Damon Hill recalls ‘awkward’ moment with ‘embarrassed’ Michael Schumacher

Damon Hill shed more light on his rivalry with Michael Schumacher, and a cap slap which appeared in a recent documentary.

Sky’s recently released documentary, titled ‘Hill’, provides a detailed look into Damon Hill’s racing career and harrowing life story, having lost his multi-time World Champion father Graham Hill in a plane crash, while Damon was only a teenager.

Damon Hill explains ’embarrassed’ Michael Schumacher incident

One piece of footage which attracted particular attention was when Damon’s former title rival – F1 icon Michael Schumacher – gives the victorious Brit’s cap a knock.

Speaking with The Guardian , Hill shed more light on what went down.

“He was embarrassed and didn’t know how to respond to someone who had beaten him,” said Hill. “It was an awkward moment.

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