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Borrow A Supercar From Ex-F1 Champ Damon Hill - 09 December 2003
Instead of buying a supercar, like a Ferrari or a Lamborghini, why not ask 1996 Formula One world champion Damon Hill if you can borrow one of his?
The Englishman runs a sports car-sharing club, P1, for those with horsepower, but not megabucks - only about $20,000 a year - on their minds.
'I realised [P1] offered a way round the moral, social and practical dilemmas that accompany a certain level of income,' he told the Motoring Telegraph.
Hill, who hung up his London Rowing Club-coloured helmet in 1999, said there are hundreds of Ferraris sitting under dust-sheets all over the world.
'They are the dream victims,' he said. 'But why go without a supercar if you want one and can afford it?'
Hill's solution was to provide a pool of cars for rev-heads to get behind the wheel of when and if they have the desire 'and the time' to do so.
He said of his scheme: 'You can be flash and yet frugal, fulfilled but not burdened, smart but not smart-arsed.
'It also adds 20 years to your driving experience!'
The 43-year-old says his club members shouldn't feel any less prosperous than those who can afford to splash out their own Jaguars, Ferraris and Alfas.
After all, the former F1 ace - unlike the Schumacher brothers, for example - doesn't own a single car that he raced in Formula One.
'All I have are some wonderful memories of my experiences behind the wheel of some of the most amazing cars ever built. That's all I ever wanted.'
Borrow A Supercar From Ex-F1 Champ Damon Hill - 09 December 2003
Instead of buying a supercar, like a Ferrari or a Lamborghini, why not ask 1996 Formula One world champion Damon Hill if you can borrow one of his?
The Englishman runs a sports car-sharing club, P1, for those with horsepower, but not megabucks - only about $20,000 a year - on their minds.
'I realised [P1] offered a way round the moral, social and practical dilemmas that accompany a certain level of income,' he told the Motoring Telegraph.
Hill, who hung up his London Rowing Club-coloured helmet in 1999, said there are hundreds of Ferraris sitting under dust-sheets all over the world.
'They are the dream victims,' he said. 'But why go without a supercar if you want one and can afford it?'
Hill's solution was to provide a pool of cars for rev-heads to get behind the wheel of when and if they have the desire 'and the time' to do so.
He said of his scheme: 'You can be flash and yet frugal, fulfilled but not burdened, smart but not smart-arsed.
'It also adds 20 years to your driving experience!'
The 43-year-old says his club members shouldn't feel any less prosperous than those who can afford to splash out their own Jaguars, Ferraris and Alfas.
After all, the former F1 ace - unlike the Schumacher brothers, for example - doesn't own a single car that he raced in Formula One.
'All I have are some wonderful memories of my experiences behind the wheel of some of the most amazing cars ever built. That's all I ever wanted.'
