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Damon Hill
Only started watching around 97/98, so only real knowledge is based on interviews, SkyF1 punditry (where he's less of a dick than Johnny Herbert, which is a bit of a low bar to be fair), and that Pizza Hut ad with Murray Walker.
Would also probably throw Button in there also with the "Champions who weren't a dick", though I recall him being a bit of an arse in the early 00's. Maybe we need another list for "Champions who weren't a dick (but were a bit of an arse)". Also damn fortunate to be a WDC!
mmccarthy
Damon Hill? Deffers not a dick in my book. Would've won two WDC if Schumacher hadn't deliberately driven into him at Adelaide. Like he tried to with Villeneuve, but failed.
I'm all for hard racing, but when you get to the point where you'd rather deliberately drive into another car than lose, you're a dick. And I put Senna, Schumacher and Verstappen in that category without hesitation.
Win fair, or don't win. Winning by foul play is losing.