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12 quotes by Jackie Stewart

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. 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...
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I would have been a much more popular Wolrd Champion if I had always said what people wanted to hear. I might have been dead, but definitely more... →

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Cornering is like bringing a woman to climax.

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From today I am no longer a racing driver. I'm retired and I am very happy.

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The years I raced in were fantastic. There was so much change in the cars. We went from treaded tyres to no wings right through to slicks to enormous... →

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When there is an accident involving fire, in most cases death is caused by the inhalation of the toxic smoke. What we need is air to go to a driver... →

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It takes leadership to improve safety. And I started off the movement in my time, but the person who has done more over the past 20 to 30 years and... →

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There has been a huge advance in technology, which has improved the safety of the cars incredibly, but there are still some heavy crash impacts and... →

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In one year I travelled 450,000 miles by air.

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There is no doubt that Formula 1 has the best risk management of any sport and any industry in the world.

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I'm not going away. I'll still be very much involved in the team but not with the same number of hours. I need to move over and allow the... →

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We have had more sales for this year's grand prix than any other, and we have been helped in that by the fact that Jenson had 10 podiums last... →

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We were racing at circuits where there were no crash barriers in front of the pits, and fuel was lying about in churns in the pit lane. A car could... →

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