NEWS INTERNATIONAL RACING SITE
Source: BBC Ceefax
Date: December 31
Subject: New Year honours list

Formula One star Damon Hill enjoyed a golden year in 1996 and it has been given extra sparkle with an OBE. Hill won eight Grands Prix to finally become world champion after twice finishing runner-up in previous years. He was subsequently voted BBC Sports Personality for the second time in three years. The first man to congratulate Hill was the voice off BBC motor sport Murrey Walker. "I'm absolutly delighted for him. He's a great friend," he said.