Ken Tyrrell, who founded the Tyrrell Racing Team and launched the career of triple world champion Jackie Stewart has died, his family said today.
Tyrrell, one of the most influential and popular figures in Formula One in the 1960s and 1970s, died in the early hours of Saturday morning at his home in Surrey, England.
"Ken was the most important person in my life outside my family," said Stewart. "He was so much more than the team owner and team manager. Ken was like a father.
"In his time, Ken was simply the best."