Fans' messages of congratulations to Johnny (P1)

The website's Visitors' Book was red hot straight after Johnny's fantastic win at the Nürburgring on 26th September 1999. This is the first page of messages received :

From: Tom Hickey
Message: Almost 2:00 am and I've just seen the last half of the Euro GP - congratulations to Johnny!!  A comedy of errors for the other top guns but it just shows how tough JH can be.  I was pulling for Rubinho to make it 1-2 for Stewart.  Nice for them to take the top step on the podium before turning everything over to Jaguar.
Heinz is stricken by bad luck, Coulthard throws it away and Mika Prattagain trundles about to squeak out 2 points - but can he hold on to win WC? It would have been great to have HHF, Mika and Eddie all even going to Malaysia.
Must go (to sleep). 

From: Simon Wallace
Message: Congratulations - yesterdays fantastic performance almost makes up for the year of incredible bad luck. I hardly dare breath for the last twenty mins of the race yesterday, especially when the kiss of death Mr Walker kept mentioning your name. It was wonderful to see Johnny back at the front and lets hope that its the start of many more. 

From: Pippa Macallister
Message: Brilliant result! Well done to Johnny. great site as well 

From: lyn
Message: What a win!  I just couldn't watch the last few laps because I was just waiting for something to go wrong!  And when I saw that chequered flag - well, I hate to think what my neighbours must have thought with the yelling and screaming coming from my house!  FANTASTIC !!!!! 

From: Liz & Mark
Message: I still cant believe it!!  I am so happy for you Johnny...no-one deserves it more you than you.  We all knew you could do it...and that £1 I put on you to win (at 125/1!!) was inspired!!
FAN-BLOODY-TASTIC!!!!!!!! 

From: Hiroko&Mika
Message: what a fantastic race you 've shown us!
Go Johnny Go!
Keep up the good work and GO GO GO GO! 

From: Sean Boxer
Message: Well done Johnny, Jackie, Paul & Rubens. I knew it would happen sometime soon. Look out for us at Turn 1 in Malaysia, we're in Row V and my girlfriend's going to be wearing a red bikini (she's a ferarri fan). 

From: Ken Thomson
Message: I can't believe it! Great race, Johnny.  

From: Aurora
Message: I'm so happy.  Lil' Johnny comes in first - can't believe it - what a race. I'm so happy for him - he deserves to do well after such an awful year - couldn't happen to a nicer bloke.  It gets so dull watching Mclaren and Ferrari do the deed every week - but now everythings wide open - much more interesting.
Anyway, well done Johnny - and the rest of the Stewart Team -shame Reubens couldn't quite clinch the 2nd place - that would have been historic - Stewart 1-2.  Never mind - bloody brilliant anyway.  Or as they say in Australia - "bewdy mate".  Good one. 

From: Al Pitt
Message: Johnny,
YOU ARE THE MAN !!!
Good to see YOU get the rub of the green for a change. Out-qualifying Rubens and then the win. I don't know about you, but those final 16 laps were probably the longest 23 minutes of my life ! 

From: Derek Fowler
Message: Great Where do you start...Our ship has come in and Johnny is the master #17 Win 3. Bless you and your family rejoice for good things come who wait...out the rain "Once a Herbert fan Always a Herbert fan"  A gentleman and a great driver. 

From: Simon Stock
Message: Congratulations to Johnny Herbert, Jackie and the tartan clan, and Rubens for being a magnanimous underdog. I have been one of Johnny's biggest fans for many years and I can truly say that Johnny's victory has made my entire year!!!!! 
With best wishes for the last two races- and hoping for 4th in the constructors, 
we're behind you all the way
The Stocks 

From: Thomas Gmür
Message: Wow, what a day, what a race! I had tears in my eyes and that hasn't happend for a while. It couldn't have been anyone else deserving a win more than Johnny. Outstandig job from Rubens as well. It is a historic day, and thats just fine:-) 

From: Phil Chisholm
Message: Many, many congrats to Johnny, well deserved. 

From: simon jones
Message: Congratulations.... on the win.......that's what we've been waiting for all season!! sheesh! it's not so hard is it! hahahah!!! great stuff, now damon's out to pasture(!) you are all we have to watch out for....ummm....and that loud mouthed irish guy i guess.....oh, sorry, ahem..your future team mate, i feel sorry for ya mate, i really do!!
anyways, i just wanted to say how great it was to see you win, now lets hope all that bad luck is behind you huh?! great stuff J, keep it up
best wishes,
simon jones, nottingham, uk
ps - y'know when you've done with that ol' stewart ford and you get the new jag, you want me to look after it for ya?....keep smiling mate!

From: Anders
Message: Well done Johnny you realy deserved to win.

From: TOMOKO NAITO
Message: Dear Johnny Herbert
Congratulations,Johnny !!!!!!!!
I watched European Grand Prix in Japan.  I'm big fan of  yours since you started F1. When you rose to the top, my heart beat fast.  It was very exciting and severe race, so I was delighted at your win. I believed that you win again !  I'm proud that I'm Johnny's fan.
Thank you, Johnny !!! I'm going to suzuka to watch Japanese GP. I hope to see you at suzuka circuit !

From: Cliff Spooner
Message: ******G BRILLIANT - WHAT A BOY!!! This makes up for all the pain - what a joy to be a miniscule part of the event. Can't be bettered cos I ran my brand new kart today & won 2 races - I said afterwards that the only thing that would make it really beyond belief is if Johny won today - my wife is pouring the champagne - WELL DONE - GREAT FOR STEWART - NO MORE FRUSTRATION!!

From: Antonio Alvarez Gomez
Message: The site it is one of the best of F1 pilots. I write for congratulate Johnny about his victory. My favourites are the Spaniards but this victory i specially liked cause the big pilots are who runs in a medium car and wins.I think that win in a McLaren or Ferrari is easiest than win on a Ford or other medium cars.
Congratulations Johnny!!

From: Paul Bauermeister
Message: YESSSS!!!  What a race, what a result!!  We were on the edge of our seats but you did it.  Well done Johnny!! 

From: John Plumb
Message: CONGRATULATIONS JOHNNY. At long last the Stewart held together for you and allowed you to produce a well deserved win. Here's hoping the rest of the season pans out well and this result continues with Jaguar next season. It's good to see Stewart get a win before leaving and fitting it should be a British driver to provide it.
Well done. Go Johnny Go!!!!!!!!! 

From: Chris Boss
Message: Go Johnny Go!!!!  The JH F1 fans were up in the middle of the night here in NZ to witness the awesome victory.  Great reward for never giving in.  We'll be there to see you at Melbourne in 2000 for the Jaguar debut. 

From: Dale Turner
Message: I WOULD LIKE TO congratulate Johnny on his outstanding race earlier today, and I think that he has been deserving this win for years.  I think Johnny is a brilliant bloke, with a smile and great sense of humour, who always can lift the pitlane high.  He is a great driver who has used sheer determination and outstanding effort over past seasons which have paid off today, for him, and for Jackie himself...
I just hope that we will see another win, with Johnny in the green next year...
GOOD LUCK & BEST WISHES FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON & FOR JAGUAR IN 2000. 

From: Flynn
Message: GO JOHNNY GO!!!! 

From: Gill Nelson
Message: Congrats Johnny!!!   You showed them, in fact you kicked ass!!!  We usually end up in tears of sorrow, but today it was TEARS OF JOY - even my mum was crying. Bob & Jane will be prouder than ever. Well done also to the whole Stewart Ford Team - you're simply the best!!!!
lots of love
Gill (&Gill's mum)

From: Reto Kirchhofer
Message: JOHNNY, a few months ago, I wrote into this guestbook: "Johnny, the bad strike will end, I don't think when but I'm sure the luck will come back" And finally it had come back, JOHNNY, YOU'VE WON THE EUROPEAN GP, YOU'RE THE BEST
Tears had fallen out of my eyes, I've waited for such a moment since 1996. JOHNNY, YOU PROVED TO ALL THAT YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST DRIVERS (and you're the most sympathic one)

From: Saara Ord
Message: Many congratulations, Johnny. It was SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD to see you up on the podium again, and even better to see you on the top spot. Here's to the next podium......and let's hope it's not too long coming.
Saara XXXX

From: Suzanne Bane
Message: Please pass on our sincere Congratulations to Johnny for a fantastic win at the Nurburgring today. well done.
Sue & Andy Bane, Mandy & Mark North

From: chris o`dowd
Message: Congratulations and very well done Johnny on a great result BRILLIANT let`s hope your luck has changed and you have a good end to the season and that you show the big mouthed irishman a thing or two next season.

From: Mike Barratt
Message: Congratulations Johnny. A great win and a great moment for all at Stewart GP. Lets have another.

From: John McKinnon
Message: Congratulations on a great win and a fine race . 

From: MARK  A  WALKER
Message: Congratulations Johnny a fantastic Nurburging European Grand Prix win. Keep it up! Lets hope you do even better with Jaguar.

From: Philip Webb
Message: What a great race!!  Well done, it's nice to see you back on top. 

From: Peter Mulholland
Message: Congratulations Johnny,
I said a year ago that you could do for Stewart what Damon did for Jordan and give the team it's first win. Here's to doing the same for Jaguar next year.

From: Russ Kane
Message: JOHHNY - WELL DONE! AT LONG LAST UP ON THE PODIUM. CONGRATULATIONS - WE'RE PROUD OF YOU.
ALL THE BEST
RUSS KANE
CAPITAL RADIO

From: JonPatrice@aol.com
Message: Dear Johnny,
Congratulations on winning the European GP today at the Nurburgring!  It was
great to see you win today.  

From: kimberley
Message: well done johnny, we knew you could do it. looking forward to seeing you at sparks again this year.
best wishes for the rest of the season.
Kimberley aged 6

From: Larry Barrett
Message: Great win Johnny!! Possibly as great as your first win at Silverstone,the last grand prix I visited.Hope you deliver Jags first win next year!!

From: Roy Giddins
Message: johnny
christoph and i am so gland for you .you did it. 
best regards  roy giddins  from sauber team

From: ERNESTO MASCHERONI GARZON
Message: The site's great!. Johnny's great!, and i'm the happiest person in Argentina after Johnny's victory at the Nurburgring!!!!.

From: Steve Whitehurst
Message: fantastic win johnny but lets have some winning pictures a.s.a.p

From: Stewart Amos
Message: Good site, but was really just Looking around to send an Email to them on their 1st and 3rd. Great Win Johnny, a deserved win.

From: Lorraine Styles
Message: Thank you for a chocolate free day. It was really thrilling to see you on the podium, my whole family have been phoning to see if I still have a voice.We spent the last few laps of the race singing"Go Johnny,Go Johnny." Well done from all of us.

From: Tetsuya Yoshida
Message: Congaratulation! Johnny. I'm delight your win. Looking forward to seeing and listening to more of work.   P.s. Thanks again, Hirosh Nitta and Chikako Hiruma.

From: Colin Scrivener
Message: Fantastic site-but what a fantastic drive by Johnny today. He stayed on the track and drove faster while others were falling off-and he beat Rubens in a straight fight. Wonderful Well done Johnny. Best wishes for the last two races this season.

From: David Ratcliffe
Message: Congratulations!  That was the best race I have seen in a very long time. Good luck for 2000 with Jaguar and Eddie.  Keep up the excellent work.  You really deserved this win.  It proves that nice guys really can come top!! 
David and Jane Ratcliffe (avid supporters!!) 

From: Jo Flood
Message: Just wanted to congratulate Johnny on his wonderful win today!!!!!
Well done!!!!! 

From: IAN
Message: WELL DONE ON A GREAT RACE WIN TODAY

From: Malcolm Blowman
Message: My bottom lip had a tremble today. Well done, Johnny, well done Rubens, well done Stewart. Fantastic to have a team win before the name change!
I'll be with the team in spirit tonight.

From: Ms.Shitomi Tohyama
Message:  Congratulations!
I'm Japanese woman, and I'm so happy too. Very very very happy! I've been his fan for long time. (since 1991, his Japanese careerdays)
I'm looking forward to see him at Suzuka.
Johnny is great!
I'm sorry about my poor English.

From: Vinit Patel
Message: Just had to tell you that this Romford boy had the greatest 20th birthday ever on 26th September 1999 when another more reknowned local lad gave us alot to shout about! Thanks for the greatest birthday present ever! 

From: Chris Hill
Message: Well done Johnny its about time you had some luck. Good luck for the rest of the season.

From: Andy
Message: I hope I am the first to congratulate Johnny on the visitors page on his stunning win at the European Grand Prix, we knew that your string of bad luck would run out soon, we never stopped believing in you, Johnny. We didn't doubt you for a second!, well done!!!!

From: PETER
Message: FIRST CLASS

From: Michiaki Shinohara from Japan
Message: Dear Mr.Herbert,
congratulations on your dramatic win at Nuerburgring!

From: peter braunton
Message: CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHNNY IF YOU CAN KEEP YOUR HEAD WHEN ALL ABOUT YOU ARE LOSING THEIRS YOU WILL BE A MAN MY SON, ITS ONE THING WINNING IN PERFECT CONDITIONS WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THE PRIMA DONNAS WHEN CONDITIONS ARE TOUGH? WELL DONE

From: cyril moore
Message: To Johnny: big, Big, BIG congratulations on a well deserved victory!!! You're the man(tm)!
Always believed in you...
Good Luck!

From: M@S@C
Message: amazing!! johnny!!
how wonderful and great race that was!!
i am very happy!!

From: Toshio Asai
Message: Congratulation!! Jhonny!! My hope(D0 you remember my last mail?) comes true. Please win the race, over and over again!!! OMEDETOU (congratulation in Japanese) JOHNNY!!!!

From: Stephen Shepherd
Message: Well done to Johnny. He kept his head while all those around lost theirs!

From: Steve Walton
Message: FANTASTIC WIN JOHNNY !!!!! IF ANYONE DESERVED A WIN (OR 6) ITS YOU AND THE STEWART FORD TEAM !!!!! GO FOR IT ON 17TH IN MALAYSIA, (I'LL BE WEARING MY J.H. CAP) THANKS FOR A GREAT G.P. I HAD EVERY THING (INCLUDING MY EYES CROSSED FOR THE LAST 10 LAPS.) ALL THE BEST FOR K.L. 
JAN WALTON (MRS) 
FANCLUB MEMBER

From: pete mason
Message: Well done!! Fanbloodytastic!! Although I thought I was going to have a heart attack and I nearly deafened my girlfriend when you crossed the finish line, that was the best race I've seen this year, mostly because YOU WON! Brilliant, rite I'm off to the pictures, thank you for making my day ( I suppose it made yours too!!)
Cheers Pete Mason

From: Jay Rayfield
Message: David, i think your web site is on overload.....is there smoke coming out yet? i just wanted to say what a great site it is , i really enjoy the forum a lot... absolutley brilliant to see johnny win today,i can't say enough about it! i hope that johnny see's the forum page from today 's win ..he has got so many fans. with so much respect for what he has done , not just today , but what he has achieved over the years....  I just hope he knows....

From: Michael Meissner
Message: I am just soo! Happy for Johnny, The team and for the fans. Congratulations to Jacky, his Son, Johnny, Ford, Rubens and the best of luck getting # 4 away from Williams in the last two races

From: Harry Cason
Message: Congratulations on a fantastic win at the Nurburgring hope this is the start of a succesion of great wins.

From: Peter Büning
Message: Congratulations Johnny!!!! Bad times are over now!!!! Let`s start like today into the season 2000 with Jaguar and one day we can say "Sir Johnny Herbert" F1 World Champion 2000. Wish you all the best for the next two races and greetings to your family.

From: Gregg Hansford
Message: Congratulations on winning at the Nurburgring.  Finally luck is on your side with reliability.  Good luck for Malaysia and Japan.  Hope to see you and Rubens on the podium for the last two races.  Can't wait to see how next year's car goes with the Jaguar engine.

From: Konstantin Krivtsov
Message: Yaaaaahooooo!!!!
What a great victory!!!
I just can't beleive it!!!
Go, Johnny, go!! I beleive that now you'll start to push it that hard every time.
Congratulations to Johnny SGP and their fans all around the world!!!

From: DAVE SCHEMBRI
Message: Johnny we have been saying its a matter of time for so long
and well ya did it !!!!!!!! OH MAN I HAD TEARS RUNNING DOWN MY EYES!
DC...............Well Done MATE !!!!!! If i feel like I do you must be on the floor!!!!
DAM THIS IS BLOODY UNREAL
CONGRAT'S ALL

From: Jane Dent
Message: O.K.-So how many of you are still grinning like Cheshire cats? I have never gotten over a bout of `flu so quickly as I did today, after todays race at the Nürburgring, (& I can still spell it after almost a full bottle of Champagne!). MANY CONGRATULATIONS Johnny on your victory! I just want to give you a big hug!!! Well done-we're all really proud of you! XXXXXXX

From: Paul Craddock
Message: Please pass on my congratulations to Johnny for a fabulous win today. It's about time some luck went his way, and it's nice to see that Stewarts first race win has Johnny's name against it!

From: Jason Spencer
Message: Dear Johnny
Congratulations on a great race and a great win. Well deserved, about time you had some good luck. Great for the Stewart Team as well.
Keep on racing
Keep on winning
All the best
Jason

From: Bob
Message: I wonder how many others this applies to if we're honest? I've been a Johnny Herbert fan for a long while but the weren't we all thinking "what's happened?" over the past few months, with Johnny's run of bad luck and perhaps thinking that elusive victory would never come? Well now it has at Nurburgring. From all of us doubting Thomas's - WELL DONE!! 

From: theshelly
Message: Now that the Great Johnny Herbert has won the European Grand Prix (which even gave my Gran who hates the sport a tear or two - I think it's because a British driver in a British car showed the Germans how to race!) When will he agree to speak to his adoring fans (Well the millions of people like Moi), I just need him to know how great a driver I think he is and that this feeling is reciprocated by all of the people I know (I think that they are all so scared of my wrath if they dare insult the greatest one!). Well I'm just going for a lye down (the excitement has exhausted me!)
Love Rochelle / Shelly

From: Samantha Gibbs
Message: Finally Johnny's luck has changed! It's about time he had some good luck and it made it even better that it came in the form of his third Grand Prix win as well as going down in history for winning Stewart Ford First ever race win. WELL DONE JOHNNY. GOOD LUCK FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON. From Samantha Gibbs One of your many number one fans.

From: Keith Billingham
Message: Well done in the race today! Brilliant.

From: saira and jean badrashi
Message: brilliant day!! we knew you would eventually get your desserts johnny.  well done. well done

From: kirk shriver
Message: Allow me to be among the first to send congrats to Johnny and the Wee
Scot. more later,
Kirk

From: roger player
Message: To Johnny,
Congratulations on a magnificent and well-deserved victory. I feel emotionally drained and over the moon having seen it live on tv this afternoon. Well done and thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yours sincerely
Roger Player

From: ston
Message: YEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Well done Johnny.   Congratulations to you and Rubens and the Stewart Ford team.  It brought a tear to my eye  -  well done on winning today!  Here's to many more victories.

From: a gilliam
Message: CONGRATULATIONS JOHNNY ON YOUR FIRST WIN FOR STEWART RACING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From: Clive Calvert
Message: Congratulations on your race victory today. Hope another is on the cards.

From: Linda J Nicol 
Message:  Today was the first time I accessed this site and found it very informative.  A good range of articles and photos.  Many congratulations on the site and congratulations to Johnny on his grand prix win today.  It is well deserved.

From: Susie
Message: Congrats to Johnny on winning the GP today. A well deserved win by a lovely Bloke.

From: Spanex Transport Group
Message: I want to congratulate Johnny & Rubens with the great result on the Nurburgring!!!!!!!!! Keep up the good work Guys!!!!!!!!!!
Yon Spangenberg.

From: Sheryl Jenkins
Message: Good on yer Johnny, and well done to Jackie and everyone at the Stewart team.  It's been a long time coming and well deserved for by far the best team this season.  I was disappointed by the ITV coverage.  Do they not realise that the fans like to see the victory lap and press conference just as much as the rest of the race?  But never mind, I'm off to rest my voice after over enthusiastic ranting and telling Murray Walker his 'kiss of death' wasn't going to work this time! 

From: Juha Nikki
Message: Thank you for not announcing the winner prior to the checkered flag,
Murray!

From: Kate Nikki
Message: Gosh! If ever there was a candidate for having the rear wing fail on the last lap, it is Johnny.... Whatever happens, no one else can ever take Stewart GP's first win. Looking forward to checking the website later,

From: Mark Alley
Message: Marvelous!!!  Couldn't have been any better.  One problem - I dont like being in suspense for 15 laps of Hockenheim, too damned long.  Well done - lets see another 3!

From: peter stewart
Message: v good site  great win bloody well done jonney we in stewart household we'er with you rest of this year and next !!!

From: Sandy Scherger
Message: I just wanted to congratulate Johnny for winning the dreaded Nurburgring
and the European Grand Prix - my hero !!

From: The Campbells 
Message:  Johnny. Just watched the Euro G.P., absolutely fantastic !! Right strategy, right tyres. Followed your career since Lotus days when we lived in Norfolk. Great result following a year of misfortune and bad luck , fingers crossed for Malysia! Best of luck for rest of this season and next.
Regards
The Campbells of Cam (Emily 7, Alastair 4, plus Mum (Pat) and Dad (Colin)

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