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Jackie Stewart, the “Flying Scot”, was a legendary British Formula One racing driver who won three World Drivers’ Championships and was instrumental in improving the safety of motor racing. After retiring from racing, he became a successful television commentator and commercial spokesman.
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About the Jackie Stewart
Sir John Young Stewart OBE is a British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland. Nicknamed the “Flying Scot”, he competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers’ Championships and twice finishing as runner-up over those nine seasons. He was the only British driver to win three championships until Lewis Hamilton in 2015.
Outside of Formula One, he narrowly missed out on a win at his first attempt at the Indianapolis 500 in 1966 and competed in the Can-Am series in 1970 and 1971. Between 1997 and 1999, in partnership with his son, Paul, he was team principal of the Stewart Grand Prix F1 racing team. After retiring from racing, Stewart was an ABC network television sports commentator for both auto racing, covering the Indianapolis 500 for over a decade, and for several summer Olympics covering many events, being a distinctive presence with his pronounced Scottish accent. Stewart also served as a television commercial spokesman for both the Ford Motor Company and Heineken beer.
Stewart was instrumental in improving the safety of motor racing, campaigning for better medical facilities and track improvements at motor racing circuits. After John Surtees’ death in 2017, he is the last surviving Formula One World Champion from the 1960s. He is also the oldest living F1 winner.
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Jackie Stewart was a British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland, nicknamed the ,Flying Scot,. He competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers’ Championships and twice finishing as runner-up.
Jackie Stewart won three Formula One World Drivers’ Championships during his career, making him the only British driver to win three championships until Lewis Hamilton in 2015.
Outside of Formula One, Jackie Stewart narrowly missed out on a win at his first attempt at the Indianapolis 500 in 1966 and competed in the Can-Am series in 1970 and 1971.
After retiring from racing, Jackie Stewart was an ABC network television sports commentator for both auto racing, covering the Indianapolis 500 for over a decade, and for several summer Olympics covering many events, being a distinctive presence with his pronounced Scottish accent.
Jackie Stewart was instrumental in improving the safety of motor racing, campaigning for better medical facilities and track improvements at motor racing circuits.
Between 1997 and 1999, in partnership with his son, Paul, Jackie Stewart was team principal of the Stewart Grand Prix F1 racing team. He also served as a television commercial spokesman for both the Ford Motor Company and Heineken beer.
After John Surtees’ death in 2017, Jackie Stewart is the last surviving Formula One World Champion from the 1960s, and he is also the oldest living F1 winner.
12 Quotes by Jackie Stewart
- 1.
It takes leadership to improve safety. And I started off the movement in my time, but the person who has done more over the past 20 to 30 years and who has led it is Professor Sid Watkins.
Jackie StewartScottish racing driver
- 2.
I would have been a much more popular Wolrd Champion if I had always said what people wanted to hear. I might have been dead, but definitely more popular.
Jackie StewartScottish racing driver
- 3.
When there is an accident involving fire, in most cases death is caused by the inhalation of the toxic smoke. What we need is air to go to a driver for 45 seconds. I’m surprised that this is not done, and I would make it compulsory.
Jackie StewartScottish racing driver
- 4.
From today I am no longer a racing driver. I’m retired and I am very happy.
Jackie StewartScottish racing driver
- 5.
The years I raced in were fantastic. There was so much change in the cars. We went from treaded tyres to no wings right through to slicks to enormous wings.
Jackie StewartScottish racing driver
- 6.
There is no doubt that Formula 1 has the best risk management of any sport and any industry in the world.
Jackie StewartScottish racing driver
- 7.
In one year I travelled 450,000 miles by air.
Jackie StewartScottish racing driver
- 8.
We were racing at circuits where there were no crash barriers in front of the pits, and fuel was lying about in churns in the pit lane. A car could easily crash into the pits at any time. It was ridiculous.
Jackie StewartScottish racing driver
- 9.
There has been a huge advance in technology, which has improved the safety of the cars incredibly, but there are still some heavy crash impacts and in certain circumstances there is still the chance of fire today.
Jackie StewartScottish racing driver
- 10.
I’m not going away. I’ll still be very much involved in the team but not with the same number of hours. I need to move over and allow the people who are really doing the job the space to do so.
Jackie StewartScottish racing driver
- 11.
We have had more sales for this year’s grand prix than any other, and we have been helped in that by the fact that Jenson had 10 podiums last season and looks like a winner. It is good for British motor racing if he is there and doing well.
Jackie StewartScottish racing driver
- 12.
Cornering is like bringing a woman to climax.
Jackie StewartScottish racing driver