MOTORSPORT
Damien Smith
THE RACE OF HIS LIFE
A new event is raising money for Sir Jackie Stewart’s biggest battle
RACING LINES
Stewart won 27 races in 1965-1973 F1 career and still drives today
“Better”. That’s how the oldest living Formula 1 world champion describes grand prix racing today compared with his own colourful but deadly era. “It’s safer, more global, more people are watching it,” says Sir Jackie Stewart. “I still love going to the grands prix. Just look at the quality of the major sponsors…”
Stewart always did have an eye on the money, didn’t he?
This year, he plans to attend “18 or 19” of the 23 grands prix scheduled in his sponsor roles for Rolex and Heineken. He’s 82, by the way.
But surely he wouldn’t swap his glorious time, when he raced against his friends Jim Clark, Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt, for today’s circus? “Well, I might have quite liked driving that Mercedes!” he quips. “I might have won the odd race. You never know…