Motor Sport Magazine Specials

The authoritative voice of motor racing since 1924 covers the entire motor racing scene. In these Special Editions, the team digs into the archives to give exclusive insight, rare photographic footage, detailed race reports, and a unique take on the subject matter; from world-class drivers through to iconic car marques, and also how some of these real-life stories have been adapted for the big screen.

Motor Sport Magazine Specials

INTRODUCTION

Born to Race • Lady Susie Moss reflects on Sir Stirling’s incredible life, and his long-standing link to Motor Sport

Hero, pioneer, inspiration • British Racing Drivers’ Club president David Coulthard salutes the life of Sir Stirling Moss and his enduring influence today

Formula 1 MOVEMENT IS TRANQUILLITY • Stirling Moss was never crowned world champion, but with a buccaneering swagger and otherworldly genius, he embodied the very essence of the sport, leaving a legacy that still resonates today

FROM THE ARCHIVE • In this 1957 race report, Denis Jenkinson saw Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks take victory at the British – and European – Grand Prix at Aintree. He lauds Stirling’s relaxed racing style, in contrast with his rivals’ ‘clenched-teeth’ efforts, and the achievement of home-grown manufacturer Vanwall

Non-F1 Single-Seaters ANY FORMULA, ANY VENUE… • Learning his craft in 500cc F3 cars and honing it in F2, Moss became a single-seater specialist with a sixth sense and a driving ambition that took him far from England’s shores and deep into the spiritual home of racing

FROM THE ARCHIVE • The opening of Aintree race track in 1954 was accompanied by a display of virtuosity from a young Stirling Moss in a variety of machinery. Motor Sport editor Bill Boddy was not impressed with the “Manchester weather” but marked the driver out for future greatness

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Sports cars THE SENSATIONAL BECOMES ROUTINE • Sports cars, saloons, GTs, Moss mastered the lot – and it could be argued that he was better in these than in a grand prix racer

FROM THE ARCHIVE • Ferrari put out a strong team for the fourth round of the World Sportscar Championship, but as Denis Jenkinson reported, its galaxy of stars could not match the flying Moss

Rallying & Speed Records ANYTHING, ANYWHERE: THE GREAT ALL-ROUNDER • From Alpine rallies to salt-flat speed records, Moss turned his hand to a dizzying array of side projects and in doing so became motor racing’s greatest all-rounder

FROM THE ARCHIVE • Most everyday hatchbacks are now capable of running all day at 100mph but such numbers were once right at the cutting edge of endurance. That’s why much fuss was made about the record run to which Moss contributed at Montlhéry, Paris, in 1952.

Road Racing SEPARATING 'THE BOY' FROM THE MEN • On lethal routes over hundreds of miles, road racing was the era’s ultimate test of skill and courage. It is no coincidence that it was on these dusty tracks that the Moss legend was truly forged

FROM THE ARCHIVE • In 1957, Pescara hosted an old-fashioned road race that formed part of the Formula 1 World Championship and, as our correspondent Denis Jenkinson reported, it was as much a battle between driver and terrain as driver against driver. It was a conflict Moss was well equipped to fight

After work… RETIRED – AND BUSIER THAN EVER

FROM THE ARCHIVE • His career came to an abrupt halt against an earth bank at Goodwood, but the public never forgot Stirling Moss. In a candid discussion with Simon Taylor, he explained how he had reshaped his life after his accident

Movement is tranquillity • We should end with Stirling Moss himself. In the October 2009 issue of Motor Sport he introduced an extract from his then-new and still superb book All My Races, which illustrates...