Stewart praises Horner after Red Bull successes: 'Best leader in motorsport

"Terrific year, wonderful year," Stewart told PlanetF1.com. The 84-year-old Brit is impressed by Horner's work at Red Bull Racing. "Remarkable for Red Bull. They’re run by a very good man [Horner]. Management is very important and he’s the capital of motorsport at the present time."

According to Sir. Stewart - knighted in 2001 - Horner has done an "amazingly good job". He says the same applies to Max Verstappen, making Red Bull Racing a combination that is "difficult to beat". Stewart is a big fan of Verstappen, yet he does not call the 26-year-old Dutchman the best driver ever (yet). That honour belongs to someone else, namely Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio.

Fangio became Formula 1 world champion five times. "Mr. Fangio for me will never be beaten," Stewart said. "He was for me, the greatest man of all time. Great dignity, great style. I had the privilege of carrying him to his last resting place but we’ll see what happens in the future." Fangio died in 1995.