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Sir Jackie Stewart: 50 years a triple World Champion

F1 Beyond The Grid

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The Risks of Leaving Watkins Glen

Given the inherent dangers back then why didn't you just stop immediately? Why did you put yourself through it for another season? It's a strange one because I went to all of the services and a lot of the drivers didn't. Francois Sever, for example, would not go to a service. Why did you go? Because I thought it was the right thing to do.I decided to announce my retirement at Watkins Glen the day after Francois Sever was killed. And that was a tricky one because it would have been my hundredth Grand Prix.

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