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Two-time F1 world champion Graham Hill was born on this day in 1929. Hill - who was killed in a plane crash at the age of 46 - won the title in 1962 and 1968, with the latter an important achievement for Lotus following the death of Jim Clark earlier that year. The British driver was victorious around the streets of Monaco five times in the 1960s, earning him the nickname 'Mr Monaco'.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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