It is interesting to reflect on some F1 careers that originally shone brightly, but then gradually disappeared over time
I do not refer to Tony Brooks - who was clearly in the elite Moss class, but more to the likes of those below.
There were of course, people whose career's were marred by either, WW2 or bad crashes:
Farina, Villoressi Taruffi etc, or
Gonzalez, Bristow, Allison, Taylor , Arundel ,etc
And, there were those who stayed too long - Trintingant , Bonnier, G Hill, et al
But consider the following:
Innes Ireland - Goodwood sensation, Easter 1960 . US GP 1961 - then, essentially, nothing
Masten Gregory -3rd Monaco 1957 , Cooper Works driver 1959 - then, essentially nothing
Phil Hill - World Champion 1961 - then, essentially nothing
Ghincarlo Baghetti - Syracuse and French GP's 1961 - then, essentially nothing
I am sure there are others..
Alec