Phil Hill remains the only American-born driver to win the Formula 1 World Championship, taking the title in 1961 with Ferrari — a victory shadowed by the death of his teammate Wolfgang von Trips in a collision at Monza that same season, a crash that also killed 15 spectators.
Phil Hill remains the only American-born driver to win the Formula 1 World Championship, taking the title in 1961 with Ferrari — a victory shadowed by the death of his teammate Wolfgang von Trips in a collision at Monza that same season, a crash that also killed 15 spectators.