Sir Jackie Stewart celebrates his 85th birthday

Today Jackie Stewart – Sir Jackie Stewart, three-time world champion – celebrates his 85th birthday. Books have been written and documentaries made about his achievements over the course of his glorious career, so it is hardly worth repeating, but let us recall just one fact from his biography, which is the development of modern Formula 1 has largely influenced and continues to influence.

It was he and his son, Paul Stewart, who founded the Stewart Grand Prix team in 1996, which debuted in the World Championship in 1997. A few years later it was taken over by the Ford company and the team became known as Jaguar, and in the autumn of 2004 the owners changed again and Red Bull Racing entered the start of the following season for the first time. .

Since then, its drivers have become world champions seven times, it has six constructors’ championships to its name and today it is not often remembered who founded the team from Milton Keynes. But in vain!

In Scotland, a special event is being held in his honor: in Levengrove Park in the city of Dumbarton, where the future famous racer was born, fans of all ages will gather and walk along the route, which is exactly 1973 meters long, since in 1973 he won his third title.

But it will also be a charity event, with participants raising and donating money to the Race Against Dementia foundation, set up by Stewart after his wife was diagnosed.

Because Sir Jackie always prefers tartan in his clothing – a traditional Scottish checked pattern – everyone is advised to take this into account when choosing their equipment.

When sports heroes are honored in their home countries, that is always a good thing. F1News.ru joins in congratulating the legendary Scottish driver, who will always be remembered in Formula 1 as a person who did a lot to improve the safety standards of motorsport.