Shortest Formula 1 World Champion
Posted: Apr 15, 2023
The shortest Formula 1 World Champion is 5'4 Jackie Stewart, who won three F1 championships in 1969, 1971, and 1973. He accomplished all this despite his height and dyslexia, which went undiagnosed until he was 41. After his racing career, he was a sports commentator for ABC, covering racing and the Olympics.
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Jackie Stewart on a life with dyslexia and his unrelenting push for safety in Formula 1
“I still don’t know the national anthem,” he reveals. “Or the lord’s prayer. I’m an extreme dyslexic as are a whole load of other people. I left school at 15 with no education but I was good with my hands and a good mechanic.
Independent
