Mezue ahịrịokwu a: Hill gafere ule ịnya ụgbọala ya mgbe ọ dị afọ iri abụọ na anọ, ya onwe ya kọwakwara ụgbọala mbụ ya dị ka "Oké ihe e ji akwagharị ụgbọala. Onye ọkwọ ụgbọala na-achọ ịghọ ọkwọ ụgbọala kwesịrị inwe ụgbọala dị otú ahụ, ebe ọ bụ na ọ na-akụzi ịdị nro, ịdị nwayọọ na atụmanya, nke ka ukwuu nke ikpeazụ ahụ ka m chere!" Ọ nwere mmasị na ọgba tum tum mana na 1954 ọ hụrụ mgbasa ozi maka Universal Motor Racing Club na Brands Hatch na-enye okirikiri maka shilling 5. O bidoro n'ụgbọala Cooper 500 Formula 3 ma tinye aka n'ịgba ọsọ mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị. Hill sonyeere Team Lotus dị ka onye na-arụzi ụgbọala n'oge na-adịghị anya mana ọ na-ekwu okwu ngwa ngwa n'ime kokpiiti. Ọnụnọ Lotus nọ na Formula One nyere ya ohere imepe ya na
1958 Monaco Grand Prix, na-ala ezumike nká na ọkara ọkara.