\nNow however, we have the power of the internet and social media, where any clip or memory can be retrieved. This time we have Hill\u2019s former colleague on the grid to thank for a nugget of F1 history, after Heinz-Harald Frentzen shared a video of the champion’s near miss with a dog. <\/p>\n
\nThe former F1 driver posted a clip of Hill\u2019s encounter with the Hungarian hound on social media, tagging the champion in it and writing: \u201cDamon Hill nearly hit a dog at the Hungarian GP 1994. Do you remember?\u201d <\/p>\n
\nIn the video<\/a><\/b>, Hill was seen driving around the Hungaroring in the wet, when an imposing black hound trotted onto the main straight and into the path of the British driver.
<\/p>\n \nThankfully, before Hill reached the animal at full-speed, the dog was led away by an observant marshal and a yellow flag was waved.
<\/p>\n \nClearly astounded by the clip that had escaped his memory, Hill shared the video and wrote: \u201cBlow me down with a feather! I have no recollection of that!\u201d
<\/p>\n Hill and the 1994 F1 championship \n1994 was a significant year for Hill in F1, where he found himself as Williams\u2019 lead driver following the tragic death of team-mate Ayrton Senna<\/a><\/b> at Imola.
<\/p>\n \nAs the season progressed, Hill was embroiled in a fierce title battle<\/a><\/b> with Michael Schumacher, aided by a series of mistakes from the then Benetton star.
<\/p>\n \nHill managed to close the gap in the championship after Schumacher was given a two-race suspension and lost his race victory at the Belgian GP, with the fight for their first world title going down to the wire in Adelaide, one point separating the two drivers.
<\/p>\n \nHowever, their title fight ended under controversial circumstances when Schumacher hit the wall, with Hill trying to pass his damaged Benetton only for the German to turn in on the Williams<\/a>.
<\/p>\n \nBoth drivers retired from the race, but Schumacher held the point advantage and was crowned champion for the first time in 1994.
<\/p>\n \nNeedless to say, with the hunt for a first world title and his tense rivalry with Schumacher, Hill can be forgiven for forgetting a near encounter with the Hungarian hound.
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Hill came close to the F1 title in 1994<\/p>\n