“I Lost to Nico?”: Sir Jackie Stewart Left Flabbergasted After Rosberg Defeats Him in Fan Poll

The debate over who is the greatest of all time in F1 has been ever-raging, with fanbases clashing, each presenting their own strong argument. To settle the same, Pubity put up a post on Instagram, asking fans to vote for the same. However, they had to eliminate drivers first, as the voting was done in a knockout format and Sir Jackie Stewart was not happy with who he lost to.

Stewart, a three-time world champion got knocked out by 2016 champion Nico Rosberg. Shocked, he took to Instagram and wrote, “I lost to Nico?”

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Although not widely regarded as the undisputed GOAT, Stewart has always been up there in the conversations. In the late ’60s and early ’70s, he was a force reckon with in F1. Before Lewis Hamilton’s rise to stardom, Stewart was seen as the best British F1 driver of all time.

Unfortunately, the legendary status of the 85-year-old may have been overlooked by the voters, who chose a more recent F1 legend over Stewart.

 

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In the first round of the voting, Stewart got the better of Daniel Ricciardo, which likely wasn’t a tough decision for fans to make. The Honey Badger is an eight-time Grand Prix winner, and certainly has a huge fan following. However, he was never in a serious championship fight at any point in his career, let along win the championship.

Rosberg, meanwhile, got the better of Carlos Reutemann, a 12-time race winner who drove for iconic teams like Ferrari and Williams. However, the former would only get as far as the third round, as he lost to Mika Hakkinen.