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    From a425couple@a425couple@hotmail.com to rec.autos.sport.cart on Sun Jun 30 12:39:22 2019
    From Newsgroup: rec.autos.sport.cart

    Memories of the Nostalgic Formula 1 (From 60's-90's)

    Dino Michael
    If 'only' he wasn't #2 to Fangio.
    How can this great man never be a WDC? 16 wins I think.

    To the question, How could Moss never have won the WDC? I think the
    best answer is times had changed, and his romantic self run show, did
    not fit with the factory teams. They wanted a driver who would be loyal
    to the team and to them. Jack Brabham was loyal to John Cooper and to
    Cooper cars. Both Phil Hill and Von Tripps were loyal to Ferrari.
    Graham Hill was loyal to BRM. Colin Chapman finally found Jim Clark
    who would be loyal. Stirling Moss was smart, but way too often thought
    he was better at every decision, than any team could be. He had
    alienated every team owner/manager. From 1957 on, he never drove the
    same make of car for the full season. Also, he put too much importance
    on winning and not enough on scoring WDC points with a 2nd or a 3rd.
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