18-11-88 - Right man won world title-Stewart wins in Fortugal las: year. inance. Stewart believes that meant that the best By GEORGE TANNER Senna (Brazil). drivers did not always that He said that records Stewart spoke enthusi- nexi year's world drivers' I had the privilege of Stewart agreed were made to be broken, about the For- championship Will be win. speaking to Jackie Stew- there was an imbalance. astically Before our conversation Prost's failure to gain a and that it did not come mula Ford 2000 racing more closely fought than art, the three-time world He was achievements of his son, this year's series, and that concluded, Stewart exchampion, third world title, in spite as shock. motor-racing aged 23. However, with big companies pour- pressed surprise at what before he gave his ad- of his consistency, showed surprised that the record Paul, he saw as a lack of news how the system could go had taken SO 10ng to he said that at the same Ing vast amounts dress at the New Zealand money into normally-aspi- media coverage in New Sportsman of the Year astray. break, and said that he time, he would rather his Zealand of the Australian Stewart said was proud the best driver son were doing something rated engine developdinner in Christchurch on However, ment, an exciting era of Grand Prix. He felt it was that in his view, the right in the world at the time else. Tuesday. Stewart said Paul first grand prix racing is on poor, bearing in mind the During our conversation man won the champion- had broken it. believes that approached him for the way. closeness of the two coun- I asked him if he thought ship. Stewart the fact that the Prost is still technically assistance about five He said that the last tries, the points system used in Prost had told him in the best in the world, but years ago, but he refused four or five seasons had race was part of a world Formula One racing at Adelaide last week-end championship, and more that he is no longer the to give him financial sup- not really produced the present was fair, bearing that the situation was ridifastest. That distinction, port until he had com- best racing. The ridicul importantly, the fact that in mind the fact that the culous. the was I asked Stewart how he he said, belonged to pleted his education. His ous advantages of the championship Frenchman, Alain Prost, recently teams using the Honda, dominated by a team scored more points this felt about the Frenchman Senna, who he felt had son graduated eroded McLaren- from Duke University in Porsche-TAG and Renault bearing the name of such season than thenew breaking his 14-year-old his a famous New Zealander. record of 27 grand prix Honda team-mate's com- Northern Carolina. engines of the turbo era world champion, Ayrton b The three-times world champion, Jackie Stewart, as racing fans may remember him - on the way to victory in the Lady Wigram Trophy Race in 1966. Stewart, of Scotland, was in Christchurch this week to speak at the New Zealand Sportsman of the Year dinner. Events calendar SATURDAY Speedway.- Ruapuna. Opening meeting. Woodford Glen.- A grade Canterbury championships. Hillclimb.- Rakaia. Goldstar hillclimb. Autosport. SUNDAY Rallying.- England. R.A.C. Raily, world championships final starts. Racing.- Australia. Sandown. World sports prototype, final. MONDAY Racing.— Macau. International Formula Three race. Macau Grand Prix. BRAKES REPAIRS - SPARES 12 MONTH OR 12,000km WARRANTY ON ALL REPAIRS SAFE-R-BRAKES 87 Fitzgerald Ave Ph. 796-140 45 DURHAM STREET SYDENHAM. Ph. 665-914 91 MAIN SOUTH ROAD RICCARTON. PH. 430-693