Mr Motor Racing remembered: Why Sir Stirling Moss was the greatest
Apr 30, 2020, 01:13 PM
GP Racing columnist Mark Gallagher, along with contributor and former Autosport Editor in Chief Damien Smith, join host Stuart Codling to look back at the life of a legend.
Earlier this month motorsport lost an iconic figure in Sir Stirling Moss. Even though his passing was not unexpected, given the length of time he battled illness, it was still a shock to hear the news. His legacy has a permanence in the world of motorsport because of the way he defined a certain type of sportsman, in a post-war era of 'stick and ball' sports where racing drivers didn't have the status of their sporting peers.
On the podcast today the team share their memories, and talk Mercedes, Lotus and a blue Ferrari.
Earlier this month motorsport lost an iconic figure in Sir Stirling Moss. Even though his passing was not unexpected, given the length of time he battled illness, it was still a shock to hear the news. His legacy has a permanence in the world of motorsport because of the way he defined a certain type of sportsman, in a post-war era of 'stick and ball' sports where racing drivers didn't have the status of their sporting peers.
On the podcast today the team share their memories, and talk Mercedes, Lotus and a blue Ferrari.