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Often said to be the greatest racing driver never to win the F1 championship. Up until his long illness that led to his death, he was still highly regarded amongst the racing fraternity and still had a big input.
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A true legend. Never saw him race but his name WAS Formula 1 throughout my childhood.
Alway cam across as a nice guy too.
Lovely quote by his wife...
"It was one lap too many, he just closed his eyes," said his wife Lady Moss." |
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I loved his outspoken manner...
During some pre race F1 chat, he was sitting in the track side sudio with a couple of more recent drivers and the conversation turned to the benefits of recent safety changes to F1.
The 2 ex drivers were complimentary and couldn't praise the changes enough.
Sterling was last to be asked for his input and after a pause he said
"I dont agree with them it's all rubish, the drivers championship is meant to be dangerous and not namby pamby. In my day we had a pair of gloves and a leather hat..."
Legends never die, 529 races and 212 wins. No mean feat during the Fangio years.
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"just heard he has died at 90 rip "
Shouldn't have been driving that fast at his age. 
And I've only made that joke because the great Stirling Moss was a racing driver.
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"Very sad.
I had the privilege and slight amount of luck to race against him. He was well into retirement and still competitive in then his late seventies.
One of the great drivers. "
At Goodwood? |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
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"just heard he has died at 90 rip
Shouldn't have been driving that fast at his age.
And I've only made that joke because the great Stirling Moss was a racing driver.
R.I.P"
That would have made him laugh. Will they let the old Top Gear team, Hammond, May and Clarkson do the eulogy? |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
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"Very sad.
I had the privilege and slight amount of luck to race against him. He was well into retirement and still competitive in then his late seventies.
One of the great drivers. At Goodwood? "
Yes of course, Goodwood, doh! |
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By *vcarolTV/TS
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I was going to reply privately, but my sex is blocked, it’s np. 
I have a former life I keep a little bit private, Stirling was invited by another team as a one off drive, I appeared as a stand in as the normal driver had a wee shunt testing.
When his car ran ok, he was right on the pace. Not bad for never driving the car before, and not set up for him. |
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"I was going to reply privately, but my sex is blocked, it’s np.
I have a former life I keep a little bit private, Stirling was invited by another team as a one off drive, I appeared as a stand in as the normal driver had a wee shunt testing.
When his car ran ok, he was right on the pace. Not bad for never driving the car before, and not set up for him."
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"Very sad.
I had the privilege and slight amount of luck to race against him. He was well into retirement and still competitive in then his late seventies.
One of the great drivers. At Goodwood?
Yes of course, Goodwood, doh!"
What was that supposed to mean he didn't just drive at goodwood it could have been anywhere  |
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