Do they make ’em like they used to? I was mulling this question while putting the finishing touches to a special issue of Motor Sport, which goes on sale later this summer and celebrates the life of Sir Jackie Stewart, who turns 83 on June 11.
It takes us through a remarkable career from that famous Goodwood F3 test in March 1964 to his three world titles, embracing wonderful tales from his days in F2, Can-Am and the Tasman Series. We finish his competitive career with a look at Stewart Grand Prix, not perhaps his most illustrious period but it did give me an opportunity to relive our columnist Johnny Herbert’s day of days at the European Grand Prix of 1999, when he scored an unlikely victory for the team. The entity that was Stewart GP exists today as the Red Bull F1 team, meaning that Jackie is a permanent part of the history of that supremely successful operation.