Stewart to take the wheel of the tragically successful Tyrrell 006 in Bahrain

Three time F1 world champion, Sir Jackie Stewart, OBE, will race his Tyrrell 006 on Sunday at Bahrain in a bid to aid global foundation, Race Against Dementia.

Stewart himself is the founder of the charity that is currently working to find a cure for dementia, an illness that is currently afflicting his wife, Helen.

The three time world champion will take the wheel of his Tyrrell 006 on Sunday at Bahrain to raise awareness into the work Race Against Dementia is doing.

Stewart's foundation's work has offered hope, according to its website, via various treatments and methods that detect the disease early and slow down its progression.

The Tyrrell 006 in F1

The car was rolled out during the 1972 season in the hands of Francois Cevert, earning a P2 finish in only its second race. During the following year, in 1973, the car would prove to be of a championship-winning level, with Stewart going on to win 5 Grand Prix and the Drivers' title, and with Cevert scoring as many as 7 podiums total.

However, it would prove to have a bitter aftertaste, with the Frenchman finding a horrific death behind the wheel of the Tyrrell 006 at Watkins Glen, the final round of the championship.

Stewart was planning to retire after the race in the state of New York, the final round of the championship, making Cevert the team's leader for the 1974 season.

After the profound tragedy that struck in the final moments of Saturday morning qualifying ahead of the Grand Prix on Sunday, the team decided not to enter the race the next day. It would have been Stewart's 100th Grand Prix.

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