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Graham Hill's amazing motorsport legacy

Paying tribute to the man who defied age, critics and injury to earn racing's unofficial Triple Crown. Forty years ago this Sunday, Graham Hill was killed in a plane crash and racing lost one of its great all-’rounders. It seems appropriate that as we consider the exciting possibility of Juan Pablo Montoya attempting to win the sport’s Triple Crown – Monaco Grand Prix, Indy 500 and 24 Hours of Le Mans – we can also reflect on the only driver to achieve that treble. However, it’s important not to forget the five who died with Hill, all members of his three-year-old Formula 1 team. Manager Ray Brimble, designer Andy Smallman, mechanics Terry Richards and Tony Alcock, and hugely...
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