Stewart's homeland celebrated the 60th anniversary of his first victory.

      Just over a week ago, Sir Jackie Stewart celebrated his 86th birthday, but this year will also mark the 60th anniversary of his first victory in Formula 1. On September 12, 1965, the Scottish racer won the Italian Grand Prix in Monza.

      His countrymen, residents of the Scottish town of Dumbarton, on the banks of the River Clyde, about this is remembered, and since they treat the three-time world champion with great respect, they began to celebrate this event in advance and did it their own way.

      Hundreds of local fans of Formula 1 and Jackie Stewart's talent gathered in Levengrove City Park and all together walked a symbolic distance of 1965 meters in honor of that victory, which began an impressive series his achievements. These are 27 wins, 17 pole positions, a total of 43 podiums and championship titles won in 1969, 1971 and 1973.

      The audience was very diverse, from schoolchildren to pensioners, and to everyone's surprise and delight, the champion's cup, which Stewart won in 1969, was delivered to this action.

      This is not the first such event: a year ago, we talked about how fans of all ages gathered in the same park and walked along a route exactly 1,973 meters long, since in 1973 Sir Jackie won his third title.

      It is worth emphasizing that both that event and today's walk, dubbed the Grand Prix Walk, were charity events, as its participants raised funds for the Race Against Dementia Foundation, founded by Stewart after his wife was diagnosed with dementia.