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"It's difficult
to say why he was so special, but he had such a charisma, you know, with his cap, his
moustache and his sense of humour. He would sit in the sun, enjoying a beer and when the
fans came he would listen to them all and have a joke with everybody. Even the French were
charmed by him, and you know sometimes we are not so good with humour."
Rosie Bernard, proprietor of the legendary Rosie's Bar,
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"Graham enjoyed Indy because he
enjoyed all the American hype. He loved Americans. That was the fun side of Graham, you
see."
Bette Hill, wife and mother of
Damon Hill |
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"Over the years Graham has jotted
all the problems he has encountered into a little black notebook. When he goes to a
circuit he simply flips the pages and finds out what problems to expect and how the car
should be set up to beat them; this way his motors are always in perfect order."
From Hailwood by Mike Hailwood and Ted Macauley (Cassell,
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