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Subject: Re: Stirling Moss' opinion on Hamilton's move & MSC retirement
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Brian Lawrence wrote:
> Sir Stirling was asked about recent F1 events by the Daily Telegraph.
>
> On Hamilton's move to Mercedes, "Personally I don’t think it was too
> clever to leave McLaren but we’ll see.”
>
> On Michael's retirement, "“I’m not Michael’s greatest fan. I just don’t
> think he was such a great driver. A great driver, someone who won seven
> world titles, would have been able to see off a driver like Rosberg
> without any problem. Michael couldn’t. He was bloody good, no doubt
> about it, but he wasn’t great."
>
> “Was he good for the sport? With one hat on I would say yes. He brought
> Ferrari back to the forefront and provided a lot of publicity. But with
> my other hat on I would say he was certainly a tainted champion.”
>
> Told that Schumacher said this week that if he had had his time again he
> would have “done things differently”, Moss said: “That just proves he’s
> not a bloody fool. He is thinking of his reputation.”
>
>
> "http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lewishamilton/9591728/Japanese-Grand-Prix-2012-Lewis-Hamiltons-move-to-Mercedes-not-too-clever-says-Stirling-Moss.html"
>
>

Moss is a sad, bitter and twisted waste of time. All he ever does is 
slag off current drivers, teams, circuits, in fact any thing F1. Nothing 
he says is worth listening to. He is either bitching or saying stuff 
every one already knows. Sooner he's back sucking on mints, the better.

-- 
AC