They are two legends. And that’s noticeable when walking in the Formula 1 paddock. Sir Jackie Stewart (June 11, 1939, Milton, Scotland) and Emerson Fittipaldi (December 12, 1946, Sao Paulo, Brazil) are two celebrities in the motor world and walk amid the hospitality of teams that receive everyone’s love. Every two steps they stop to receive photos from fans. jackie, in his unmistakable beret, at the age of 81 he was still active. We found him holding a microphone inside the hospitality Alpine, reception of guests. And the next day, under a massive solo and with 37 degrees of atmosphere (48 of asphalt), gives a talk about the wheels in front of the televisions. A true three-time F1 world champion, at the foot of the canyon, in the ‘Great Circus’, he has always been alive. A Emersontwo-time F1 world champion and two-time winner of indy500he is seen walking with one of his sons, the youngest, Emmo Fittipaldi (15 years old), competing in the lower single-seater categories with the dream of emulating his father and reaching Formula 1.
With him he enters the box of McLaren before the race to then shelter from the sun in the Formula 1 motorhome. Two important voices in Formula 1 who did not hesitate to check for Mundo Deportivo their successful past in Spain and the present and future of Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso in Formula 1.
“Legend is Alonso, I’m surprised he’s back”
Both Sir Jackie and Emerson Fittipaldi want to remove their hats (or berets) before Fernando Alonso returns to the competition.
“For me, Fernando Alonso is a careerist. That’s the word that defines him. When a Grand Prix starts, it always goes on. In the United States we call drivers like him a ‘racer’ (racer), ”Fittipaldi said.“ He’s one of the best on the current grid, for sure. He is very good physically, he can continue for many years to come, because Fernando wins, the Brazilian added.
“It’s a legend. It’s fun to see him still competing. I’m surprised he’s back in Formula 1. It’s very rare that a world champion who leaves F1 decides to go back then and still compete. He’s doing really well and I think he’s a great guy. He is a great ambassador for your country “, commented the Briton.
“Who knows?” he replied when asked if Fernando could win the F1 title again in the coming years. As Paulista considers it depends on whether Alpine can give him a winning car. “Fernando Alonso depends on the car he has”, he pointed out, making it clear that as he did, he could extend his years at the top: “But Fernando … I think I competed until I was 49 years old (He retired in 1996, in Indy, after a serious accident in Brooklyn. He retired after 21 years in the same category). And at 49 years old I am still very competitive. It all depends on the motivation to win, the desire to win. And sure enough, Fernando is here to win. “he declared.
“Sainz will have options to be champion”
“Carlos Sainz, father and son, is a great family for motorsport. Carlos jr continues to grow and will continue to do so. I think he will give us a lot in the future,” the former Tyrrell said of the driver. of Ferrari from Madrid.
“Carlos is a very fast driver, a new Spanish talent at Ferrari who could have a very successful year, I’m sure here.” the two-time Indianapolis 500 champion also announced, sure Carlos will lead the Ferrari F1-75 adaptation to fight it all. “A driver can take a while to adapt to a new car, but CCarlos is very talented and it only takes a little time. I’m sure Carlos will have chances, this year or next, to be world champion. Surely you have options. Especially with Ferrari. Ferrari is competitive again, “he concluded.
Montjuïc, “the poorest city”
Barcelona will always be a special place for Jackie Stewart. He won the first F1 GP held at Magic Mountain (in 1969) and repeated victories in 1971.
“Montjuïc was one of the best racing tracks at that time. The racing there was great. It was important to me, naturally, because I won there. And I did it twice. And I also won in Madrid. Montjuïc’s races are very demanding, with curves of all kinds, slow and very fast. It’s like a kind of Monaco. I think Montjuïc has some of the most beautiful corners I can remember. Fast corners are very fast and you have to go to the limit ”, the Scot pointed out in this newspaper.
Between those two victories in Montjuïc, Stewart won the 1970 Spanish GP in Jarama to complete 3 consecutive wins over Spain, a country that says “love”. “I love Spain, of course. I’ve had a lot of friends here since I was racing in the ’60s and’ 70s. It’s so beautiful. There are very beautiful women. I called them ‘Swing Sixties’. Running is dangerous, but having sex is safe, ”he added with a laugh about those people when pilots were considered heroes because they risked their lives.
“Montjuïc had some of the hardest corners I’ve ever done. Very fast. For me, this is the hardest road circuit to drive. “declared for his part Emerson Fittipaldi in MD, who won the Spanish GP twice, one of them in Montjuïc (1973).
But most of all, he remembers with special enthusiasm his success in Spain achieved last year, in Jarama, which is 50 years old this year (1972). “Yes! It’s been a month since they finished. 50 years since my victory at Jarama! I remember this very clearly, because it was my first victory in the year I won my first world championship. It was a motivation to go towards the title. I received the trophy from Prince Juan Carlos (current King Emeritus) at the time. To me, being in Spain is like being in Brazil. Also, King Juan Carlos speaks Portuguese. It was an awards ceremony with Colin Chapman also present. It was spectacular, ”Paulista said nostalgically, presenting himself very close, unwilling to run away from questions despite the heat.
Source: La Verdad
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