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Subject: Re: Stirling Moss' opinion on Hamilton's move & MSC retirement
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On 7 Oct, 12:37, Brian Lawrence <Brian_W_Lawre...@msn.com> wrote:
> Sir Stirling was asked about recent F1 events by the Daily Telegraph.
>
> On Hamilton's move to Mercedes, "Personally I don=92t think it was too
> clever to leave McLaren but we=92ll see.=94
>
> On Michael's retirement, "=93I=92m not Michael=92s greatest fan. I just d=
on=92t
> 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=92t. He was bloody good, no doubt
> about it, but he wasn=92t great."

That's a bit harsh. Even Moss must understand that
a) cars are a lot faster now than they were when he was in his pomp
b) ability does decline with age