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Sir Patrick Stewart hosts this documentary where he spends time with motor sports legend Sir Stirling Moss in order to discover and learn more about the great man and his life.

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Frederick Miles

They had similar tastes , flat chested 17 year old hot chicks. Stirling never really retired, just concentrated on the off field action. Stirling houses were designed purely for seduction. The Bathurst cars of the 1970's have the chug of the Mercedes 300SL 1952 Le Man car, and were really evil, so Stirling decided to return to racing in the Bathurst saloon race in 1974, the most important race in Australia, Partnered with Brabham in practice , Moss at 45 was only about 2.5 seconds off the pace, and I am convinced if he'd started from the back and it had rained, I believe he would have flown and only Bartlettt would have been able to hold him. So the way they bump, Moss out at the start with a couple of clever pushes to wreck the car is masterpiece. Moss did do a couple of half serious British touring cars racing years in 80-1, but once or twice in the rain you saw a flash of genuis. And if it had been wet that day at Bathurst in 74 and Stirling had been a bit more thoughful! But hear the growl of Goss saloon at Bathurst at 74, it sounds just like a 1952 Merc. 300SL. The most evil growl.

 

Stirling Moss Officially Retires

London, ENGLAND — As he continues to recover from a 2016 respiratory infection, Sir Stirling Moss has made the decision to retire from the public eye at age 88.




Stirling Moss signs an autograph in the Vintage Motorsport tent at Lime Rock Park in 2012.

In an announcement posted to Moss’s official website, his son, Elliott, stated:


“To all of his many friends and fans around the world who use this website for regular updates, my father would like to announce that he will be closing it down.


Following his severe infections at the end of 2016 and his subsequent slow and arduous recovery, the decision has been made that, at the age of 88, the indefatigable man will finally retire, so that he and my mother can have some much deserved rest and spend more time with each other and the rest of the family.


The entire and extended Moss clan thank everyone for all their love and support over the years and we wish you all a happy and prosperous 2018.”


The racer, often considered the greatest driver never to win a Formula 1 championship, earned his first F1 victory in 1955 at Aintree, making him the first British driver to win a British Grand Prix. His most memorable performance that year was behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR at the Mille Miglia. With co-driver Denis Jenkinson, Moss shattered the event’s existing speed record, covering the full race distance of 992 miles in 10 hours, 7 minutes and 48 seconds, at an average speed of nearly 98 mph.


His crash at Goodwood in the spring of 1962 left Moss in a coma for a month and partially paralyzed for half a year. Though he tested in a Lotus 19 after his recovery, Moss realized that the accident had impacted his ability to drive a car at the limit, prompting his retirement as a full-time, professional racing driver.


He covered racing for ABC’s Wide World of Sports from 1962 to 1980, when he returned to the cockpit to compete in the British Saloon Car Championship. He retired as a racing driver in 2011. He also continued to serve as a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz.

 

Mike Parkinson

Growing up in Britain, I was a Stirling Moss fan from very young. Reading Moss's book " All but my life" made it permanent

 

Duke Craig

Legend doesn't do it when describing Stirling Moss, they better come up with another word for him.

 

francis Rampen

I once was waiting for a friend in the lobby of the CBC in London. A very drunk but charming Trevor Howard was being shown out by a snotty young producer who decided he wasn't up for the interview. Trevor sat down and in came Stirling Moss. They had one of the most fascinating conversations I ever heard - largely they talked about social life in their time for about an hour. I sincerely regret that I didn't have a camera to record the event. Stirling Moss is a brilliant guy and truly a mensch.

 

Stewart W.

Back in the day a common refrain between drivers on Britain's public roads if one cut in front of another or otherwise offended or when the cops stopped you for speeding was "Who the bloody hell do you think you are, Stirling Moss?"

 

Who Do You Think You Are, Stirling Moss? Part 1

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Tom OBach
Published on Oct 26, 2012







Among others, Jackie Stewart, Murray Walker and Ken Tyrrell give their views on the career of Stirling Moss, the greatest driver never to win the world championship. Also the first part of the 1955 British Grand Prix at Aintree

 

Who Do You Think You Are Stirling Moss? Part 2

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Tom OBach
Published on Nov 1, 2012







More commentary on the life and career of racing legend Stirling Moss, including the 1955 British Grand Prix held at Aintree

 

Who Do You Think You Are Stirling Moss? Part 3

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Tom OBach
Published on Feb 14, 2013







More commentary on the life and career of racing legend Stirling Moss.