2023-05-12 05:31:19
F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart seems to be unknown in the United States, which has only been around for a short while. At the F1 Miami Grand Prix, Sir Jackie Stewart had a ruckus trying to force security guards off the grid. Coming off the pre-race grid walk, Martin Blundell reached a roped-off section at the front of the starting grid reserved for select VIPs only.
Among them was tennis legend Roger Federer, who was one of Brundle’s targets on the list of VIPs to attend. Brundle ran into Sir Jackie Stewart, who knew Federer well from his Swiss connections. The three-time F1 world champion has agreed to get under the ropes and ask the 20-time Grand Slam winner to come and talk to Brundle. But security decided Stewart shouldn’t be there and tried to get Federer’s attention and throw him out before taking him to Blundell. Stewart had to explain what he wanted from Federer as security guards tried to keep the 83-year-old behind the ropes, but Mercedes F1 driver George Russell gave Stewart his arm. The situation eased as he turned around and made it clear that he was welcome on both sides of the rope. The incident went viral on social media, with some suggesting that the treatment of one of F1’s living legends reflects the sport’s shift from its roots to cultivating ties to showbiz. . “At 83, what a legend,” Brundle said on the Sky Sports F1 podcast. “I happened to run into him in front of that rope,” he said. “It was like trying to get into a dangerous nightclub. We both didn’t stand a chance, something was wrong with the dress code.” “I think the whole procedure is a bit strange on the grid. There were a lot of people around, so when I got to the front I wanted to talk to Roger in particular.” Then he said, ‘Well, do you want to talk to him?’ ‘I’ll get him.'” I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m getting Jackie Stewart out of here.’ We were both thrown out of a better place than that! It was really funny.” And then I started to panic a little bit, he’s 83. You don’t have to risk yourself just for an interview. Brundle said it was even more stressful for him as he counted down to the end of the allotted time for the grid walk before the coverage cut to the drivers’ presentations. “I was in a difficult situation to attend the presentation, so to speak, in business,” explained Martin Brundle. “It’s non-negotiable. Right now I’m watching a security guard, Roger Federer, and then George Russell says ‘Sir Jackie Stewart!’ and explains what’s going on. “I could see this negotiation going on over there. Literally Federer walked around with Sir Jackie escorting me and my ears just finished counting.” “So I had to talk to him now. I managed to get through it.” “But I was very worried and I had never seen anything like this. I hadn’t seen it in 26 years.” is”
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