Saturday 25th August 2001

Founder and team principal of Tyrrell Racing, Ken Tyrrell (77), passed away at his home in Surrey, England. Tyrrell cars were a mainstay of the F1 grid from 1970 to 1998, taking 23 wins before the team entry was sold to British American Tobacco for the start of the 1999 season. It went on to become BAR, then Honda and eventually relived its glory days under the Brawn name. Jackie Stewart, who took all three of his world championships with Tyrrell as the team principal said: “Ken was the most important person in my life outside my family. Without Ken Tyrrell, I would not be where I am today.”