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[D-Type]

Stirling Moss has been in hospital since before Christmas with a serious chest infection.  I'm sure everyone will join me in wishing him a full recovery.

 

http://racingclothes...102875/20170114

 

http://www.dailymail...-infection.html

[Ray Bell]

I certainly will...

Surely his robust nature will get him through. Can't possibly be as bad as falling down a liftwell.

[Tim Murray]

Hear hear. Good to read that he now seems to be on the road to recovery.

[Doug Nye]

Will him better boys...he's got more bounce than Zebedee but every little bit still helps...

 

DCN

[Lee Nicolle]

Get well Stirling,,, and I agree with escaping winter.

[GMiranda]

I wish him a good and complete recovery. This year's flu seems particularly strong.

[Repco22]

Wishing you a quick and complete recovery Stirling.

[JacnGille]

Get well soon!

[Jeff Weinbren]

All the best for a speedy recovery Sir Stirling !

[Gary Davies]

Best wishes indeed. I caught a seriously ikky bug whilst in Kuala Lumpur in September resulting in a most unpleasant does of bronchitis. As my local (Malaysian born) GP commented, the propensity many south east Asians (amongst others!) have to pop antibiotics at the drop of a hat means that there are some very nasty bugs going around in that part of the world.

Edited by Gary Davies, 15 January 2017 - 11:49.

[Gary C]

get well soon Sir SCM.

[Stephen W]

I do wish Stirling a speedy recovery and hope his advancing years do not contribute to his state of health.

[Alan Cox]

Hear, hear. best wishes to Sir Stirling. Resilience has always been one of his fortes. BBC report again has misunderstood the distinction between Grands Prix and Formula 1
http://www.bbc.co.uk...rmula1/38624865

[arttidesco]

 

Best Wishes for a speedy and complete recovery Sir Moss !

[kayemod]

My all time motor racing hero, always has been from small childhood, and probably always will be, a surprisingly respectful article in the Daily Mail, and even more surprisingly, almost totally respectful reader comments following it. I was expecting nasty spiteful stuff, probably from young Hamilton fanboys, like "This Sterling can't really have been much good if he never won the WDC" and similar, but no, almost a more enjoyable read than the article itself, which sadly rarely happens, truly we are not alone, even in DM land.

 

The Greatest Living Englishman without a doubt, if he can survive that lift fall, surely he can survive almost anything, get well soon Sir Stirling.

[Jack-the-Lad]

Best wishes for a quick and complete recovery.

[jj2728]

All the best for a complete recovery.

[Charlieman]

My mum never payed much attention to sport. Stirling Moss had a face that she recognised and liked -- along with Bobby Charlton and Muhammad Ali. 

 

There was only one racing driver at the time. "Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?"

 

Get well, please, Mr Moss.

[Paul Parker]

Gary Davies, on 15 Jan 2017 - 05:04, said:

Best wishes indeed. I caught a seriously ikky bug whilst in Kuala Lumpur in September resulting in a most unpleasant does of bronchitis. As my local (Malaysian born) GP commented, the propensity many south east Asians (amongst others!) have to pop antibiotics at the drop of a hat means that there are some very nasty bugs going around in that part of the world.

 

A friend in Switzerland has caught this too and ended up in hospital, the anti-biotics did not work for the reasons posited here and elsewhere, it took her 3 weeks to recover.

 

Neither was she old, this kind of thing is going to to occur more and more, as told to me by a doctor in the UK.

[RogerFrench]

Very best wishes, Sir Stirling!

[Doug Nye]

From The Boy himself:

 

"Lovely.  Thank you.  A joy to read

CIAO, STIRLING"

 

DCN

[Marklar]

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Sir Stirling Moss has been discharged from hospital, several months after being admitted with a serious chest infection.[...]

"He is thrilled to be back where he belongs," read the statement.

"He still has a substantial amount of recovery to undertake but says that he has determination and a great pit crew.

"He and Lady Moss are enormously grateful to the medical staff, both here and abroad, who worked so tirelessly to make all this possible.

"They also want to thank, from the bottom of their hearts, all the family, friends and fans for their love and support. It has been overwhelming and given them a lot of strength, smiles and hope.

"For now, they are looking forward to just lying back on their pillows in their bedroom and watching the Spanish Grand Prix."

http://www.gpupdate....-from-hospital/

[B Squared]

That's good news. Thanks.

[cpbell]

Marklar, on 11 May 2017 - 14:17, said:

http://www.gpupdate....-from-hospital/

Thanks for the update.

Edited by cpbell, 12 May 2017 - 10:16.

[Tim Murray]

Lordy, I hadn't realised he'd been in hospital all this time, but I'm very glad he's now out. Very best wishes to him, and thanks for the good news Marklar.

[Doug Nye]

Keep the goodwill going, fellers - tough as old boots but every little bit helps - DCN

[Michael Ferner]

Like Tim, I'm surprised to hear of the good news just now, hadn't realized it was that bad! I guess it's time for a fabulous catch-up drive through the field!

Get well soon, Sir!

[D-Type]

Five months is a  l_o_n_g  time to be hospitalised.  It's good to see they've let him out at last!

 

A speedy recovery, Sir Stirling.

[Tom Glowacki]

Doug Nye, on 11 May 2017 - 17:21, said:

Keep the goodwill going, fellers - tough as old boots but every little bit helps - DCN

Out of the pits and back on the track for many more laps!

[Stephen W]

I am sure Stirling kept the nurses on their toes. Glad he has been released into the wild once more.

[bradbury west]

In his autobiography he told the tale when he was in hospital years before of referring a pal to the "clam digger" joke, not to be repeated here, I hasten to add. I am sure he recalls it well. I trust he still enjoys the same sense of humour.
Hoping for a very full recovery.
Roger Lund

[brucemoxon]

Phew. Like others, I had no idea he'd been in hospital so long.

Sir Stirling, get well soon.

 

 

 

 

Bruce Moxon

[FrankB]

Stephen W, on 12 May 2017 - 10:05, said:

I am sure Stirling kept the nurses on their toes. Glad he has been released into the wild once more.

My mother in law nursed him in St George's Hospital after a racing accident. She knew that recovery had begun when she felt a hand wandering up towards her suspenders while trying to take a blood pressure reading...

[David Birchall]

We have to keep this old bugger going.  He is one of the main reasons we are all here.

db

[D-Type]

It appears that he wasn't at Goodwood.  Can anyone give us an update on his progress?

[DanTra2858]

Can anyone please update the health of Sir Stirling?

[Tim Murray]

This was posted recently on his website in this item about the Vanwall celebration at this weekend's Goodwood Revival:

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While Brooks will be at Goodwood, Stirling is unlikely to attend as he is still recuperating at his London home from the ill health he suffered at the start of this year.

[cpbell]

Tim Murray, on 08 Sept 2017 - 07:50, said:

This was posted recently on his website in this item about the Vanwall celebration at this weekend's Goodwood Revival:
 

Best wishes to him.

[DanTra2858]

Thank you for the update, what a magic car the Vanwell was in it's day, with the simple lines of excellance in the body style, not like todays aeronauticle wonders.

[Marc Sproule]

fom the wayback machine.......

 

https://www.flickr.c...57633205413569/

 

https://www.flickr.c...57633205413569/

[D-Type]

Have you seen this?
http://www.stirlingmoss.com/

 

All I can say is "A happy retirement"

[B Squared]

Best wishes to the great man and driver.

[lanciaman]

With Gurney gone, alas, and Sir Stirling ill, how many of the front engine F1 aces are still with us?  Is Tony Brooks still one?

[Jack-the-Lad]

D-Type, on 18 Jan 2018 - 21:48, said:

Have you seen this?
http://www.stirlingmoss.com/
 
All I can say is "A happy retirement"

Yes, I just received that information via the Scarf & Goggles blog. I deeply hope that his public appearances have not come to an end....

[cpbell]

D-Type, on 18 Jan 2018 - 21:48, said:

Have you seen this?
http://www.stirlingmoss.com/

 

All I can say is "A happy retirement"

Indeed.  It does sound rather concerning, though.

[F1matt]

Good luck Sir Stirling, I wish you well in your recovery.

[Richard Jenkins]

Jack-the-Lad, on 19 Jan 2018 - 00:50, said:

Yes, I just received that information via the Scarf & Goggles blog. I deeply hope that his public appearances have not come to an end....

I think that's exactly the case. And if so, he thoroughly deserves the rest.

[Eric Dunsdon]

As one of the legions of schoolboy fans of Stirling Moss in the 1950's I wish the great man a long and peaceful  well earned retirement.

[David Birchall]

I can only echo what others have said-especially Eric above^

 

My favourite (live) recollection is from the inaugural Goodwood Revival in 1998-Moss was in 'His' old Aston DBR1 and was lying third to Brundle in a D Type and Willie Green in a Ferrari Testa Rossa.  I was in the stands above the entrance to the chicane-and suddenly you saw Moss make an obvious decision:-" I am Stirling Moss, in a DBR1, this is Goodwood, What am I doing in third place?"!  He was past Green in a very aggressive move and shortly after the D Type as well.  Magic Stuff.

Edited by David Birchall, 20 January 2018 - 02:41.

[bradbury west]

David, I was at Lavant and his resolve, line perfect, rear end out of line perfectly controlled, lap after lap was a masterclass. ISTR that Brundle , in his Autosport column, commented on the difficulty of his own task at racing speeds in the D type against SCM and Willie Green, marvelling at how they would have raced those cars for hours on end.
Roger Lund