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did I have to drive, I learnt to work
with different team managers, different engineers, different mechanics,
learning a whole lot about human
relations.”
Stewart’s life has been defined
by success at the highest level, and
he built his career on values he has
held close throughout: dedication,
commitment and loyalty. His fiftyyear marriage to his wife Helen is
evidence enough of this in his personal life. In professional terms, his
forty-five year relationship with Rolex
sets him apart. And in motor-racing
circles, he was the example. Ken Tyrrell, who invited Jackie to Goodwood
in 1964 to test drive the Cooper-BMC
T72, offered him his first professional
contract. Stewart would drive for Tyrrell-managed or owned teams for his
entire professional career. Alan Stait
and Neil Davis who were the mechanics on the Cooper, worked with
Jackie until his retirement in 1973.
Just as Lord March identifies
people as be