HISTORIC MONACO GRAND PRIX
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Ferrari 225 S . Vittorio raced sixteen times between 1948 and 1955 and his car of choice was the Ferrari . Vittorio ’ s 1952 Monaco Grand Prix win was almost snatched away by a multi-car pileup . The driver quickly seized his chance at first place when Eugenio Castellotti , who was in the lead , pulled into the pits for a Coke to quench his thirst . Vittorio raced ahead and battled it out with Castellotti at the end of the race before emerging victorious .
Sir Jackie Stewart with his wife Helen in 1969
GEORGE HARRISON ’ S SONG ‘ FASTER ’ IS A TRIBUTE TO THE FLYING SCOT , JACKIE STEWART
Séries D paid tribute to Jackie Stewart with F1 Grand Prix cars from 1966 to 1972 . Nicknamed the Flying Scot , Sir John Young Stewart managed to win the Monaco Grand Prix in 1966 , which was a difficult year for Stewart as he was racing in unreliable
3-litre H16 BRM cars . In 1971 , Stewart won the Grand Prix races in Spain , Monaco , France , Britain , Germany and Canada . Entering the 1973 season , Stewart decided to retire , but he still won the Grand Prix events in South Africa , Belgium , Monaco and the Netherlands . His last Monaco victory and then record-setting 27th victory was during the 1973 Monaco Grand Prix . George Harrison , a good friend of Stewart ' s , released the single ‘ Faster ’ in 1979 as a tribute to Stewart and Niki Lauda .
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