Sir Stirling Moss 1929-2020

Sir Stirling Moss, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time, even though he did not win the World Championship, has passed away at the age of 90 on Sunday morning (12/4/20) at his home in Mayfair, London, after a long illness. Condolences goes out to the family and friends of Sir Stirling Moss.



Started his Formula 1 career at HW Motors racing at the 1951 Swiss Grand Prix held at the Bremgarten, were he finished eighth on his debut. Took his first full season in Formula 1, in 1955, with Mercedes finishing second behind Juan Manuel Fangio in the standings which includes winning the British Grand Prix at Aintree for his first Grand Prix win that season.

A moment we’ll cherish forever 🙏 Sir Stirling Moss and @LewisHamilton at Monza in 2015, taking to the iconic banking in two Silver Arrows

🎥 x @BBCSport pic.twitter.com/1Hj7WGkvSH

— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) April 12, 2020

Switching over to Maserati in 1956, then switching over to Vanwall for 1957 and 1958 which includes missing out to the drivers' championship by one point to Mike Hawthorn.

Then the next season, Moss raced at Rob Walker Racing Team till 1962 winning in Cooper cars and becoming the first driver to win in a Lotus in 1960 at the Monaco Grand Prix.

In 1962, he crashed his Lotus heavily during the Glover Trophy at Goodwood. The accident put him in a coma for a month, and for six months the left side of his body was partially paralysed. He recovered, but retired from professional racing in 1963.

Sir Stirling Moss has been runner-up in the F1 Drivers' Championship four years in succession, from 1955 to 1958, and third in each of the next three seasons, winning three Monaco Grand Prixs', winning sixteen Grand Prix wins altogether and winning two F1 Constructors' Championships for Vanwall in 1958 and for Cooper in 1959.

Gone but not forgotten.

R.I.P. Sir Stirling Moss