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FLORENCE PUGH and SIR JACKIE STEWART

At the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 09, 2023 in Northampton, England

2019- France- Renault celebrated the 60th F1 race in France and the whole grid celebrated Sir Jackie Stewart's 80th birthday

George Harrison and Sir Jackie Stewart at Donington, June 1979; photo 1 by Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images, photo 2 by Maurice Rowe.

First, the backstory to these photos:

"I’ve never raced seriously myself, but I had a go in a Formula One car, with quite an old 3-liter- engine car. I’d drive round Brand’s Hatch in one. And I drove in a charity for Gunnar Nilsson, a Swedish driver who died of cancer, because I gave the money from the ‘Faster’ single off George Harrison to Gunnar’s cancer fund. Anyhow, they had this day for the Gunnar Nilsson campaign at the track in England and they asked me to drive this 1960 Lotus, which had won a race in Monte Carlo when driven by the great English driver Sterling Moss. This car had no seatbelts, and because it had been in a museum for 20 years the tires were hard with no grip on them, yet the car was still pretty quick! But they assured me it was just a demonstration run, going round for five laps in formation and then five laps at your own pace. So I said I’d do it. I got there, and it’s Jackie Stewart in the Tyrrell he won his ‘73 championship in; James Hunt in the McLaren. Phil Hill in his famous Ferrari. I’m walking to my car while chatting with driver John Watson about the pleasure of the run we’re about to take, and he says, ‘You’re joking. There’s no racing driver that goes in formation! As soon as they drop that flag, they’ll all be gone like crazy!’ Sure enough, as soon as the checkered flag fell, the other cars went whoosh as mine puttered along in a haze of smoke! By the time I got to my first lap they were already coming behind me for their second lap, screaming away! Scared me stiff! [wild laugh] But at least I did better than James Hunt, who broke down on the first pass." - George Harrison, Goldmine, November 27, 1992

More on photo 2:

“I have never seen the photograph before as I can recall, so it is a really nice thing for me to have. Thank you so much. Ironically, last Tuesday evening, Livvy [Olivia] Harrison came up to have dinner with me and I would love to have shown her that and I am sure she would have been amused and would have also enjoyed it. Thank you so much for thinking of it.” - From Sir Jackie Stewart’s letter, 22 December 22, 2006, as sourced from an auction listing (x)

“George was an extraordinary musician and the sweetest of men, and, over the years, I grew to adore his gentle nature, his music, his deep spirituality and his friendship. [...] If we had been dropped from the same height, George would have been a feather, drifting this way and that on the breeze, and I would have been a lead weight plunging straight down: the point is we would have both there in the end. There were times when we could have been living on different planets, times when George was procrastinating over what to do and I would be decisive and all action, or waring amazingly casual and way-out clothes when I would be more traditionally dressed. Yet there were many other times when we seemed so similar, paying the same fanatical attention to detail. He could be amazingly fastidious, keeping his cars immaculately clean and taking such care and time over his gardens, both at his home near Henley, England and in his tropical paradise on Maui. This determination to get things exactly right extended to his music. George would work and work until a song was totally as he wanted it to be — not just right, but precisely right, so precisely right that it would almost sound as if it had evolved naturally, out of nothing, dreamily and effortlessly. [...] [Since 2001] we have stayed very close to Livy and Dhani, who has grown up to bear such a striking resemblance to his father, both in his appearance and his mannerisms. For me, George was a true friend who opened my eyes to so much that I would otherwise not have seen, and who in his calm, gentle way gave me a new perspective on living and dying.” - Jackie Stewart, Winning Is Not Enough (2007)

“The story really on that tune [‘Faster’] is since I was kid, like twelve years old, I got into motor racing and motor cycle races — not actually racing myself but as a spectator. And there was a track, racetrack in the place I was born, Liverpool, where they had grand prix races from time to time. So I started out when I was about twelve, just before I got into the guitar. It was always interesting to see in other areas of life who was wearing the long hair. And in motor racing, Jackie Stewart became the world champion in, I think, 1968, and he was the first guy with long hair and who had opinions, and he was a big Beatle fan. I had a book that Jackie Stewart had written which was called Faster. I thought, good, that’s the title. [chuckles] So I lifted the title, and once I got the title I was away… I wanted to write in a way that was like a story and would also relate to people who weren’t into motor racing. The only thing that limits it is the sound effects that I put on later." - George Harrison, KMET, 1979

“[George] was just a good man, a real gentle man. He was a fantastic thinker. He had one of the best minds of anybody I have ever met. He had his own beliefs, but as he got older he wasn’t someone who couldn’t get on with anyone who didn’t share that opinion. That was one of the nice things about George. Here was I living a whole different lifestyle from George, a different pace. As time passed we became close, which seemed to confirm the old saying that opposites attract. While I liked to organize my life with military precision, George took a more laid-back approach. The thing that most impressed me about him was he was very sincere. George told it like it was. He was very straight. He didn’t like people who were fakes. If he said he was going to do something, he would do it.” - Jackie Stewart, The Beatles In Scotland (2008)

“George had a great soul. His instinct was to forgive rather than to condemn and, when people behaved badly, he would make excuses for them. I learnt so much from him. In the late 1990s, when we started to spend more time in England, we saw more of George, his wife Livy and their son Dhani. We always enjoyed our visits to their home at Friar Park which George took great pride in restoring: reviving the underground canals and the 60-foot mountain modeled on the Matterhorn in Switzerland, complete with Alpine flowers and streams. He spent endless hours contentedly tending to the plants. ‘I'm a gardener,’ he would say.” - Jackie Stewart, Winning Is Not Enough (2007) (x)

Sebtember Challenge #18: Master of Impressions

As some of you may know, Sebastian is pretty good at accents and impressions, and there’s a lot of compilation videos online that showcase his talents. The one I’m about to show you happened fairly recently.

At the Autosport Awards in December last year, the hosts basically trap Sebastian into doing an impression of an F1 driver before he’s allowed to leave the stage. Apparently, Seb only does impressions when he has a lot to drink, so…

There’s also a bit where Sebastian wonders if he got his sidepod back after it had been through the auction.

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Jackie Stewart fighting security might be the best thing that’s happened this season

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2018- Monaco- POLE!!!!!! After topping all three of the weekends practice sessions, Dan would take pole for the second time with a new qualifying record of 1:10:810. 

this photo of jackie and helen!!

The funniest thing about this is the Jackie Stewart comment, haha.

Sir Jackie Stewart 83 is manhandled by security at the Miami Grand Prix next to Roger Federer

F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart, 83, is manhandled by security at the Miami Grand Prix after hilariously breaking through VIP barrier live on TV to drag Roger Federer to grid-walk interview with Sky's Martin Brundle Martin Brundle's pre-race grid-walk has become legendary among F1 fans  Sir Jackie Stewart lent a hand on Sunday by breaking through a security barrier  DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news By Ben Nagle For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:29 EDT, 7 May 2023 | Updated: 15:29 EDT, 7 May 2023 Sir Jackie Stewart created an unforgettable live TV moment on Sunday when he broke through a VIP security barrier and was manhandled by security while trying to speak to Roger Federer. The hilarious moment unfolded during Martin Brundle's Sky Sports grid-walk, in which he attempts to interview celebrities ahead of the race. It was no different in Miami - with a huge list of celebs to choose from - but Brundle got into some difficulty when he was met by a VIP area, where the likes of Serena Williams, Roger Federer and others resided. Three-time F1 champion Stewart, 83, was also not allowed in the VIP area, and so a bizarre situation began to unfold with the pair of former drivers trying to call out to Federer for an interview. Incredibly, Stewart then decided to take matters into his own hand - on live TV - sneaking under the barrier to try and drag Federer back to Brundle for the interview. Security quickly tried to intervene, grabbing Stewart in a bid to try and bring him back behind the rope, but he managed to fight them off to get to the tennis legend. In the background, Brundle can be heard pleading with Stewart 'not to get himself kicked out' of the race. Incredibly, it then appeared that George Russell saw Stewart being grabbed by security and tried to get involved to help the Formula One legend, who seemed unperturbed by what was going on. Federer and Russell shared a hug, before Stewart then got his wish and dragged the tennis legend by the arm to where Brundle and his cameraman were waiting. Brundle had already told viewers that he had less than 10 seconds of airtime left, but producers decided to grant the interview and stayed with the presenter, rather than cutting to the start of will.i.am and LL Cool J's pre-race grid driver introductions. Within seconds, fans flocked to social media to share their thoughts on the incredible moment, with impressionist Conor Moore writing: 'If I ever want anything in my life I’m asking Jackie Stewart to get it for me.' Another fan added: 'When you have taken F1 to the point where security is putting hands on Sir Jackie Stewart, you should step back and have a real think,' while another noted: 'Jackie Stewart wing manning Martin Brundle on the grid to bag the Federer interview is the Sunday evening TV that we all needed.' Share or comment on this article: Sir Jackie Stewart, 83, is manhandled by security at the Miami Grand Prix next to Roger Federer via Formula One | Mail Online https://www.dailymail.co.uk?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

happy birthday to the one and only jackie stewart!!