. I sincerely hope (in fact I am convinced) we'll see many more good results of Damon Hill.

name: Cas Poldermans
email: poldermans@multiweb.nl
www: http://www.multiweb.nl/~poldermans
comments: Hi. It is really a good site and keep up the good work! I hope Hill will win races in 1999 and will be driving for many years and maybe win an other World Championship! Please visit my Damon Hill Fan-page too. Greetings, Cas (15 male from The Netherlands)

name: Mathieu Souphy
email: Mathieu.Souphy@advalvas.be
www: Jacques Villeneuve Page comming soon...
comments: Hi man, this is the completest Damon site I ever saw. I had make a work about him for school, and I found everything I needed. Really great site man, keep on going. Meanwhile, Villeneuve is my favourite driver, but Damon is my second choice. Hoop he will show good performances. Thx.

name: Leroy
email: lmtorr@intekom.co.za
comments: Go Damon Go 99 will be yours again. Damon is One of the Greatest drivers (Personalities and fathers) of F1 and I belive He will Do well this! He has my support!! Let the british Knight Him!!!

name: Craig Hildebrandt
email: craigf1@icon.co.za
comments: Good site, Damon Hill will always be Number 1.

name: Rich Kenchington
email: f1paradise@hotmail.com
www: F1 Paradise
comments: Damon is the best he deserves to go far this season. If you want more in fo on F1 and links to official F1 sites (Jordan, mclaren, Williams etc..) visit F1 paradise

name: Wim en Odette Emans
email: wim.odette.emans@wxs.nl
comments: I am a big Damon Hill fan. My son is born on 8 06 1998 his name is Damon. sorry my Englisch is not so good

name: Pierre
comments: It`s sad that Damon Hill will retire from F1. I still remember the fight betwen Damon and Michael. I will never forget Damon as a race driver and a true gentleman.

name: John Michaels
email: john@jmichaels.freeserve.co.uk
comments: I like your web site and particularly your tribute to Damon Hill. May I add a personal message to Damon on his retirement? Having followed your career in Formula One, I was saddened to hear of your retirement. I can understand your reasons and agree that family is first. Over the last couple of years, the racing has become boring to watch with little real overtaking. The pit stops have rendered the drivers input less important and reduced the interest to the level of penalties at a football match draw. May I offer our thanks for the enjoyment of your driving skills and sportsmanship and condolences that the pass two years have not given the opportunities for performance. We wish you, Georgina and your children all happiness in your retirement. From my wife and myself. Formula One racing will be lessened by your absence. John Michaels

name: Bart Vandevelde
email: buzzin_hornet@excite.com
www: The Damon Hill Website
comments: Hello David, Great site you have here!!! Thanks for helping me out with my questions concerning Damon's pre F1 career. You really have a very interesting site, congratulations!
Feel sorry Damon will retire... hopefully his English fans will - no matter what the result in Silverstone will be - support him like they've never done before! I feel sorry he has to leave, he made a great contribution to F1.... he was often underrated, but we may not forget his 22 victories and his WC in 96!!!!!!! Damon, you're still the best. cu Bart

name: hondadamon
email: keith@imweasel.freeserve.co.uk
comments: Damon will be sorely missed by all his fans worldwide.Young or old.

name: brian potter
comments: Best of luck on your retirment

name: Kamen Nikolov
comments: I think Damon is the best driver in F1. I'm happy that he didn't retire because I think he can give a lot to the competition

name: Ileana
email: ileanasalogni@hotmail.com
www: http://www.homestead.com/damonhillthebest/mainpage.html
comments: I think your site is really nice. I love Damon Hill, too! He's really wonderful both as driver and as person. I'm part of the italian fan club and everyone who wants to join it can write to my e-mail address. I've also created a web site for out club: visit it!

name: Mark Francis
email: Mike@Francisclan.freeserve.co.uk
comments: I agree that Damon is very under rated by fans that have started supporting people like Mikka Hakkinean because he is winnitng, we should stick to OUR own drivers like Hill, like Coulthard, like Irvine and drivers that aren't realy regonised as doing well like Herbert.

name: Jonathan Vanherberghen
email: daniel.vanherberghen@pandora.be
comments: this is a great page. I live in belgium, and was in Spa last year, when he won, it was one of the greatest moments in my life. thank you damon, for giving me that. i'm gonna miss you in the formula one *snif*

name: Patrick Thoma
email: pattho@freesurf.ch
comments: I'm a very big Fan from Switzerland. The Season 2000 and the future of Formula 1 will be missing someone, DAMON HILL. I wish him and his family for the future all the best!!! I will miss him.

name: Mark Blokzijl
email: damonmhill@hotmail.com
www: http://travel.to/damonhill
comments: This is a really good Damon Hill site, it's better than the one a have, verry nice.

name: Casper Ferwerda
email: casper-ferwerda@planet.nl
comments: I am Casper Ferwerda and great fan of Damon Hill, since he drived in the F3000. I am comming from the Netherlands (I am not a great fan of Jos Verstappen) and I am 16 years old. For me, Damon is also the BEST FORMULE 1-DRIVER EVER!!. I visit Damon Hill-sites on the Internet a lot, so I have also visit your site. It is a good op-tu-date site, but the only thing I have missed are videos/sounds of Damon. I have seen this on other sites. I wish you good luck with your site, and maybe I can see the last news of the GP of Europe, where I am going to, on your site. I am looking forward to an answer, Casper

name: montana
email: fidde_63@hotmail.com
comments: Very good site....all the credits to webmaster.....im workin about damon hill in school so this was a very good site to fin information bout Hill....nowhere else on the i-net i have found so much facts about damon. thx

name: Graham Clark
email: Graham.Clark@GClark.Freeserve.co.uk
comments: A sad day for all British fans now that Damon Hill is no longer driving.
Personally I blame the FIA and their silly and dangerous grooved tyres.
If they were still using slicks the cars would be both faster and safer, and drivers like Damon would feel confident enough to show their true potential. Lets face it if you were given tyres for your road car that were designed not to hold the road properly, any one with any sense would take the bus.
My point is that the most important things on any car, are tyres and brakes, so why have the FIA made them inferior and useless in a sport were such things are even more essential.
Obviously Damon’s the only driver with enough sense to see this, and so he has decided enough is enough. Good luck to him in what ever he does from now on. F1 will be a sadder place without him.
All the best
Graham.

name: Rob Woodfine
email: mansell@icon.co.za
comments: Great Site! Who the heck are we going to support now?

name: Ilia Jufa
email: f1@f1.net.ru
comments: HI from Russia

name: Phil Jocelyn
email: mainline@pjocelyn.swinternet.co.uk
comments: Loved the web site! The forthcoming 2000 F1 season does not hold the same excitement for me now that my hero has gone......but not forgotten. I shall never forget Suzuka '96, Hungary '97 or Spa '98. Thankyou for all the years you put into F1, Damon, you have made a mark on my life.
Best wishes to you and your family.

(The messages below are from 01/01/2000 onwards - David)

name: Pat Watterson
email: nomadwataOg@supanet.com
comments: Hi! Have just found your great site. Have been a Damon fan since he first started in f1 and am a member of his supporters club. Was at Silverstone last year, and, for the first time ever went to an "away" race - at Spa! What a great time we had. Am sorry Damon's decided to retire - hope you don't decide to "retire" your pages seeing as how I've only just got here!