Damon Hill returns to Williams 30 years after successful the F1 World Championship with the group in 1996.
Hill will take up an envoy function at Williams alongside fellow F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve and three-time W Sequence champion Jamie Chadwick.
The 65-year-old Briton took up the place, successfully changing Jenson Button, weeks after the 2009 world champion left the function to hitch Aston Martin.
This 12 months marks 30 years since Hill received his first F1 world title with Williams, taking 21 of his 22 Grands Prix wins and 20 pole positions with Williams.
Hill helped Williams win the constructors’ championship in 1994, however that very same 12 months he controversially misplaced the F1 drivers’ title to Michael Schumacher.
Since retiring from F1, Hill has labored as a commentator for Sky Sports activities F1 and extra not too long ago BBC Radio 5 Reside.
“Williams is a extremely particular place to me and is the place a few of the defining moments of my profession occurred,” Hill mentioned.
“I really feel extremely fortunate to have been on this sport and achieved what I’ve achieved, and it’s an actual honor to be again as an envoy.
“This is a chance to have a good time the historical past of the group and assist its custom and future.”
Hill received his first and solely F1 world title in 1996
Williams F1 Group Principal James Vowles mentioned: “We’re delighted to welcome Damon again to the Atlassian Williams F1 Group as an envoy. There are few individuals like him who symbolize this group.”
“Damon performed a decisive function in some of the profitable eras in our historical past, changing into world champion with Williams and abandoning a legacy that continues to encourage the group at present.
“We’re additionally delighted that Jamie Chadwick and Jacques Villeneuve will proceed as ambassadors. Collectively they type a powerful line-up that displays all the pieces Williams stands for: our historical past, our dedication to opening doorways and growing expertise, and our ambition to as soon as once more compete on the highest stage.”
“We’re extraordinarily proud to have people like them representing Williams as we transfer ahead.”
Earlier this month it was confirmed that Button had joined Aston Martin as an envoy regardless of by no means driving for the group throughout his F1 profession. Nonetheless, there was additionally a interval when Button powered his F1 automobiles with Honda.
