Talk:Ian Stewart (racing driver)

Unrelated to Jackie Stewart. Clarify?

Should this article be edited to clarify Ian was not related to Jimmy or his younger brother Jackie Stewart?

As all three were Scottish racing drivers born within 9 years of each other, and as all 3 even drove for Ecurie Ecosse at different times, I think this might be worth making explicit. Jmrichardson (talk) 16:35, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

I would say no; Jackie and Jimmy Stewart are brothers and it's acceptable for their articles to mention their relationship to each other, but I don't think you need to say 'X is not related to Y', just because Y is more well known than X and they share the same name. There's probably a WP ruling on this, but I can't find it. Halmyre (talk) 16:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Interesting and noted - however: it is not just that three individuals share the same name, as I made clear above.

There were/are three Scottish racing drivers, born within 9 years of each other, all surnamed Stewart, all with their own WP entries. All three of them at once time drove for the same team - Ecurie Ecosse, a team which has its own Wikipedia article.

Two of these drivers (Ian and Jimmy - unrelated) drove for Ecurie Ecosse at the same time. Jackie - the younger brother of Jimmy, and by far the best known of the three - drove for EE just a few years later.

When I first noticed this, I immediately wondered whether Ian was a a third, eldest, Stewart brother of whom I'd never heard (despite being quite into motor racing). It took me some time to find a reputable external source confirming this was *not* the case - which i now have.

It therefore doesn't seem unreasonable to make this clarification - especially if there is no WP ruling against it. Even if in general, WP prefers this type of disambiguation to be minimised (and I take your general point) - I still maintain there might well be a case for making the situation clearer in this case. Jmrichardson (talk) 16:55, 28 May 2024 (UTC)