The 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans did not look as though it would be a walkover for Phil Hill, the number one driver of the Ferrari works team and 1961 Formula One World Champion. Born in Miami, Florida, on April 20, 1927, the Santa Monica, California, resident had joined Scuderia Ferrari in 1956. By 1962, 35 years old and at the height of his competition career, Hill could look back at three F1 victories (Monza 1960, Spa 1961 and…
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