Stewart hits back over 'halfwit' jibe

Published on Saturday 31 May 2008 19:59

SIR Jackie Stewart has hit back at under-fire Formula1 chief Max Mosley after he called him a "halfwit".

Stewart has been one of the fiercest critics of the president of FIA, the governing body of international motorsport, who faces a vote of confidence in Paris next week after a newspaper claimed he engaged in an orgy.

Mosley has said of Stewart: "He's a figure of fun among drivers. He goes round dressed up as a 1930s music hall man. He's a certified halfwit."

Stewart takes that as a reference to his dyslexia. "Those sort of comments show him up," he said. "Once upon a time I'd have been horrified by him talking about my dyslexia, but not now… I'm a certified dyslexic – so what?

"I did think about suing but I didn't want to come down to his level. What it showed was that his decision-making – especially when he's in a rage – is worryingly faulty."