Steve Robertson

Steve Robertson (born July 4, 1964) is a race car driver from Hackney, England.

After spending three years in British Formula Three (which included a 3rd place championship finish in 1990), he won the 1994 Indy Lights championship and captured 7 wins during his 2 years in the series. He is one of only two Indy Lights champions to never race in Champ Car, the other being 1996 champion David Empringham.

He later raced in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in 1996, in a works Ford Mondeo. However, the car was not competitive and he failed to make an impression. In the first race of the season at Donnington Park, he spun in front of his team-mate Paul Radisich, and Radisich was unable to avoid colliding with him.

After racing, Robertson went on, along with his father Dave, to manage young drivers. After leading Jenson Button to Formula One, the pair took on young Finn Kimi Räikkönen. Räikkönen would later make a big jump, from Formula Renault in the UK through to F1 with the Sauber team, the following year.

In November 2004 Kimi and Steve,, formed a racing team for the British F3 International Series (as it is now called), Räikkönen Robertson Racing (u. In their second season (2006), "Double R" won the main Championship Class, with Brit Mike Conway.