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Motor racing great Stirling Moss dies aged 90
Stirling Moss, a daring, speed-loving Englishman regarded as the greatest Formula One driver never to win the world championship, has died. He was 90.
Moss died peacefully at his London home following a long illness, his wife, Susan, said Sunday.
"It was one lap too many," she said. "He just closed his eyes."
A national treasure, affectionately known as "Mr. Motor Racing," he was fearless and fiercely competitive. The balding Moss' taste for adventure saw him push cars to their limits.
"If you're not trying to win at all costs," he said, "what on earth are you doing there?"
His often reckless attitude took a toll on his slight body. His career ended early, at age 31, after a horrific crash left him in a coma for a month in April 1962.
By then, Moss had won 16 of the 66 F1 races he entered and established a reputation as a technically excellent and versatile driver across many racing categories.
Arguably his greatest achievement was victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia – a 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) road race through Italy – by nearly half an hour over Juan Manuel Fangio, the Argentine great who was Moss' idol, teammate and rival.
An F1 title didn't follow, though – a travesty to many in motorsport. Moss finished second in the drivers' championship four times (1955-58) and third on three occasions.
In 1958, Moss lost out to Ferrari's Mike Hawthorn by one point despite winning four races to his rival's one. In 1959, Moss' car failed during the final race, in Florida, when leading and again in with a chance of the title.
"I hope I'll continue to be described as the greatest driver who never won the world championship, but it doesn't really matter," Moss once said. "The most important thing for me was gaining the respect of the other drivers and I think I achieved that."
When his resolve to drive solely for English teams waned, Moss raced for Maserati, Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz – partnering Fangio in an all-star line-up. In total, Moss raced in 107 different types of car and boasted a record of 212 wins in the 375 competitive races he finished.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200412/p2g/00m/0sp/063000c
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