Една от най-големите легенди в света на моторните спортове – сър Стърлинг Мос, вече не е сред нас. Британецът е починал в дома си в ранните часове на католическия Великден, на 90 г.

Мос има 212 победи от 529 състезание, въпреки че не постига шампионска титла е втори в 4 години – в периода от 1955 до 1961 г., които са едни от най-опасните за Формула 1 и взимат най-много жертви. Въпреки това Мос до последно бе радетел на повече риск в състезанията и често влизаше в конфронтация по тези теми с шампиони като сър Джеки Стюърт. След като се отказа от активна състезателна кариера Мос често участва в надпревари с класически коли и дори на 81 г. все още слагаше състезателния шлем.

По време на състезание в Гудууд през 1962 г. катастрофира тежко и остава в кома за повече от месец. Части от тялото му са парализирани за 6 месеца. Инцидентът прекратява кариерата му.

Преди 10 г. Мос имаше инцидент с падане с асансьор, но се възстанови от него, а от известно време е боледувал тежко в дома си в Мейфеър. „Той почина така, както и живя – изглеждайки красив. Накрая бе уморен и просто затворих красивите му очи“, коментира с тъга Лейди Мос.

Нека почива в мир, ще бъде помнен като един от най-смелите и добри пилоти, раждани някога.

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS (W 198). Das Fahrzeug ist eine besonders leichte Sonderausführung des 300 SL Roadster und entsteht 1957 in zwei Exemplaren für die amerikanische Sportwagenmeisterschaft. Paul O´Shea gewinnt in der Kategorie D mit deutlichem Vorsprung vor der Konkurrenz. Foto vom Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014. Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS (W 198). The vehicle is a special lightweight version of the 300 SL Roadster, two examples of which were produced in 1957 for the American sports car championship. Paul O´Shea won in Category D, having secured a significant lead over the competition. Photograph from the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014.

Sir Stirling Moss beim Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014 in einem Silberpfeil Mercedes-Benz W 196 R mit frei stehenden Rädern. Sir Stirling Moss at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014 in a Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Silver Arrow (open-wheel version).

Sir Stirling Moss signiert beim Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014 den Helm von Bernd Schneider. Sir Stirling Moss signs Bernd Schneider’s helmet at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014.

Susie Wolff, Sir Stirling Moss und Hans Herrmann (von links) mit drei Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Rennsportwagen bei der Mille Miglia 2015, 13. Mai 2015 im Museo Mille Miglia, Brescia / Italien. Susie Wolff, Sir Stirling Moss and Hans Herrmann (from left) with three Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR racing cars at the 2015 Mille Miglia, 13 May 2015 in the Museo Mille Miglia, Brescia/Italy.

Sir Stiling Moss in seinem Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Rennsportwagen (W 196 S) mit der Startnummer 722 beim Start der Mille Miglia am 14. Mai 2015 in Brescia, Italien. Sir Stirling Moss in his Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR racing sports car (W 196 S) with starting number 722 at the start of the Mille Miglia on 14 May 2015 in Brescia, Italy.

Sir Stirling Moss am Steuer des 300 SLR mit der Startnummer 722 bei der Mille Miglia 2015, Etappe Rimini nach Rom, 15. Mai 2015 in Italien. Sir Stirling Moss at the wheel of the 300 SLR with start number 722 at the 2015 Mille Miglia, on the stretch from Rimini to Rome, 15 May 2015 in Italy.

Mille Miglia 1955 in Italien vom 30. April bis 1. Mai 1955: Stirling Moss gewinnt das legendäre Straßenrennen mit seinem Beifahrer Denis Jenkinson auf Mercedes-Benz Rennsportwagen 300 SLR (W 196 S) in der besten je erzielten Zeit. Mille Miglia 1955 in Italy from 30 April to 1 May 1955: Stirling Moss won the legendary road race with his co-driver Denis Jenkinson in a Mercedes-Benz racing sports car 300 SLR (W 196 S) in the best ever time achieved.

Großer Preis von Holland in Zandvoort am 19. Juni 1955. Sieger Juan Manuel Fangio beglückwünscht Stirling Moss, der Zweiter wurde. Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort on 19 June 1955. Winner Juan Manuel Fangio congratulates Stirling Moss, who finished second. Both drivers were in Mercedes-Benz Formula One racing cars W 196 R with free-standing wheels.

Mille Miglia, Brescia in Italien, 1. Mai 1955. Sieger in der Dieselklasse: Oberingenieur Helmut Retter (Daimler-Benz Vertreter in Innsbruck) mit Beifahrer Wolfgang Larcher auf Mercedes-Benz Typ 180 D (W 120), Startnummer 04, bei einem Kontrollpunkt. Mille Miglia, Brescia in Italy, 1 May 1955. Winner in the diesel class: senior engineer Helmut Retter (Daimler-Benz representative in Innsbruck) with co-driver Wolfgang Larcher in a Mercedes-Benz Type 180 D (W 120), start number 04, at a checkpoint.

John Cooper Fitch und Kurt Gessl (Startnummer 417) erringen auf Mercedes-Benz 300 SL „Gullwing“ (W 198) den Klassensieg und Platz 5 in der Gesamtwertung bei der Mille Miglia 1955. John Cooper Fitch and Kurt Gessl (start number 417) achieved the class victory in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing” (W 198) as well as fifth place in the overall classification at the 1955 Mille Miglia.

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Rennsportwagen (W 196 S), Siegerfahrzeug von Stirling Moss und Denis Jenkinson mit der Startnummer 722 bei der Mille Miglia 1955. Foto aus Brescia am 1. Mai 1955. Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR racing sports car (W 196 S), the winning car driven by Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson with starting number 722 at the Mille Miglia in 1955. Photo from Brescia on 1 May 1955.

Targa Florio, 16 October 1955. The Mercedes-Benz racing teams (from left to right): John Cooper Fitch, Desmond Titterington, Peter Collins, Stirling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio, Karl Kling. Targa Florio, 16 October 1955. The Mercedes-Benz racing teams (from left to right): John Cooper Fitch, Desmond Titterington, Peter Collins, Stirling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio, Karl Kling.

Targa Florio in Italien, 16. Oktober 1955. Peter Collins auf Mercedes-Benz Typ 300 SLR-Sport-Rennwagen mit der Startnummer 104. Mercedes-Benz Sieger-Team: Stirling Moss/Peter Collins. Targa Florio in Italy, 16 October 1955. Peter Collins in Mercedes-Benz model 300 SLR racing car with starting number 104. Mercedes-Benz´s winning team: Stirling Moss/Peter Collins.

Saisonabschlussveranstaltung Stars & Cars am Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, 29. November 2014. Sir Stirling Moss und Nico Rosberg. Stars & Cars season’s closing event at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, 29 November 2014. Sir Stirling Moss and Nico Rosberg.

Sir Stirling Moss am Steuer des Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Rennsportwagens (W 196 S) mit der Startnummer 722 beim Mercedes-Benz Classic Insight „Erfolgsgeschichten 1955“ am 23. April 2015 in Italien. Sir Stirling Moss at the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR racing sports car (W 196 S) with starting number 722 at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Insight “Success Stories 1955” on 23 April 2015 in Italy.

Mercedes-Benz Markenbotschafter Sir Stirling Moss im Mercedes-Benz Formel-1-Rennwagen W 196 R. Foto vom Goodwood Festival of Speed 2015 vom 26. bis 28. Juni 2015. Mercedes-Benz brand ambassador Sir Stirling Moss in the Mercedes-Benz Formula 1 racing car W 196 R. Photo of Goodwood Festival of Speed 2015 from 26 to 28 June 2015.

Stirling Moss (300 SLR, W 196 S), Mercedes-Benz Classic, Goodwood Revival 2011 Stirling Moss (300 SLR, W 196 S), Mercedes-Benz Classic, Goodwood Revival 2011

Stirling Moss (300 SLR, W 196 S), Mercedes-Benz Classic, Goodwood Revival 2011 Stirling Moss (300 SLR, W 196 S), Mercedes-Benz Classic, Goodwood Revival 2011

Juan Manuel Fangio II. (W 196 R Stromlinie), Stirling Moss (300 SLR, W 196 S “658”), Mercedes-Benz Classic, Goodwood Revival 2011 Juan Manuel Fangio II. (W 196 R streamliner), Stirling Moss (300 SLR, W 196 S “658”), Mercedes-Benz Classic, Goodwood Revival 2011

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Stirling Moss (300 SLR, W 196 S), Mercedes-Benz Classic, Goodwood Revival 2011 Stirling Moss (300 SLR, W 196 S), Mercedes-Benz Classic, Goodwood Revival 2011

Juan Manuel Fangio II. (W 196 R Stromlinie, links), Stirling Moss (W 196 S “658”, Mitte), Hans Herrmann (W 196 R mit freistehenden Rädern), Mercedes-Benz Classic, Goodwood Revival 2011 Juan Manuel Fangio II. (W 196 R streamliner, links), Stirling Moss (W 196 S “658”, Mitte), Hans Herrmann (W 196 R open-wheel version), Mercedes-Benz Classic, Goodwood Revival 2011

Juan Manuel Fangio (Startnummer 658) kurz nach dem Start zur Mille Miglia 1955 in Brescia im Mercedes-Benz Typ 300 SLR Rennsportwagen (W 196 S). Er beendet das Rennen als Zweiter, hinter Stirling Moss und Denis Jenkinson ebenfalls auf 300 SLR Rennsportwagen. Juan Manuel Fangio (start number 658) just after the start of the 1955 Mille Miglia in Brescia in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR racing sports car (W 196 S). He finished the race in second place, behind Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson, also in a 300 SLR racing sports car.

Mille Miglia 1955 in Italien vom 30. April bis 1. Mai 1955: Stirling Moss gewinnt das legendäre Straßenrennen mit seinem Beifahrer Denis Jenkinson auf Mercedes-Benz Rennsportwagen 300 SLR (W 196 S) in der besten je erzielten Zeit. Mille Miglia 1955 in Italy from 30 April to 1 May 1955: Stirling Moss won the legendary road race with his co-driver Denis Jenkinson in a Mercedes-Benz racing sports car 300 SLR (W 196 S) in the best ever time achieved.

Mercedes-Benz Rennfahrer Stirling Moss. Aufnahme aus dem Jahr 1955 am Rande von Testfahrten mit dem Mercedes-Benz Rennsportwagen 300 SLR (W 196 S) auf dem Hockenheimring. Anschließend werden die Fahrzeuge nach Italien gebracht, für das Training auf der Strecke der Mille Miglia. Mercedes-Benz racing driver Sir Stirling Moss. Picture from 1955 at the edge of test drives with the Mercedes-Benz racing sports car 300 SLR (W 196 S) at the Hockenheimring. The vehicles were then brought to Italy for training on the route of the Mille Miglia.

Großer Preis von Holland in Zandvoort am 19. Juni 1955. Sieger Juan Manuel Fangio (Startnummer 8), gefolgt von Stirling Moss auf (Startnummer 10), beide auf Mercedes-Benz Formel-1-Rennwagen W 196 R. Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort on 19 June 1955. Winner Juan Manuel Fangio (start number 8), followed by Stirling Moss (start number 10), both in Mercedes-Benz Formula One racing cars W 196 R.

Targa Florio, 16.10.1955. Stirling Moss auf Mercedes-Benz Typ 300 SLR-Sport-Rennwagen mit der Startnummer 104. Mercedes-Benz Sieger-Team: Stirling Moss/Peter Collins. Targa Florio, 16 October 1955. Stirling Moss in Mercedes-Benz model 300 SLR racing car with starting number 104. Mercedes-Benz´s winning team: Stirling Moss/Peter Collins.

Targa Florio in Italien, 16. Oktober 1955. Sieger Stirling Moss (Startnummer 104) mit Mercedes-Benz Typ 300 SLR-Sport-Rennwagen beim Reifenwechsel an den Boxen. Targa Florio in Italy, 16 October 1955. Winner Stirling Moss (starting number 104) with Mercedes-Benz model 300 SLR racing car during a pit stop for a tyre change.