🤩“Phil Hill, who raced for Ferrari with von Trips, was a reliable and very intelligent driver. He had come from sports car racing and worked as a mechanic in California for a while. I wouldn’t call him a genius, but Hill was a confident and consistent driver, especially on high-speed tracks. He loved long, tight turns and long straights; he didn’t like twisty tracks where you had to drive very precisely all the time. Phil was only error-free on fast tracks. He raced for Ferrari for 10 years and became world champion in 1961.” 🤩
Enzo Ferrari “My Terrible Joys”.
Today, the 1961 champion, winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona (1964), three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1958, 1961, 1962), three-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring (1958, 1959, 1961) would have turned 98 years old.
