'And I've got to stop, because I've got a lump in my throat'

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Damon Hill won the world championship on this day in 1996, becoming the first son of an F1 world champion to also win the title. Hill triumphed with victory at Suzuka in his final race for Williams, having lost out to Benetton's Michael Schumacher in 1994 and 1995. The result saw Hill follow in his father Graham's footsteps, and led to the iconic line from commentator Murray Walker as Hill crossed the line: "And I've got to stop, because I've got a lump in my throat."

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.