Stirling Moss was an F1 driver from England. He was 4-times runner-up between 1955 and 58. He drove for teams like Mercedes, Vanwall, Cooper and Lotus, entering 67 Grand Prix in 1951-61 and winning 16 of them - including the Monaco GP twice.
He also took part in 10 editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, having won it in 1956 on an Aston Martin with Peter Collins as his teammate.
In 1962 he crashed his car on a race in Goodwood. Racing was pretty dangerous those times, much more than today. He went into coma and eventually recovered, but he didn't feel as competitive as before, so he decided to retire from racing.
well... for those who are not into car racing:
Stirling Moss was an F1 driver from England. He was 4-times runner-up between 1955 and 58. He drove for teams like Mercedes, Vanwall, Cooper and Lotus, entering 67 Grand Prix in 1951-61 and winning 16 of them - including the Monaco GP twice. He also took part in 10 editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, having won it in 1956 on an Aston Martin with Peter Collins as his teammate. In 1962 he crashed his car on a race in Goodwood. Racing was pretty dangerous those times, much more than today. He went into coma and eventually recovered, but he didn't feel as competitive as before, so he decided to retire from racing.