Spectators at the Donington Historic meet on Sunday were treated not only to a rare sighting of the sun, but also to the historic spectacle of Stirling taking to the track for some demonstration laps in Jaguar C-type, XKC005, the very car he drove to victory in the 1952 Reims Grand Prix for sports cars. “After driving with drum brakes, there...
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27 April 2012
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From 3rd to 13th May, eBay will host an auction of specially created self-portraits by over 40 celebrities and sports legends. Amongst those who have taken part are Adele, Sir Michael Caine, Brian Eno, Brian Ferry, Felicity Kendal, Sir Geoff Hurst, Sir Stirling Moss, Jenson Button, Richard E. Grant, Michael Morpurgo, Jamie Oliver, Sir Cliff...
15 April 2012
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Prior to the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix and Nico Rosberg’s victory, the last victory for the Mercedes-Benz Formula One team was the 1955 Italian Grand Prix with the great Juan-Manual Fangio at the wheel.
Stirling was the first to congratulate Fangio on his victory in 1955 and following victory in China offered his “Congratulations to...
14 April 2012
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The 1955 Italian Grand Prix would be the seventh and final round of that years Formula One World Championship. Despite knowing that this was to be the last Formula One race for Mercedes-Benz, until the modern era, the team showed no sign of reducing their efforts. They had tested a streamlined version of their highly successful W196 Formula One...
13 April 2012
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Over 57 years is a long time to wait for a pole position in Formula One and Stirling was able to congratulate the Silver Arrows team and Nico Rosberg this morning via the BBC F1 team out in China.
The last pole achieved by a Mercedes-Benz Formula One team, prior to China this weekend, was at the 1955 Italian Grand Prix when Juan Manuel Fangio...
26 March 2012
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On Sunday 6th May 2012 at the Donington Historic Festival, Stirling will take to the track in the actual Jaguar C-type he drove to victory in the 1952 Reims Grand Prix for sports cars, exactly 60 years ago.
But, impressive as it was, his 1952 victory was more than a mere race win. This was the first-ever race victory in a disc-braked car, a...
15 March 2012
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For the 1961 Sebring 12 hour race, Stirling found himself back in the ranks of CAMORADI, this time at the wheel of the new rear engined Maserati Tipo 63, which 'Lucky' Casner's team, by now short of funds, were running on the proverbial shoe-string budget. It seems somethings never change in motorsport.
Stirling was sharing the car...
12 March 2012
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Stirling was the guest of honour for the launch of Jaguar Heritage Racing at the RAC Club, a programme which will see Jaguar return to the competitive arena through the world of historic motorsport. For the first time since 1956, works-supported C- and D-types will race again at venues including Goodwood and the Nürburgring, while the season-...
