Sir Jackie Stewart 's visit to prison helps dyslexic
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
MOTOR racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart offered hope to prisoners when he visited Saughton Prison.
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
MOTOR racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart offered hope to prisoners when he visited Saughton Prison.
Bulletin.India (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Sir Jackie, who won three Formula One World Championships in the late 1960s and early 1970s, said the deaths of 57 drivers in an 11-year period during his career had a traumatic effect.
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
RACING legend Sir Jackie Stewart has revealed he's still haunted by the deaths of fellow drivers - 36 years after he retired from the sport.
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Max Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone should keep their opinions out of the battle for the FIA Presidency, contends former triple F1 World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart - who champions Ari Vatanen as 'a breath of fresh air'.
Autocar (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
The nicest touch of all came from Rubens Barrichello. The kid who’d grown up just a stone’s throw from Interlagos, who had been inspired by the sight of his great hero Ayrton Senna winning the Brazilian GP there, had just finished Sunday afternoon by failing to win either his home race or the world championship. But that didn’t prevent the oldest driver on the grid from making the...
Five Live Breakfast (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
In the words of the Sugababes we helped to "Push the Button". We've followed the progress of Jenson Button for several years now and he made an audio diary for us. It's been some ride. He didn't win his first Grand Prix until his 113th race and last year it looked as though his Formula 1 career could be coming to an end after his team Honda announced they would not be taking any further...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Jenson Button of Brawn GP has become a Formula One champion in his 10th year on the circuit. SAO PAULO Jenson Button clinched his first Formula One title with a fifth-place finish Sunday at the Brazilian Grand Prix, and his Brawn GP team became the first to take the constructors' crown in its debut season. "This race was the best race I've driven in my life," Button said. "I...
Rambles from my Chair (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
This chap was at the side of the track for the Brazilian Grand Prix yesterday. he seemed to be enjoying the race! As always the Brazilian Grand Prix was one of the most exciting on the calendar and, as it has done for the last five years, it decided the World Championship. During the race Jenson Button carried out more overtaking manoeuvres than we have seen from virtually all the other drivers during...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
SIR JACKIE STEWART last night led the tributes to new Formula One world champion Jenson Button.
Confessions of a sports fan. (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
A few interesting stats... The last time two British drivers won the F1 Championship in successive years - 1968/1969 with Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart. The last time two British drivers won the F1 Championship in successive years driving for a British team - '62/'63 with Graham Hill in a BRM and Jim Clark in a Lotus. The last time a British Driver was on top of the premier motor-racing championships...
Formula 1 Blog (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
Jean Todt’s got Michael Schumacher. Well Ari Vatanen has Sir Jackie Stewart. On Radio Five Live’s “Sportsweek” program, Sir Jackie announced his support (albeit not in the bombastic way we Americans are used to hearing it): “Ari Vatanen would be fresh breath of air and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Motorsports Ramblings (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Trivia Question: Name the small Northern European country whose drivers have racked up four Formula 1 World Titles over the years. If you think the answer is Finland, then you're wrong. Between them, Keke Rosberg, Hakkinen and Raikkonen have racked up four titles, though there remains the possibility that Raikkonen or perhaps even Kovalainen, could add to that total (Rosberg fils races under a German...
Mark Heenan's Little Blog of Littleworth (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
I despair of reading tabloid coverage of Formula 1. It's almost always shot through with inaccuracies that seem calculated to drive an F1 aficionado such as myself wild. (Perhaps I get angry because they get paid to fly round the world, watch great racing and then write rubbish) Case in point, today's Mirror. Apparently if Button succeeds Hamilton as champion "it will be the first time in 59 years...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 18/09/2009
Three-time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart has warned that the series of salacious F1 scandals of late is driving the sport down a dangerous path of self-destruction.
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
Sir Jackie Stewart has again expressed his fears for the future of Formula One following the latest scandal to damage the sport.