Sir John Young "Jackie" Stewart, OBE (born 11 June 1939) 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 runner-up, over those nine seasons. He also competed in Can-Am. In 2009 he was ranked fifth of the fifty greatest Formula One drivers of all time by journalist Kevin Eason who wrote: "He has not only emerged as a great driver, but one of the greatest figures of motor racing."
Stewart played as a wing half for junior club Shettleston, then went senior with Dundee and Airdrie in the 1950s and 1960s. Stewart left Airdrie to become manager of Albion Rovers.
He had his greatest success as manager of Dumbarton, taking them from relative obscurity to the quarter-final of the Scottish League Cup, and winning the Second Division of the Scottish Football League in the 1971–72 season. During the next season, he was recruited by St Johnstone to replace Willie Ormond, who had gone on to manage Scotland. St Johnstone struggled badly in the first season (1975–76) of the Premier Division under Stewart, and he left the club in February 1976. Stewart was then appointed manager of Airdrie three weeks later. He held that position until May 1978, when he resigned in protest at the club reducing his coaching staff. After finishing with the game, he went into the motor trade although he still did some scouting work for English clubs. He died relatively early in his forties.
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"If he had retired last year he would have done so as the complete hero, the dominant person,"
"It will be great to work with Rowan as he's a good racer and races in his own cars,"
"He's now walked away, I understand, from that commitment, which is unusual."
"I think Alonso has demonstrated his ability to take on the best of the championship contenders."
"This would double the price after seven years - this is unaffordable."
"From the five years, 1968-73, if you were an F1 driver at that time, there was a very likely chance that you would have died."
"During my time as president we have fought many battles, not least almost annually the one to retain the British Grand Prix."
"You can never stop thinking about safety. There are always new improvements coming along. The people who work in the sport are creative and new ideas like deformable crash structures are fantastic."
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The Galveston Daily News
12 Dec 2024
The Galveston Daily News
12 Dec 2024