"It's difficult
to say why he was so special, but he had such a charisma, you know, with his cap, his
moustache and his sense of humour. He would sit in the sun, enjoying a beer and when the
fans came he would listen to them all and have a joke with everybody. Even the French were
charmed by him, and you know sometimes we are not so good with humour."
Rosie Bernard, proprietor of the legendary Rosie's Bar,
Monaco
"Graham enjoyed Indy because he
enjoyed all the American hype. He loved Americans. That was the fun side of Graham, you
see."
Bette Hill, wife and mother of
Damon Hill
"Over the years Graham has jotted
all the problems he has encountered into a little black notebook. When he goes to a
circuit he simply flips the pages and finds out what problems to expect and how the car
should be set up to beat them; this way his motors are always in perfect order."
From Hailwood by Mike Hailwood and Ted Macauley (Cassell,
1968)
