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Above: The two-seater McLaren (a sneak
preview of what ITV viewers saw the following day when Murray Walker
& Martin Brundle’s drive in it was shown)!
Above: Jacques Villeneuve, sporting
purple hair at a race meeting for the first time that weekend, chats with
FIA president Max Mosley outside the Williams transporter.
Above: Michael Schumacher had just been
ferried to the trade mall area of the circuit near the Autosport Tower,
for a live interview which I listened to on Silverstone Radio whilst
standing with my camera at the fence. Soon after it finished,
predictably he turned up and came through the gates back into the
paddock; he wasn’t signing autographs but I managed to catch him when he
turned to acknowledge the chorus of Michael, over here!
calls.
Above: Jacques Villeneuve signing
autographs for the lucky people with paddock passes who get to go on the
other side of the fence from ordinary fans! But JV did come and sign
some of our programmes too.
Above: Damon Hill doesn’t look very
happy, in fact I was rather surprised that he didn’t make any effort even
to acknowledge his fans who were waiting there for him, rather just
walking straight past with a glum expression. Even his friend Peter
Boutwood shows a glimmer more happiness! Last year and previously, I’ve
heard second-hand that Damon’s been extremely friendly and outgoing to
the fans (as he was when I saw him at Thruxton, see Damon Hill page); I’m sorry that this is my
only picture showing him other than in the car. Still, his next day was
better as he qualified 7th for the race, but in the (very wet) race he
was the first retirement when he spun coming out of the 2nd-gear
Brooklands corner on lap 13.
Ralf Schumacher wearing a lovely jumper…
Johnny Herbert, cheerful as ever (despite his
increasing problems in the Sauber team), came over to sign pieces of
paper for his fans; he’s seen here directing them to the designated
‘Autographs’ hole in the wire fence.
Above: Heinz-Harald Frentzen took the
time to sign autographs for everyone who wanted one. His
pairing with Damon Hill for 1999 at Jordan combines the two dryest wits
and finest gentlemen in F1.
Above: Jean Alesi. I wish they didn’t
have to have that fence there…
Above: As the sun sets at 9 pm, Alex Wurz
is chased out to the FOA (Formula One Association) car-park, where he
patiently agrees to stand and be photographed with one of his many fans.
Eddie Irvine maintains that When we’re at a race weekend, there should
be a rule that you don’t stop drivers for autographs or pictures —
y’know, we’re very busy, we’ve got a job to do.
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